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Deborah Coody, MSN, RN, CPNP University of Texas Medical School Department of Pediatrics Houston, Texas
9 BOARD MEMBER HIGHLIGHT Patty Franklin, Membership Coordinator
Patty Franklin, elected as Membership and Chapters Coordinator in 1992, serves as an accessible and vital link between the Board and NAPNAP's 39 chapters. Patty received her BS from Salve Regina College in Newport, Rhode Island, and her MSN/PNP from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She worked in a private pediatric practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, from 1980 to 1986. Since 1987 she has pracriced with two other PNPs and five Pediatricians at Alexandria Pediatrics in Alexandria, Virginia. She has served as a preceptor for PNP students from Catholic University and is on the faculty for the Health Leadership Association's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cerification Review Program. As a charter member of the Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, Patty chaired the Legislative Committee from 1981 to 1984 and was President in 1984 and Treasurer from 1990 to 1992. Patty, one of six children, was reared in Massachusetts. She married Joe Franklin in 1981 and has three sons. Brian, aged 9 years, is "hoping that they find a cure for AIDS soon." Michael, aged 7 years, is focused on environmental issues such as preserving whales and manatees. Paul, aged 4 years, is a "parental and spiritual challenge, pushing the edge of the envelope almost every day!" Patty volunteers at the boys' respective schools and has little time to pursue her interests of tennis, reading, antiquing, and gardening. One of Patty's favorite political figures is Abraham Lincoln: "I loved his words; he said so much so simply." She also expressed great admiration for others who dedicated their lives to humanity and spoke in simple yet profound prose: Dr. Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, and the fourteenth Dalai Lama. The professionals who have made the largest impact on her life include Dr. Eve Kimball, a pediatrician who gave her time and talent as a preceptor, and Anne Coleman Stadtier, a graduate school classmate, friend, and colleague. In addition to teaching Patty primary pediatric health
care, Dr. Kimball taught Patty the importance of giving back to the community and to her profession. Anne Coleman Stadtler supported and guided Patty through the first few years of practice and continues to be her friend and esteemed colleague. Patty has many concerns about the health and wellbeing of children today--increasing violence, access to care, and nutrition. While in graduate school, she researched the effect of television viewing on children. She states, 'CHow are we to believe we can build a 'new world order' when the foundations of this new world are weakened by the violence that penetrates their lives?" Patty Franklin has assmned the position of Membership and Chapters Coordinator and her board duties with much enthusiasm, perspective, and insight. Her gift of debate and fresh views on topics leads to very productive discussions and decisions. She is extremely committed to the chapters and members she represents. The NAPNAP Board is indeed honored to have Patty serving as Membership Coordinator. 9 LEAH HARRISON NAMED TOP NORSE IN NEW YORK
Leah Harrison, RN, MSN, CPNP, the assistant director of the Child Protection Center at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, received the New York State Legislature's 1993 Nurse of Distinction Award. Leah, a NAPNAP fellow, is nationally recognized as an expert on child abuse. Her concern for abused children began during her days as an emergency nurse when she observed children with intentionally inflicted injuries that had gone undetected. As administrator of the Child Protection Center at Montefiore she has helped raise more than $600,000 toward the maintenance of the program and has instructed more than 4,000 medical, nursing, and social service professionals on child abuse and neglect. Leah was also a member of the US Surgeon General's National Planning Committee on Child Sexual Abuse and a member of the New York State Supreme Court Committee on Child Sexual Abuse. NAPNAP applauds Leah and her advocacy for children. 9 SALLY WALSH RECIPIENT OF NP STATE AWARD
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Sally Walsh, RN, BS, CPNP, received the Nurse Practitioner State Award of Excellence in Practice for the state of Massachusetts. Presented by Lieutenant Governor A. Paul Cellucci, the award was sponsored by the
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American Academy o f Nurse Practitioners. Sally has been a very active and valuable member of the Eastern Massachusetts and national NAPNAP organizations. She served as President of NAPNAP from 1982 to 1983. She also is NAPNAP representative to the National Federation of Specialty Nursing Organization. She was an integral part of the effort to obtain prescriptive privileges in the Commonwealth of Masschusetts. NAPNAP is proud of Sally and hopes that she will continue her great achievements!
Deterrents to reporting include concerns about patient confidentiality, professional liability, and confusion about what to report to whom. The new FDA form emphasizes that health professionals should report only serious adverse events and should not hesitate to make a report even if they are not sure that the event was related to a drug or de*Ace. If you would like to obtain a one-page voluntary reporting form, call 1-800-FDA1088. 9 NAPNAP'S 15TH A N N U A L CONFERENCE
9 NEW M E D W A T C H PROGRAM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urges physicians and other health professionals to use its new Med-Watch program to report adverse events associated with drugs and medical devices. Health professionals report only an estimated 5% to 10% of all adverse events, although most professionals believe it is their professional responsibility to report. Voluntary reports from health professionals in 1992 resulted in 52 product recalls. In addition, manufacturers accepted many recommendations from the FDA for corrective actions.
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We look forward to seeing you at NAPNAP's 15th Annual Conference, April 7-10, in Chicago, Illinois. We are looking forward to the best conference yet! 9 CHILDREN T H R O U G H LITERATURE
"Some people, you know, are never children, or only briefly. Some have their childhoods much later in their lives. It is certainly not the exclusive privilege of the very young, but merely that time when one feels the greatest awe, terror, and confidence in the universe and in oneself." Isak Dinesen
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Deborah Coody, MSN, RN, CPNP University of Texas Medical School Department of Pediatrics Houston, Texas
9 BOARD MEMBER HIGHLIGHT Patty Franklin, Membership Coordinator
Patty Franklin, elected as Membership and Chapters Coordinator in 1992, serves as an accessible and vital link between the Board and NAPNAP's 39 chapters. Patty received her BS from Salve Regina College in Newport, Rhode Island, and her MSN/PNP from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She worked in a private pediatric practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, from 1980 to 1986. Since 1987 she has pracriced with two other PNPs and five Pediatricians at Alexandria Pediatrics in Alexandria, Virginia. She has served as a preceptor for PNP students from Catholic University and is on the faculty for the Health Leadership Association's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cerification Review Program. As a charter member of the Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, Patty chaired the Legislative Committee from 1981 to 1984 and was President in 1984 and Treasurer from 1990 to 1992. Patty, one of six children, was reared in Massachusetts. She married Joe Franklin in 1981 and has three sons. Brian, aged 9 years, is "hoping that they find a cure for AIDS soon." Michael, aged 7 years, is focused on environmental issues such as preserving whales and manatees. Paul, aged 4 years, is a "parental and spiritual challenge, pushing the edge of the envelope almost every day!" Patty volunteers at the boys' respective schools and has little time to pursue her interests of tennis, reading, antiquing, and gardening. One of Patty's favorite political figures is Abraham Lincoln: "I loved his words; he said so much so simply." She also expressed great admiration for others who dedicated their lives to humanity and spoke in simple yet profound prose: Dr. Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, and the fourteenth Dalai Lama. The professionals who have made the largest impact on her life include Dr. Eve Kimball, a pediatrician who gave her time and talent as a preceptor, and Anne Coleman Stadtier, a graduate school classmate, friend, and colleague. In addition to teaching Patty primary pediatric health
care, Dr. Kimball taught Patty the importance of giving back to the community and to her profession. Anne Coleman Stadtler supported and guided Patty through the first few years of practice and continues to be her friend and esteemed colleague. Patty has many concerns about the health and wellbeing of children today--increasing violence, access to care, and nutrition. While in graduate school, she researched the effect of television viewing on children. She states, 'CHow are we to believe we can build a 'new world order' when the foundations of this new world are weakened by the violence that penetrates their lives?" Patty Franklin has assmned the position of Membership and Chapters Coordinator and her board duties with much enthusiasm, perspective, and insight. Her gift of debate and fresh views on topics leads to very productive discussions and decisions. She is extremely committed to the chapters and members she represents. The NAPNAP Board is indeed honored to have Patty serving as Membership Coordinator. 9 LEAH HARRISON NAMED TOP NORSE IN NEW YORK
Leah Harrison, RN, MSN, CPNP, the assistant director of the Child Protection Center at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, received the New York State Legislature's 1993 Nurse of Distinction Award. Leah, a NAPNAP fellow, is nationally recognized as an expert on child abuse. Her concern for abused children began during her days as an emergency nurse when she observed children with intentionally inflicted injuries that had gone undetected. As administrator of the Child Protection Center at Montefiore she has helped raise more than $600,000 toward the maintenance of the program and has instructed more than 4,000 medical, nursing, and social service professionals on child abuse and neglect. Leah was also a member of the US Surgeon General's National Planning Committee on Child Sexual Abuse and a member of the New York State Supreme Court Committee on Child Sexual Abuse. NAPNAP applauds Leah and her advocacy for children. 9 SALLY WALSH RECIPIENT OF NP STATE AWARD
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Sally Walsh, RN, BS, CPNP, received the Nurse Practitioner State Award of Excellence in Practice for the state of Massachusetts. Presented by Lieutenant Governor A. Paul Cellucci, the award was sponsored by the
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American Academy o f Nurse Practitioners. Sally has been a very active and valuable member of the Eastern Massachusetts and national NAPNAP organizations. She served as President of NAPNAP from 1982 to 1983. She also is NAPNAP representative to the National Federation of Specialty Nursing Organization. She was an integral part of the effort to obtain prescriptive privileges in the Commonwealth of Masschusetts. NAPNAP is proud of Sally and hopes that she will continue her great achievements!
Deterrents to reporting include concerns about patient confidentiality, professional liability, and confusion about what to report to whom. The new FDA form emphasizes that health professionals should report only serious adverse events and should not hesitate to make a report even if they are not sure that the event was related to a drug or de*Ace. If you would like to obtain a one-page voluntary reporting form, call 1-800-FDA1088. 9 NAPNAP'S 15TH A N N U A L CONFERENCE
9 NEW M E D W A T C H PROGRAM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urges physicians and other health professionals to use its new Med-Watch program to report adverse events associated with drugs and medical devices. Health professionals report only an estimated 5% to 10% of all adverse events, although most professionals believe it is their professional responsibility to report. Voluntary reports from health professionals in 1992 resulted in 52 product recalls. In addition, manufacturers accepted many recommendations from the FDA for corrective actions.
November-December 1993
We look forward to seeing you at NAPNAP's 15th Annual Conference, April 7-10, in Chicago, Illinois. We are looking forward to the best conference yet! 9 CHILDREN T H R O U G H LITERATURE
"Some people, you know, are never children, or only briefly. Some have their childhoods much later in their lives. It is certainly not the exclusive privilege of the very young, but merely that time when one feels the greatest awe, terror, and confidence in the universe and in oneself." Isak Dinesen
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