NANAINA Newsletter
Fall 2006 Newsletter
President's Report by Beverly Patchell, President, NANAINA |
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Blessings to everyone! The date of NANAINA’s National Summit is fast approaching. I hope everyone reading this is planning to attend at least some of the events. You will be a part of history ~ for the first time we will offer a preconference and a Founder’s Symposium. The pre-conference is “Recognizing Toxic Exposure and Contamination in Patients” and is presented by the Center for Disease Control’s Agency on Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. You will receive a trainer’s manual and be able to share the information with your coworkers and community. This training will augment any other disaster training already experienced by healthcare providers. The Summit will be two full days plus the evening business meeting on Nov. 12th. At the business meeting you will hear about the local and national efforts of the organization and the collaborative agreements we have made over the year and plans for the upcoming year. We will also be electing officers for the upcoming year and The theme of this year’s conference is “Honoring Our Traditions” and explores how nurses can honor traditional medicine ways of Native people in the practice of Western medicine. We will begin a new tradition by having the inaugural Founders Symposium, this year honoring Roxanne Struthers, the 2006 President that we tragically lost last year. Her legacy of professional work will be explored during the conference on Monday afternoon and a more personal honoring will occur at the banquet on Monday night. Many other offerings at the conference will expand our horizons regarding sharing nursing and caring through nursing at all of the passages on the wheel of life. The local nursing organizations, Arizona State University and the Indian Health Service have been an integral part of the planning and development of this conference. So please join us and participate in all the ways that we honor our many paths of medicine and our Native patients, families and communities. Wado, Beverly Patchell, RN, MS, CNS President [email protected] Back to Top |
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Call for Nominations |
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The following offices are up for election in the fall. President Elect - One year term, due to the death of Roxanne Struthers and the assumption of the presidency by Bev Patchell, the previous president-elect. Term will end with assumption of the presidency in Fall 2007. Secretary – two year term 2006-2008 Member-at-Large – two year term 2006-2008. To submit nominations send email to Bev Patchell at [email protected] Back to Top |
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New Web Address |
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www.nanainanurses.org Back to Top |
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NANAINA Summit XII - Nov. 11-13, 2006 |
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"Honoring Our Traditions" Nov. 12-14, 2006 Mission Palms Resort Tempe, Arizona Conference Objectives:
TENATIVE AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Nurse Compentence in Aging Grant Awarded to NANAINA |
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Congratulations The Nurse Competence in Aging NCA Selection Committee has awarded the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association and Implementation Grant for the activities proposed. The grant period is November 1, 2006 to may 31, 2007.We are delighted to welcome you to the NCA family of specialty organizations. Project Coordinator and Board Liaison is Martha Baker. If anyone would like to assist with the activities related to the project please contact her via E-Mail: [email protected] or by phone: 417-820- 5058. We will be needing assistance as we carry out these grant activities. The very first activity was done at the Summit in Washington DC with a informational session on the grant as well as the first annual Nurse Competence in Aging award. This first recipient was Melanie Tobin from Minnesota. Through the benefits of the grant, she received a plaque and a monetary award of $500. The second annual award will be given at the Summit XII. If you know of a nurse who has excelled in caring for our elders, nominate them. Send the nomination to me via e-mail at the address above. Back to Top |
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Current Board Members |
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Beverly Patchell – President E-Mail: [email protected] Past President – Deb Smith E-Mail: [email protected] Martha Baker - Secretary E-Mail: [email protected] Audrey Koertvelyessy – Treasurer E-Mail: [email protected] Lee Ann Nichols – Member-at-Large E-Mail: [email protected] If you have any suggestions, questions or concerns about what is going on with the board or NANAINA contact one of the board members. We will be glad to assist you in any way. Back to Top |
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