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NETWORK NEWS NaJlcy Ba.iJJlall, RN, eRNI
he annual meeting of the Amer· iean
Association
of
Blood
Bankers (AA1313) took place
recently in Orlando,
Florid~1.
So, you are
asking yourself, what does this have
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH NAVAN NETWORKS? TIle 16th Annual NAVA~ meeting, includ-
do
ing the network breakfast, from all repolls,
with NAVA1'f! Vascular access is profoundly
got rave reviews. As the regular business of
[0
1ST COAST NETWORK Karen Hawkins, RN, CRNA, CRNI President (904) 249-4412 [email protected]
important to rhe delivery of transfusion
prufl-ssiunal life kept me in Ann Arlx)f, my
Kan:n and her crew continue their
therapy, and the topic is way off to the
colleagues and compatriots prOVided inter-
efforls to organize a Florida Network. If
side, un the regular AAB13 participant's
esting feedback on the NAVAN Nerworks
you are new to the area or have re-kindled
radar screen. Many nurses, physicians and
breakfast meeting! My personal thanks go to
your interest in working toward Network formation, give Karen a call.
laboratoly personnel I spoke with were
Pall Medical Corporate member Jennifer
vc'y imeresled in discussing concerns and issues related to vas<.:ul,u 'lCcess. They are
Rogers .md our 2002 NAVAN Board of
thirsty for facts and feedback from profes-
their help and suppon al the last millllle.
Directors Networks Liaison, Beuy Rozier, for
sionals who are credentialed (i.e. NAVAN
Both stepped up to the plale and con-
members!) and wiJling 10 exchange infor-
dlK1ed a very successful breakfast meeting
ADVAN Adirondack Area Vascular Access Network
mation on the topic. They are aba look-
with linlt notice. Thank You! "nle NAVAN
ing for 'though, leaders' willing 10 present research and science on the topic of vas-
Network breakfast attendance at the annual
cular access. What an opportunity to net-
with 42 signing in. Thirty-five anendees
ADVAN continues with a mbust schedule
work, and share the mission of NAVAN!
requeMed info on local Network member-
of meetings scheduled for November, Jan-
meeting was repolled to be well over 80,
Suzanne Washburn, RN President (518) 793-8187
wilh Ihe
ship, and over half of those requested inlo
uary, and Febmary. On November 19th,
promise of mailing out NAVAN member-
on getting a 1000Jl Nerwork organized and
Presidential Adviser; Leah Mason, RN', CRNI,
ship materials upon my return
mnning in several pans of the countly.
along with Maggie Cook, RN, presented a
Request for new Network packets came
hands-on skills lab focusing on thoughtful
Nice you say to yourself, but what does
from California, Wyoming, lllinois, Arizona,
vascular access assessment, produQ use and
this have to do with me, one member of
Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts, Florida,
impmving c1inicJI outcomes. In janualy, Ann
NAVAN? If you arc like many protcssiunals
Hawaii, Nt.'w York, South Dakow, Min-
Marie Tomaski will discuss the legal aspect'"
Business cards were flying,
10
the
home office.
today, you are responsible for, or are inter-
nesota, Connecticut, and Tennessee. Pack-
and documentation relevant to IV "Ihempy.
ested in multiple areas of practice. Invile
et'" have been sent to all who requested
The ADVAN officers and program (umnliuee are working hard to bring infonllative and
interest
info. Thanks also to all those reJX>rting from
groups LO a local or regional NAVAN Net-
local Networks on your NAVAN Network
well~timed
work meeting. Ask them to speak on their
activity, year to date. Your enthusiasm and
their membership and visitors. 11ley are a
colleagues
from
other special
vascular access information to
topic of interest and integ...He vascular
commitment generate interest in NAVAN
well-organized group and welcome visiLOrs
access issues into their discussion. Volun-
membership and new Network formation.
and new members to their ranks!
teer to spe
l1lank you for your continued support and
lake NAVAN membership brochures with
mentoring of Networks and Ne("\.vork lead-
you to hand out. (available from the
ers! If you missed signing up for a packet of
national office). Wc must think outside of
info, or it wasn't your year to attend the
the bux LO help grow our local and
Annual meeting, conWct this author, any
regional NAVAN Networks. The NAVAN
NAVAN Board of Directors or the NAVAN
organizational mission statement reads. "To
Administrative offices. We will be happy to
promote, communicate and facilitate the art
send membership information. If you are
BAVAN Bay Area Vascular Access Network Jan DilIion, RN - Treasurer (415) 721-2273 [email protected]
and science of vascular access." So, now
interesttd in building a local or regional
for a reality check. What's AABB got
do
NAVAN Network, we will work with you.
