Summer Edition 2016 Greater Boston Chapter of AACN Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-0001 GBC-AACN Mission Statement The American Association of Critical Care Nurses is a not for profit service association dedicated to the welfare of people experiencing critical illness or injury. Our energies are primarily directed at advancing the art and science of critical care nursing and promoting environments that facilitate comprehensive professional nursing practice for those experiencing actual or potential critical illness or injury. Greater Boston Chapter of AACN 2015-2016 Officers and Board Members President Dennis Doherty dennisd27@gmail.com Past President: Colleen Ryan cpryan@partners.org President Elect: ** Dorothy DiDomenico ddidomenico51@gmail.com Secretary: Donna Rosborough drosborough@partners.org Treasurer: **Darren Page dfpage@partners.org Board Members: Nancy Bittner nbittner@lmh.edu Marcia Bixby mbixby@bidmc.harvard.edu Lucy DeSousa luciadesousa784@gmail.com * Janet Eagan Janet.Eagan@bmc.org Linda Le lindathach86@gmail.com Norine Leaver norine8218@yahoo.org Diane McAleer dmcaleerrn@gmail.com Kathryn McCarraher mccarraher@comcast.net * Patti Rabbett prabbett@comcast.net Jessica Saleeba Jessica.Saleeba@gmail.com John Whitlock jpwshaw@verizon.net Please feel free to contact any of the GBC Board of Directors via their e-mail addresses or **Newly elected to Board *Re-elected Chronicle Editors: Dorothy DiDomenico BSN RN & Patti Rabbett MSN RN 1
President s Message It has been an honor to have served as your president this past year. I am so proud of our Board of Directors, all our contributing nurses and our many accomplishments. In line with our theme of Courageous Care this year, the vision and values of AACN and the Greater Boston Chapter were integrated to provide educational and community service programs for nurses throughout our region. I believe we remain successful in our mission to respond to the needs of our critical care nurses, giving members resources to implement AACN s vision and to assist each member to meet their individual professional development goals. Educational Offerings We continue to provide free educational outreach programs at local hospitals. In September, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital hosted a well-received program on Delirium. This year I was pleased to welcome several new members to our board from Boston Children s Hospital and in December, Boston Children s Hospital presented a great program: Transition of care from pediatrics to adult. Our chapter remains dedicated to promoting and supporting national certification for nurses. We have offered a CCRN/PCCN course every year with nationally renowned speaker, Cammy House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CMC, PCCN. This year the course will take place on October 19 th and 20 th for CCRN and October 20 th and 21 st for PCCN review. To further promote professional development and innovation, we will be offering a class October 1st to help nurses develop abstracts and poster presentations. Our spring celebration at Paparazzi restaurant in March included a professional development component featuring Mary O Connell, MSN.RN. CPAN, who presented Nurturing the Nurse. This very successful event 2
celebrating our profession was sold out with over 60 nurses attending. We are excited that we were able to provide two $500.00 scholarships this year to attend the National Teaching Institute in New Orleans as well. Colleen and Mary O Connell at Spring Celebration 3
Recipients for NTI Scholarship Barbara Regan (BIDMC) & Melanie Nadar (BWH) PAST PRESIDENTS OF GREATER BOSTON CHAPTER On April 14 th, we collaborated with Regis College in Weston to hold a research program entitled Emerging Trends in Critical Care. We had 17 poster presentations and three podium presentations this year for our research program. 4
Community Service Our chapter continues to support Project Hope. Project Hope provides low-income women and children access to education, jobs, housing and emergency services. We provided funding, new children s books and clothing for interviews over the past year. In May, board members had attended a breakfast with Project Hope. We heard women share their stories of success aided by Project Hope. In the next year we plan to pursue opportunities to expand our initiatives. I encourage you to continue to challenge yourselves. We would love to have you attend our board meetings and our educational programs. Plan on submitting an abstract for our next research night for next Spring. I want to congratulate you all for making this year a successful year and for contributing to our nursing profession. It has been a privilege for me to serve as your president. I am excited to work with our new president, Dennis Doherty MSN, RN, CCRN from Boston Children s Hospital and I look forward to supporting our chapter for years to come. Thank you for a great year. With gratitude, Colleen Ryan MSN RN CCRN 5
AACN Outreach Program : Would you like a GBC AACN Outreach Program at your hospital? GBC continues to reach out to hospitals in the Greater Boston area. GBC is willing to support your hospital in setting up educational opportunities for nurses. We can bring speakers, provide CEU s and refreshments for FREE. what we need is a place to hold the conference in your hospital. Email us to get more information we are happy to work with you. gbc.aacn@gmail.com Board Meeting Schedule Calendar of meetings 2016-2017: Next Meeting September 15 th @ BIDMC hosted by John Whitlock Meeting dates pending check out our Facebook page for more details Members are welcome to attend board meetings. Meetings times 18:00-19:30 Don t Forget!! AACN Webinars Go to aacn.org to view FREE monthly webinars that provide 0.5 contact hours. Saving a Life: Caring for the Potential Organ Donor AACN Critical Care Webinar Series Presented by: Live webinar Duration: Cost: Richard Arbour, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, CCNS, CCTC, FAAN Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, 10-10:45 a.m. PT 45 minutes Free to AACN members and nonmembers (webinar only) View computer requirements for webinar participation. This webinar and all associated tools and resources will expire three years after launch. 6
