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On October 14, 2025, the Florida Center for Nursing will present a virtual symposium, "From Preparedness to Recovery: Nurses' Roles in Disaster Management," live on Zoom from 12pm - 1pm ET. There is no cost for this event, fully sponsored by the Florida Center for Nursing.
Objectives:
- Explain health needs in acute and chronic disasters in each phase of disaster management.
- Assess disaster issues of children, women, men, families, communities and their vulnerabilities.
- Describe actions nurses can take to support families and communities during acute and chronic disasters.
Nancy Rudner, DrPH, APRN, FAANP, will lead the symposium. Dr. Rudner is an independent scholar and volunteer nurse practitioner, providing consultation on population health. She has provided disaster nursing care in Puerto Rico, Florida, Bahamas, and on the US-Mexico border.
Visit flcntr.org/disaster-management to register for this virtual event.
This virtual symposium is designed for nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nursing faculty, nursing administrators at health care organizations, and nursing students, offering valuable insights tailored to their roles in addressing Florida’s unique disaster challenges.
ANCC Accreditation Statement:
USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses who complete this NCPD activity and claim credit can be awarded up to 1.00 ANCC contact hour.
Florida Board of Nursing:
USF Health (provider number 2970) is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses through Florida Board of Nursing. This activity has been approved for 1.00 contact hour.
Relevant Financial Relationships
Prior to the activity, USF Health will disclose and mitigate all relevant financial relationships that relate to the content of the activity.
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