Transcript TAANA

The American Association
of Nurse Attorneys
A 25 Year Retrospective
MISSION STATEMENT
The American Association of
Nurse Attorneys provides
resources, education and
leadership to its members and the
healthcare and legal communities
regarding health law and policy.
GOALS
 To promote and enhance TAANA and
the profession of the nurse attorney
 To provide educational programs,
products, and services to members,
chapters, and the public
 To facilitate communication,
collaboration, and leadership among
members
 To identify and influence health law and
policy issues and to serve as a resource
for the healthcare and legal
communities
TAANA FOUNDER
CYNTHIA ELLEN NORTHROP, RN, MS, JD
1950 - 1989
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BS Columbia Union-College, 1972
MS University of Maryland, 1975
JD University of Baltimore, 1979
Co-authored Legal Issues in Nursing, 1987
Wrote many articles, chapters, directories, manuals
Held academic appointments at University of
Maryland, Catholic University, Georgetown
University, Columbia University and New York
Medical College
* Lectured extensively throughout the world
* Admitted to bars of Maryland and New York
In the beginning…
1977 Cynthia E. Northrop
placed notices in
various publications
requesting that nurse
attorneys or nurses in
law school identify
themselves.
In the beginning…
1978 Development of a
Roster of Nurses with
Law Degrees or in Law
School was begun; ABA
and ANA were
contacted.
In the beginning…
1979 Development of a
Roster continues;
thoughts of an
organization begin;
related organizations
were contacted.
In the beginning…
1980 In March, the first
Directory of Nurses with
Law Degrees or in Law
School was published;
In the beginning…
1980 Regions were established
(Region I – west coast;
Region II – mid-America;
Region III – east coast).
Region III held the first
meeting on September
28th in Laurel, MD.
In the beginning…
1981
Additional regional
meetings were held; in
April, the second
Directory was distributed;
the first local meeting
organized by Sandy
Berkowitz was held in
Philadelphia on
November 18th.
In the beginning…
1982 Additional regional and
local meetings were held;
on August 24th, Cynthia E.
Northrop, Ann Mech and
Elizabeth Price signed the
Articles of Incorporation
which were notarized by a
used car salesman.
In the beginning…
1982  First national meeting of
the American Association
of Nurse Attorneys (AANA)
was held on November
11-13 in Washington, DC.
 Over 70 nurse attorneys
and nurses in law school
attended.
 Senator Edward M.
Kennedy sent
congratulatory telegram.
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Keynote Speaker
Comparable Worth
Comparable Pay
Lemmons case
Lori Lustig, Cynthia E. Northrop and Delores Wilson (l to r)
Janine Fiesta, Karen Logue and Tamara Todd Cotton (l to r)
Linda Wilder-Curtis, Elaine Suppes, Mary Kelly and Jill Follows (l to r)
Michael Pollard, Luncheon Speaker
FTC Antitrust and Health Professions
Marie Snyder and Delores Wilson
Sandra L. Berkowitz
Mary Lou Mayers, Maureen Cushing and Margaret LaMontagne (l to r)
Marilyn Pesto, Katherine J. Pohlman and Karen Hauss-Nerlfi (l to r)
Laurie Catron and Mary Jane McGinty
Debra Bernard, Judy Schuenemeyer and Carol Hilliard (l to r)
D. M. Boulay, Delores Trojar and Linda Hurst (l to r)
Marie Snyder, Michael Pollard (guest speaker) and Pat Hofstra (l to r)
Gayle Hacker and Al Haggard
Nina Coffey and Trudy Keating
Julia Morris and Beth Price
Felice Quigley, Kathy Hermesch and Kathy Michels (l to r)
Ellen Murphy, Virginia Haggerty, Marilyn McHugh and Bonnie Eyler (l to r)
Theresa Rosselot, Ann Mech and Gilbert Wells (l to r)
Diane Warlick, Sandy Berkowitz and Lori Lustig (l to r)
Steve Brodsky and Ellen Murphy
Signing the first dues check: D. M. Boulay
AANA CHARTER MEMBERS
Marcia J. Allar, Boston, MA
Pamela A. Ames, Kansas City, MO
Catherine M. Anderson, NY, NY
Mary L. Barraca, Chicago, IL
Bridget G. Baynes, Sacramento, CA
Colleen B. Beaman, Milwaukee, WI
Barbara L. Beck, Covington, KY
Sandra L. Berkowitz, Philadelphia, PA
Debra E. Bernard, Middleburg Heights, OH
Gloria Birkholz, Albuquerque, NM
D. M. Boulay, Minneapolis, MN
Elizabeth A. Bowyer, Boston, MA
Nancy J. Brent, Chicago, IL
Judith Renzi Brown, Lemogne, PA
Sandra Brunton, Indianapolis, IN
Laurie J. Catron, Washington, DC
Elizabeth A. Chaney, Anaheim, CA
Susan D. Chenowith, Philadelphia, PA
Marlee Clausing, Maywood, IL
Sarah D. Cohn, Woodbridge, CT
AANA CHARTER MEMBERS
Ann Ruley Combs, Cincinnati, OH
Kathleen B. Corey, Tucson, AZ