13AVAN has planned, and will be hosting
with NAVAN? Lots of opportunity to pro-
AJI it takes is a couple of people with an
an evening meeting in January! "TIle Endo-
10
mute, communicatt
idea, focus and t.'nthusiasm. In the mean-
luminal 13l1.1sh, Il'" Use and Outcomes" will
access! Go gel 'em NAVAN members!
time, here b what is happening in loud
be presented by the CEO of the company
NAVAN Networks:
which manufactures lhe pruduct. BAVAN
54
"'VAC
Winter
2002
has taken steps to include the Hay Area Interventional Radiologists in this mt''Cting. BAVAN organizers
MVAN Michigan Vascular Access Network Nancy Bagnall RN. eRNI - Facilltator (734) 913-6157 [email protected] The Michigan Network continues to meet on a quarterly basis. MVAN joined forces with the Great ldkes Chapter of INS for a meeting on November 21st. Our combined groups were inviled to visit Tri-Scne, located in Howell, Michigan. Jeny Roberts, an engineer with Tri-..Srate, dLe,cussed the importance of materials and manufacturing methodologies in developing trJ.nsparenl dressings. TriState provided dinner (Thank You!) and a tour of their facility. We all vel)' much enjoyed the meeting and networking with our clinical and manufacturing colleagues on the topiC of vascular access prolection and securement. In the spring, MVAN will reconvene using our journal fonnat. We are tent..'ltively scheduled to 1lK.'t.1 in March. \Vhi..le the education progiJ.m planning comminee V(){ed to meet in the Bahama Islands, a budget check quickly brought us back to reality. Therefore, we are planning to meet at Pall Medical in Ann Arbor. Topic TBD. We wel-
come and look fOlW3rd to Visitors and members new to MVAN. Call Nancy for more info or meeting ide-as!
NEVVAN Nevada Vascular Access Network Kathy Mohn RN - President
(702) 363-5852 [email protected]
NEWAN continues to grow at a lively pace. Members receive regular upd,lles through their own newsletter. It is a tenific publication featuring v
OCVAN Orange Country Vascular Access Network Connie Bums, RN - President [email protected] We are located in Orange County, California, JUST south of Los Angeles. You need not be a member of OCVAN or NAVAN to attend. All you need is interest. Typically,
W
nter
OUI' meetings are held on a quarterly b'lsis. It includes dinner since we start a1 7pm, and we offer CEH's for lectures proVided. Such lectures have included "Sonosite," ··Pain Management," ';Hyperlipidemia," "Legal Aspects in IV Nursing," and the "Navian 13ionavigarional System" to name <1 few. We also tag onto the lectures introductions to new IV supplies, eqUipment or medications as an added bonus. We plan on having our next meeling this October. The topiCS will be confirmed in the next day or [Wo. ,
UVAN Utah Vascular Access Network Marcia Wise. RN - Facilitator (801) 565-2425 [email protected] UVAN resumed their bi-monthly meetings in September. 11lis ye-dr the format wiU be slighl1y different. TIle meetings will be billed as "Round Table Discussions" instead or a fonnal presentation. The Sept:ember meeting focused on Implanted Port Management Attendance was greal! A distributor of the UftLoc Safety Huber Needle. Specialized
Health Products, sponsored dinner. The round table topic planned for the November meeling is "The New CDC Guidelines". The Ucah infusion community is well-versed in infusion practices. They rC'"J.lly enjoy getting together ,Ind sharing their experiences. This new round table format will allow for more "nerworking" which is what ollr members want. Anneue Wigham deserves the credit here ror coming up with this format change. She also has managed the mailing of our announcements far years now, and is one of the network's longest teml members. All or us appreciate the hard work she pllts into UVAN. For more information regarding the Network, comaet Marcia Wise at (80l) 5652425 or email [email protected].
