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| District Report for Columbus District |
| 9/19/08 The Columbus/Centra District is pleased to update you on the activities of our district during the summer quarter. As planned our August meeting was held at St. Francis Hospital. Our speaker was Paul Saucer, sales representative from "vital signs, inc." He introduced us to a new fluid warmer, the en-Flow Fluid Warmer System. Dinner was served followed by a business meeting. Our district officer election for 2009 was completed. Our new officers are as follows: President- Kate Gagnon President-Elect- Julie Berry Secretary- Victoria Woods Treasurer- Debbie Blaikner (Incumbent) Historian- Lisa Wright (Incumbent) We have enjoyed being one of the host districts for this year's state conference to be held on September 19-21st, 2008 at Callaway Garden in Pine Mountain, Georgia. We continue to put out our quarterly district newsletter. We recently completed Volume 1, Number 5. Our next meeting is slated for November 20, 2008 @ 1800, location to be announced. Respectfully submitted by: Lisa Williams, President Columbus/Central District +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Columbus/ Central District Georgia Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Quarterly Report Fall 2007 The Central District has had a banner year, and this quarter has been no different. We have been active on several fronts. We have continued to put out our quarterly news- letter. Our fall quarterly meeting was held on November 15, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Our speakers were, Will Barron, drug representative from Sanofi Aventis, who updated us on Lovenox. Our second speaker was Dr. George Zimmerman from the St. Francis Orthopedic Institute, who spoke on “A New Approach to Total Joint Replacement Surgery”. Our service project was held at the Columbus Regional Library. We collected personal care items and delivered them to several shelters in the Columbus area. The amount of items and the turnout of nurses and friends to assist in the bagging and delivery of those items were outstanding! Our special test site for CPAN and CAPA was cancelled. We did not have the applicants necessary to maintain that site. We will look at requesting a test site again in 2008. Our winter quarterly meeting will be held on February 21st, 2008, 6 PM at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus. Kate Gagnon is the chairperson and organizer for that meeting. The speaker will be Amy Glover, RN, MSN of the I-Flow Corporation. The discussion will be the On-Q Pain Buster pump. CEUs are pending. The Central district is also one of the four districts hosting the 2008 State conference, which will be held at Calloway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. The dates are September 19-21st, 2008. Respectfully submitted by: Lisa Williams President Columbus/ Central District ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Columbus/ Central District Georgia Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Quarterly Report Spring 2007 PANAW week for the Columbus/ Central District included a presentation and dinner at the Columbus Country Club sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. The topic was “Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia”. We had a great speaker and delicious dinner prepared by the country club staff. The Columbus/ Central District hosted the ASPAN Certification Review Seminar on February 24, 2007 at the Four Points Sheraton in Columbus, Georgia. This event was very successful and well attended, with speakers for CAPA and CPAN. There were 10 people tentatively interested in taking the certification tests in Columbus. We will be applying for a special test site in the fall. Our spring meeting was held on May 30, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Our goals are to increase membership and participation, and to start an internet newsletter for the newly formed Central District. We look forward to an exciting year and hope to add at least 10 newly certified perianesthesia nurses to our organization. Respectfully submitted by: Lisa Williams President Columbus/ Central District ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FALL/WINTER 2006 REPORT COLUMBUS DISTRICT GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSES The Columbus District collected toiletries and small personal hygiene items for a second year. We met November 9, 2006 to package and wrap all donated items. The results were two large boxes of attractively packaged gift items to each of two local homeless shelters, the Valley Rescue Mission and the House of Mercy. Columbus District will be hosting an ASPAN Review Course for CAPA and CPAN Exams on Saturday, February 24, 2007. Featured speakers will be Denise O’Brien and Nancy Strzyewski. Respectfully Submitted: Kathleen S. Gagnon, RN, CPAN Vice-President _____________________________________________________________________________ ________ ANNUAL REPORT COLUMBUS DISTRICT GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSES September 2005-September 2006 The Columbus District had a growing year. With the consolidation of the Central District, our membership increased considerably. In November 2005, we gathered toiletries and hygiene items, packaged them for individual gift giving, and presented several large boxes of attractively packaged items to the Valley Rescue Mission, Damascus Way Women’s Shelter, and the House of Mercy. We celebrated PANAW Week in February, 2006, with a half day educational offering sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and hosted by Hughston Sports Medicine Hospital. April, 2006, brought the National Conference to Orlando, Florida and several members were able to attend. A district highlight was the conference presented by our New Jersey member, Denise Sullivan, titled “ Transcultural Nursing Experiences.” After a quiet summer we held another half day seminar in September, again sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and hosted by St. Francis Hospital. New district officers were elected. Lisa Williams assumed Presidency, Kate Gagnon was elected Vice-President, Julie Berry remained Secretary, Debbie Blaikner was elected Treasurer, and Lisa Wright became District Historian. Likewise, in September, District President Kate Gagnon attended the ASPAN Component Development Institute in Bloomington, Minnesota with Karen Catchings, our current State President. Respectfully Submitted: Kathleen S. Gagnon, RN, CPAN Vice-President _____________________________________________________________________________ |
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