Lori Costa, Pasadena, CA
Tamara Todd Cotton, Louisville, KY
Nancy Kabara Dowling, Towson, MD
Deborah A. Doyle, Philadelphia, PA
Bonnie J. Eyler, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jean M. Farquharson, New Orleans, LA
Sharon N. Feller, Boulder, CO
Melissa Rico Ferrari, Cincinnati, OH
Barbara T. Ferbrod, NY, NY
Janine Fiesta, Allentown, PA
Karla B. Fisher, Lenexa, KS
Jill M. Follows, Philadelphia, PA
Phyllis M. Gallagher, Anaheim, CA
Margaret Mary Robins Garrett, Laurel, MD
Kathleen M. Gialanella, Westfield, NJ
Lois A. Fenner Giles, Baltimore, MD
Sandra L. Gorski, San Francisco, CA
Cynthia M. Grubbs, Pittsburgh, PA
AANA CHARTER MEMBERS
Albert L. Haggard, San Antonio, TX
Virginia C. Haggerty, Orlando, FL
Patricia J. Hajnosz, Bronx, NY
Susan Hannon, Westmont, IL
Karen Kauss, Brooklyn, NY
Laura W. Hilkovitz, Phoenix, AZ
Mary Delores Hemelt, Baltimore, MD
Patricia S. Hofstra, Park Ridge, IL
Wanda L. Hurr, Milwaukee, WI
Margaret Jakacki, Bridgeport, CT
Catherine Kania Kanner, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Mary P. Kasher, San Francisco, CA
Trudy Keating, New Haven, CT
Mary Kelly, Los Angeles, CA
Nancy Perpall Kelly, Emmaus, PA
Jane A. Kenney, Merchantville, NJ
Diane K. Kjervik, Minneapolis, MN
Donna Guinn Kline, New Orleans, LA
Mary Kay Kolar, St. Paul, MN
Denice Krez, Chicago, IL
AANA CHARTER MEMBERS
Elaine P. Krupnick, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Joyce K. Laben, Nashville, TN
Margaret E. LaMontagne, Boston, MA
Nancy Sanders Lane, Tucson, AZ
Karen R. Logue, Pittsburgh, PA
Suzanne Crosswell Louy, Seattle, WA
Lori J. Lustig, Alexandria, VA
Sharon S. Lutz, Detroit, MI
Marguerite R. Mancini, Hartford, CT
Rosanne Maraziti, Livingstone, NJ
Judy Irene Massong, Olympia, WA
Marcia M. Meade, Spokane, WA
Ann B. Mech, Baltimore, MD
Alene M. Mercer, Raleigh, NC
Kathleen A. Michels, Madison, WI
Donna Marie Moniz, Seattle, WA
Eileen Moore, Newport Beach, CA
Julia Caldwell Morris, San Mateo, CA
Linda B. Moskowitz, Norwalk, CT
Ellen K. Murphy, Milwaukee, WI
AANA CHARTER MEMBERS
Joanne Napiewocki, Southfield, MI
Terry A. Noeth, San Francisco, CA
Cynthia E. Northrop, NY, NY
Claire C. Obade, Philadelphia, PA
Margaret S. O’Connell, Long Island City, NY
Carol Pillsbury Patton, Ann Arbor, MI
Patricia Elaine Permakoff, NY, NY
Kathleen Flynn Peterson, St. Paul, MN
Deborah Peyton, Towson, MD
Lillian A. Phelan, Los Angeles, CA
Gwen K. Pohl, Washington, DC
Katherine J. Pohlman, Boston, MA
Pamela W. Popp, Cincinnati, OH
Elizabeth Price, Washington, DC
J. ‘Gail Rahn, Charleston, SC
Alane A. Repa, Cicago, IL
Julie A. Remter, Atlanta, GA
Sonja H. Rhodes, Tustin, CA
Paul F. Richard, Fargo, ND
Linda Faith Rosen, Philadelphia, PA
AANA CHARTER MEMBERS
Mary C. Rupert, Hampton Bays, NY
Martha A. Schick, Richmond, VA
Joanne M. Sclmek, San Diego, CA
Tresa Schlecht, Alexandria, VA
Judith A. Schuenemeyer, Wilmington, DE
Patricia Scully, Tucson, AZ
Ellie Sega, Drexel Hill, PA
Janet Brenan Sherry, Oklahoma City, OK
Jill S. Slattery, Montclair, NJ
Molly K. Smith, Eugene, OR
Marie E. Snyder, Boston, MA
Christine B. Spak, Hartford, CT
Dolores Telfer Trojnar, Annandale, VA
Virgie M. Vakil, Media, PA
Patricia M. Wark, Lexington, SC
Diane Trace Warlick, U.S. Virgin Islands
Gilbert L. Wells, Arlington, VA
Linda M. Wilder-Curtis, Hartford, CT
Delores Pegram Wilson, Newark, NJ
Donna L. Yukna, New Orleans, LA
Debra Zboray, Hackensack, NJ
Board of Directors
1982
Cynthia E. Northrop
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Loretta Costa
Patricia Hofstra
Sandra L. Berkowitz
Lori Lustig
Elizabeth Chaney
Board of Directors
1983
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Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Cynthia E. Northrop
Sandra L. Berkowitz, Vice-President
Loretta Costa, Treasurer
Dolores Pegram Wilson, Recording Secretary
Elizabeth Price, Corresponding Secretary
Patricia Hofstra, Director
Elizabeth Chaney, Director
Albert Haggard, Director
Virginia Haggarty, Director
Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
Diane Trace Warlick, Director
Board of Directors
1984
 Cynthia E. Northrop, President
 Sandra L. Berkowitz, Vice-President
 Virginia Haggarty, Treasurer
 Diane Trace Warlick, Recording Secretary
 Elizabeth Price, Corresponding Secretary
 D. M. Boulay, Director
 Elizabeth Chaney, Director
 Loretta Costa, Director
 Mary Kelly, Director
 Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
 Dolores Pegram Wilson, Director
Cynthia E. Northrop
In 1984, name was
changed to TAANA by
bylaws amendment at
annual meeting.
