ICN Call for Abstracts The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has issued its Call for Abstracts for the upcoming conference Nurses Driving Access, Quality and Health, to be held from May 2-8, 2011 in Valletta, Malta. Deadline September 15, 2010. Read more.
Welcome to the 2010 PSNA Annual Summit! With affordable exhibit space, distinctive sponsorship opportunities and a variety of advertising options, PSNA has the resources your business needs to attract attention from Nursing students and Nursing professionals. In addition, this year we are pleased to host more than 50 LPNs at the Inaugural LPN Forum
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The LPN forum is announcing the "Call for Officers" for the new LPN Forum in Pennsylvania. The Forum is looking for volunteers willing to run for four (4) officer positions within the Forum. The kickoff for the LPN Forum will be held at the Annual Summit at DeSales University, Center Valley on Friday, October 29, 2010. At the Summit, the introduction to the LPN Forum and the elections will take place. Register to attend the Summit at www.panurses.org/Summit
The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) has issued a call for poster abstracts for the 2010 Annual Summit to be held October 29, 2010, at DeSales University, Center Valley, PA. Interested poster participants are encouraged to submit an abstract following the prescribed guidelines. No more than two posters may be submitted by the same individual. Submission deadline is August 31st, 2010. Click here for full submission guidelines.
ANAs Patton, Other Nurse Leaders Recognized as 100 Most Powerful
Demonstrating the American Nurses Association’s continued influence in shaping discussions on health care policy, ANA is pleased to announce that past President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, made this year’s list of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. Patton is one of nine nurses on the list, including Catholic Health Association President Sister Carol Keehan, SSM Healthcare President Sister Mary Jean Ryan, Health Resources and Services Administration’s Mary Wakefield, National League for Nursing CEO Beverly Malone, American Organization of Nurse Executives CEO Pamela Thompson, National Federation of Nurses President, Barbara Crane, Director of University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research Linda Aiken, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing CEO Geraldine "Polly" Bednash. Read more.
Pertussis on the Rise: Take Action Pennsylvania
Pertussis (whooping cough) is on the rise in Pennsylvania. To address this issue, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition are holding a pertussis webinar on September 9th that is designed to alert health care professionals and other immunization partners to the increase in pertussis cases and how we can all take action to help prevent further spread of the disease. Read more.
Article on Children and Disasters: Hurricane Katrina The American Nurses Association (ANA) Dept. of Nursing Practice and Policy provides the following information: ANA serves on the Associate Board for the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (DMPHP). The article below was reported on in 8/24/10 USA Today. "The September Special issue of DMPHP is devoted to the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and today (8/24/10) the Journal published online “Children as Bellwethers of Recovery: Dysfunctional Systems and the Effects of Parents, Households, and Neighborhoods on Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children After Hurricane Katrina” by David M. Abramson, PhD, MPH; Yoon Soo Park, MS; Tasha Stehling-Ariza, MPH; Irwin Redlener, MD. The findings demonstrated that children exposed to Hurricane Katrina were nearly 5 times as likely as a pre-Katrina cohort to exhibit serious emotional disturbances. Their research concluded that disasters affect children in different and important ways which can negatively affect a child’s physical, mental, and social development." Read more.
Partnering for Progress: Share the News with your LPN Colleagues HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) announced its support in the creation of the LPN Forum. The Forum will foster the development of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) role, provide educational opportunities to support professional growth, and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities between LPNs and Registered Nurses (RNs). ... read more
Join us for the following upcoming COCA Conference Calls, whereCDC experts will discuss topics of interest to healthcare providers. If you have questions or trouble accessing COCA Call presentations e-mail coca@cdc.gov.
ANA'S PATTON, OTHER NURSE LEADERS RECOGNIZED IN MODERN HEALTHCARE'S 100 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE
SILVER SPRING, MD - Demonstrating the American Nurses Association's continued influence in shaping discussions on health care policy, ANA is pleased to announce that past President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, made this year's list of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. Patton is one of nine nurses on the list, including Catholic Health Association President Sister Carol Keehan, SSM Healthcare President Sister Mary Jean Ryan, Health Resources and Services Administration's Mary Wakefield, National League for Nursing CEO Beverly Malone, American Organization of Nurse Executives CEO Pamela Thompson, National Federation of Nurses President, Barbara Crane, Director of University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research Linda Aiken, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing CEO Geraldine Polly Bednash.
More than 25,000 people were nominated by Modern Healthcare readers initially; the top 100 was decided by on-line voters over several weeks. Nurses make a difference every day in the lives of the patients and communities they serve. ANA is proud to see so many nurse leaders recognized, and would like to thank the nurses who showed support for their colleagues.
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We have approximately 3 weeks remaining to receive abstracts for the Best Practices Conference. Several weeks ago we sent you the documents that are used to submit an abstract. We are again sending them attached to this email. We ask that you share the document with your members/colleagues/healthcare community and encourage them to submit a best practice for consideration. We have also engaged our keynote speaker for the event. His name is Dr. David Nash who is internationally known for his work in health policy (see attachment). The Best Practices Committee is asking you to consider being a sponsor of the keynote speaker for the conference. Donations of $1000 and upward will assure you of getting exposure in the marketing materials for the event, recognition the day of the event and a private meeting the day of the event with the keynote speaker. Questions regarding this sponsorship opportunity should be directed to Patty Knecht, Dr. Paula Milone-Nuzzo or myself.
