August  2007

In June 2003, discussions began with representatives of HPNA, NBCHPN and HPNF, and a consultant to discuss how we could collectively move forward to have a greater impact on communicating the value of providing excellent nursing care at the end of life for all Americans. Our unified vision is to ensure that all persons become aware of the impact of those with hospice and palliative nursing care knowledge and expertise and their ability to deliver high-quality end-of-life care. The desire to achieve this purpose has lead to the formation of the Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing.

The mission of the Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing is to serve as the unified voice in hospice and palliative nursing to integrate and coordinate end of life care with other members of the interdisciplinary team, to act as a visionary for specialty trending nursing issues, to be a primary resource fostering excellence in hospice and palliative nursing, and to advance end-of-life care for the benefit of the public at large.

HPNA Clinical Practice Forum   
The Clinical Practice Forum: Managing Non-Cancer Patients will demonstrate best practices in managing Cardiac, Dementia, Pulmonary and Renal care.

Ø      Friday, September 7 and Saturday, September 8, 2007.

Ø     Hilton Pittsburgh
        600 Commonwealth Place
    Pittsburgh , PA

The Pre-conference on Friday, September 7, offers up to 3.5 contact hours and includes a workshop on Navigating Through Establishing/Updating Goals of Care by Virginia Valentine, MS, RN, CHPN^®, which provides a discussion of the new 2008 Conditions of Participation requiring stronger documentation of the measurement of care delivery. This session will be preceded by B.O.A.T.I.N.G: Before Offering Another Treatment Identify New Goals, which is a one-act educational play by Jill Bixby, NP, MA, BSN, providing insight into the benefits and burdens of treatment at the end of life. Jill received the 2007 HPNA Innovation in End-of-Life Nursing Care Award for this project.

Link to additional information and Registration  

Generalist Clinical Review Train-the-Trainer Workshop  
HPNA is planning a Generalist Clinical Review Train-the-Trainer workshop for Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri.

This one-day workshop is for experienced hospice and palliative Registered Nurses who wish to become HPNA Approved Educators.  Presented in a Train-the-Trainer format, participants will be taught facilitation skills to prepare them to teach the Clinical Review. 

An application is required to attend the workshop.  Applications can be downloaded here or obtained by calling the National Office at 412-787-9301. 

2008 Annual Assembly  
The 2008 Annual Assembly sponsored by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association will be held January 30 – February 2, 2008 in Tampa Bay, Florida.  

2008 Case Conference Call for Submissions will be open September 1 - October 24, 2007  
Submissions are open to all levels of students of nursing and social work as well as medical students, residents and fellows.

A 3^rd and final call for Professionals in Training Case Conferences will open in the Fall 2007.

HPNA Pre-conferences for the 2008 Annual Assembly offered on Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Registration with HPNA for these pre-conferences will open online October 1, 2007.

1) 8 AM - 5 PM Generalist Clinical Review Train-the-Trainer

2) 8 AM - 12 NOON APN Billing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly  

3) 8 AM - 12 NOON Psychiatric Illnesses and the Dying

4) 8 AM - 12 NOON From Grassroots to Inside the Beltway: Policy Advocacy for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals

5) 1 PM - 5 PM History and Physical Findings Related to Drug Therapy Management

6) 1 PM - 5 PM Challenges with Family Dynamics in End-of-Life Care

Upcoming weekly teleconferences:  Must pre-register; call HPNA at 412-787-9301  
Advanced Practice Nurse   Evidence Based Practice: Tube Feedings? (Wed. Sept. 5, 2007 12 noon ET)

Clinical Nursing Duragesic Patches (Wed. Sept 12, 2007 12 noon ET).

Journal Club Palliative Sedation & Nursing: The Place of Palliative Sedation within Palliative Nursing Care (Wed. Aug 15, 2007 3 pm ET)

Nursing Assistant Ostomy Care (Wed. Aug. 22 2007 3 pm ET)

New Provisional Group Forming in North Carolina  
The second meeting of the Triad Provisional Group will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 6:30 pm at the Hospice of Greensboro in Greensboro, NC.

For more information or to RSVP email Triadhpna@yahoo.com.       

Hospice and Palliative Nursing Researchers on the website  
HPNA is pleased to announce the new listing of Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Researchers on the website under the “Research” menu item.  The list includes the researchers name, website and a short description of their program. Click here to see the list.  If you are a researcher and would like to be included on the list, please contact Dena Jean Sutermaster at denajeans@hpna.org.

New TIPS Sheets  
TIPS for Dispelling Myths of Opiods and TIPS for What Should You Report are the newest postings in the TIPS area of the HPNA website.  Link Here to the TIPS Sheets.

Notification of Membership Expiration  
Beginning with the July, 2007 renewals, notification regarding expiration of the HPNA membership will change to the following:

1. A hard copy renewal form will be sent only to those for whom we do not have an email address on file.  There will be no follow-up mailing after the expiration date.

2. An email reminder with a link to the Members Only area of the HPNA website will be sent to those for whom we do have an email address.  A back-up plan is in place for those email addresses that may not accept the notice.

Newest posts on the HPNA website:  

• Hospice and Palliative Nursing Researchers

• Two additional TIPS Sheets

• Members Only area: Member Resources (Plans of Care)

• Members Only area: Cultural Diversity Experts

• Members Only area: APN FAQ expanded to 58 questions

• Members Only area: HPNA Nursing Assistant Newsletters

Electronic Certification Newsletter for 2007  

NBCHPN^® is transmitting their Certification Newsletter electronically.  Please be sure that your email address remains current with the NBCHPN^® database to ensure that you receive email notification as to when the newsletter will be posted on our website for viewing. We do not want our certificants to miss out on any exciting NBCHPN^® news! If your email address has changed please send your current email address to dawnz@hpna.org.

Link to NBCHPN Monthly Update

Used Cell Phones wanted at Clinical Practice Forum  

HPNF is recycling cell phones!  If you will be attending Clinical Practice Forum carry all your unwanted phones with you to Pittsburgh .  Alternatively if you are a chapter member, please donate your phone at your next meeting.  Phones will be collected and sent away for responsible recycling and an easy way to raise funds.  The deadline for all phones to reach the National Office is October 15, 2007.

Chapter Grant Winners announced at Leadership Weekend  

Congratulations are due to Dallas Area HPNA, Florida West Shores HPNA, Texas Midwest Chapter HPNA, and West Central Florida HPNA!  Due to the efforts and initiative of these chapters to reach out to the nursing community many more nurses will benefit from the educational programs these chapters will be hosting during the coming year! 

It’s time to plan ahead to plan for the 2008 Chapter Education Grants!  June 1, 2008 is the deadline.  See the website www.hpnf.org for details.

2007 Annual Member Appeal  

Thanks to all of you who have made a contribution to the 2007 Annual Member Appeal!  The donations are coming in now at the rate of a steady summer trickle and we appreciate that!  If you have yet to make your annual donation, please consider the four recent Chapter Grant winners – and send your check off to the Foundation ASAP!

It is easy to make your 2007 Annual Member Contribution.  You can donate online at www.hpnf.org, mail a check, or call Laura Ristau, Director of Development, at 412-787-9301.

© Key to Your Heart Cases ©  

Great News!  Our 2007 Key to Your Heart case was very popular with folks attending Leadership Weekend!  We took in donations for 50 onsite!

We have made our second order from the supplier and will have plenty on hand for the Clinical Practice Forum as well as being able to continue processing online orders.  Reports are coming in that they make beautiful hostess gifts!

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