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March
2008
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.
Note:
Proceeds from the Registered Nurse and the Nursing Assistant Self Assessment Exams now benefit The Alliance. You can find the Registered Nurse and Nursing Assistant Self Assessment Exams (SAE) on the AMP Web Site. For further information on the SAEs
link
here.
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Hospice
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HPNA Clinical Practice Forum: Caring for People Who Are Not Like Me
September 5-6, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA
Register Online
for this event for additional savings.
Additionally, two pre-conferences are available on Friday, September 5, 2008.
Download conference brochure (pdf file).
Generalist Clinical Review Train-the-Trainer workshop scheduled
Two Generalist Clinical Review Train-the-Trainer programs are scheduled:
1) Saturday, June 14th, 2008 at the Sheraton Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey
2) Saturday, September 20, 2008 Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan
The 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.
Link to Application
Newest product:
Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing: A Guide to Practice and Business Issues
As the specialty of Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative Nursing evolves, so does the need for tools and mechanisms to help those entering the field. Many APNs are new APNs in practice rather than new practitioners to the specialty. The decision was made to develop this toolkit that an Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative APN can use as a reference for business practice issues. It serves not only as a check list, but also a way to get a sense of the issues, the requirements, and the considerations of practice. In particular, it is written by APNs who are in the specialty and who have knowledge and expertise to help guide the practice of our colleagues from novice to experts. This item can be purchased from HPNA online or by calling the National Office at 412-787-9301. Cost: $30.00 (HPNA members) or $35.00 (non-members).
HPNA Public Policy State Ambassadors Program
In June 2007, the Public Policy Committee (PPC) was asked by the HPNA Board of Directors to expand their focus to include policy issues at the state and national levels. A small PPC task force soon established the HPNA State Ambassador Program.
The goal of State Ambassador Program is to develop a group of HPNA members with interest/expertise in health policy who will:
• Follow and inform the PPC about critical policy issues at the state/regional levels
• Disseminate information about national policy issues to their constituencies
• Assist with policy advocacy efforts as directed by the Board of Directors and PPC
Link to Full program description, requirements, and application
Upcoming weekly
teleconferences: Must pre-register; call HPNA at 412-787-9301
*Professional Nurse Methadone (Wed. Apr. 9, 2008 12 noon
ET).
Journal Club Communication Between the Nurse & Family Caregiver in EOL Care
(Wed. Apr. 16, 2008 3 pm ET)
Nursing Assistant Nursing Assistant Certification? Is it for me?
(Wed. Mar. 26, 2008 3 pm ET)
**Please note: beginning in January, 2008 the APN and Clinical Nursing teleconferences are combined and this Professional Nurse Teleconference will be conducted on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 noon ET. Pharmacological information will be included as appropriate to the topic.
Pain Special Interest Group
HPNA has received funding to begin a PAIN Special Interest Group (SIG). If you are an HPNA member and interested in joining this new SIG please contact email
SIG@hpna.org.
Conroe Area (Texas) Provisional Group
The Conroe Area Provisional Group is having a planning meeting on April 29th, 7p-8p at Montgomery County Library in Conroe. Interested HPNA members can contact Lucinda Perkins, 936-788-7707 (Work),
LPerkins@odsyhealth.com.
Gulfside Area (Florida) Provisional Group
The first membership meeting of the Gulfside Area Provisional Group will be on March 19th at 5pm at the Gulfside Regional Hospice, 6117 Troublecreek Road, New Port Richey, FL. Interested attendees can contact Debi King at (727)992-7950.
Additional information on your JHPN mailing label
The mailing label on your Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing includes ‘Renew mm/dd/yyyy’ on the first line near the membership number. This month/day/year is your current HPNA membership expiration date. This is one more method we are implementing to inform members of the membership expiration date to encourage a timely renewal.
Newest posts on the HPNA website:
Link to HPNA Monthly Update
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National
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NBCHPN Celebrates 15 Years!
NBCHPN Celebrates Our 15th Anniversary in 2008! For in-depth information on the history of NBCHPN and for a list of the first exam passers of 1994 please visit our website,
www.nbchpn.org.
