When the World Health Organization declared 2020 as The Year of the Nurse, a pandemic wasn't what we had in mind! 

We will discuss what we’ve learned during the 2020 Year of the Nurse, the importance of refocusing on self-care to prepare for a healthy and happy new year, and how to strengthen our profession moving forward through involvement in professional organizations, legislative measures, and community involvement.

Also, our special guest will provide participants with simple yoga practices to incorporate during your day, and there will be a special offer from FitRadio!  

Registrants will receive access information prior to the date of the session.

About the presenters 

Bree Becker, MSN, NP-C, RNC-MNN.

Bree graduated from the Byrdine Lewis School of Nursing at Georgia State University in 2007, and received her Master’s as a Family Practice NP in December 2018. Before becoming the Director of Clinical and Quality for Matchwell, Bree worked as a Clinical  Development Specialist for the largest women and infant hospital in the US. She helped create  the first ever Critical Event Training for her department and was involved in restructuring the  competency program from paper to computer based method. She also started the first flipped  classroom method for a nurse residency program, which lead to more competent and confident  nurses entering their first nursing position. 

Joy King-Mark, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C 

Dr. Joy King is currently a Family Nurse Practitioner at CVS Minute Clinic in Macon, Georgia.  She is also a part-time adjunct professor of nursing at Georgia College & State University (GCSU).  She received her BSN with a minor in Community Health in 2009, Master’s of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner in 2015, and Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2017 at Georgia College.  Additionally, Dr. King completed her MBA in Healthcare Management in 2019 and has recently been accepted into the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) Fellowship program.  Joy serves on the Georgia Nurses Association Board of Directors as the Director of Nursing Practice and Advocacy and Georgia College’s College of Health Science Leadership Board.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, her dog Sterling, and running races throughout the southeast region.

Meg Reilly, BSN, RN

Meg is the Director for New Graduates for the Georgia Nurses Association. Her initial degree is a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Clemson University.  After graduating from Clemson, she returned to her roots in Boston, MA and worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  Her work with cancer patients helped her realize that her calling was really in patient care.  In the summer of 2018, she began her journey to Atlanta for her next adventure - nursing school! She graduated from Emory University’s Accelerated Bachelor’s of Science (ABSN) program in December 2019. After graduating, she was blessed to be able to continue her career with oncology patients as a nurse on the hematology/oncology floor at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Egleston.