Board of Directors
1985  Diane Trace Warlick, President
 D. M. Boulay, Vice-President
 Virginia Haggarty, Treasurer
 Mary Kelly, Recording Secretary
 Katherine J. Pohlman, Corresponding Secretary
 Pam Ames, Director
 Mary Powers Antoine, Director
 Sandra L. Berkowitz, Director
 Jill Fellows, Director
 Cynthia E. Northrop, Director
 Dolores Pegram Wilson, Director
Diane Trace Warlick
Board of Directors
1986  Mary Kelly, President
 Katherine J. Pohlman, Vice-President
 Mary Powers Antoine, Treasurer
 Elizabeth Bowyer, Recording Secretary
 Jill Follows, Corresponding Secretary
 Cynthia E. Northrop, Director
 Sandra L. Berkowitz, Director
 D. M. Boulay, Director
 Virginia Haggarty, Director
 Ellen Murphy, Director
 Diane Trace Warlick, Director
 Pamela Ames, Director
Mary Kelly
Board of Directors
1987  Katherine J. Pohlman, President
 Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President
 Jill Follows, Treasurer
 Felice M. Quigley, Recording Secretary
 Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoft, Corresponding
Secretary
 Mary Kelly, Director
 Tamara Todd Cotton, Director
 Marcia Meade, Director
 Martha Cohn Romney, Director
 Diane Trace Warlick, Director
 Cynthia E. Northrop, Director
Katherine J. Pohlman
Board of Directors
1988
 Katherine J. Pohlman, President
 Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President
 Mary O’Reilly Yob, Treasurer
 Felice Quigley, Corresponding Secretary
 Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
 Elizabeth Bowyer, Director
 Mary Kelly, Director
 Tamara Todd Cotton, Director
 Marcia Meade, Director
 Martha Cohn Romney, Director
Katherine J. Pohlman
Board of Directors
1989
 Katherine J. Pohlman, President
 Mary Powers Antoine, Vice-President
 Mary O’Reilly Yob, Treasurer
 Felice Quigley, Corresponding Secretary
 Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
 Linda M. E. Auton, Director
 Tamara Todd Cotton, Director
 Karen Guarino, Director
 Marni Leger, Director
 Kimberly Nelson, Director
 Martha Cohn Romney, Director
Katherine J. Pohlman
Board of Directors
1990
 Mary Powers Antoine, President
 Tamara Todd Cotton, President Elect
 Felice Quigley, Vice-President
 Karen Shedd Guarino, Treasurer
 Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
 Linda M. E. Auton, Corresponding Secretary
 Marni Leger, Director
 Kimberly Nelson, Director
 Martha Cohn Romney, Director
 Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
 Mary O’Reilly Yob, Director
Mary Powers Antoine
Board of Directors
1991  Tamara Todd Cotton, President
 Karen Shedd Guarino, Vice-President
 Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Treasurer
 Tonia Dandry Aiken, Recording Secretary
 Linda M. E. Auton, Corresponding Secretary
 Mary Powers Antoine, Director
 Julie M. Bargnesi, Director
 M. Robin Morris, Director
 Diane M. Rodriguez, Director
 Felice Quigley, Director
Board of Directors
1992  Karen Shedd Guarino, President
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Tonia Dandry Aiken, President-Elect Karen Shedd Guarino
Tamara Todd Cotton, Immediate Past President
M. Robin Morris, Treasurer
Linda M. E. Auton, Recording Secretary
Diane M. Rodriguez, Corresponding Secretary
Eileen Urban Kolasa, Director
M. Jeanne Trott, Director
June Smith Tyler, Director
Julie M. Bargnesi, Director
Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Director
Alice Rini, Director
Board of Directors
1993
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Tonia Dandry Aiken, President
Linda M. E. Auton, President-Elect
Tonia Dandry Aiken
Karen Shedd Guarino, Immediate Past President
M. Robin Morris, Treasurer
Julie M. Bargnesi, Recording Secretary
Diane M. Rodriguez, Corresponding Secretary
Martha Johnson, Director
Diane K. Kjervik, Director
Eileen Urban Kolasa, Director
M. Jeanne Trott, Director
Kathleen Hastings, Director
Ruthe Ashley, Director
Board of Directors
1994
 Linda M. E. Auton, President
 Julie M. Bargnesi, President-Elect
 Tonia Dandry Aiken, Immediate Past President
 Martha Johnson, Treasurer
 Diane M. Rodriguez, Recording Secretary
 M. Robin Morris, Corresponding Secretary
 Ruthe Ashley, Director
 Vicki Braum, Director
 Diane K. Kjervik, Director
 Davia Solomon, Director
 M. Jeanne Trott, Director
Linda M. E. Auton
Board of Directors
1995  Julie M. Bargnesi, President
 Diane M. Rodriguez, President-Elect
 Linda M. E. Auton, Immediate Past President
 Martha Johnson, Treasurer
 M. Jeanne Trott, Recording Secretary
 Davia Solomon, Corresponding Secretary
 Sally Austin, Director
 Patricia Becker, Director
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Diane K. Kjervik, Director
 M. Robin Morris, Director
 Diane Trace Warlick, Director
Board of Directors
1996  Diane M. Rodriguez, President
 M. Jeanne Trott, President-Elect
 Julie M. Bargnesi, Immediate Past President
 Sally Austin, Treasurer
 Davia Solomon, Recording Secretary
 Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