2002
.JVAD
55
T
NETWORK NEWS NaJlcy Ba.iJJlall, RN, eRNI
he annual meeting of the Amer· iean
Association
of
Blood
Bankers (AA1313) took place
recently in Orlando,
Florid~1.
So, you are
asking yourself, what does this have
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH NAVAN NETWORKS? TIle 16th Annual NAVA~ meeting, includ-
do
ing the network breakfast, from all repolls,
with NAVA1'f! Vascular access is profoundly
got rave reviews. As the regular business of
[0
1ST COAST NETWORK Karen Hawkins, RN, CRNA, CRNI President (904) 249-4412 [email protected]
important to rhe delivery of transfusion
prufl-ssiunal life kept me in Ann Arlx)f, my
Kan:n and her crew continue their
therapy, and the topic is way off to the
colleagues and compatriots prOVided inter-
efforls to organize a Florida Network. If
side, un the regular AAB13 participant's
esting feedback on the NAVAN Nerworks
you are new to the area or have re-kindled
radar screen. Many nurses, physicians and
breakfast meeting! My personal thanks go to
your interest in working toward Network formation, give Karen a call.
laboratoly personnel I spoke with were
Pall Medical Corporate member Jennifer
vc'y imeresled in discussing concerns and issues related to vas<.:ul,u 'lCcess. They are
Rogers .md our 2002 NAVAN Board of
thirsty for facts and feedback from profes-
their help and suppon al the last millllle.
Directors Networks Liaison, Beuy Rozier, for
sionals who are credentialed (i.e. NAVAN
Both stepped up to the plale and con-
members!) and wiJling 10 exchange infor-
dlK1ed a very successful breakfast meeting
ADVAN Adirondack Area Vascular Access Network
mation on the topic. They are aba look-
with linlt notice. Thank You! "nle NAVAN
ing for 'though, leaders' willing 10 present research and science on the topic of vas-
Network breakfast attendance at the annual
cular access. What an opportunity to net-
with 42 signing in. Thirty-five anendees
ADVAN continues with a mbust schedule
work, and share the mission of NAVAN!
requeMed info on local Network member-
of meetings scheduled for November, Jan-
meeting was repolled to be well over 80,
Suzanne Washburn, RN President (518) 793-8187
wilh Ihe
ship, and over half of those requested inlo
uary, and Febmary. On November 19th,
promise of mailing out NAVAN member-
on getting a 1000Jl Nerwork organized and
Presidential Adviser; Leah Mason, RN', CRNI,
ship materials upon my return
mnning in several pans of the countly.
along with Maggie Cook, RN, presented a
Request for new Network packets came
hands-on skills lab focusing on thoughtful
Nice you say to yourself, but what does
from California, Wyoming, lllinois, Arizona,
vascular access assessment, produQ use and
this have to do with me, one member of
Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts, Florida,
impmving c1inicJI outcomes. In janualy, Ann
NAVAN? If you arc like many protcssiunals
Hawaii, Nt.'w York, South Dakow, Min-
Marie Tomaski will discuss the legal aspect'"
Business cards were flying,
10
the
home office.
today, you are responsible for, or are inter-
nesota, Connecticut, and Tennessee. Pack-
and documentation relevant to IV "Ihempy.
ested in multiple areas of practice. Invile
et'" have been sent to all who requested
The ADVAN officers and program (umnliuee are working hard to bring infonllative and
interest
info. Thanks also to all those reJX>rting from
groups LO a local or regional NAVAN Net-
local Networks on your NAVAN Network
well~timed
work meeting. Ask them to speak on their
activity, year to date. Your enthusiasm and
their membership and visitors. 11ley are a
colleagues
from
other special
vascular access information to
topic of interest and integ...He vascular
commitment generate interest in NAVAN
well-organized group and welcome visiLOrs
access issues into their discussion. Volun-
membership and new Network formation.
and new members to their ranks!
teer to spe
l1lank you for your continued support and
lake NAVAN membership brochures with
mentoring of Networks and Ne("\.vork lead-
you to hand out. (available from the
ers! If you missed signing up for a packet of
national office). Wc must think outside of
info, or it wasn't your year to attend the
the bux LO help grow our local and
Annual meeting, conWct this author, any
regional NAVAN Networks. The NAVAN
NAVAN Board of Directors or the NAVAN
organizational mission statement reads. "To
Administrative offices. We will be happy to
promote, communicate and facilitate the art
send membership information. If you are
BAVAN Bay Area Vascular Access Network Jan DilIion, RN - Treasurer (415) 721-2273 [email protected]
and science of vascular access." So, now
interesttd in building a local or regional
for a reality check. What's AABB got
do
NAVAN Network, we will work with you.
