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Download the March 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


Announcements:

bullet 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.
 
bullet Team Pittsburgh "RCI Time Share" (Value $1,250)
bullet 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


 

 

Upcoming Events:

 

July 30, 2010 Forward Focus: "Timely Topics in Transplantation Symposium"
 

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Location: University of Wisconsin - Madison ( Next to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals)

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Time:  9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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This symposium is for organ donation and transplant professionals. Learn from the experts in the fields of
organ donation and transplantation while allowing for plenty of time for you to enjoy the opening weekend of
the 2010 US Transplant Games.

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Cost:   $ 100.00 per person  (Includes cost of tuition, materials, lunch, and refreshment breaks)

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Registration must be made in advance, no later than July 23, 2010.

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Register online  or Send a check payable to the "University of Wisconsin" to:  Mandy Roller, UW Hospitals
Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, F8/177, Madison, Wisconsin 53792-1735

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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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Cheryl Bittel: 404- 273-4085, cheryl.bittel@piedmont.org or

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Heidy David-Robinson, ARNP: 904-956-3244, david.heidy@mayo.edu

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Visit the website for more information and to register online

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October 14, 2010
ITNS-GTC Fall Dinner Meeting
 

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Location: To Be Determined

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Topics: "What's New in the Field?"

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Speaker: Discussion by Cardiologist/Pulmonologist/Hepatologist/Nephrologist


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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Quick Links

American Liver Foundation - Western PA

Family House

International Transplant Nurse's Society

National Kidney Foundation - Western PA

Team Pittsburgh

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Forms and Newsletters

Committee Appointment Flyer

Golden Triangle Chapter Bylaws

ITNS Membership Application

ITNS-GTC Membership Application

Movers and Shakers

The Pennsylvania Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness License Plate

Speakers Bureau Registry Form


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