August 2008

 

 

Can you believe the summer is already over? Where does the time go? The SGNA Annual Course in Salt Lake City was another hit. The speakers and presentations were awesome! The Annual Course has always been the best networking event of the year. Where else can you meet co-workers from all over the world, that work in the same specialty, and be able to discuss the same problems that we are all addressing locally? The course is in St. Louis, MO in 2009, Orlando, FL in 2010, and INDIANAPOLIS in 2011!!! Plan ahead and please join us!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lea Anne Myers, President-Elect and Dianna Burns, President represented INSGNA at the annual House of Delegates in Salt Lake City, Utah. The results of the Resolutions presented are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyday GI nurses and associates make big differences in how they provide care to their patients and families. The committee would like its membership to share examples of their units “Best Practices” at our next fall and spring conferences. You may share your ideas by providing a poster board or by sending/faxing your ideas to the education committee. The committee will compile the submissions and distribute them at the next meeting. If you plan to submit a poster board, please email the committee so space can be reserved for display.

 

 

 

 

 

The INSGNA Fall Conference will be held at St. Mary’s Medical Center Manor Auditorium on September 20, 2008. Suzanne Buchanan will be the hostess. Brochures will be sent in the near future. If you have not received information please contact me.

 

LeaRae Herron-Rice and the staff from Indiana University Medical Center will host the 2009 Spring INSGNA Conference.

 

Ann Kickert and the staff of the Endoscopy Center in Valparaiso will host the 2009 Fall INSGNA Conference. 

 

2010 will be the 25^th year that INSGNA has been chartered by SGNA. We are looking for hosts who can help us celebrate this accomplishment. If you are interested, we would love to hear from you! If you have never hosted a conference this would be a great opportunity!

 

If there are any topics that you would like to hear about please let the committee know.

 

 

 

 

INSGNA currently has 188 members including 23 members for 2008. The new members are:

 

 

 

 

Mary Ann Titzer was the President of the INSGNA during the years of 1988 and 1989, the fourth President of our organization. She said that she felt if was important to be a part of the organization to bring regional and national education and information back to the Evansville area where she was the nurse manager of the GI department at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She also wanted to give credit to Dianna Burns, our current President, without all of her hard work and dedication, our INSGNA organization would not be on the successful track that it is on today.

 

Mary Ann was active at the National SGNA level and was involved in writing the very first Core Curriculum for GI Nurses. She also attended the annual national courses faithfully.

 

Mary Ann retired from St. Mary’s medical Center in 2000 from the job of nurse manager. She and her husband, Tom, still live in the same house that they raised their five children in. She said that their house was once too small, and now it is too large. Her children have successful careers, and she has four grandchildren. They are spread out over the country, so she and Tom enjoy traveling to visit them in New Jersey, Washington D.C., and Seattle. The entire family has recently gotten together for a tour/cruise in Canada and Alaska. Mary Ann and Tom will be traveling in December to Florida.

 

Our INSGNA appreciates everything that our past presidents have done to make our organization what it is today. GREAT JOB!