Chapters / Chapter Advisors
Leadership Development Workshop (LDW)
Keynote Speaker: Stacy D. Nelson
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Hilton Chicago Hotel
Keynote Topic: Crucial Confrontations
- By invitation only for Chapter Officers
- Funded in part by a grant from Covidien
- Pre-registration is required:
- Registration is open from November 1, 2007 to February 14, 2008 – Valentine's Day
- Financial support is provided by AACN in the form of a one-time $350 grant for each
chapter that sends one or more chapter leaders to LDW to help off-set the costs
of attending the workshop (e.g., airfare, hotel, etc).
- In addition, the first chapter leader registration received from each chapter is
complimentary and additional leaders may attend at the rate of $85 each.
- The LDW will provide chapter leaders with the core leadership skills that will help
you successfully manage your chapter
- There will be 7.5 Category O or C (Synergy Cerp) CEs provided for this workshop.
- Contact us at chapters@aacn.org or at 800-394-5995
ext. 365 for a registration form or for more information.
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Chapter Concurrent Educational Sessions
Monday, May 5 – Thursday, May 8
Code Blue: Breathing LIFE Back Into Your Dying Chapter
Robert Beck, RN, BS
Jo Parker, RN, ADN, RCIS
Course CON538
Monday, May 5, 2008 – 10:45 am-12:00 pm
McCormick Place West – Room 193AB
Keys to An Effective Board: Starting Off on the Right Foot
Mary A. Bylone, RN, MSM, CCRN
Course CON574
Monday, May 5, 2008 – 2:15 pm-3:30 pm
McCormick Place West – Room 193AB
Beyond Review Courses: Chapters Committed to Certification
Tonya Ellis Skeen, RN, MSN
Course CON539
Monday, May 5, 2008 – 4:00 pm-5:15 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Chapter Strategic Planning: A How-To Workshop (Mastery Session)
Kimberly S Hodge, RN, ASN, CCRN-CMC
Kathleen Klein Peavy, MS, RN, CCRN
Course MS582
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 – 12:00 pm-3:30 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Grants and Grub: Chapters and Vendors Working Together
Tonya Ellis Skeen, RN, MSN
Jan Teal, RN, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC
Course CON570
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 – 4:00 pm-5:15 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Reclaiming Priorities: Our Patients, Our Nurses, Our Units
Clareen Wiencek, RN, APRN, MS, MSN, ACNP
Kirsten Skillings, RN, MA, CCNS, CCRN
Pamela J. Bolton, RN, CNS, APRN, MS, CCRN
Course CON569
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 2:15 pm-3:30 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Chapter Treasury: A How-To Session
Denise Bonura-Henry, RN, LPN, BSN, ASN, CCRN, CPHQ, CRN
Course CON571
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 4:00 pm-5:15 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Reclaiming Our Priorities: Chapter Leadership Transition
Kathleen Klein Peavy, RN, MS,CCRN
Joy Speciale, RN, MBA, CCRN, CRN
Course CON466
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 7:30 am-8:45 am
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Chapter Collaboratives: Translating AACN Initiatives Into Action
Karen A Kesten, RN, APRN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, PCCN
Cynthia Steinbach, RN, BSN, BC
Course CON588
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 11:00 am-12:15 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
Chapter Leader Feedback: Growing Yourself Forward
Kimberly S Hodge, RN, ASN, CCRN-CMC
Kathleen Klein Peavy, MS, RN, CCRN
Debbie Brinker, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS
Course CON390
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 12:45 pm-2:00 pm
McCormick Place West, Room 193AB
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Meet the Authors: Chapter Best Practice Posters
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 & Wednesday, May 7, 2008
10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
We invite you to view the Chapter Best Practice Posters, and meet the authors for
an opportunity to speak with them about their research findings and experience.
The posters will be located at McCormick Place West Convention Center, in the area
of the AACN Resource Center allowing for better viewing and more convenience for
attendees.
This year there will be two poster sessions as opposed to all posters being available
for the entire conference. This will better accommodate the learning needs of attendees
and scheduling of everyone's time.
