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Member Numbers Build
Houston Gulf Coast Chapter Leads
Drive
Texas' Houston Gulf Coast Chapter added 14
new AACN members during August to take the lead among chapters in the Critical
Links membership drive. The chapter's total stood at 20 as of the end of August,
part of the 1,307 new members recruited by individuals and chapters since the
campaign began May 1.
Not far behind was the Volusia Flagler
Chapter in Daytona Beach, Fla., which added four new members to bring its total
to 17.
The chapters recruiting the most new
members and reporting the largest percentage increase when the campaign ends
March 31 will each receive a $250 gift certificate toward the purchase of AACN
resources. In addition, participating chapters are entered into a prize drawing
each month for one complimentary NTI registration. The winner for July was the
Greater Joliet Area Chapter.
Following are the recruitment totals for
other chapters participating in the campaign:
13-Triangle Chapter
12-Atlanta Area Chapter
11-Greater Miami Area Chapter
10-Ocean State Chapter, Tennessee Valley
Chapter
9-Capital Region Chapter, First Coast
Chapter, Greater East Texas Chapter
8-Central Arkansas Chapter, Minot
Roughrider Chapter, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Washtenaw County Chapter
7-Mobile Bay Area Chapter
6-East Carolina Chapter, Greater Birmingham
Chapter, Greater Joliet Area Chapter, Gulf Coast Magnolia Chapter, Lake
Champlain Chapter, Los Angeles Chapter, Palm Beach County Chapter, Peninsula
Chapter, Suburban Cook County Chapter, Western Connecticut Chapter
5-Broward County Chapter, Coastal Chapter,
Greater Washington Area Chapter, Head of the Lakes Chapter, Mid Cumberland
Chapter, San Diego Area Chapter, Siouxland Chapter
4-Abilene Area Chapter, Brooklyn Chapter,
Hangzhou China Chapter, Metropolitan Orlando Chapter Northwest Georgia Chapter
3-Piedmont Carolinas Chapter, Southern
Arizona Chapter, West Michigan Chapter
2-Central Pennsylvania Chapter, Greater
Reading Chapter, Greater Richmond Area Chapter, Greater Twin Cities Area
Chapter, Houston Texas Chapter, Inland Empire Chapter, Northeast Indiana
Chapter, San Fernando Valley Chapter
1-Chattahoochee Valley Chapter, Central
Ohio Chapter, Chesapeake Bay Chapter, Greater Akron Area Chapter, Greater Boston
Chapter, Greater Wichita Area Chapter, Heartland Chapter, Lake Erie Chapter,
Lehigh Valley Chapter, Northwest Washington Evergreen Chapter, Pacific Crest
Regional Chapter, Palmetto Chapter, Santa Barbara County Chapter, San Francisco
Chapter, Southeast Michigan Chapter, Spokane Chapter. Three Rivers Chapter,
Vermont Green Mountain Chapter
Learn While Networking at Regional
Meetings
AACN fall regional meetings offer members
and prospective members a chance to network with colleagues and learn more about
AACN and its chapters. In some regions, chapters sponsor educational programs in
conjunction with the meetings.
The following meetings remain:
� Region 5 (North Carolina, South
Carolina)-Oct. 17 and 18, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Cohosted by the Coastal Chapter,
Charleston Chapter and Jacksonville Chapter. For more information, contact Chip
McKelvey at (843) 692-1426.
� Region 6 (Alabama, Georgia)-Critical Care
Nursing: Visioning Beyond the Basics; Oct. 13 and 14 at Marriott Century Center,
Atlanta, Ga. For more information, contact Carol Hinkle at (205) 877-1747 or
Mary Zellinger at (404) 712-4661.
� Region 9 (Indiana, Ohio)-Oct. 9 at the
Methodist Hospital Conference Center, Indianapolis. For more information,
contact Region 9 Chapter Adviser Carol Hinkle at (800) 394-5995, ext. 8809;
e-mail, region9@aacn.org.
� Region 13 (Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska)-Oct. 11. For more information, contact Region 1e Chapter Adviser
William Mausser at (800) 394-5995, ext. 8813; e-mail, region13@aacn.org.
� Region 14 (Kansas, Missouri)-Oct. 17. For
more information, contact Region 14 Chapter Adviser Carol Cleek at (800)
394-5995, ext. 8814; e-mail, region14@aacn.org.
� Region 17 (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah)-Oct. 10 at the VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz. For more
information, e-mail Greater Phoenix Area Chapter Secretary Bobbie Wiles at
dbwiles@worldnet.att.net.
Promoting Nursing
Answering nursing shortage questions
at the North General Hospital Health
Fair are New York City Chapter
Treasurer-elect Mary Ann Jones-Johnson
(left, seated), Corresponding Secretary
Beatrice Davis (right, seated) and
President-elect Davy G. Diongson.
In addition to discussing the nursing
shortage, the representatives showed
videos depicting nurses' roles.