 Patricia Becker, Director
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Lorie Brown, Director
 Andrea Gansheimer, Director
 Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
 Diane K. Kjervik, Director
Board of Directors
1997  M. Jeanne Trott, President
 Davia Solomon, President-Elect
 Diane M. Rodriguez, Immediate Past President
 Andrea Gansheimer, Treasurer
 Sally Austen, Recording Secretary
 Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
 Patricia Becker, Director
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Lorie Brown, Director
 Virginia Fleming, Director
 Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
 Diane K. Kjervik, Director
Board of Directors
1998
 Davia Solomon, President
 Sally Austen, President-Elect
 M. Jeanne Trott, Immediate Past President
 Andrea Gansheimer, Treasurer
 Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary
 Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
 Patricia Becker, Director
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Lorie Brown, Director
 Barbara Grimes, Director
 Diane K. Kjervik, Director
Board of Directors
1999  Sally Austen, President
 Andrea Gansheimer, President-Elect
 Davia Solomon, Immediate Past President
 Penny Westfall, Treasurer
 Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
 Linda Gobis, Director
 Barbara Grimes, Director
 Diane K. Kjervik, Director
 M. Jeanne Trott, Director
 Diane Trace Warlick, Director
Board of Directors
2000
 Andrea Gansheimer, President
 Diane K. Kjervik, President-Elect
 Sally Austin, Immediate Past President
 Penny Westfall, Treasurer
 Virginia Fleming, Recording Secretary
 Diane Trace Warlick, Corresponding Secretary
 Elizabeth Beall, Director
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
 Linda Gobis, Director
 Joanne P. Sheehan, Director
Andrea Gansheimer
Board of Directors
2001
 Diane K. Kjervik, President
 Virginia Fleming, President-Elect
 Andrea Gansheimer, Immediate Past President
 Joanne P. Sheehan, Treasurer
 Penny Westfall, Recording Secretary
 Linda Gobis, Corresponding Secretary
 Elizabeth Beall, Director
 Penny Brooke, Director
 Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
 Monica Mooney, Director
 Barbara Radlauer, Director
 Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director
Diane K. Kjervik ®
Board of Directors
2002 Virginia Fleming, President
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Penny Westfall, President-Elect
Diane K. Kjervik, Immediate Past President
Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
Joanne P. Sheehan, Recording Secretary
Barbara Radlauer, Corresponding Secretary
Penny Brooke, Director
Monica Mooney, Director
Louann Kitchen, Director
Andrea Sloan, Director
Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director
Susan Ziel, Director
Board of Directors
2003  Penny Westfall, President
 Joanne P. Sheehan, President-Elect
 Virginia Fleming, Immediate Past President
 Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer
 Susan Ziel, Recording Secretary
 Barbara Radlauer/Janet Feldkamp,
Corresponding Secretary
 Elizabeth Beall, Director
 Patricia Blair, Director
 Karen Butler, Director
 Louann Kitchen, Director
 Cynthia A. Mikos, Director
 Andrea Sloan, Director
Penny Westfall
Board of Directors
2004
 Joanne P. Sheehan, President
 Susan Ziel, President-Elect
 Penny Westfall, Immediate Past President
 Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer
 Karen Butler, Recording Secretary
 Janet Feldkamp, Corresponding Secretary
 Patricia Blair, Director
 Louann Kitchen, Director
 Cynthia A. Mikos, Director
 Rosemary McCarthy, Director
 Andrea Sloan, Director
 Mable Smith, Director
Joanne P. Sheehan
Board of Directors
2005
 Susan Ziel, President
 Cynthia A. Mikos, President-Elect
 Joanne P. Sheehan, Immediate Past President
 Jackie Walus-Wigle, Treasurer
 Janet Feldkamp, Secretary
 Patricia Blair, Director
 Suzanne Collins, Director
 Paula Grant, Director
 Amy Jerdee, Director
 Daneil McAuliffe, Director
 Rosemary McCarthy, Director
 Bridget Neuson, Director
Susan Ziel
Board of Directors
2006
 Cynthia A. Mikos, President
 Janet Feldkamp, President-Elect
 Susan Ziel, Immediate Past President
 Bridget Neuson, Treasurer
 Suzanne Collins, Recording Secretary
 Amy Jardee, Corresponding Secretary
 Cheryl Farber, Director
 Paula DiMeo Grant, Director
 Daneil McAuliffe, Director
 Rosemary McCarthy, Director
 Randi Kopf, Director
 Jackie Walus-Wigle, Director
Cynthia A. Mikos
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
TAANA established the Distinguished
Service Award in 1985 to recognize an
individual member’s leadership role in,
and significant contributions to, TAANA
as an association. The award is intended
to serve as an expression of sincere
gratitude for the member’s committed
leadership, participation in, and
contributions to the purposes of TAANA
and its growth as the professional
association for nurse attorneys.
