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Download the July
2010 Newsletter!
Download article from AST
regarding information on H1N1 Influenza
View the
attached
one-page document highlighting some of the things ITNS has to offer its
members. Download Ad |
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Announcements:
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Be a part of the
Membership Committee for 2010! There will be 6
meetings this year.
Attend 5 out of the 6
meetings and earn 10 CEUs.
You can contact us if you have
any
questions:
newmcl@upmc.edu
or
jayndm@upmc.edu
Thanks: Diane Jaynes &
Chavonne Newman.
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Team Pittsburgh "RCI Time
Share" (Value $1,250)
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One (1) Week Stay at a
Facility of your Choice |
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Visit
www.rci.com for various location ~ Please see below
for details, exclusion, value, etc.
The winning ticket will be the PA Lottery's Daily Number
Evening (straight) number |
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Drawn on Labor Day,
September 6, 2010 |
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$ 5 donation ~ checks
payable to NKF |
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Maximum of 1000 tickets ~
winner need not be present |
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Proceeds benefit the NKF
serving the Alleghenies' Team Pittsburgh, who are
transplant recipients,
donor families and living donors representing the NKF's
region of western PA and WV at the NKF
U.S. Transplant Games |
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Time share donated by Beth
Elinoff, RN, MPH, CCRC |
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Upcoming Events:
September 16, 2010:
ITNS-Golden
Triangle Chapter Journal Club
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Location:
1102 Scaife Conference Center (11th Floor Presby behind
cafeteria)
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Time:
1:00 to 2:00 PM |
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Speaker:
Annette DeVito Dabbs, RN, PhD |
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Topic:
Promoting Self-care Behaviors after Lung Transplant |
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Please Bring
Your Own Lunch |
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Download
Announcement |
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Download Journal
Article |
September 16, 2010:
Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation
Update 2010
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Time: 5:30 to 9:00 PM.
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Location:
The University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
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Speaker:
Multiple speakers focusing on liver disease topics. This program is
directed to gastroenterologists,
primary care physicians and other health care providers
involved in the management of patients with liver
disease. |
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Cost:
$ 25/person if you wish to attend the
Physician/Health care provider sessions. |
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Registration Deadline is September 8, 2010.
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Please RSVP to Suzanna Masartis at
412.434.7044 |
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Please visit the
ALF Website
for more details |
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Download
Brochure/Registration Form |
September 30, 2010:
2010
Pennsylvania Hospital Donor Collaborative
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Location:
Sheraton Station Square
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Time:
8:15 AM to 4:30 PM (Registration begins at 7:15AM) |
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Cost:
Free of Charge |
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There is
a reception
the EVENING BEFORE on September 29th
at 6pm
at the hotel. You will see
a place on the on-line registration form indicating if you
want to attend this. |
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Register
Online
Once the
website opens, select the conference titled “3rd
Annual Pennsylvania
Hospital Donation Collaborative”. This will lead you to a
BLUE “register” icon. |
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Download brochure and registration form |
October 8-10, 2010:
3rd Annual
Southeast Regional Transplant Symposium
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Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina
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Presented by the Northeast Florida and Georgia Chapters of
the International Transplant
Nurse’s Society |
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For more information call or email:
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Visit the website for more information and to
register online |
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Download Brochure |
October 13, 2010:
ITNS-GTC Fall
Education Offering
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Time:
Registration: 5:15 to 6:00 PM. Dinner starts promptly
at 6:00PM |
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Location: Penn
Brewery, 800 Vinial Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone:
412.237.9400 |
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Topics:
"Healthcare Reform and Transplantation"
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Speaker:
Terry Byers, UPMC Health Plan |
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Cost: Members:
$ 20.00; Non-Members: $ 35.00/person at
the door |
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RSVP to Colleen Yost at
yostca@upmc.edu by Friday October 8th, 2010
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All cancellations after
October 8th will be charged a $ 35.00 fee.
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Please remember to bring
canned food goods to help the Family House Food Bank.
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October 14-15, 2010:
ITNS-
Buckeye Chapter - 8th Annual Focus on Transplantation
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Time:
See Attached Brochure |
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Location: Cleveland
Clinic Administrative Building # 3, 25875 Science
Park, Dr, Beachwood,
Ohio. |
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Topics:
"Touching Lives Through Transplantation" -
Topics will include hand transplantation, hepatitis update,
telemedicine, pulmonary hypertension and more.
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Registration Deadline: October 1, 2010;
after this date you will be charged $ 125 if you want to
attend. |
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Download Brochure/Registration Form
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October
28 - 30, 2010:
ITNS 19th Annual Symposium and General Assembly
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Location: Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis,
Minnesota |
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Theme: Transplant
Nursing: "Reflections on Caring"
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Keynote Speaker:
Michelle Deck, RN, MEd, BSN,
LCCE, FACCE |
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Cost: See
Brochure below. |
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Registration:
Take advantage of the early registration discount by
registering by September 15, 2010 |
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Reservations can be made at
the Sheraton Blooming Hotel. Reserve your room by September 25, 2010
to ensure you get the group room rate. Cost is $ 149/night.
Click here to make your reservations for your room.
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The Golden Triangle Chapter of
ITNS has been awarded one free registration for this event.
Any active
member in good standing (active local and national member)
is eligible to enter this drawing.
The winner will be announced at the July 14 dinner meeting.
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To Enter:
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Please submit (either via
email or regular mail) a brief letter stating your
desire to attend to: |
Nancy Pepke, BSN RN CCTC
UPMC Presbyterian, Suite C-900
Mail Stop: HPU 01 09 03
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email address:
pepken@upmc.edu
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