BBNA Annual Scholarship and Awards Program
2025-05-30 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Birmingham Botantical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham, AL, 35223, United States
Join BBNA for our annual Scholarship Program at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, May 30, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tena Brown, well known as an Empathy Educator, Patient Advocate and Inspiration Speaker, will be the keynote speaker. CEUs have been applied for.
The cost is $50.
Payment Options:

Mail to: Birmingham Black Nurses Association, Inc., Post Office Box 13856, Birmingham, AL 35202
PayPal: https://paypal.me/Birminghambna
Zelle: Bbnatreasurer@gmail.com

BBNA Men's Health Initiative
2025-06-07 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | UAB CPM, 1713 6th ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, United States
BBNA Men’s Health Committee will host a forum for men for all age groups, for all professionals as well as lay individuals. It will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
Women invite your husbands, sons, nephews, male friends, pastors, deacons, etc.
This event is FREE!

BBNA Monthly Membership Meeting
2025-06-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join Birmingham Black Nurses Association, Inc. for our monthly meetings held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6 p.m.
*For January 2025, we will be meeting on Monday, January 27, 2025.
We meet via zoom and in person at Herzing University.
Address:
Herzing University
280 W Valley Ave
Birmingham, AL 35209

53rd Annual Institute and Conference
2025-08-05 - 2025-08-10 | Hilton Anatole 2201 N Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX, 2201 N Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX, 75207
SAVE THE DATE!
The National Black Nurses Association’s 53rd Annual Institute and Conference will be held August 5-10, 2025, at the Hilton Anatole: 2201 N Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas.

BBNA Monthly Chapter Meeting
2025-09-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Join Birmingham Black Nurses Association, Inc. for our monthly meetings held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6 p.m.
We meet via zoom and in person at Herzing University.
Address:
Herzing University
280 W Valley Ave
Birmingham, AL 35209

M4A Annual Long-Term Care Conference 2025 “Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Quality of Life in Dementia Care”
2025-09-30 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Jasper Civic Center, 204 19th Street E #100, Jasper, AL, 35501, United States
M4A Annual Long-Term Care Conference 2025
“Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Quality of Life in Dementia Care”
8:30- 9 Registration
9-10 Brain Health Training
Monica Houston, MSW
Elder Justice Supervisor, Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging
10-11 Advanced Planning for Seniors
Tan Alexander, JD,
Accounts Manager, Dignity Memorial, Pre-planning Specialist for Alabama State Employees
11-11:30 Lunch (provided)
11:30-12 Self Defense: Learn How to Detect and Protect Yourself and Others from Financial Fraud
Nicholas Vonderau, Communications and Public Manager for the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC)
12-1 Managing Resistant Behaviors
Nicole Ruggiano, PhD, MSW, FGSA
1-2pm Effective Communication Strategies
Dianne Pierson, BA, MA, Certified Dementia Practitioner
Caring Strategies, SPARK! Curator
2-2:30 Evaluations and Certificates
Evaluations must have a signature, certificates awarded for hours attended

Contact Hours: Nurses: 5.5 hours; Assisted Living Administrators, Nursing Home Administrators, Occupational and Physical Therapists/Assistants, Social Workers, Others: 4. 5
Dementia Training: 2 hours

Clinicians from States other than Alabama, you need to check with your State Boards to ask if they will accept hours approved by Alabama Boards. Most States do. Alabama Nurses, we will post your hours on the ABN website for you within the week.

M4A Annual Long-Term Care Conference 2025

BBNA Monthly Membership Meeting
2026-01-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) and 2 more dates

Suzetrigine Updates in Acute Pain Management Understanding a New Approach to Acute Pain
2026-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Kappa Komplex, 45 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205
Join us for National Nurses Week!
Topic: Suzetrigine updates in acute pain management
Where: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
45 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35205
When: May 8, 2026 (Friday) Time: 6:00 pm
Registration, Presentation, Dinner
Presenter: Alethea Hill, PhD, ACNP-BC
Acute Pain, Senior Medical Science Liaison (AL/MS/NW Florida)
Alethea_hill@vrtx.com; 205-457-3666
All attendees must register here: https://forms.gle/1SsSi5JciGCN3SNNA

The Power of Nursing: The Influence and Impact of Nurses on Healthcare
2026-05-29 07:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Birmingham Botantical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham, AL, 35223, United States
Join the Birmingham Black Nurses Association Inc. for our annual Scholarship and Continuing Education Program, titled, “THE POWER OF NURSING: THE INFLUENCE AND IMPACT OF NURSES ON HEALTHCARE.”

Contact hours have been applied for.

When: Friday, May 29, 2026
️ Time: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

The cost to attend is $50.00, and attendees can pay via the following methods(*please indicate what the payment is for):

By check or money order payable to: Birmingham Black Nurses Association, Inc. Mail to: Birmingham Black Nurses Association, Inc., Post Office Box 13856, Birmingham, Alabama 35202.
PayPal: https://paypal.me/Birminghambna Zelle: Bbnatreasurer@gmail.com
