ASGNA’s Nurse of the Year Award

Who comes to mind when you think of someone that is knowledgeable in GI - promotes continuous learning and education by attending GI educational offerings?
Is he/she certified in Gastroenterology nursing?
Who is that shining star among your co-workers? 
Winner receives $500 to use towards education, meetings, certification renewal, etc... 

And the winner is... JOANNE FINEMAN !!!

 

Congratulations

President's Message

The 2012 ASGNA Board is in place and excited and committed to providing educational opportunities and will continue to focus on increasing our membership this year.
I look forward to a great year for ASGNA and serving as your president.  I am very proud of the willingness of our board to serve and volunteer their time. We had a wonderful response to our request for volunteers for education, planning and education and I am pleased to introduce the following board members to you:
President Elect- Shannon Connolly
Past President- Catherine Yows
Treasurer- Susan Morin
Secretary- Dawn Corbett
Education- Krista Grosvenor, Eileen Clouse and Kathy Davis
Hospitality- Donna Conroy, Alan Zidlicky and Michelle Fasano
Planning Committee- Joan Gehrke, Georgette Knoebel, Kelley Kriech and Sandra Rowe
Colon Cancer Liasion- Chris Bauer
Secretarial Support: Jennifer Schabatka

We are maintaining our focus on outreach this year by continuing to provide webinars for all of our 2012 educational offerings, including the fall conference!
We have an eventful year with the SGNA Annual Course being in Phoenix this year, along with our regional educational offerings.
With the continued support from our vendors, we are able to provide these educational opportunities.
GI Nurses and Associates day is Wednesday, March 28th and that is our first regional conference!  Plan on attending in celebration of our day and learn from our speaker. We are fortunate to have Ross Bremner, MD, leading thoracic surgeon from St. Joe’s presenting. We will have a summer conference (location and date TBD) as well as our annual fall conference on November 10th.

ASGNA continue to support the local chapter of Colon Cancer Alliance and are excited to support Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association this year.

I look forward to seeing you all in March for our GI nurses and Associate's Day celebration!

Maureen Cain
ASGNA President 2012

 

As you know, the SGNA 39th Annua l Course is coming to Phoenix, May 18-23, 2012. I hope you will join us at this year’s event. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of having the premier educational opportunity for GI/endoscopy nursing professionals so close to home! Not only will you receive valuable information and the potential to earn up to 42.5 contact hours*, you will have a great time!

One-day or optional session-only registration options are also available if you are unable to attend the full event. Go online to www.sgna.org/2012AC for detailed information regarding everything the Annual Course has to offer.
Why YOU need to attend the SGNA 39th Annual Course:

• Gain a breadth of education with more than 120 educational sessions in ten tracks.
• Learn about the newest products and services in person at the Exhibit Hall.
• Stay relevant and connected within the GI/endoscopy community.
• Excel your career with top-notch Vendor Programs from highly regarded industry speakers and with knowledge about industry advancements from exhibitors.
• Celebrate with your colleagues and new friends by attending the Welcome Reception and the Gala Awards Banquet.

While scheduling time away from your unit can be challenging, I guarantee you will find attending the SGNA Annual Course is well worth it! Come away feeling even more passionate and energized about our specialty — not to mention, you will be gaining important contact hours! Be sure to register by the April 11 early-bird deadline to save with the discounted rate.

Lets make SGNA proud of our region and show our support by attending the Annual Course.

Maureen Cain