Recipients of the
Cynthia E. Northrop
Distinguished Service Award
1986 – Cynthia E. Northrop
1987 – Diane Trace Warlick
1988 – Katherine J. Pohlman
1989 – Cynthia E. Northrop
Recipients of the
Cynthia E. Northrop
Distinguished Service Award
1990 – Sandra L. Berkowitz
1991 – Felice Quigley
1993 – D. M. Boulay
1994 – Tamara Todd Cotton &
Karen Shedd Guarino
1995 – Tonia D. Aiken
1996 – Julie M. Bargnesi
1998 – Linda M. E. Auton
Recipients of the
Cynthia E. Northrop
Distinguished Service Award
2001 – Paula DiMeo Grant
2002 – Sally Austin
2003 – Elizabeth Beall
2004 – Randi Kopf
2005 – Cynthia A. Mikos
OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE AWARD
TAANA established the Outstanding Advocate
Award in 1985 to recognize an individual
member’s outstanding legal advocacy. The
Awards Committee recognizes that a nurse
attorney can be an advocate in many varied
ways, such as impacting legislation,
authoring scholarly works such as law
review articles, books, journal articles, as
well as achieving significant rulings in
appellate practice, trial practice, and
administrative law practice (i.e. hearings
before various state boards). The award is
intended to give recognition to a member
whose legal theories, strategies and abilities
demonstrate outstanding advocacy.
Recipients of the
Outstanding Advocate Award
1986 – Mary E. Kelly
1987 – Jill M. Follows
1988 – Marie E. Snyder
1989 – Cynthia E. Northrop
Kathleen Flynn Peterson
Recipients of the
Outstanding Advocate Award
1992 – Kathleen E. Hastings
1993 – Virginia Trotter Betts
1994 – Kathleen H. Switzer
1995 – Diane M. Rodriguez
1996 – Penny G. Westfall
1997 – Peggy L. B. Nakamura
1998 – Diane K. Kjervik
Recipients of the
Outstanding Advocate Award
2001 – Joanne P. Sheehan
2002 – Penny Brooke
2003 – Karen Butler
2004 – Diane K. Kjervik
2005 – Phyllis Gallagher
Recipients of the
Board of Directors Award
1991 – Pamela Popp
June Smith Tyler
1996 – Paula DiMeo Grant
1998 – Diane M. Rodriguez
2001 – Monica Mooney
2003 – Virginia Fleming
TAANA FOUNDATION
Incorporated 1984 in
Maryland as a charitable
organization.
Initial funding of
$10,000.00 from parents of
Cynthia E. Northrop
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mission is to educate the
public and members of
the legal and health
professions about the
impact of legal decisions
and legislation upon the
health care delivery
system and its
participants.
TAANA FOUNDATION
First Silent Auction
Fundraiser at TAANA
Annual Conference held
in 1997 in Atlanta.
TAANA FOUNDATION
provides
 Sponsorship of speaker fees and
other expenses associated with
TAANA’s annual educational
program
 Funding students’ attendance at
TAANA’s annual educational
program
 Grants to community
organizations
 2004 – Quest, Inc., Orlando, FL
 2005 – Tri-Cities Well Child Clinic,
Inc., Batavia, IL
TAANA FOUNDATION
1984 Board
 Cynthia E. Northrop, President
 Diane Trace Warlick
 Virginia Haggerty
 Elizabeth Price
 D. M. Boulay
 Mary Kelly
 Katherine J. Pohlman
 Loretta Costa
 Elizabeth Chaney
 Delores Wilson
Cynthia E. Northrop
TAANA FOUNDATION
1985 Board
 Cynthia E. Northrop, President
 Sandra Berkowitz, Secretary
 Virginia Haggarty, Trustee
 Mary E. Kelly, Trustee
 D. M. Boulay, Trustee
 Diane Trace Warlick, Member
 Katherine J. Pohlman, Member
 Pamela A. Ames, Member
 Mary Powers Antoine, Member
 Jill Follows, Member
 Dolores Pegram Wilson, Member
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TAANA FOUNDATION
1986 Board
Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Diane Trace Warlick, Treasurer
Virginia Haggerty, Trustee
Mary Kelly, Trustee
Joann Smith, Trustee
Mary Powers Antoine, Member
D. M. Boulay, Member
Katherine J. Pohlman, Member
Elizabeth Bowyer, Member
Ellen Murphy, Member
Jill Follows, Member
Sandra L. Berkowitz, Member
Cynthia E. Northrop
TAANA FOUNDATION
1987 Board
• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Cynthia E. Northrop
TAANA FOUNDATION
1988 Board
• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Cynthia E. Northrop
TAANA FOUNDATION
1989 Board
• Cynthia E. Northrop, President
Cynthia E. Northrop
TAANA FOUNDATION
1990 Board
• Sandra L. Berkowitz, President
Sandra L. Berkowitz
TAANA FOUNDATION
1991 Board
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Ellen Murphy, Treasurer
Mary Kelly, Secretary
Jill Follows, Director
Sandra L. Berkowitz
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Ann Mech, Treasurer
Diane Trace Warlick, Secretary
Katherine J. Pohlman, Director
Felice Quigley, Director
Sandra L. Berkowitz
TAANA FOUNDATION
1993 Board
• Katherine J. Pohlman, President
Katherine J. Pohlman
TAANA FOUNDATION
1997 Board
• Tonia Aiken, President
• Linda M. E. Auton, Treasurer
• Davia Solomon, Secretary
TAANA FOUNDATION
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Linda M. E. Auton, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Penny Brooke, Trustee
Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee
Rena Murtha, Trustee
M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee
Paula DiMeo Grant
TAANA FOUNDATION
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D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Rena Murtha, (Community Member) Trustee
Penny Brooke, Trustee
Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee
M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee
Paula DiMeo Grant
TAANA FOUNDATION
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D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Rena Murtha, Trustee
Sally Austin, Trustee
Penny Brooke, Trustee
Shellie Karno, Trustee
M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee
Paula DiMeo Grant
TAANA FOUNDATION
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D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
Sally Austin, Secretary
Rena Murtha, Trustee
Elizabeth Beall, Trustee
Andrea Gansheimer, Trustee
Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee
Shellie Karno, Trustee
M. Jeanne Trott, Trustee
TAANA FOUNDATION
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D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
Sally Austin, Secretary
Ralph Dupont, Trustee
Elizabeth Beall, Trustee
Elizabeth Edwards, Trustee
Diane K. Kjervik, Trustee
Barbara Radlauer, Trustee
Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
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D. M. Boulay, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Ralph Dupont, Trustee
Elizabeth Beall, Trustee
Elizabeth Edwards, Trustee
Virgnia Fleming, Trustee
Ardele Float, Trustee
Barbara Radlauer, Trustee
Andrea Sloan, Trustee
Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
TAANA FOUNDATION
2004 Board of Trustees
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Penny Westfall, President
Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Sherry Gold, Trustee
Ardele Float, Trustee
Andrea Sloan, Trustee
Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
Stephanie Wise, Trustee
Penny Westfall
TAANA FOUNDATION
2005 Board of Trustees
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Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee
Sherry Gold, Trustee
Andrea Sloan, Trustee
Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
Stephanie Wise, Trustee
Joanne P. Sheehan, Trustee
Rosemary McCarthy, Trustee
Penny Westfall
TAANA FOUNDATION
2006 Board of Trustees
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Elizabeth Beall, Treasurer
Diane K. Kjervik, Secretary
Paula DiMeo Grant, Trustee
Andrea Sloan, Trustee
Jackie Walus-Wigle, Trustee
Stephanie Wise, Trustee
Joanne P. Sheehan, Trustee
Rosemary McCarthy, Trustee
Susan Ziel, Trustee
Penny Westfall
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
Humanitarian Award
• Ceremony naming award held May 30, 1987
• Award is granted to individual or group that
has made a significant contribution to the
development of health law, nursing and
policy
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
Humanitarian Award
• Named for Mary Eleanor McGarvah who was
the first nurse attorney
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Graduated from nursing school in 1911
Graduated from law school in 1929
Worked for Detroit Health Department
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Opened an evening and Saturday law practice
Co-authored Jurisprudence for Nurses (1945)
Died April 3, 1979
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
Humanitarian Award
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
graduating from nursing school
1911
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
Humanitarian Award
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
(c. 1930 – 1940)
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
80th Birthday Celebration
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
Humanitarian Award
• October 17, 1998 award presented to Tipper
Gore in Boston in recognition of her
humanitarian efforts especially for breast
cancer.
• March 23, 1999 ceremony held in
Washington, D.C. where award was
presented by Paula DiMeo Grant, Sally
Austin and Diane K. Kjervik.
TAANA FOUNDATION
Mary Eleanor McGarvah
Humanitarian Award
• May 20, 2003 award presented to
Congresswoman Lois Capps of California in
Washington, D.C.
• Presentation by Penny Brooke, Elizabeth
Beall, Louann Kitchen and Penny Westfall.
Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA)
and Penny Brooke
McGarvah Award presentation
May 20, 2003
Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA)
McGarvah Award presentation
May 20, 2003
TAANA
STATE CHAPTERS
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Alaska Chapter (1984)
Northern California Chapter (1986)
Southern California Chapter (1995)
Connecticut Chapter (1992)
Tampa Bay (Florida) Chapter (1995)
Georgia Chapter (1994)
Chicago (Illinois) Chapter (1993)
Indiana Chapter (1998)
• Kentucky/Southern Ohio Association
of Nurse Attorneys (1986)
• New England Chapter (1989)
• Chesapeake Nurse Attorneys, Inc.
(1991)
• Michigan Chapter (1990)
