MNA is pleased to invite you to participate in our 120th Annual Convention being held on October 12th -13th, 2023.

The theme of this year's convention is, "Maryland Nurses: Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future."

The venue will be at the newly renovated Ashore Resort & Beach Club (formerly the Ocean City Fontainebleau Resort) in Ocean City, MD.  

MNA's convention offers a wide variety of nursing topics on healthcare addressing nurse practice, quality of life, improving patient outcomes, nursing leadership and professional development, community health issues, safe practices, preventative healthcare and current events, to name a few.

Join us for stimulating discussions, powerful presentations, opportunities to review and discuss exhibitor products and services, knowledge sharing and networking with others in the nursing field!

Contact hours will be awarded.

Opening Keynote Speaker

Maryland Nurses Association 120th Annual Convention

Maryland Nurses: Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future

Opening Keynote

Experiences…. Overshadowing Your Potential or A Catalyst for Your Growth? You Decide

Personal and professional experiences shape the way we view the world, approach our work, and interact with others. Studies have shown that career development is strongly linked to experiential factors. This presentation will explore at a high level, how childhood, cultural and societal experiences along with setbacks and successes influence your decision making, impact your leadership style and drive your career trajectory. Objective vs. subjective experiences will be defined.

Closing Keynote Speaker

Edmund Tori, DO, FACP, CHT

Dr. Ed Tori is the Director of the Influence Center at one of the largest health systems on the East Coast. He assists associates with learning the science of persuasion for better communication, improved care delivery, and behavior change. He speaks on influence and persuasion across industries - anywhere people are doing good in the world.

Dr. Tori has a unique ability to speak about something we are all familiar with, influence and persuasion, but don’t necessarily know how to recognize or use in our work and home environments to improve engagement, build relationships, and impact measurable outcomes. His sense of humor, use of real-world experience, and deep clinical background create a learning opportunity for his audiences that is unlike anything else they have experienced. Audiences engage, laugh, and learn and leave his presentations with concrete actionable takeaways.

Dr. Tori is currently an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He previously served as a hospitalist and as the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Step-Down Unit at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD where he was responsible for running peri-operative cardiac services.

Ed completed his Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine followed by a residency in internal medicine at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital where he was both Chief Resident and Resident of the Year. Dr. Tori is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies from Cornell University.

Refunds minus an administrative cancellation fee will be made for refund request made by September 1 to MNAInfo@MarylandRN.org. No refunds will be made after September 1.