13AVAN has planned, and will be hosting
with NAVAN? Lots of opportunity to pro-
AJI it takes is a couple of people with an
an evening meeting in January! "TIle Endo-
10
mute, communicatt
idea, focus and t.'nthusiasm. In the mean-
luminal 13l1.1sh, Il'" Use and Outcomes" will
access! Go gel 'em NAVAN members!
time, here b what is happening in loud
be presented by the CEO of the company
NAVAN Networks:
which manufactures lhe pruduct. BAVAN
54
"'VAC
Winter
2002
has taken steps to include the Hay Area Interventional Radiologists in this mt''Cting. BAVAN organizers
MVAN Michigan Vascular Access Network Nancy Bagnall RN. eRNI - Facilltator (734) 913-6157 [email protected] The Michigan Network continues to meet on a quarterly basis. MVAN joined forces with the Great ldkes Chapter of INS for a meeting on November 21st. Our combined groups were inviled to visit Tri-Scne, located in Howell, Michigan. Jeny Roberts, an engineer with Tri-..Srate, dLe,cussed the importance of materials and manufacturing methodologies in developing trJ.nsparenl dressings. TriState provided dinner (Thank You!) and a tour of their facility. We all vel)' much enjoyed the meeting and networking with our clinical and manufacturing colleagues on the topiC of vascular access prolection and securement. In the spring, MVAN will reconvene using our journal fonnat. We are tent..'ltively scheduled to 1lK.'t.1 in March. \Vhi..le the education progiJ.m planning comminee V(){ed to meet in the Bahama Islands, a budget check quickly brought us back to reality. Therefore, we are planning to meet at Pall Medical in Ann Arbor. Topic TBD. We wel-
come and look fOlW3rd to Visitors and members new to MVAN. Call Nancy for more info or meeting ide-as!
NEVVAN Nevada Vascular Access Network Kathy Mohn RN - President
(702) 363-5852 [email protected]
NEWAN continues to grow at a lively pace. Members receive regular upd,lles through their own newsletter. It is a tenific publication featuring v
OCVAN Orange Country Vascular Access Network Connie Bums, RN - President [email protected] We are located in Orange County, California, JUST south of Los Angeles. You need not be a member of OCVAN or NAVAN to attend. All you need is interest. Typically,
W
nter
OUI' meetings are held on a quarterly b'lsis. It includes dinner since we start a1 7pm, and we offer CEH's for lectures proVided. Such lectures have included "Sonosite," ··Pain Management," ';Hyperlipidemia," "Legal Aspects in IV Nursing," and the "Navian 13ionavigarional System" to name <1 few. We also tag onto the lectures introductions to new IV supplies, eqUipment or medications as an added bonus. We plan on having our next meeling this October. The topiCS will be confirmed in the next day or [Wo. ,
UVAN Utah Vascular Access Network Marcia Wise. RN - Facilitator (801) 565-2425 [email protected] UVAN resumed their bi-monthly meetings in September. 11lis ye-dr the format wiU be slighl1y different. TIle meetings will be billed as "Round Table Discussions" instead or a fonnal presentation. The Sept:ember meeting focused on Implanted Port Management Attendance was greal! A distributor of the UftLoc Safety Huber Needle. Specialized
Health Products, sponsored dinner. The round table topic planned for the November meeling is "The New CDC Guidelines". The Ucah infusion community is well-versed in infusion practices. They rC'"J.lly enjoy getting together ,Ind sharing their experiences. This new round table format will allow for more "nerworking" which is what ollr members want. Anneue Wigham deserves the credit here ror coming up with this format change. She also has managed the mailing of our announcements far years now, and is one of the network's longest teml members. All or us appreciate the hard work she pllts into UVAN. For more information regarding the Network, comaet Marcia Wise at (80l) 5652425 or email [email protected].
2002
.JVAD
55