• New York Metropolitan Chapter
• Western New York Chapter (1990)
• Western Pennsylvania Chapter (1997)
• Texas chapter (1991)
• Utah/Intermountain Chapter (1992)
• Twin City (Minnesota) Nurse
Attorneys
• Northern New Jersey
• Toledo (Ohio)
• Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
• West Virginia
Supreme Court Admission
June 12, 1989
Paula DiMeo Grant, Washington, DC
Catherine Parks, Florida
Barbara Beck Dickinson, Illinois
Ann Baldwin Mech, Maryland
Katherine J. Pohlman, New Jersey
Kathleen Obermayer Curley, New Jersey
Marita Molloy Hutchinson, Pennsylvania
Felice Quigley, Pennsylvania
Martha Romney, Pennsylvania
Movant – Mary Kelly
Supreme Court Admission
June 12, 1989
Supreme Court Admission
July 13, 1994
Karen Richardson, California
Linda Wilder-Curtis, Connecticut
Linda M. E. Auton, Massachusetts
Anne Loughran Rubin, Pennsylvania
Eleanor Tintner Segal, Pennsylvania
Michelle Hoffman Young, Pennsylvania
M. Robin Morris, South Carolina
Jamie Richarson, Texas
Jean DiMotto, Wisconsin
Margaret Leppanen, Wisconsin
Movant – Paula DiMeo Grant
Supreme Court Admission
June 19, 1995
Evelyn Schipske, California
Dorothy Cox Duffy, New Jersey
Susan Bennet McAuley, New Jersey
Diane K. Kjervik, Minnesota
Maureen Gatto, Pennsylvania
Barbara Hirsch, Maryland
Davia Solomon, California
Laurie Badzek, West Virginia
Julie M. Bargnesi, New York
Movant – Paula DiMeo Grant
Supreme Court Admission
June 19, 1995
Supreme Court Admission
November 10, 1997
Sally Austin, New York
Kathleen Hessler, Washington
Mary Lucas Cavanaugh, Illinois
Joan Cerniglia-Lowensen, Maryland
Cheryl D. Farber, Pennsylvania
Janet Feldkamp, Ohiio
Virginia M. Fleming, Massachusetts
Trudy A. Kiaunis, Connecticut
Kathleen A. McCormac, California
Deborah L. Phillips, California
Joanne P. Sheehan, Connecticut
M. Jeanne Trott, New Hampshire
Angela M. Vieira, Massachusetts
Movant – Diane K. Kjervik
Supreme Court Admission
November 10, 1997
Supreme Court Admission
June 21, 1999
Simone Blais, California
Karen Butler, New York
Elaine Conway, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Edwards, Maryland
Andrea Gansheimer, California
Shellie Karno, Illinois
Randi Kopf, Maryland
Roseanne Matricciani, Maryland
Barbara Radlauer, Connecticut
Carol Russell, New York
Amanda Scott, Maryland
Alexis Taylor, Illinois
Jackie Walus-Wigle, California
Patricia Welch, New Jersey
Movant – Sally Austin
Supreme Court Admission
April 30, 2001
Movant –
Supreme Court Admission
May 19, 2003
Conswella Byrd, California
Kaylan Thornhill,
California
Suzanne Collins, Florida
Daneil McAuliffe, Florida
Cynthia A. Mikos, Florida
Russ Metler, Georgia
Bridget Neuson, Illinois
Marcia Parker, Maryland
Carol Holmes, Michigan
Gloria Ramsey, New Jersey
Derek Defreitas, New York
Charles Mils, Rhode Island
Rosemary McCarthy, Texas
Penny Brooke, Utah
Elizabeth Beall, W. Virginia
Movant – Penny Westfall
Supreme Court Admission
May 19, 2003
Supreme Court Admission
April 4, 2005
Janet Michael, Maine
Edith Brous, New York
Janice Greening, Colorado
Phyllis Gallagher, California
Ghada Anis, Washington, DC
Teressa Sanzio, Arizona
Imelda Harrington, New York
Ardelle Float, California
John Jay, California
Patricia Blair, Texas – by motion
Anne-Jo Pennock McTague, New York – by motion
Movant – Elizabeth Beall
Supreme Court Admission
April 4, 2005
TAANA ARCHIVES
• The American Association of
Nurse Attorneys Nursing Law
and Ethics Collection dedicated
in memory of Cynthia E.
Northrop
• Housed in the Honorable John J.
Burns Library at Boston College
in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
• Dedication luncheon held on
November 7, 1997
TAANA ARCHIVES
• Agreement for Donation signed by
M. Jeanne Trott, President of
TAANA and Robert K. O’Neill,
Burns Librarian
• Exhibit of selected archives held
during 1998 TAANA annual meeting
in Boston at a reception in the Burns
Library
• Exhibit of selected archives held
during 2006 TAANA Gala in Boston
at a reception at the Burns Library
Burns Library
Chestnut Hill, MA
PATIENT SELFDETERMINATION ACT
(PSDA)
effective 11/1/91
• Analysis done by the Legislative
Affairs Committee co-chaired by
Sherrie Trede Black and Paula
DiMeo Grant with contribution by
Marie Infante
• In 1990 testimony submitted that
was recorded in the National
Register
• In 1991 BOD authorized letter to
Governors listing organization as
resource for implementation of Act
ANNUAL
CONFERENCES
Annual Conferences
November 11-13, 1982 –
Washington, DC
November 4-6, 1983 –
Los Angeles, CA
November 2-4, 1984 –
Philadelphia, PA
Annual Conferences
October 4-6, 1985 –
Minneapolis, MN
Annual Conferences
October 16-19, 1986 –
San Francisco, CA
Annual Conferences
October 15-18, 1987 –
Boston, MA
Past Presidents – Current President
Katherine J. Pohlman, Diane Trace Warlick,
Cynthia E. Northrop and Mary Kelly
Katherine J. Pohlman, President
Jill Follows, Award Recipient
Diane Trace Warlick, Award Recipient
Felice Quigley, Recording Secretary
Frank Reardon, Speaker; Katherine J. Pohlman, TAANA President; Cynthia E.
