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ONS Bucks-Montgomery County Chapter #301 Where Oncology Nurses Connect 4-15-2010 Welcome and announcements Please silence pagers and cell phones Please take conversations outside as they are disruptive to the attendees and speaker Congress announcements San Diego, May 13-16, 2010 If you are a speaker at Congress, please let us know. Chapter Members Presenting @ Congress Catherine Mac Farland Abstract #4394 - Poster #409 - Thursday, May 13, 2010 Nursing Performance Improvement Council: Contention With Vast Amount Of Data: Improving Patient Outcomes Through The Examination Of Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators And Determining What Is Meaningful Through Hardwiring, Delegation, Technology, A – 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room 6C Jeannie Held-Warmkessel New Horizons in Bladder Cancer Management Chapter Members Presenting @ Congress Saturday, May 15, 2010 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Exhibit Hall D Pamela Kedziera Intractable Pain: Steps to Comfort Saturday, May 15, 2010 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Room 6F Elaine Sein ONS Quality Project Team Leads the Way in Nurse Sensitive Quality Measures for Breast Cancer Patient Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:00 AM – 9:30AM Room 6C Cindy Briola Radiation Oncology: A Fusion of Advance Technologies and Nursing Care. National Office Chatter New look for ONS website On-line educational opportunities ONS Celebrates 35th Anniversary in 2010! Watch for e-mail announcements or sign up to receive Help Plan the 36th Annual Congress Get involved with the 36th Annual Congress in Boston, MA, from May 5–8, 2011 by becoming a member of the planning team. The planning team is schedules, implements, and evaluates educational offerings that address practice issues identified by ONS and based on the needs of its target audience. If you are interested in helping plan the 36th Annual Congress, please e-mail [email protected] by May 6. Develop Your Leadership Skills at LDI Applications are being accepted for this year’s Leadership Development Institute (LDI) in Atlanta, GA, from October 14–17. LDI is a three-day conference and 14-month follow-up designed to produce measurable results. Apply by May 26 to take advantage of this great opportunity. Applications online www.ons.org ONS Foundation Silent Auction Win Cameras, iPods, ONS Membership, Gift Cards and much more in the ONS Foundation Silent Auction! You’ll find all kinds of great prizes in this year’s event. Bid online now or in San Diego at the ONS Foundation booth at Congress. National Healthcare Decisions Day April 16 Is National Healthcare Decisions Day ONS, along with other national, state, and community organizations, is joining an effort to highlight the importance of advanced healthcare decision making— an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day. Check out information and tools for the public to talk about their wishes with family, friends, and healthcare providers, and execute written advance directives in accordance with state laws. May is National Oncology Nurses Month support oncology nursing awards, grants, and scholarships. Check out Oncology Nursing Month tote bags, t-shirts, mugs, banners, umbrellas, pens, and all kinds of other fun stuff for you and your colleagues. Please donate to the Foundation – even a few dollars are important Last Chance to Apply for August Certification Tests Applications are due April 21 for the August 2010 administration of OCN®, CBCN® and CPHONTM tests. You’ll save $25 if you apply online (fees are higher for applications submitted by mail or fax). This is the final application deadline for the August certification tests. Certification Renewal Deadlines 2010 candidates who will be renewing by Option 1 (Practice hours + Oncology Nursing Certification Points Renewal Option, or ONC-PRO) June 15, 2010 – Submit your renewal application and ONC-PRO Logs, save $100 on the fee, and be entered to win a lifetime of free certification renewal September 15, 2010 – Submit your renewal application and ONC-PRO Logs and save $100 on the fee October 15, 2010 – The last date to submit your renewal application and ONC-PRO Logs for 2010 renewal. Bucks-Montgomery Chapter Virtual Community http://bucksmontgomery.vc.ons.org Sign up to: stay connected to chapter receive announcements read the latest board meeting minutes educational opportunities job opportunities community outreach programs Join us on facebook Are you Facebook Saave? If so… Then we need you! Contact Lori Fadden [email protected] 2011 Open Board Positions President Elect Director at Large Secretary Legislative Liaison If interested Ask any board member what they do contact Linda Schiech @ [email protected] 2010 Important “Save the Date” Board Meetings Tues- June 8 Tues- Sept 7 Members are welcome to attend 2010 Important “Save the Date” Chapter Programs Thur. 4-15 Wed. 5-19 Thur. 6-17 Wed. 7-21 Thur. 9-16 Wed. 10-20 Thurs.11-18 Great opportunity to: •Learn •Network •Have fun •Fish Bowl Rafflechance to win funding for educational conference Best of ONS Save the Date June 5, 2010 Hilton Airport- discount rooms available Brochures available e-mail US postal mail Virtual community Facebook National Safe Handling Awareness Day April 20th, 2010 Raising awareness of the occupational risks associated with handling hazardous drugs review guidelines and safety measures to prevent hazardous drug exposure. Safe Handling CE Webinar offered @1PM and @3PM registration is open now at http://www.statce.com/shad2010reg Sponsored by Carmel Pharma Funding Available Download application from Chapter Virtual Community Community Outreach Activities Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation Sandy Sprint 5K Run/Walk Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park https://atl.etapestry.com/fundraiser/SandyRollmanOvari anCancerF/sandysprint Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure Sunday, May 9, 2010 8:15 a.m. at The Philadelphia Museum of Art http://www.komenphiladelphia.org/the-race/ Community Outreach Activities 2010 RELAY FOR LIFE Wissahickon Valley May 15-16, 2010; 10am Wissahickon High School 521 Houston Road Ambler, PA 2010 RELAY FOR LIFE North Penn June 26-27, 2010 - 10 AM to 10 AM at North Penn High School Track 1340 Valley Forge Road Lansdale , PA 2010 RELAY FOR LIFE Eastern Montgomery County June 18-19, 2010 at Hatboro- Horsham High School stadium 899 Horsham Road Horsham, PA Community Outreach Activities 2010 Relay For Life of New Hope June 5, 2010 9:00AM at New Hope-Solebury High School 180 W. Bridge Street New Hope, PA 2010 Relay For Life of Bensalem June 26, 2010 11:00 AM at Bensalem High School Stadium 4319 Hulmeville Rd Bensalem, PA Relay For Life of Doylestown June 26th-27th 10:00 at CB West High School 375 West Court St Doylestown, PA 2010 Relay For Life of Fairless Hills June 26, 2010 11:00 am at Pennsbury High School East Track 705 Hood Blvd Fairless Hills, PA 2010 Bucks-Montgomery Board Cindy Briola- President Kathy MacDonald- Secretary Connie Brophy- Treasurer Carole Sweeney- Director-at-Large Marie Riehl- Director-at-Large Debbie Baldassarre- Program Chair Jeannie Smith- Co-Program Chair Aisha Reikow- Co-Program Chair Marge Townsend- Membership Chair Linda Schiech- Nominating Chair Lisa Roman-Fischetti- Achieves Chair Rose Mueller- Legislative Liaison Joanne Hambleton- Community Outreach Coordinator Lori Fadden- Virtual/Networking Community Administrator Karen Quinlan- The Best of ONS Liaison Jeanne Held-Warmkessel- Immediate Past-President We Want You! To get active in your Chapter Join a committee Run for an open board position Tell us what you want & need Tell us your ideas to improve your chapter Take the Challenge Become Involved!