Membership in GAPAN is through our national organization,
the American Society for PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN).  
The dual membership is available online at www.aspan.org
Why Be A Member?
Membership gives you:
  • Opportunity to attend state and national educational seminars at discounted rates
  • Possible scholarships for continuing education in the field of nursing, to attend
    GAPAN events / ASPAN National Conference, and for certification or recertification
  • Subscription to The Awakener, our tri-yearly GAPAN newsletter
  • Subscription to JoPAN, the Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
  • Subscription to Breathline, ASPAN's newsletter
  • Opportunity to represent our association on GAPAN's Board of Directors, District
    level organizations or committees, as well as on ASPAN national committees
  • Eligibility for the GAPAN "Recruiter of the Year" and "PeriAnesthesia Nurse of the
    Year"
  • Opportunity to network with perianesthesia nurses from all over the country



How many new members have you recruited?
Monitor your progress with ASPAN's Recruiter of the Year Tracking
.
Georgia Association of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
www.GA-PAN.org
An Open Letter from the Member-at-large, Membership

January 12, 2009

Dear respected GAPAN Members,


I want to thank you all for your support of the Georgia Association of Perianesthesia
Nursing Organization.  I am in my 2nd year as Member-at-Large Membership for
GAPAN.  I am learning more about my role and trying to reach out to the members. I
am excited about 2009 and the opportunities we will encounter!

I hope this letter will encourage you and let you know that I really do want to keep all
of you informed about what is going on with GAPAN because together we make a
great team.

The website (www.ga-pan.org) will help keep you in touch with your organization. It
contains a great deal of helpful information.  There is a list of the District Presidents
and their emails so that you can contact them about upcoming local meetings or
planned seminars.  Attending these events may provide you with needed continuing
education credits or may just keep you informed and connected to your organization.  
Take advantage of these occasions if at all possible since some of your dues help fund
these local educational events. You are also welcome to travel to other District’s
meetings and seminars to meet other members and hear different educational topics.

The website also has our Bylaws and Policy and Procedures, helpful if you want to
run for an office on the Board of Directors or are just interested. At the January Board
meeting, one of the items we discussed was having a “Retreat” where new district
level board members can meet and greet with the present state officers and discover
what being a Board Member is all about. I have learned so much and appreciate what
GAPAN stands for in regards to Nursing Education and Research and Purpose.

There is also a link to GAPAN on the ASPAN website, (www.aspan.org). This is where
you can see what is happening on a national scale for Perianesthesia nurses.

If you are interested in a CPAN and CAPA certification (beginning April 6, 2009)
ABPANC will launch its computer-based testing for the examinations.  For more
information, the ABPANC website is (www.cpancapaorg). Personally, after obtaining
my CAPA certification it has helped me save lives and be more in tune with my patients
(they are my favorite part about nursing).

This year’s state conference will be held in Atlanta .  September 18-20, 2009.  I hope
to see you there!

Sincerely,

Diane Sherman, Member-at-Large Membership