Northrop, TAANAF President; Elizabeth Bowyer, Program Chair (l-r)
Mary O’Reilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J. Pohlman, Michele Franck (non-member)
Mary O’Reilly, Mary Powers Antoine, Katherine J. Pohlman, Michele Franck (nonmember), Cynthia E. Northrop
Annual Conferences
November 10-13, 1988 –
Louisville, KY
Annual Conferences
October 20-22, 1989 –
Baltimore, MD
Annual Conferences
October 26-29, 1990 –
Chicago, IL
October 17-20, 1991 –
Anaheim, CA
Annual Conferences
October 8-11, 1992 –
Washington, DC
October 14-17, 1993 –
New Orleans, LA
Annual Conferences
October 20-24, 1994 –
San Antonio, TX
October 12-15, 1995 –
Chicago, IL
Annual Conferences
October 17-20, 1996 –
San Francisco, CA
October 23-26, 1997 –
Atlanta, GA
Annual Conferences
October 15-18, 1998 –
Boston, MA
Annual Conferences
October 21-24, 1999 –
Denver, CO
Annual Conferences
October 19-21, 2000 –
New Orleans, LA
Annual Conferences
October 19-21, 2001 –
Alexandria, VA
canceled due to 9/11
Annual Conferences
October 3-5, 2002 –
San Diego, CA
Annual Conferences
October 23-25, 2003 –
Alexandria, VA
Annual Conferences
October 28-30, 2004 –
Orlando, FL
Annual Conferences
November 3-5, 2005 –
Chicago, IL
Annual Conferences
October 26-28, 2006 –
San Francisco, CA
TAANA
MEMBERSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
… in brief
– first issue July 1983
TAANA
MEMBERSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
Inside TAANA
– first issue January 1985
TAANA
MEMBERSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
Journal of Nursing Law
– first issue August 1993
Health Law, Legislation &
Compliance Section
CHAIRPERSONS
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Judith Ringholz
Susan Martin, Judith Ringholz
Outstanding Section Member
Award: Amy Jerdee
Susan Martin, Amy Jerdee
Louann Kitchen, Susan
Martin, Amy Jerdee
Louann Kitchen, Susan Ziel
Penny Westfall
Health Law, Legislation &
Compliance Section
CHAIRPERSONS
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
Penny Westfall
Penny Westfall
Penny Westfall
Penny Westfall
Penny Westfall
Karen Shedd Guarino/Penny
Westfall
Audrey Covner
Mary Powers Antoine
Education Section
CHAIRPERSONS
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
Outstanding Section Member
Award: Laurie Badzek
Laurie Badzek, Kathleen Mixson
Laurie Badzek
Laurie Badzek
Penny Brooke
Education Section
CHAIRPERSONS
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Penny Brooke
Insurance Risk Management Section
CHAIRPERSONS
1994
1993
1992
Elizabeth Barnett
Karen Logue
Karen Logue
Litigation Section
CHAIRPERSONS
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Sharon Bridges, Trudy A. Kiaunis
Doreen Bartlett, Trudy A. Kiaunis
Outstanding Section Member
Award: Karen Butler
Karen Butler, Doreen Bartless
Karen Butler
Joanne Sheehan, Karen Butler
Joanne Sheehan, Karen Butler
Joanne Sheehan, Victoria
Goldstein
Litigation Section
CHAIRPERSONS
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
Joanne Sheehan, Victoria
Goldstein
Kathleen Russell, Linda Gobis
Kathleen Russell
Kathleen Russell
Kathleen Switzer
Patricia Becker
Patricia Becker
Marlene Garvis
Legal Nurse Consulting Section
CHAIRPERSONS
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Conswella Byrd
Cindy Banes, Conswella Byrd
Outstanding Section Member
Award: Conswella Byrd
Conswella Byrd
Conswella Byrd, Gayle Sullivan
Katherine Dempski, Gayle
Sullivan
Gayle Sullivan
Legal Nurse Consulting Section
CHAIRPERSONS
1999
1998
1997
1996
Barbara Grimes
Barbara Grimes
Barbara Grimes
Barbara Grimes
Students Section
CHAIRPERSONS
2006
2005
2004
Daniel Tounsel, Catrina Sparacio
Daniel Tounsel, Susan Ziel
Outstanding Section Member
Award: Daniel Tounsel
Daniel Tounsel, Susan Ziel
TAANA PUBLICATIONS
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Business and Legal Guidebook for
Nurse Practitioners (2005)
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Health Law, Legislation and Compliance
Section chaired by Amy Jerdee
Model Curriculum of Legal Content in
Nursing Education (revised 2004)
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Task Force chaired by Diane K. Kjervik
TAANA PUBLICATIONS
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On Becoming a Nurse Attorney:
Questions and Answers (1991)
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Guidelines for the Selection of Counsel
for the State Nurses Association (1985)
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Task Force chaired by Diane Trace Warlick
TAANA POSITION PAPERS
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Professional Liability Insurance for
Nurses (1988)
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Registered Care Technologist (1989)
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Task Force chaired by Sandra L. Berkowitz
Developed into brochure “Demonstrating
Financial Responsibility for Nursing Practice”
Task Force chaired by Mary Powers Antoine
The Juris Doctorate as a Terminal
Degree (1/9/1999)
TAANA POSITION PAPERS
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Experts on Nursing (2/5/2004)
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Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
(7/4/2004)
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Expert Testimony in Nursing
Malpractice Actions (9/23/2004)
TAANA AMICUS BRIEFS
1986
Wrable v. Community Memorial
Hospital
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Brief written by Mary E. Kelly and
Diane Trace Warlick
Ellen Johnson, RN v. Broken
Arrow Public Schools, Tenth
Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver,
CO
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Joined in the brief filed by the
Oklahoma Educational Association
Amicus Committee chaired by
Diane Trace Warlick
TAANA AMICUS BRIEFS
1989
Cruzan by Cruzan v. Harmon,
United States Supreme Court
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2003
Filed joint brief with the ANA
Amicus Committee chaired by
Diane Trace Warlick
Sullivan v. Sullivan, Illinois
Supreme Court
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Filed brief written by Karen Butler,
Co-Chair of Litigation Section,
assisted by Chicago Chapter,
particularly Leatrice Schmidt
TAANA /NURSING SERVICE
ORGANIZATION (NS0)
AGREEMENT (1997)
• Collaborated in development and endorsement of
stand-alone disciplinary defense reimbursement
product
• This product provides legal representation to nurses
involved in State disciplinary proceedings before
nursing licensing boards
• TAANA members eligible to be identified as
attorneys available to provide this legal
representation
TAANA 25TH YEAR
GALA CELEBRATION
• Held March 31-April 1, 2006 in
Boston, MA
• Reception and viewing of
archives at Boston College
• Educational program on endof-life issues and disciplinary
defense
• Gala dinner and program
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ATTORNEYS
www.taana.org
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