February 2010...

2010 ASTDN-ACHNE Joint Annual Meeting Update

Planning continues for the upcoming ASTDN-ACHNE Annual Meeting: “Embracing Diversity: Innovations in Education, Policy & Practice”. The meeting will be held June 10-12, 2010 at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA. Planning committee co-chairs Marilyn Haynes-Brokoop (ASTDN) and Connie Roush (ACHNE) and committee members are working hard to plan an excellent meeting. The complete agenda with speakers will be completed and shared in the very near future. To help you with your planning the cost of registration and hotel rooms follow:Main Registration – (Early Bird before May 21/After May 21)

• Member: $300/$398
• Non-Member: $424/$524
• Retired: $160/$215
• Student: $135/$150 (Note: Graduate students must join ACHNE at the student member rate to register at student rate)
• One day only: $175
• Pre-conference workshops: $60
• Post conference workshop: $30
• CE fee: $20
• Social Event: $60

Meeting Location:
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
1800 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA 22202

Reservations may be made by phone: 703-486-1111 or 1-888-627-8209
Or online:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0911193527&key=D584
Group code: ACHNE

Rates: $139.00 plus tax single or double
Cutoff date for reservations in the room block: May 21, 2010

Clinical Instruction in Nursing Education Course Offered

The Office of Faculty Practice and Outreach at Rush University College of Nursing is offering a six week on-line course to prepare nurses to be clinical instructors. The course begins March 1, 2010 and will be taught by Ruth Fiedler EdD, PMHCNS-BC, CNE. Dr. Fiedler is a National League of Nursing Certified Nurse Educator.

The course will provide essential knowledge needed for working effectively with nursing students in a variety of clinical settings. Content includes:

• adult learning principles
• clinical teaching techniques,
• review of clinical orientation,
• conferences
• assignments, and
• development of a reflective philosophy of clinical teaching. Participants will also learn how to develop a clinical teaching portfolio and construct a CV/resume for the purpose of obtaining a clinical nursing faculty appointment or position.

The on-line format of the course provides structured flexibility, which allows participants to work at their own time and pace, but within structured deadlines. To earn the 20 hour CNE certificate, participants are expected to:

• access the course on the first day of class so participants can pace participation, readings, and assignments,
• participate in on-line discussion at least once weekly
• turn in a weekly assignment on-line.
• spend an average of 20 hours on the course over the six week period, or a little over three hours per week.

Participants must have a minimum of a BSN. The course instructors will provide helpful guidelines and instructions for those that are unfamiliar with on-line courses.

For more information or to request an application contact:

Continued Nursing Education Provider Unit Office Rush University College of Nursing
Marilyn Wideman, Unit Administrator 312-942-7013 or
Linda Trinley, Unit Manager 312-942-6992

CDC Releases Report on Chemicals Exposure

In December, 2009, CDC released the” Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environment Chemicals”. This report is the most extensive assessment of the exposure of Americans to environmental chemicals that has been published. Much of the information in the report was previously published but this is the first publication of all the data in one place.

The report summarizes blood and urine levels for 212 chemicals, including levels for 75 chemicals that have never been measured in a representative sample of the U.S. population.

The data analyzed are based on blood and urine samples collected from about 2, 400 persons who participated in CDC’s “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The types of exposure information in the report can help health care providers and public health officials determine whether people have been exposed to higher environmental chemicals.

The report is available at www.cdc.gov/exposurereport

Public Health Accreditation Board Requests Feedback

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) continues to focus on the public health accreditation Beta Test and prepare for the national launch of the public health accreditation program in 2011. The Beta Test sites continue to successfully and enthusiastically work through the process to test the accreditation standards and measures.

The first three Beta Test documents are posted for public review and comment. Public health professionals are encouraged to provide comments via the feedback system available through the PHAB website. This feedback is essential to ensuring that the accreditation program is effective and successful. Go to http://www.phaboard.org/index.php/beta_test/give_us_your_feedback/

How To Change or Modify your ASTDN listserv Subscription

Sometimes people need to change their ASTDN listserv subscription, i.e.-begin to get messages in a daily digest, stop messages for a period of time, etc.

Following are instructions to make changes in your subscription

1. Go to http://lists.astdn.org/mailman/listinfo/members-astdn/ This will take you to a page titled “members-astdn -- ASTDN Member Message List”
2. Scroll to the bottom of that page to the section –“members-astdn Subscribers” Go to the bottom where you see the wording -To change your subscription (set options like digest and delivery modes, get a reminder of your password, or unsubscribe from members-astdn),
3. Enter your subscription email address (This is the email address at which you receive ASTDN listserv messages) - then hit ‘Edit Options” This will take you to a page titled “members-astdn Configuration for [email of ASTDN listserv subscriber]”
4. Use the 'Email Me My Password' button under the heading” Forgot Your Password? Section” to get your password sent to you. Once you have your password, you may then mark any of the “Your members-astdn Subscription Options “shown on the page
5. After selecting the options to change, provide your account's listserv password in the box provided.
6. Then click the “Submit My Changes” button.