What's on Tap
Arizona
The Greater Phoenix Area Chapter will
present a program on head bleeds on Nov. 6 at the VA Medical Center. For more
information, contact Chapter
Secretary Bobbie Wiles at (480) 988-3526;
e-mail, dbwiles@worldnet.att.net.
California
The San Diego Chapter will continue its
CCRN Review on Oct. 20, Nov. 3 and 10, and Dec. 1 and 8. For more information,
contact Patricia Graham at (619) 462-9366 or visit the chapter Web site at
http:// www.sdaacn.org.
Florida
The Greater Tampa Bay Chapter will present
a program titled "Critical Trends: Tides Across the Bay" on Nov. 10. For more
information, e-mail bakerlp@moffitt.usf.edu.
Illinois
The Northwest Chicago Area Chapter will
present a program titled "Hemodynamic Case Studies" on Oct. 15 at Lutheran
General Hospital, Park Ridge. For more information, contact Andrea M. Kline at
(773) 975-8835; e-mail, akline@childrensmemorial.org.
The Greater Chicago Area Chapter will
present a program titled "Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms" on Nov. 11. For more
information, contact Lori Marcantonio at (847) 854-8358; e-mail,
gcac_aacn@yahoo.com.
The Northwest Chicago Area Chapter will
present a program titled "Cardiovascular Bio-Markers: Pathophysiology and
Clinical Role of the Diagnostic Tools" on Nov. 19 at Lutheran General Hospital,
Park Ridge. For more information, contact Andrea M. Kline at (773) 975-8835;
e-mail, akline@childrensmemorial.org.
Indiana
The Greater Evansville Chapter and
Deaconess Hospital will present a CCRN Review on Oct. 22 and 23 on the Deaconess
campus. For more information or to register, contact Lynn Smith Schnautz at
(812) 450-7172 or Bev Farmer at (812) 450-2192.
The Greater Evansville Chapter will sponsor
with the American Heart Association a symposium titled the "Beat Goes On" on
Nov. 5 and 6. For more information, contact Marlena Thweatt at (800) 852-7279,
ext. 8519.
Kentucky
The Greater Louisville Chapter will present
a program titled "Getting Intimate With Neuro: Assessment to Response" on Oct.
20 at the Heart-Lung Conference Center of Jewish Hospital. For more information,
contact Sharon Ruhl at (502) 897-8832 or (502) 423-1569; e-mail,
sruhl@bhsi.com, or Marlot Wigginton
at (502) 629-7867 or (502) 339-7966; e-mail,
marlot.wigginton@nortonhealthcare.org.
Minnesota
The Greater Twin Cities Area Chapter will
present a program titled "Crossroads: Challenges in Critical Care Nursing" on
Nov. 10 and 11 in Minneapolis. For more information, contact Deborah Mike at
(952) 432-4206; e-mail, dmike224@aol.com.
New Jersey
The Northern New Jersey Chapter will
present a program on "Advanced Critical Care Practice" on Nov. 13 at Barnert
Hospital, Paterson. For more information, contact Diane McClure, RN, CPNP, at
(973) 754-3353; e-mail, demcclure@earthlink.net.
Oregon
The Greater Portland Chapter will cosponsor
with the Oregon Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Beta Psi Chapter of
Sigma Theta Tau the 30th annual Critical Care Symposium on Nov. 20 and 21. To
register, contact Kathy Anderson at (503) 590-5788; e-mail,
Kanderson.gpc@verizon.net.
Pennsylvania
The Three Rivers Chapter will present its
annual October Critical Care Workshop on Oct. 20 and 21 in Warrendale. For more
information, contact Wendy Grbach, RN, MSN, CCRN, at (412) 647-3523; e-mail,
grbachwj@msx.upmc.edu.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter is
cosponsoring a program titled "Trends in Critical Care Nursing" Oct. 21 through
24 in Philadelphia. A preconference titled "Nurse Manager Trends" is scheduled
on Oct. 20. For more information on the program, call (800) 444-2326. For more
information on the preconference, call (800) 666-7737.
The Susquehanna Valley Chapter will present
its fourth annual pediatric conference, titled "Touching the Future of
Children," on Nov. 10 and 11 in Harrisburg. To obtain a brochure online, access
the listing on the AACN Web site.
Virginia
The Peninsula Chapter will present its
second annual "Reflections on Critical Care" program on Oct. 27 in Newport News.
For more information,
e-mail
Berylphlpskeegan@cox.net.
Washington
The Spokane Chapter will present a CCRN
Review on Nov. 6 and 7 at the Red Lion River Inn. For more information, e-mail
AACNpresident@aacnspokane.org.
Washington, D.C., Area
The Greater Washington Association Chapter
will present its 18th annual Spotlight on Critical Care Conference on Nov. 5 and
6 in Greenbelt, Md. For more information, contact Heather Russell, RN, BSN, at
(703) 658-4328.
Is your chapter planning a program or
special event? Send the information to AACN News, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA
92656; fax, (949) 362-2049; e-mail,
aacnnews@aacn.org.
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