American Society for Pain Management Nursing
Northern Virginia Local Chapter
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Join ASPMN for a reduced rate to the convention, then join our Chapter for $20.00 for more benefits. Please click for National Membership Information or Local Chapter membership form.
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Interested in National Certification? - This is where you start your career in Pain Management! The Conference offers a Pain Certification Review Course to help you get started.
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Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Course - 2 days only
June 5&6, 2010 Washington, DC
Sponsored by Jurex Center for Legal Nurse Consulting.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
$200.00
SUJATA HAWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, REIKI MASTER/TEACHER
CHRISTINE RUPPRECHT, MSN, RN, REIKI MASTER/TEACHER
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. This class will change your life. Attendance is limited to eight special
people. Please feel free to share this flyer with those you love!
Please CLICK HERE for more information.
DO NOT CONTACT NOVA ASPMN FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.
Contact: Christine Rupprecht at ruppcol@yahoo.com
ANNUAL CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL JUNE 2010, $20.00
FOR JUNE 2010 - 2011
If you have paid initial dues between Jan 2010 to present, you are covered until June 2011. Welcome to the team!
We are on break for meetings until this fall. Enjoy your Summer!!
NEXT CHAPTER MEETING
Sept 25, 2010 at 5PM
in Minneapolis, MN.
Come join us at our National Conference. Meeting place TBD.
March Educational/Business Meeting
March 10, 2010. We are pleased to have had Christine Rupprecht MSN, RN-BC and Kit Ryan of WRAMC, share their experiences and present on "Continuous Ketamine Infusion for Acute and Chronic Pain" at Reston Hospital near Reston Towne Center. We Thank Reston Hospital for providing NoVA ASPMN the space to learn and grow.
The learning objectives for the evening:
1. Understand the Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ketamine
2. Understand the importance of patient, family and staff education related to #1.
3. Describe the differences in the dosage and monitoring involved between High and Low dose Ketamine Infusion.
4. Identify adverse reactions to Ketamine and treatment of side effects.
5. Identify the advantages of combining Continuous IV Ketamine and Regional Analgesia and the Research potential involved
CLICK HERE for Highlights of Event
Community Outreach Program
June 16, 2010 @ 7PM
11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, VA
ST. JOHN NEUMANN HEALTH MINISTRY
"Pain 101: The Basics of Managing Your Pain"
Would you like to put your education to the test? How about your hands? We are always looking for volunteers to assist in the community out reach programs to offer community based education to local groups in the Northern Virginia area. Would your group be interested in having us join them for a few hours?
Our Initial Project was June 16, 2010 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church Health Ministry. We had 19 people attend with great interaction and many questions answered. It has created great enthusiasm for us to push forward with Advocacy being a highlight we will further pursue as a chapter.
CLICK HERE for Presentation Outline.
