You are cordially invited to attend the program entitled:

PNH and aHUS:

Diseases of Uncontrolled Complement Activation

Presented by

Apurv Agrawal, MD

New Jersey Hematology/Oncology Associates

Brick, NJ

Monday, October 8, 2012

6:00 PM – Registration

6:30 PM – Presentation

Bridgetown Mill House

760 Langhorne-Newtown Road

Langhorne, PA 19047

Limited Seating Available

Please RSVP no later than Thursday, October 4, 2012

To register for this program, please

e-mail Bridget Coyne at CoyneB@alxn.com

or call (215) 920-6030


This program is sponsored by Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

In accordance with the PhRMA code on interactions with health care professionals,

attendance at this program is limited to health care professionals. Accordingly,

attendance by guests or spouses is not appropriate.

Summertime!

Hi everyone,
So sorry there have been no posts lately.  Summer is in full swing and everyone has been so busy.  But a couple of quick updates.

•  We had a successful last meeting with Lynn Hadaway, it was a pleasure to hear her speak.  (more on this when I post the minutes and pictures from the last meeting).  The food was good and it was nice to meet some new friends and catch up with some old :)
• I am expecting the funds from my scholarship award to arrive soon, so the good news is we will have a small budget for our next meeting!  Also, some of the money will be used to build a lending library of INS publications for our members to utilize. 
• Our September/October meeting will be here before you know it, and we are currently in the planning process now.  We are looking into having some of our favorite vendors join us with display tables, and possibly a speaker or two.  Oh and we will most definitely have some kind of refreshments...
• There has been some interest amongst members in setting up some study groups for the upcoming C.R.N.I. exam.  I would be happy to help facilitate this.  Please leave a comment or send me an email if you are interested. 
• INS has just released a position paper regarding the frequency of peripheral IV assessment, the link is below.
• http://www.ins1.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3412 

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer, and don't forget to sign up to follow the blog so that you will get all the latest information.
Michelle

June Meeting with Lynn Hadaway - Agenda

12:30 – 1:30pm (Atrium – 1^st Floor)

·      Sign In

·      New Member applications

·      LUNCH

o   Chapter Update

o   CRNI review class

o   Elections

o   Introductions

1:30pm – 3:00 (Medical Staff Conference Room)

Lynn Hadaway M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI

·      Introduction of guest speaker

·      Stop the Infusion Confusion – Care and Maintenance of Needleless Connectors

3:00 – 3:30pm

Presentation by Excelsior Medical

        Brian Grant

Visit Vendor table and visit with Brian and Lynn

·      Adjournment

June Meeting with Lynn Hadaway!!

Hi Everyone,

I hope this email finds everyone well and getting ready for the summer and warmer weather!  Our June meeting planning is well underway and I am pleased to announce our June speaker is nationally recognized Lynn Hadaway.

This meeting will be sponsored by Excelsior Medical.

Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI has more than 35 years experience in infusion nursing and adult education.  Her experience comes from multiple acute care settings, healthcare manufacturing, and continuing professional education. 

Her talk is titled;

Stop the Infusion Confusion - Care and Maintenance of Needleless Connectors

The meeting will be held Saturday June 2, from 12:30pm -3:30pm at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA

Lunch will be served in the first floor atrium from 12:30 – 1:30 (chapter business will be discussed during lunch)

Lynn Hadaway will be speaking from 1:30 – 3 in the medical staff conference room located next to the atrium.

A short presentation by Excelsior Medical will follow.

There are no fees for Delaware Valley INS members and guest pay only $5.00

It is very important that we have a good turn- out for this meeting.  Lynn Hadaway is a nationally recognized speaker and member of the Infusion Nurses community.  Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested.  I will send out a printable flyer this week that you can use to distribute to your co-workers.  Please make every attempt to attend this meeting and bring a friend!!

Please R.S.V.P.  by My 25^th by reply to this email or leaving a comment on the blog.  R.S.V.P. is not required to attend the meeting but is very important for ordering the right amount of food etc.  As always, there will be a door prize entry for any R.S.V.P. and/or leaves a comment on the blog.

Can’t wait to see everyone at the meeting!

Michelle L. Marte B.S.N., R.N., C.R.N.I., C.B.C.

Save the Date!

OK everyone!  Please save the date for our June meeting.  Meeting we be held on Saturday June 2, 2012 and will include lunch and an absolutely fabulous speaker!!!  I will post the details very soon but wanted everyone to mark their calendars because you won't want to miss this one...

March Meeting

Dessert!!!

New Members mingle!!

March Meeting

Attendees:

Michelle Marte (President)  Susan Muhlig
Jean Hardy (Vice – President) Hope McCann 
Marcella Tingle (Secretary) Dina O’Donnell
Hea Sook Koh (Treasurer)    
Galen Burleigh        
 (Guest)
 
The meeting began at 7:00 PM
Introductions made welcome new members Dina, and Hope.
Coffee and dessert were enjoyed!

Presidents Report

• Thank you to everyone for attending.
• Please take time to go to the DVINS blog at www.delawarevallyins.blogspot.com for updates.  Also please enter your email address to follow blog.
• Committee sign ups today.  Available committees; bylaws, recruitment/retention, education, and historical.
• Great news – I have been selected to receive the Leslie Baranowski Scholarship for Professional Excellence from the INS for the amount of $2500.00.  I will be donating this to the DVINS to be utilized for 3 funds.  The Education/Meeting Fund ($1250.00). The member scholarship fund ($750.00) and the Library fund ($500.00).  The member scholarship fund will be utilized to help fund DVINS members to join as a national INS member and to aid in fees associated with CRNI certification.  The Library fund will be used to purchase INS materials that can be borrowed by DVINS members.  More info to follow on these funds and how to apply for a scholarship.
• Ideas were discussed for the June and fall meeting, including possible speakers and venues.

Speaker                      
 Speaker Jason Beal, Director of Marketing and Member Services from the INS joined us via Skype.  Jason talked about national member benefits and gave a comprehensive tour of the INS website with special attention to the Knowledge Center and the clinical information available to INS members.

Calendar of Events

2012 INS Annual Convention & Industrial Exhibition
Saturday, April 28 - Thursday, May 3, 2012

Financial Report
Membership Dues $15.00/year collected
See presidents report for new funding

Questions/Feedback  
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM