PANAC Ventures to Ventura February 20

Newsletter of the PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association of California
Winter 2009 Vol. 29 No. 4
PANAC Ventures to Ventura February 20
PANAC kicks off 2010 with a return to picturesque
Ventura, CA, just one-hour north of Los Angeles and
Hollywood on Highway 101. The luxurious Marriott
Beach Hotel is located by the Buenaventura State
Beach, offering leisurely walkways along the ocean.
Ventura’s coastal charm offers a welcome break
after the holidays—a chance to get away with
friends and catch the latest on post-operative pain
management with Chris Pasero. A leading expert,
Chris understands the challenges of helping post-op
patients become comfortable.
The once sleepy seaside village boasts an eclectic
past. The historic Mission Buenaventura was the ninth
of 21 California missions built in the 1700s along the
Camino Real (the Kings Highway), now Highway 101.
In the 1950s, Ventura lawyer Earl Stanley Gardner
wrote the Perry Mason novels from his downtown
law office. For a step into early California’s Hispanic
heritage, visit the original stucco home of the Ortega
Chili family. Whether relaxing by the ocean or
strolling through downtown, visitors have lots of
dining and shopping choices.
Getting to Ventura can be half the fun! For the
2008 Ventura Seminar, adventurous San Diego and
Orange County nurses took the train. Amtrak’s Pacific
Surf liner runs along the coast between San Diego and
San Francisco. The Ventura Amtrak station is only 1.6
miles and a $5.00 Taxi ride from the Marriott.
To receive the Seminar room rate, Marriott Beach
Hotel reservations must be made by January 21, 2010.
For more information contact Christine Bowens,
Education Chair at goldn@aol.com or visit the PANAC
website for a brochure at www.panac.org.
Inside this Pulseline
eRNie Edits Pulseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PANAC Presents Pasero on Pain. . . . . . . . . . . .
ASPAN Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PANAC Asks: Do you have Clinical Questions?. .
Nuts and Bolts of Nursing’s Toolbox.. . . . . . . .
PANAC Celebrates 30th Anniversary. . . . . . . .
PANAC Fills Board Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ASPAN Savors New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Membership Chair Named. . . . . . . . . . . .
Stroke: Signs and Symptoms of Denial. . . . . . .
Modesto Hosts Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Diego Nurses Form Chapter . . . . . . . . . . .
PANAC Increases Scholarship Award. . . . . . . .
ASPAN Awards Scholarship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Director’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PANAC kicks off 2010 by returning to picturesque Ventura, CA. Just one-hour
north of Los Angeles and Hollywood, Ventura is easy reach on Highway 101. The
Marriott Beach Hotel, next to the Buenaventura State Beach allows guests an easy
Ventura Harbor Village
President’s Message: Let’s Party
Carol Bowen, RN
It’s ironic that I became President as we celebrated
PANAC’s 30 years with a party. It must have been fate.
Years ago, when I was asked to consider being District 3
Director, they told me it was like giving a party. Since I am
always ready for a party and fun, I accepted the challenge.
Beware when you go to the President’s Reception because
that is where it all began for me. I have not regretted it a
bit, even though it was scary at first.
When I attended my first board meeting in San Diego
Carol and Jimbo Bowen
and saw what was involved in being a District Director,
I wondered what I had gotten myself into. I discovered
that I had wonderful mentors to help me with the steps.
I’ve had the opportunity to attend five ASPAN National Conferences and network
with nurses from all over the United States. I’ve learned that a conference is the place
for education and having lots of fun.
My husband, Jimbo, has always been by my side, going with me to conferences.
All the nurses love Jimbo. An unofficial PANAC member, he helps edit our newsletter,
Pulseline and even helped me stuff and stamp envelopes for District 3. I am lucky to
have him in my life. We love traveling together and feel fortunate to have visited so
many of the PANAC and ASPAN Conference cities with PANAC friends.
When I was approached for the President-elect position, again, I was afraid. The
President has big shoes to fill. But, with all the support from the board, I accepted the
position. And now, here I am, honored to be PANAC’s President.
My goal this year is to challenge each and every one of you to make that first step
to get involved in our organization; to not be afraid. You won’t have to do it alone. The
first step is to volunteer, but beware of those parties. That’s where it all happens! Before
you know it, you’re President and thanking everyone for their support—I especially
want to thank my wonderful staff at San Leandro Surgery Center. Let’s get together in
Ventura and continue our 30th Anniversary party!
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Ernestine Nunes, RN, CPAN, CNOR
PANAW—Professionals at Work Here
PANAW Week is February 7-13. As we look forward to this
annual Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week—I am reminded of
our practice—and also of the professionals who enrich it.
Some remarkable women retired this year from the PANAC Board.
Between them, Helen Buss and Aggie McGurr gave 40 years of service
to PANAC—both serving as District Directors, Presidents, Education
Chairs and Treasurer or Secretary.
As Treasurer, Helen organized a faltering bookkeeping system and balance sheet into a
solid resource for PANAC, not a small feat. She served her two year term then a second…and
after five years, turned the now organized books and PANAC business over to a new treasurer,
Debbie Bickford. Well done, Helen.
Aggie McGurr, Historian since 1999, organized the PANAC archives and brought the
scrapbooks onto CDs. Aggie shared the scrapbooks at annual meetings all over the state—a
gift to all of us.
Education Chair, Sheryl Michelson also served PANAC for over 15 years as District Director,
President and Education Chair. Congratulations on a great Seminar.
These professionals shared much of themselves, their time and talents—and we are very
aware of them this PANAW week and celebrate their contributions.
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A Publication of the
PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Association of California
Winner 2008 ASPAN
Component Newsletter 1-8 Pages
ASPAN National Conference
People’s Choice Award
1999, 2000, 2002 and 2007
2009-2010
Executive Officers
President
Carol Bowen, RN
President-elect
Cherie Sloan, RN, BSN, CPAN
Immediate Past President
Debbie Bickford, RN, BSN, CPAN
Secretary
Shay Glevy, RN, BSN, CPAN CAPA
Treasurer
Debbie Bickford, RN, BSN, CPAN
Education Chair
PANAC Presents Pasero on Pain
Education Chair-elect
Vacant
District Directors
By Christina Bowens, MN RN CAPA, Education Chair
Chris Pasero, MS, RN-BC, FAAN will speak February 20, 2010 at the
PANAC Ventura Seminar. She will focus on the health care team’s role in
pain management and barriers faced in addressing and meeting post op
patient’s needs. The El Dorado, CA, speaker is a nationally recognized
pain management expert, author, educator, and clinical consultant.
Ms. Pasero will also discuss current pharmacological and nonpharmacological modalities to manage pain and practical considerations
for selected therapies and age specific considerations.
Besides writing
Chris Pasero
extensively for JOPAN, the
Journal of Perianesthesia Nurses, Chris serves on
the JOPAN Editorial Board. She has presented
at both ASPAN National and component
conferences including PANAC.
She is a co-founder and Past President of
the American Society for Pain Management
Nursing and serves on the Board of Directors of
the American Chronic Pain Association. Board
Certified in Pain Management Nursing, Chris
has received many pain management, journalism
and teaching awards, including the American
Pain Society’s Elizabeth Narcessian Award for
Outstanding Educational Achievements in the
Field of Pain.
Chris also serves on the Editorial Boards for
Nursing Consult, Federal Practitioner, and Pain
Management Nursing and publications include
numerous pain management articles, position
papers, guidelines, book chapters, and the books,
Pain: Clinical Manual with Margo McCaffrey, and
the soon-to-be-released, Pain: Assessment and
Pharmacologic Management.
Bella Maggiore Inn, Ventura CA
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Chris Bowens, RN MN CAPA
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District 1 – Tess Mazloomian
District 2 – Vacant
District 3 – Gloria Luu
District 4 – Karen Woods
PULSELINE Editorial Staff
Publication Chairperson/ Editor
Ernestine Nunes, RN, CPAN, CNOR
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Carol Bowen
Helen Buss
Zuhra Dabner
Susan Fossum
Nancy O’Malley
Sheryl Michelson
Kathy Sim
Terry Trautloff
Chris Bowens
Denise DeFendis
Mary Frazier
Agnes McGurr
Tess Mazloomian
Sue O’Day
Cherie Sloan
Karen Woods
Send comments or Letters to the Editor to:
Ernestine Nunes
216 Westwood Drive, Visalia, CA 93277
Email: enunesca@aol.com
The PANAC Web site is: www.panac.org
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ASPAN Update Fall/Winter 2009
By Nancy O’Malley, MA, RN, CPAN, CAPA, ASPAN Director, Region I
Each component is invited to send two leaders to the CDI but all
leaders are welcome. It is exciting to see the ideas and information
sharing that goes on among the components. We all have similar
challenges—like attracting new leaders (“recycling” is
common in all parts of the country) and communicating
with our members. If we link arms, we will be so much
stronger as an organization.
As we move into the winter months, many of you
have attended educational opportunities offered by your
component. I hope you will not only attend but also
consider helping your component. There are so many
things you can do to help, like bringing food to a meeting or writing
a short newsletter article or coordinating a fund-raising activity at a
meeting. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated, and I assure you,
you will have fun!
Have a wonderful fall and winter and keep in touch~~NancyO
Life is so precious! You will have to
forgive me for being so philosophical right
now, but it really is so very precious! We have
lost several family members and
friends in the past few months,
and I am even more aware of
how fragile life is within my
family and friends as well as our profession. I treasure
the dear friends I make through ASPAN! It is so much
fun to meet you, encourage you, and become a part of
your lives.
Have you heard the big news? The ASPAN Board of Directors
approved the purchase of our own building! When I visited the
National Office (NO) last January for the first time, I was appalled at
the boxes, crowded offices, and the lack of space our staff has to work.
Our financial and legal advisors agree that it is a great move at this
time. Since we had the funds to pay cash for the building, we won’t
have interest tied to the cost! It is close to a hotel for members who
need to attend meetings at the NO. There is also room for expansion
within the building. Now we can bring in all the files stored in off site
locations.
In 1994, I attended the first Leadership Development Institute
in Virginia. I still have the Institute tee-shirt as a reminder of how
impressed I was with the professionalism of my colleagues. Soon after
that conference, the president of our management company absconded
with our funds, and Leadership Development was put on hold. ASPAN
again offers the Component Development Institute (CDI) as a forum to
develop our component leaders. The 2009 CDI was held in Portland,
Maine, our President Terry Clifford’s home. It is a rustic place with lots
of “lobstah,” beautiful lighthouses, and a rugged coast.
The content of the CDI varies from year to year—focusing on
component issues; financial, websites and newsletters, research,
scholarships funding, leadership skills and component communication.
Nuts and Bolts of
Nursing’s Toolbox
Sue Fossum, Governmental Affairs Chair
What’s in your nursing toolbox? Of course there are all the essential
tools we use everyday that make us expert perianesthesia nurses:
• Nursing Knowledge
• Critical Thinking
• Clinical Skills
• Care and Empathy
• Compassion
• Research and Scientific Inquiry
But what about advocacy for our patients and
their loved ones—is knowledge and understanding
about governmental affairs and politics tucked
inside your toolbox? These are invaluable tools that we as nurses must
acquire as advocates for our practice and our profession. “Unless we are
making progress in our nursing every year, every month, every week, take
my word for it, we are going back.” Florence Nightingale, 1914
We have a professional responsibility to be politically aware. As
experts in our practice, it is essential that our voices be heard on issues
that affect our workplace and impact our practice on a state and national
level. Each of us must understand the political process so that we can
communicate with and inform our legislators—individuals who often
make decisions with little knowledge or understanding of healthcare
or our practice.
As PANAC’s new Governmental Affairs (GA) Chair, I invite you to
join our committee. By confronting issues affecting our practice, we
can be the driving force behind safe, competent nursing care.
“If nurses fully appreciate the relevance of their knowledge…if they
exert the power that comes from their compassion and sheer numbers,
they can transform both their public image and the health system in
which they work.” 1
Please visit the PANAC website www.panac.org and click on the
Governmental Affairs link to find useful resources to assist you.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas for the GA Committee.
fossumsusan@hotmail.com
PANAC Asks: Do you have
Clinical Questions?
Have you ever wondered—“How do others do it?”
PANAC is asking California nurses to share their perianesthesia
practice questions or concerns. Members are encouraged to email or
submit questions or issues by email to bickshome@aol.com or through
the PANAC website, www.panac.org.
Daphne Stannard, RN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, FCCM, San Francisco,
and Debbie Bickford, RN, BSN, CPAN, Torrance, attended the ASPAN
Standards and Guidelines (S&G) Committee’s October meeting in
Batesville, IN. The S & G committee and members of the Evidence
Based Practice group explored clinical practice questions and other
practice issues as potential research questions.
In an effort to re-energize and/or re-form the PANAC Research
Committee, Daphne suggested that PANAC focus on clinical issues
that come from California nurses. “A commonly encountered clinical
practice problem or issue could then be rephrased as a research
question.” Daphne also suggested PANAC explore survey venues to
collect data. We encourage all of you to submit any questions, issues,
or ideas to PANAC so that we can start to explore and build the research
basis to our everyday practice!
B. Buresh & S. Gordon; From Silence to Voice; What Nurses Know
and Must Communicate to the Public. Cornell University Press, 2006.
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PANAC Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Meeting and Seminar by the Bay
Sue Carter receives the President’s Award from President Debbie Bickford to
honor Sue’s invaluable assistance to her over the past year.
After years of making PANAC buttons, Aggie McGurr sees one saved by
Belinda Baldwin, Sacramento, “A Great Anesthesiologist deserves a Great
PACU nurse, others require it.”
Incoming President, Carol Bowen thanks her staff from San Leandro Surgery
Center for all their support.
Six Fresno nurses from Children’s Hospital Central California, Madera
attended the Emeryville Seminar.
Cherie Sloan, new President-Elect, is congratulated by Susan O’Day,
PANAC member from Reno, NV.
District 3 members enjoy the coffee break and a catch up with each other.
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ASPAN Savors
New Orleans
PANAC Fills Board Positions
Debbie Bickford, Immediate Past President, Treasurer
The 2009-2010 election was a dream come true—almost all positions
are filled and new people are on the Board. However some clarification is
needed. As Immediate Past-president, I looked ahead to next year’s slate
of nominations and realized that the entire PANAC Board was elected this
year—not PANAC’s normal succession.
Except for President-elect (Cherie Sloan), Board positions are elected
alternately every two years. To avoid having the entire board replaced
every two years, Secretary and Directors of Districts 1 and 4 are elected
opposite the Treasurer and Directors of Districts 2 and 3. This means,
the Secretary, Shay Glevy, and District Directors of 1, Tess Mazloomian,
and 4, Karen Woods, will serve the next two years while the Treasurer,
myself, and our new District 3 Director, Gloria Luu, will need to run again
next year. The Education Chair, Chris Bowens, newly elected, will serve
for two years.
The District 2 Director position is open and can be filled by appointment
of the Board of Directors until the 2010 elections. Ernie Nunes and I are
members of District 2 and would be glad to mentor you.
PANAC is looking for someone interested in research or working on
perianesthesia research projects. Please contact me at bickshome@aol.com
if you are interested or have any questions.
It’s on the tip of your tongue. Start now to practice it! It’s not New
Or-leans, LA—to a native it’s N’Orleans (nawrlens). This year’s ASPAN
National Conference, April 18-23, 2010 ASPAN National Conference
is in the heart of the city where Mardi Gras spirit is year round and
taste buds come alive.
The New Orleans Marriott sits on Canal Street next to the colorful
French Quarter lined with wrought iron balconies, jazz clubs and
restaurants filled the scent of Cajun and Creole cooking. Whether
walking for early morning beignets (French donuts), a quick lunch of
shrimp po’boys, or an evening of fine dining with friends, you are only
blocks away Jackson Square.
