Atlanta Area Chapter Ready to Welcome NTI
2002
Host
Chapter to Staff Hospitality Booth; Souvenir
T-shirts Available
Serving on the board
of the Atlanta Area Chapter are (from left,
front
row) Jackie Kosakowski (pediatric SIG),
Michele Quinlan (treasurer),
Lynda Liles (secretary-elect), Sue Williams
(secretary) and Kathy
Graham (past-president and Region 6 Chapter
Advisory Team
representative) and (from left, back row)
Nancy King (president),
Shelly Fields-Ryan (hospitality), Kathy
Peavy (president-elect),
Mary Zellinger (education) and Nanda
Lerchbaum-Nwokocha.
Members of
the Atlanta Area Chapter of AACN are poised
to greet their colleagues from across the
country and around the world as they prepare
to host AACN�s 2002 National Teaching
Institute and Critical Care Exposition, May
4 through 9 in their city.
The
chapter�s Hospitality Booth in the NTI
Resource Center will be a hub of activity,
which will include the sale of souvenir
t-shirts. Chapter representatives will also
be happy to share information about their
city and tips on where to go and what to do.
In addition, the booth will serve as the
Lost and Found for the conference.
The
enthusiasm that the Atlanta chapter has
exhibited toward hosting the NTI has spilled
over into AACN�s annual Member-Get-a-Member
recruitment campaign. In fact, as of the end
of January 2002, the chapter was leading the
Critical Links campaign after recruiting 59
new members. (See page 9.)
The chapters
that recruit the most new members by the end
of the campaign on April 1, 2002, will
receive a $250 gift certificate toward the
purchase of AACN resources and be recognized
at the NTI.
Network Event Designed to Increase Awareness
of AACN
AACN President Michael
Williams reviews
critical care nursing opportunities with
Pam Bowser.
By Maggie
Carriker, RN, MSN
Region 8
Representative, Chapter Advisory Team
After
identifying a need to increase awareness of
the value of AACN membership, the West
Michigan Chapter of AACN organized its first
Network Night event in November 2001.
Planned
around an informal open house setting, the
Network Night gave area critical care nurses
the opportunity to meet and network with
their colleagues and to discover what AACN
could do for them. The evening was sponsored
by a grant from the law firm of Halpert,
Weston, Wuori & Sawusch, P.C., of Kalamazoo,
Mich., where Bonnie W. Sawusch, RN, JD, a
former critical care nurse, encouraged
support for the ongoing growth and
development of nursing, particularly in
critical care.
AACN
President Michael Williams, RN, MSN, CCRN,
was the guest speaker. He met with
approximately 40 critical care nurses and
nursing students to discuss the resources
AACN offers and the benefits of membership,
such as publications and discounts on
programs and products.
In addition
to the networking activities, door prizes
were awarded throughout the evening. These
prizes ranged from retail and restaurant
gift certificates to five complimentary,
one-year AACN members and two $450
scholarships to attend AACN�s National
Teaching Institute and Critical Care
Exposition, May 4 through 9, 2002, in
Atlanta, Ga.
The West
Michigan Chapter plans to make the Network
Night an annual event as a way to promote
critical care nursing and the value of
professional associations.
What's
on Tap
Arizona
The Greater
Phoenix Area Chapter will present �CCRN Exam
Cram� on April 18 and 19, 2002, in Phoenix.
For more information, contact Debbie Milillo,
RN, BSN, MSc, at (480) 661-8310 or Faye
Dodd, RN, at
dogimomi@earthlink.net.
Florida
The Greater
Miami Area Chapter will present its Miami
Teaching Institute on March 22, 2002, at
South Miami Hospital. For more information,
e-mail
miamiRN@aol.com.
The Brevard
Chapter will present a CCRN review on April
27 and 28, 2003, at Cape Canaveral Hospital,
Cocoa Beach, Fla. For more information,
contact Mary Hillberg at (321) 453-0220. For
a registration form, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to BCAACN, 3780 Sierra
Drive, Merritt Island, FL 32953.
