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Golden
Triangle Chapter Updates
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Photos from the April Dinner
Meeting, Donor Week, May ITNS Conference, and other
events have been added to the website. Please visit
the photos page to browse
the latest photos.
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Spring/Summer 2008
Newsletter!
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Check for
updates for event and recent photos from the
US
Transplant Games on the
official Games website.
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Congratulations
to Kandy Newell and Donna Schmidt as they are the
winners of the two free registrations for the upcoming Seventh
Annual Golden Triangle Chapter Conference.
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Be a part of the
website/newsletter committee! Diane Jaynes is the new website
chairperson and would love to have your help with improving the
website this year. Particularly, by creating a newsletter for
the website to help keep everyone updated. Also, by joining the
website/newsletter committee you can earned up to 10 CEUs for
attending 6 meetings. Meetings will be held on the 3rd Thursday
of every month. The time will be decided based on everyone's
schedule. Please email Diane at
jayndm@upmc.edu if you are interested.
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Local dues are being collected for
the 2007-2008 year. Every member owes dues at this time.
The only exceptions are members who joined after June 1st of
this year. If you
pay by check, you will no longer receive a receipt. Your
cancelled check will be your receipt.
Please send your due payments to : Golden Triangle
Chapter - International Transplant Nurses Society, 3459
Fifth Avenue, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15312. Attention: Mary
Beth Lewis, Treasurer.
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July
Birthdays
Cathy Baran
Jaime Potemra
Molly Breckenridge
Lisa Vogler
Jareen Flohr
Melissa Zarzeczny
Diana Zaldonis
Carolyn Hartner
Judi Vensak
Kristin Shoemaker
Kim Risch
Julie Ursin |
July 3rd
July 3rd
July 6th
July 8th
July 9th
July 10th
July 14th
July 15th
July 24th
July 28th
July 29th
July 30th |
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Awareness Jewelry Announcement:
Awareness jewelry comes in either a bracelet or a zipper
pull. Show your support with a sterling silver ribbon charm and
the color that represents your cause. Green shows support for
organ and tissue donation/transplantation.
The Awareness Bracelet is styled in varying shades of green
with crystal accents and is embellished with a sterling silver
ribbon charm. The bracelet measures approximately 7 ¼ inches and
is adjustable with a lobster claw and link closure. You may also
order this item in smaller sizes for children. Designs and
patterns may vary slightly based on item, color and size.
The Awareness Zipper Pull is made using a swivel clip that
moves 360 degrees for ease of frequent opening and closing of
your purse, wallet or jacket. These pulls are approximately 4
inches long from top of clip to the end of the sterling silver
ribbon charm.
When placing your order, please reference ITNS in the comment
section and a portion of the sale price will be donated to ITNS
– Golden Triangle Chapter. If you have any questions feel free
to send me an e-mail.
rebecca@jewelryandgiftsbyrebecca.com
View Bracelet
View Zipper Pull
View ordering page
The December 2006 Dinner Meeting Notes are now
available for reading.
Download meeting
notes. Past Dinner meeting summaries:
October
2006. Read about the ITNS-GTC
new pin
Journal Club summaries are now available for
reading. Please feel free to download the
June 2005,
September 2005,
December 2006 summaries
Bi-Annual Update is now available for reading. Please
feel free to download the
update.
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Upcoming Events:
September 25-27, 2008:
TRIO Annual Convention
October 3-5,
2008:
1st Annual Southeast Regional Transplant Symposium
| Location: Savannah, Georgia |
| Presented by
Northeast Florida
and Georgia Chapters of the International Transplant Nurses
Society |
| Contact Shirley
Hill, RN, BSN, CCTN at Piedmont Hospital in Savannah,
Georgia with any questions at 404-605-4728 or via email at
shirley.hill@piedmont.org
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Announcement |
October 17,
2008:
ITNS - Buckeye Chapter Annual Conference
| Location:
HeathSpace Auditorium, Cleveland Clinic Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. |
| Additional
information to be announced. |
November 2, 2008:
National
Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk
| Location:
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium |
| Time:
Registration begins at 8:00 AM and Walk begins at 8:45 AM |
| All walk
participants must be in the door by 9:00 AM to have free
admission to the zoo for the day. |
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If you have any questions,
please contact Tiffany Cramer-Ray at 800-261-4115, ext.
15 or via email at
Tiffany.Ray@kidney.org |
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Register Online! |
November
24-25,
2008:
ITNS European 2008 Conference
| Location:
Royal College of Physicians, London, England. |
| Topic:
State of the Art Transplant Nursing: A European Flavour |
| Fee:
ITNS Members: $ 300. Non-Members: $ 375 |
| Registration
Deadline is October 28, 2008. |
| Download Brochure. |
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