CBT Application Reminder
The application window for the March 2008 computer based testing period is now closed. The application window for June 2008 testing will open March 1, 2008. Please view the current Candidate Handbook available at
www.nbchpn.org for more information regarding computer based testing and application and testing deadlines.
Link to NBCHPN Monthly Update
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Hospice
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Attention Researchers
HPNF has $7,500 set aside annually for the Certification Research Grant. Please apply or
encourage your colleagues to apply. Researcher does not have to be a member of HPNA and any topic can be studied as long as certified nurses are involved. All details for the
Certification Research Grant can be found online. More information will be posted in the Special Edition Awards E Newsletter coming out in April. We need your help promoting this opportunity!
Onward and Upward
At this 10-year Anniversary for HPNF, we are positioned to move to the next level! We have successfully provided grants and scholarships, educational events and materials to members and non-members alike. We pledge to continue to do that and more, but we need your help!
Consider how you could help us take the next step. With your contribution, we can increase funding opportunities – like the new Conference Scholarships in the planning stages! Bigger and Better Clinical Practice Forums located in different areas of the country! The list goes on!
Annual Appeal letters will arrive in your mailbox in April. Be thinking about how you want to respond!
Check out our updated website
We have been in the process of revising our website, www.hpnf.org. If you haven’t visited lately, check out the new format. Please feel free to send your comments to
Laurar@hpna.org
Spring Gifts
We have just a few remaining 2007 Blue Butterfly Key to Your Heart cases in stock and a healthy supply of 2008 Lavender Key to Your Heart cases. These make great gifts for Mother’s Day! Our 2008 model is perfect for Spring! You may
order online and we have just added a printable order form if you would prefer to order by mail. Phone orders are also accepted.
For a $20 donation to HPNF you can receive one of these beautiful gifts while the proceeds support the work of the Foundation and HPNA! Good news all around!
Toucan Campaign
Just for fun and a way to tidy up all that loose change: Save it for HPNF! Visit Chapter Central in the Members Only section of the HPNA website for the Toucan Wrapper with instructions.
Click here to make a donation to HPNF
Link to HPNF homepage
The Joint Commission Introduces Draft Palliative Care Standards
Available for Comment
The Joint Commission has released for comment proposed standards for Palliative Care. The standards will be part of a new Health Care Services Certification Program developed by The Joint Commission to continue providing standards and improvement solutions to health care organizations.
HPNA will be responding as an organization.
The Joint Commission is encouraging feedback from those who provide palliative care services. The draft standards are posted on The Joint Commission’s website,
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/. The deadline for feedback is April 8, 2008.
National Healthcare Decisions Day
The National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) Initiative is a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. For additional information about National Healthcare Decisions Day, visit
www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org.
A massive continuing education webinar event will occur on March 19, at 2:00pm. The title is: "National Healthcare Decisions Day 2008: the Law, the Talk and the Care." Our all-star panel is:
• Ira Byock, M.D., Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
• Betsy Clark, Ph.D., ACSW, M.P.H., the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
• Bill Colby, J.D., Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the lawyer who represented the family of Nancy Cruzan in their family's right-to-die case, the first such case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Webinar registration link here:
www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org/webinar.
Look for our HPNA, NBCHPN and HPNF awards enewsletter in early April, 2008!
The majority of award nominations are due June 1, 2008.
Cherokee Inspired Comfort Awards Program Call for Nominations
Nominations are being accepted March 1 – May 31, 2008 for this year’s awards program. The program provides a meaningful way for peers, friends and colleagues to acknowledge healthcare professionals for their significant contributions to patients and medical care.
To nominate a healthcare professional, visit www.CherokeeUniforms.com or pick up a nomination form from a Cherokee Uniforms retailer. Nominations are due by May 31, 2008. Winners will be announced in September 2008.
Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice Call for nominations
Drexel University College of Nursing & Health Professions has a long history of technological innovation. The Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice acknowledges nurses who have made a significant contribution to nursing education or practice via the development and/or adoption of a new technology. Application deadline is April 21, 2008.
Link here for further information
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