When you get your Conference brochure, look for opportunities
to be a hostess and receive a stipend for volunteering. There is also
information about room sharing—sharing hotel expenses and forging
great friendships. Information and February deadlines are in the
brochure or on the ASPAN website www.aspan.org and in Breathline.
See y’all in N’Orleans.
New Membership
Chair Named
Announces Recruiter of the Year
Tita Invina, RN, BSN, CPAN, the newly appointed Membership
Committee Chair, reports PANAC Membership is 1095. Bringing
enthusiasm and energy to her new role, the Anaheim Kaiser Permanente
PACU nurse says, “Our goal is to increase membership thru the ongoing
PANAC Recruiter of the Year Campaign.”
The 2009 PANAC Recruiter of the Year is Dianne Rigger,
Westminster, CA, who recruited 5 members: Flori Pineda Asejo, Mary
Lai, Alita Barrero Creed, Jacqueline Cheramine and Ahn Nguyen.
The PANAC member who recruits the most new members wins a
year’s PANAC membership ($30.00) and a free Annual PANAC Seminar
Registration worth approximately $150.00. Tita encourages members to
“get a friend to join ASPAN/PANAC today at www.aspan.org, together
we can make a difference.”
Sue Hoopes, Past President, takes over as PANAC Historian from Aggie
McGurr, Past-President and Historian since 1999.
During the “Colors” presentation, Patricia Mason sported the Jester’s hat
while Gloria Luu (L) and Carol Mclaughlin (R) cheered their colleague from
SF Veteran’s Hospital.
New friends, Nancy Bischoff from Morgan Hill, and Jean Tyson from
Ridgecrest, exchange cards to keep in touch after the seminar.
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Stroke: Signs and Symptoms of Denial
Susan O’Day RN BS CPAN
Another coworker had a stroke this year.
Margaret is a healthy 72 year old lady still working
in same day surgery. One morning she was not able
to put her arm into her bathrobe and felt “funny”.
She drove herself to her girlfriend’s house, who
immediately took her to the emergency room. I
guess we never believe this can happen to us. What
if she was at work, alone with patients?
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the US and the leading
cause of severe, long term disability. 30% of stroke victims suffer
permanent disability and 20% require institutionalized care for 3
months. Stroke is a medical emergency where every second counts,
TIME LOST IS BRAIN LOST! Call 911 if you or any of your family,
friends or neighbors shows symptoms and note the time of the onset
of symptoms.
loss, Margaret is back gardening and taking care of patients! My message
is to SPREAD THE WORD. Tell all your friends, family and neighbors
about the warning signs of stroke.
References
American Heart Association, American Stroke Association. Available at: www.
strokeassociation.org
Ateriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Lesions of the Central Nervous
System. Fact Sheet National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Available
at: www.minds.nih.gov/disorders/avms.
Brain Aneurysm Fact Sheet-Treatment, Options, and Symptoms & Risks Cleveland
Clinic available at: www.clevelandclinic.org.
Smeltzer, M D, Borshell, C. Stroke Alert. Long-Term Care Management. Available
at: long-term-care.advanceweb.com.
Modesto Hosts Seminar
Stroke warning signs include any sudden:
Numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, on one side of the body;
Confusion, trouble speaking or understanding;
Vision problems in one or both eyes;
Difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination;
Severe headache with no known cause;
DENIAL of all these symptoms.
Lori Silva, Seminar Organizer
The District 4 Modesto Chapter sponsored their first Perianesthesia
Fall Seminar, Saturday, November 7. Thirty-one nurses attended the 6
hour CE program.Daphne Stannard spoke on Family Visitation
in PACU while others covered Pacemaker or AICD, Pulmonary
Resusitation, Pediatric Anesthesia, and Peripheral Nerve Blocks.
PANAC member Peggy Holbrook catered the event with fresh baked
breakfast treats and Italian sodas for the afternoon break.
The two types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic
is an obstruction caused by thrombosis (clot forms at atherosclerotic
plaque), embolus (clot forms at another location and travels through
the circulation), or atrial fibrillation (clot forms in the heart, dislodges
and travels to the brain). Hemorrhagic stroke may be caused by rupture
of a weakened vessel (aneurysm, AV malformation) and intercerebral
or subarachnoid bleeds into surrounding tissue.
Earlier this year a PACU nurse coworker not yet 50 year old suffered
a transient ischemic attack. She had stroke like symptoms at work but
has no deficits today. Recognizing and treating TIA’s is necessary to
prevent major stroke.
Do not ignore the symptoms. Take immediate action. A clot causes
83% of stroke cases. If given within 3 hours of symptom onset, a clot
busting thrombolytic therapy reduces long term disability for the
most common type of stroke. Treatment for intracranial bleeds and
AV malformations include endovascular procedures or open surgical
resection. Most stroke centers have a team waiting for symptomatic
patients when they arrive in the emergency department.
Most of Margaret’s symptoms (listing to the right, right arm
weakness, disorientation) have resolved. Though she has some memory
At the November Modesto Seminar, Peggy Holbrook offers coffee cake to
fellow organizers, Lori Silva, Kim Mulvihill and Dawn Craven.
Chapter President, Denise Defendis with Anna Jean McDaniel, RN, CAPA,
and son, Micah McDaniel; Anna and Micah presented “Micah’s Story, A
Young Man with Down Syndrome” at Fresno’s meeting.
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Modesto attendees, Caren Ingrassia, Jayne Dipsia and Kim Demas
expressed interest in forming a local Sacramento Chapter.
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San Diego Nurses
Form Chapter
Director’s Corner
District 1
Tess Mazloomian, MSN RN CPANt
tess.mazloomian@cox.net
Tess Mazloomian, District 1 Director
The San Diego Chapter of PANAC, District
1, highlighted their first official membership
meeting with a September workshop. Candyce
Flippin, RN, MSN, with her dog Barley presented
“Canine Care in Preoperative Anxiety.” While
Candyce spoke on the benefits of pet therapy
and hospital and clinics that utilize pet
therapy in hospital and clinic settings, Barley
entertained the audience earning strokes and
attention.
Kathy Dureault, RN, MSN, CPAN spoke
on “The Magic Recipe of Anesthetic Drugs”,
making a sometimes complicated topic easy to
understand. She placed emphasis on the postoperative implications of anesthetic drugs on
the care of the patient in the PACU.
At the end of the September seminar, Michelle
Fennell, RN, CNOR led the first official meeting
of District 1’s San Diego Chapter. Then Director,
Terry Trautloff, RN, CAPA offered advice and
encouragement to the San Diego nurses.
PANAC Increases
Scholarship Award
Debbie Bickford, PANAC Treasurer
The Alice Wise Scholarship Award for the
annual ASPAN National Conference (NC) is
increased to $ 500 from $400. The PANAC
Board reviewed the funding at the October
13 Board Meeting, and made the increase
immediately available to 2009 applicants for
2010 NC scholarships.
Applications submitted by the December
15 deadline will be eligible for PANAC awards.
Criteria and application forms are at www.
PANAC.org for ASPAN and PANAC Seminars,
BSN or advanced degrees, CPAN/CAPA
Certification or Recertification. The PANAC
application window is October 1 to December
15, 2009.
ASPAN Awards
Scholarship
PANAC congratulates Sue Tetef, RN, CPAN,
Simi Valley, CA, on receiving an ASPAN $1,000
BSN Degree Scholarship. Sue submitted the
ASPAN scholarship application last July for
the 2010 Award.
All PANAC and ASPAN members are
encouraged to apply for scholarship funds
through ASPAN or PANAC. Next year’s ASPAN
application will be available February, 2010 and
the submission deadline is July 1, 2010.
The counties of Imperial, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange
The Orange County Chapter met in November for a refreshing talk
on jest and laughter. Afterwards, members brainstormed ideas to expand
membership and meeting attendance. Next year’s goal is to bring in
speakers on new surgical procedures, pathophysiology, innovative patient care practices
and research articles.
OC PANAC members meet at 6:30 PM on the second Thursday every other month. Join
us for a relaxing time with colleagues to learn and share ideas that make a difference.
The new San Diego Chapter met for the first time in September with a well attended four
hour seminar. Michelle Fennel, RN, CNOR reported the second SD Chapter meeting was
just as successful. Congratulations to all in San Diego. Way to go!
If you are interested in forming a chapter or joining us for chapter meeting, please contact
me for information. Is anyone taking the train to Ventura?
District 2
Your
Photo
Here!
VACANT
The counties of Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Los Angeles, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
Vacancy—waiting for the right person to join the Board! If curious…
contact Ernie Nunes, enunesca@aol.com, Debbie Bickford, bickshome@
aol.com or Carol Bowen, PANAC President at carolbowen@slurgery.com
District 3
Gloria Luu, BSN RN CPAN
glowormrn@yahoo.com
The counties of Monterey, San Mateo, San Benito, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Santa Cruz,
Alameda, and Contra Costa
Save the Date: March 27, 2010 for District 3’s first seminar at the
Veterans Affair Medical Center, San Francisco—watch for brochure.
It was nice to meet and greet Kathleen Wilson, Esther Sang and John
Kuykendall via email for e-planning sessions to explore educational needs and interest in
starting a local PANAC Chapter.
We talked about posting a district goal of two seminars within the North Bay beginning
in March and possibly June 26th, 2010—topics open to suggestions. Kathleen from Walnut
Creek mentioned a CPAN/CAPA review.
Pass the word and save dates! Any Ah-hah moments, suggestions and ideas, please call or
email me, Gloria Luu (415) 221-4810 x2959. We can network, grow, nurture, and empower
one another. Hope to meet you in Ventura!
District 4
Karen Woods BSN RN CPAN
kktlmw@comcast.net
The counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra,
Yuba, Yolo, Sutter, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Plumas, Tehema, Shasta, Modoc, Stanislas, San
Joaquin, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Mono, Inyo Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino,
Napa, Solano, Sonoma, and Trinity
This is my first district report after becoming District 4 Director and
already there is much to talk about. First, congratulations to Lori Silva,
Peggy Holbrook and the entire Modesto Local Chapter for such a great job on their first all
day seminar! Thirty one nurses attended, of which half were PANAC members. This is a
great example of how local chapters provide networking for perianesthesia nurses and a
huge potential for increasing membership.
Other areas in the district, Santa Rosa and Sacramento, are starting local Chapters. I
am organizing the Santa Rosa/North Bay Area Chapter and anticipate our first meeting in
early 2010. Please contact me if you have interest or information on events/happenings in
the district. Hope to see you in Ventura. Karen
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December 15, 2009
PANAC AWMF Scholarship Application Deadline
www.panac.org
April 1, 2010
CPAN /CAPA Recertification Deadline
www.cpancapa.org
January 25 – March 8, 2010
CPAN /CAPA Online Exam Registration
www.cpancapa.org
April 5 – May 15, 2010
CPAN /CAPA Online Exam Registration
www.cpancapa.org
February 1-7, 2010
PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week - PANAW
www.aspan.org
April 18, 2010
ASPAN Representative Assembly Meeting
Component Night
New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA
www.aspan.org
February 20, 2010
PANAC Winter Conference
Marriott Ventura Beach—Ventura, CA
2055 East Harbor Blvd. (805) 643-6000
www.panac.org
April 18-22, 2010
ASPAN’s 29th National Conference
New Orleans Marriott
555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
504-581-1000
www.aspan.org
March 13, 2010
Perianesthesia Certification Review --Torrance, CA
Linda Ziolkowski MSN RN CPAN
www.aspan.org
October 15-16, 2010
PANAC’s 31st Annual Meeting/Conference
Doubletree Inn Mission Valley
San Diego, CA
www.panac.org
March 20, 2010
Perianesthesia Certification Review – Santa Clara, CA
Lois Schick, MN MBA RN CPAN
www.aspan.org
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