Chapter Poster
Viewing |
Session A |
Session B |
Meet the Poster Authors |
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Monday, May 5 |
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
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10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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Tuesday, May 6 |
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
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10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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Wednesday, May 7 |
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8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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Thursday, May 8 |
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8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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Poster # |
Session |
Chapter |
Title |
Author(s) |
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CS101 |
A |
Chapter Advisory Team |
Chapter Challenges and Successes? Call the CAT! |
Bratcher, L;
Madrid, P
|
|
CS102 |
A |
South Bay Chapter, California |
Collaboration with Healthy
Work Environment Education:
A Seed is Planted |
Ward, J;
Scruth-Chavez, E;
Yokum, C;
Rossie, J;
O’Leary-Kelley, C
|
|
CS103 |
A |
Heart of Illinois Chapter, Illinois |
Encouraging Regional Conference
Attendance Utilizing Quality
Chapter Education Offerings |
Lucas, G;
Leas, L
|
|
CS104 |
A |
Rum River Chapter, Minnesota |
Growing Your Chapter Through
Creative Use of the Internet |
Asleson, A
|
|
CS105 |
A |
South Central Alaska Chapter, Alaska |
Impacting Specialty Certification
Through Collaboration |
Artuso, C;
Timmerman, R;
Keith, J
|
|
CS106 |
A |
Greater Long Beach-Orange
County Chapter, California |
One Chapter's Quest to Bridge
the Gap Between Practice and
Research: Addressing the
Barriers |
Hirsch, R;
Vitez, I;
DeStefano, L
|
|
CS301 |
B |
Heart of the Piedmont Chapter,
North Carolina |
Creating Chapter Diversity:
Recruiting and Engaging New
Graduate Nurses |
Nichols-Ray, S;
Syphaseut, A;
Johnston, M
|
|
CS302 |
B |
Seton Medical Center, Austin, Texas |
Interactive Meeting Notices With Pizzazz! |
Jay, L
|
|
CS303 |
B |
Mountain to Sound Chapter, Washington |
Merging in the Northwest:
How Two Diverse Chapters Rallied to
Become the Mountain to Sound Chapter |
Mattox, E;
Kupchik, N;
Hutchinson, M;
Tanzi, P;
Long, D;
Lodzinski, D
|
|
CS304 |
B |
Oklahoma City Area Chapter, Oklahoma |
Ties That Bind: Community Service
Does a Chapter Good! If We Can Do
It Your Chapter Can Too |
Clarkson, Y;
Morris, L;
Johnson, R;
Sturgis, G;
Nelson, M;
Sanford, A;
Hunter, J
|
|
CS305 |
B |
Mountain to Sound Chapter, Washington |
The Value of the Beacon Award:
Our Chapter's Effort to
Promote Excellence |
Hamilton, R;
Kupchik, N
|
|
CS306 |
B |
Northern New Jersey Chapter, New Jersey |
We've Seen Fire and We've Seen Rain:
Chapter Program Emergency Preparedness |
Stutzer-Treimel, K;
Chapter Advisory Team
|
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Chapter Regional Meetings
Dates, Times, & Locations To Be Announced
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Chapter Rebate
AACN will again be offering a $75 rebate to chapter members who register
to attend the National Teaching Institute (NTI) in Chicago, May 5-8, 2008.
Click here for the Mail-In Rebate Form.
Things you should know about the rebate:
- The $75 rebate on the NTI registration fee is available to any chapter member.
- Application requirements have been significantly decreased this year– simply
complete the rebate form and attach proof of your chapter membership. (Proof
of chapter membership is required because National no longer requires the
chapters to report their membership list on an annual basis.)
- Submit your rebate application anytime after you receive confirmation that
your NTI registration has been processed. You do not need to wait until after
NTI. In fact, by submitting it early, it is possible that you'll receive your
rebate before NTI.
- You'll receive your rebate in the same form that you paid for the conference.
If you paid on credit card, the rebate will be credited to your card; if you
paid by check, the rebate will sent to you as a check.
- We'll process your rebate as soon as possible, but due to the need to process
all NTI applications that are also arriving during this timeframe, it may take
up to 12 weeks.
- The deadline to submit your rebate is June 1, 2008 (all rebates must be
postmarked by this date). This deadline allows AACN to process all the rebates
in a timely manner after NTI and is necessary so that AACN can close out the fiscal
year financials. AACN's fiscal year ends on June 30th.
We hope this information was useful to you. If you have additional questions,
please submit them to us at
chapters@aacn.org.
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Host Chapters – The Greater Chicago Area Chapter & Northwest Chicago Area Chapter
Be sure to stop by the Host Chapter booth and meet chapter members and leaders from
the Chicago area. While you're there, be sure to get your official NTI T-shirt.
Get 'em while they're hot, because they do sell out.
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