Illinois
The Greater
Chicago Area Chapter will present
�Pancreatitis Update� on April 9, 2002, in
Chicago, Ill. For more information, contact
Lori Marcantonio at (847) 854-8358; e-mail,
gcac_aacn@yahoo.com.
The Chicago
West Suburban Chapter will present �Critical
Connections V� on April 13, 2002, at the
Four Pointes Sheraton Hotel, Oakbrook
Terrace, Ill. For more information, call Kim
Greg at (630) 968-5748 or e-mail Linda
Morris at lmorris@ahss.org.
The
Northwest Chicago Chapter will present
�Chapter Case Study Chatter Evening� on
April 17, 2002. For more information,
contact Marilyn Arnold at (630) 833-4824;
e-mail,
marnold@emhc.org.
Indiana
The Greater
Evansville Chapter will present its 10th
annual �Critical Care Challenge� on April
11, 2002, at St. Mary�s Manor. For more
information, contact Lynn Schnautz at (812)
450-7172, Kathy Burton at (800) 852-7279,
ext. 0329, or Marlena Thweatt at (270)
521-6033.
Iowa
The Eastern
Iowa Chapter, in partnership with Eli Lilly
Company and Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceutical,
will present �Critical Care: Controversies &
Cutting Edge� on April 26, 2002, in
Williamsburg, Iowa. For more information,
e-mail William Mausser, RN, MBA, CCRN, at
wmausser@aol.com
or Michelle M. Jonas, RN, MA, CCRN, at
jonasmm@crstlukes.com.
Massachusetts
Region 1
chapters will present �Horizons 2002� on
April 3 through 5, 2002, in Boston, Mass.
For more information, e-mail Donna Proulx at
webmaster@horizons2002.org.
Missouri
The
Southeast Missouri Chapter will present
�CCRN Cram Review� on March 19 and 20, 2002,
at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape
Girardeau, Mo. For more information, call
(573) 339-0551; e-mail
moxleys4@midwest.net.
New
Jersey
The Northern
New Jersey Chapter will present �Options in
Critical Care Nursing 2002� on April 11 and
12, 2002, in Fairfield, N.J. For more
information, contact Janice Wojcik at (973)
905-7205; e-mail,
janice.wojcik@gte.net.
New York
The Greater
Rochester Area Finger Lakes Chapter will
present �Linkages� on March 18, 2002, at
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.
For more information, contact Lori Kennedy
at (585) 225-7485; e-mail,
GRAFLAACN@aol.com.
North
Dakota
The North
Valley Chapter will present �Management of
the Cardiac Patient� on April 27, 2002, at
the University of North Dakota Memorial
Union, Grand Forks, N.D. For more
information, contact JoEllen Cariveau at
(701) 780-5576; e-mail,
bomann123@msn.com.
South
Carolina
The SC
Mid-State Chapter will present �Enhancing
Your Critical Care Skills� on April 3, 2002.
For more information, contact Cindy Grooms
at (803) 957-9145; e-mail,
hgrooms1@sc.rr.com.
Texas
The Dallas
County Chapter will present a CCRN review
course on April 4 and 5, 2002, at Baylor
University Medical Center. For more
information, contact Darlene Legge at (214)
820-3680; e-mail,
darlenel@bhcs.com.
The
Houston-Gulf Coast Chapter will present an
advanced pulmonary seminar titled �Got
Oxygen?� on April 10, 2002, at St. Luke�s
Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas. For more
information, call (832) 355-6090; e-mail,
lcole@sleh.com.
Virginia
The Blue
Ridge Chapter will present its annual spring
conference, �Nursing Excellence 2002,� on
April 9, 2002, at the Holiday Inn,
Tanglewood, in Roanoke, Va. For more
information,
contact Donna Bond at (540) 981-7133;
e-mail,
DCBond@Carilion.com
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