S O U T h E A S T M I N N E S O T A c H a P T E R Rollin on the River Thursday, June 23, 2016 Please join us for our chapter's annual summer gathering & annual OCN /AOCN / BMTCN CPON recognition & pinning ceremony on the Lacrosse Queen in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Join us on the chapter bus ride to Lacrosse for a fun filled entertaining evening. The bus will depart from 4th-5th Ave NW/Center Street (across from St. John s Church) in Rochester at 5:45 pm. Loading the bus will start at 5:30 pm. Dinner & Cruise will be from 7:15pm-9:15pm. RSVP to Sherry Looker, at looker.sherry@mayo.edu or call 507-284-5283. Nursing Students welcome at no cost. Other nonmembers welcome for $25 Summer Edition Volume 29 No. 3 FYI: Hyperlinks in this Newsletter can be accessed by using /Ctrl:Click Link
Up Coming Local Events P Palliative Care Tues, June 21,2016 Reception 5:30-6pm Dinner Program 6pm 300 1st Ave NW Restaurant Rochester, MN Rollin on the River Thurs, June 23, 2016 RSVP to Sherry Looker at looker.sherry@mayo.edu by June 17, 2016 Adherence to Oral Oncolytics July 11, 2016: Dinner Cancer Education Center/Gonda building 5:30 pm reception 6 pm program Nausea /Vomiting Salem Glen Winery August, 2016 Fall Banquet at the Kahler Apache November 7, 2016 President s Corner / Summer Edition May is the month to celebrate oncology nurses this year s theme: Oncology Nurses with You Every Step of the Way! Your SE MN ONS Chapter wants to be right there with you and for you connecting you to a professional community of dedicated nurses who ultimately seek to improve the lives of cancer patients. We do this in a variety of ways and I encourage you to scan this newsletter to see how you might join us. There is so much happening! Designed by Crystal Hilger -watch for the traveling SE MN ONS Chapter poster that will make its appearance in a variety of locations this month. Feeling lucky? 30 special drawings this month for Chapter members to win useful gifts. If you are notified get ready to cash in! Be checking those emails! Thank you Laura Larsen for initiating! Some of the recent goings-on include: BMTCN - I am pleased to share with you the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) received confirmation of the registration of the BMTCN certification mark by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. VENDOR FAIR A superb turnout and 2 National ONS memberships awarded to Eva Brandes (winner of the drawing just for attending and meeting the vendors) and Tammy Adams (for bringing along the most non-member guests)! Thank you Sherry Looker for the well-planned, interactive, and educational evening. 2016 ONS CONGRESS SAN ANTONIO so many members able to attend. A huge Thank you to the Chapter who supported my attendance at Congress. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. It was an amazing 4 days and those who attended would like to bring it home on the bus ride when we re Rollin on the River in June. We ll be posting the pictures on the V.C. & Facebook. GIFT OF LIFE DINNER a success! A bountiful array of hot dishes (no, not casseroles we re in Minnesota!), salads, desserts, and breads were prepared for the many guests at GOL. Thank you for those who stayed to help set-up, serve, visit, and clean-up. Thank you Sarah Valinski & Molly Buchtman for the planning & hosting. 2 nd time is a charm! Rollin on the River Business meeting afloat on a boat! Come join us be a part of one of the favorite outings of the year and see what goes on behind the scenes. Invite a friend! (Cont. page 3 )
President s Corner (cont.) REGIONAL CHAPTER OFFICERS PROGRAM Board members Molly Buchtman, Ashley Engelmann, Theresa Gannon, & Kim Holm are gearing up to travel to Overland Park, KS May 21 st to network with other Board members on topics such as: new ONS Strategic Planning, Event Planning, Successful Chapter Programs, Best Practices, and Idea Sharing. CHAPTER LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP President-Elect Ashley Engelmann will be attending July 20 th -31 st in Pittsburgh. She will be preparing for next year s Presidency. REMINDER: 30% off your ONCC certification exam Offer May 1 st through July 31 st, 2016 in recognition of ONCC s 30 th Anniversary. An extra enticement towards that credential. Google Doc in our future? The Board is looking to improve its ways of communicating. We ll be piloting this tool over the summer. ~ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THIS SUMMER SEASON MAKING EACH DAY BRIGHTER~ All the best in your professional endeavors. SE MN ONS leading the way! In Honor of Nurse s / Oncology Nurse s Day 30 names were drawn from the membership list. Portable cell phone charges were then mailed and or given to the winners. These are the lucky winners: Tammy Adams, Cheryl Anderson, Kari Anderson, Mary Angstman, Amy Barnett, Amber Behnken, Ashley Bostyan, Monica Brennan Molly Butchman, Ashley Engelmann, Stacy Hadt, Lorelei Hanson Darby Hilgendorf, Crystal Hilger, Christine Hunter, Patricia Kark,Marsha Knudsvig, Janine Kokal, Laura Larsen,Teresa Lewer Julie Lubahn,Joanne Lynch, Jennifer Matoush, Teresa Miceli, Teresa Pepin, Sarah Prusha, Katrina Rice, Heather Stonelake-French, Joan Theuer, Sue Young Congrats!!! (Contact Laura Larsen if did not receive.) Check out the virtual community calendar http://chapter.vc.ons.org/ We are in Multi-Media!!! https:// www.facebook.com/ SEMinnesotaONS
2016 Board Members Members in the News President Theresa Gannon Past-President Kelli Fee-Schroeder President-elect Ashley Engelmann Treasurer Gayle Miller Secretary Kellie Peterson CONGRATULATIONS to Station 94 in winning 2 (of the 7!) awards at the 2016 Nurses Poster Fair April 19 th!!! Hats off to you!! Program Chairs Sherry Looker Laura Larsen Membership Chair Kim Holm Newsletter Chair Crystal Hilger Nominating Chair Cheryl Anderson Directors at Large Sarah Valinski Molly Buchtman Congratulations also to Sherry Looker and the Outpatient chemotherapy unit for presenting at congress on the Fast Tracking Method. Your hard work paid off. You deserve a big hand of applause! Legislative Liaison Vacant
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