Horizons Warwick, RI in 2016 Horizons 2016 - A Critical Care Symposium Linda Thach Le, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC-CSC Attending the Horizon s Critical Care Symposium from April 5 th - April 7 th, 2016 has been a wonderful experience. I had the honor of meeting Karen McQuillan, current president of AACN who gave an excellent speech on Courageous Care. This keynote speech has inspired, motivated, and helped me regained my passion in nursing. I also had the opportunity to network and connect with critical care nurses from neighboring states who all share a common ground. It was great to share our own experiences, and see how different our practices were between our hospitals, and it is amazing just how much we can learn from each other. Nursing is a career that requires commitment to lifelong learning and the caliber of classes offered at Horizons helped me achieve the knowledge I needed to continue on my nursing journey. After all, knowledge is power! Linda with Karen McQuillan @ Horizon s 7
2016-2017 AACN Theme One of AACN President Clareen Wiencek s favorite quotes is attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. She says the quote is at the root of AACN s theme for 2016-2017, It Matters. We know it matters that we care courageously for the sickest and most vulnerable patients and do it in chaotic and ever-changing health systems, Wiencek says. It matters that we are members or leaders of interdisciplinary teams who are always at the bedside watching, preventing errors and averting disasters. Wiencek believes it matters that nurses are the architect of the memory for families of patients who experience the crisis of acute or critical illness, and that the end-of-life care they are sometimes called to provide is indispensable. We know it matters, she says, when we hold the hand of a dying patient and wipe the tears of the patient s wife or father or daughter or sometimes our own. She adds that it also matters that members of the AACN community are bold and relentless in driving change. We are nurses, Wiencek says, and it matters! 2016 NTI in New Orleans NTI 2016: Online Sessions Available Until Aug. 31 It was great to be together at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) in New Orleans. We hope you re inspired by the experience and that you have taken full advantage of NTI Online Sessions to continue your learning. 8
Access to NTI Online Sessions and certification review courses has been extended to Wednesday, Aug. 31, to give you more time to complete as many sessions and CEs as you can and to share with your unit during the busy summer season. NTI Online Session evaluations also must be completed by Aug. 31. Please continue to stay engaged with our community of NTI attendees through NTI Network to help you in your practice. Share information and best practices, exchange ideas, pose questions to start a discussion and, best of all, keep in touch with your NTI friends and colleagues. Your participation helped make this year s NTI an amazing success. See you in 2017, May 22-25 (preconferences May 21) in Houston! 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Check the GBC AACN website for further registration details. www.aacn.org/gbc October 1 st 2016 Tufts Medical Center Wolff Auditorium Poster Prep Session Do you have an idea or special project you would like to present in a poster format-please join us in session to help guide and mentor you through your poster journey.. 9
PCCN/CCRN REVIEW COURSE Please join us this fall. The next CCRN review class will be October 19th and 20th 2016. The PCCN review class will be held October 20 th and 21 st 2016. We are pleased to announce that Cammie will be presenting again. GBC Membership Corner The current GBC membership is 185 members with 7 lifetime members! Thanks to all of the members who renewed their membership this past year. Don t forget to renew your membersip! Some of you recently joined at a chapter program. You may be curious about where our members come from. Members come from a variety of hospitals, colleges, industry, and even retirees. Encourage your nurse colleagues to join the Greater Boston Chapter of AACN today! Take advantage of the upcoming educational programs this Fall located in our newsletter, The Chronicle, as well as networking opportunities! Be the first to get information and register for upcoming programs! Donna Rosborough, RN,MS,CCRN GBC Membership Chair 10
https://www.facebook.com/greatbostonchapteraacn Keep in touch Tell us what you are up to for our Spring Chronicle. To continue to receive mail and emails from GBC please notify us of any change of address or email address! GBC HANDBOOKS The GBC Critical Care Handbooks are available for $5 per book, or $4 per book for orders of 25 books or more. Contact us at gbc.aacn@gmail.com if you wish to purchase handbooks. Community Service Corner Contact board member Darren Page at dfpage@partners.org with any questions. 11
GREATER BOSTON CHAPTER of AACN Membership Application *Name: *Home Address: *City/State/Zip: *Home Phone: ( ) *Copy of National AACN Membership card (please attach): (Required) *E-Mail Address: (Address required to receive information regarding programs) Certification: CCRN PCCN CMC CSC CCNS ACNPC CNML Hospital/Employer: Clinical Area: Work Phone: ( ) Membership Type: (Please select one) Active Emeritus (submit proof of age 55 years or greater) Student (first year membership free) Affiliate (LPN or non-nurse professional) International Corporate **REFERRED BY Dues for GBC-AACN: 1-year: $15.00 2-years: $25.00 (Checks payable to GBC-AACN) Please submit this membership application to: Greater Boston Chapter of AACN PO Box 81030 Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-0001 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: Date: Check Amount: 12 Check Number: