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MICHIGAN TRAVERSE BAY REGION ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY CHAPTER NEWSLETTER 9/15/08

Here is a note from Renae Vaughn. She has moved to South Carolina to explore a new path in her career.

I started my new job today. I'm working for Coastal Cancer Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. They have a good web site at : coastalcancercenter.com. They have 5 offices within 45 miles of Myrtle beach. I will be primarily at the Conway office. The practice is very progressive. There 100 employees and it is a private company with 5 physicians, I make the 3rd NP. All of the NP's have been hired within the last 2 months. One is a FNP, no oncology experience, one has worked for CCC for 8 years and went back to school and graduated from Duke with an Oncology NP master degree and now me. I have been looking at the job for almost a year. It was a very difficult decision to leave Cheboygan, but I really needed more stimulation and challenges. CCC has a partnership with Duke for research, and that is something that I really want to work with. Research has always been one of my passions and I'm hoping to be able to work closely with patients on clinical trials. They have EMR, a CT machine at 2 sites, and in March they put in a dedicated CT/PET. They have the only fixed unit in the county. The have bone density, plain Xray at 3 sites. They have a very active ONS chapter and I'm looking forward to getting more involved locally. I'm hoping to be able to gain more experience with genetics and hopefully be able to start a genetic counseling program in the practice (like Christa does at MMC). Anyway, big change. My email is the same. My address is 543 Belton Drive, Conway, SC 29526. Phone 843-347-4256. Please share it with anybody that wants it and I would be happy to share information at any time. If anybody comes to MB, please let them know to look me up, I would be happy to have guest and would be willing to take them to the facility for a tour. It really is top notch. I'm looking forward to getting into practice and establishing myself here, but it will take some time. Thanks for the email. Tell all hi.

Renae MTBR-ONS ANNUAL ELECTIONS FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR Our annual election of new officers is MTBR-ONS approaching. We will be electing a The Spring Flower Sale Earnings were: president-elect, director at large, and a $1,590.67 Great job to all who treasurer. This is a very vital part of participated!!! maintaining our chapter and its ability to Thanks to everyone that helps to make flourish as a chapter not only locally, but this such a great success for our nationally. Please take some time to chapter every year. consider a nomination to one of the above positions. Jane Rolf, the ______nomination committee chairperson will _ be distributing nomination form Oct 1st in the near future for people to submit. A description of each of these jobs and its responsibilities will be in your nomination packet. You may contact Jane Rolf at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the nominations or the process.

Our chapter members participated in the Cherry Festival Health Fair Day on July 7th. Big, big, thanks to Kristi Noble, Mark Flynn, Janelle Blossingham, Angie Richardson and Carol Baker & Pam Bergman work the bulb sale her wonderful girls, Abigail and Our annual fall flower bulb sale was Amanda, and Laurie Patrick. We held on Sept 15th. MMC employees may educated more than 450 people order until Sept 19th It also, was a that came through our table of great such. The medical community information on Skin really are very supportive of our local Protection/Skin Cancer chapter. Awareness/Screening. We were These two fundraisers are the main able to provide sunscreen samples source of monies for our chapter. KEEP SPF 50, with many thanks to our UP THE GOOD WORK Associate member Mark Flynn and Schering-Plough. This was a great day; it was hot and humid but the More than 12 chapter members will be rain held off and we all got to assisting with the Harvest Stompede sample some cherries and various Running Event in the vineyards of other festival goodies. Leelanau County on Sept 20th This will Laurie Patrick raise $500 for our chapter

UPCOMING ONCOLOGY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ADOPT A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS st It is never too early to start thinking about those families 41 Annual Great Lakes Cancer that may be in need of some extra treats for Nursing Conference the holidays. All of us know how difficult October 14-15, 2008 this time of the year can be for our patients Somerset Inn Troy, Mi. and their families. We always are able to Presented by the American Cancer help out these people. Start thinking now so Society that we help them out. Deadline for Registration is Sept 19,2008 This is approved for 13.75 CEUs ATTENTION ALL CJON READERS: IT’S TIME TO GET Two day cost $200-includes lunches CREATIVE!

16 th Annual Oncology Conference Everyone has at least one great story, whether it is told or expressed through artwork or poetry. Now, the Clinical October 16, 2008 Journal of Oncology Nursing is asking you to share your Hagerty Center Traverse City, Mi. poetry, artwork, anecdotes, or stories about the meaning of Presented by Munson Medical Center cancer and cancer nursing in its new column, Heart of Deadline for Registration is Oct. 3, 2008 Oncology Nursing. Submissions can be made by nurses, This is approved for 6.25 CEUs patients, family members, etc. For more information or to 1 Day cost is $110 for non MMC and $75 submit your work, contact Associate Editor Barb Henry, APRN-BC, MSN, at [email protected]. for MMC employees

New Technologies in the Treatment Pancreatic Cancer UPCOMING NEWS FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER MTBR-ONS Chapter Program RETIRED MTBR-ONS MEMBERS UPDATES NEW MTBR -ONS PROFILES Nov 6, 2008 ^PM UPDATE ON OUR FUNDRAISING Waterfront Conference Center Sponsored by Genetech CANCER “TUMOR-NATORS REMAIN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT THE SOFTBALL CHAMPS EXCHANGE There are many websites that offer free Kathy Priest, Carol Baker, Sean Kelly and CEUs for nursing .Below is a list for Korina Kraemer played in the annual MMC nurses to use softball tournament on August 16th. They were  [email protected] part of a combined team from our cancer service  educationalconcepts.net line and our supply staff. They came back from  [email protected] losing their 1st game, to taking home the trophy  medscape.com for the 2nd year in a row. A lot of fun was had by  [email protected] families, other staff, and mostly by those that  primarycme.org played. The true meaning of teamwork and fun With the new laws, it is very difficult to was very much noted that day. Way to go have a program meeting sponsored by a TUMOR-NATORS! drug company and be able the receive CEUs. The above links will offer knowledge of current topic. 2008 CHAPTER NURSE OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS

Do you know an exceptional nurse? Is she/he the nurse that goes above and beyond the everyday nurse duties. Please consider taking the little bit of time it takes and nominate this nurse for the chapter nurse of the year. This is one way that we, as a chapter, are able to recognize the very valuable time, energy and true meaning of caring to a nurse from our chapter.

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Extravasation with Lisa Schulmeister, RN, MN, APRN-BC, OCN®, FAAN

Chat Dates and Times:

Thursday, October 9 th 3pm Eastern—2pm Central—1pm Central—12 noon Pacific

Friday, October 10 th 11am Eastern—10am Central—9am Mountain—8am Pacific

Pain Management with Jeannine M. Brant PhD(c), APRN, AOCN®

Chat Dates and Times:

Tuesday, October 21 st 11am Eastern—10am Central—9am Mountain--8am Pacific

Wednesday, October 22 nd 7pm Eastern—6pm Central—5pm Mountain—4pm Pacific