Wishing all our members a
successful
professional year and joy filled personal life!
RSVP
for the Winter Conference 2009 by January 30th!
Congratulations!
Mary Ann Casuga, Cap. Chap. member and nephrology nurse
at Virginia Hospital Center, passed the CNN exam sponsored by the
Capitol Chapter on November 15th. Mary Ann diligently studied available
materials including the review course provided by the ANNA
national office to each chapter. Congratulations, Mary Ann
Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition
(MARC)
Most members who work in outpatient facilities know all
the valuable functions of the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition (MARC). Some
nephrology nurses working acute units may not be familiar with the educational
offerings and other services of MARC since they are not automatically
added to the mailing list. Now is an excellent time to check them out
here on our website. Click on MARC to access
the November REMARCS newsletter. If you want to be added to the mailing
list for educational programs, please visit http://www.esrdnet5.org/email.asp
Mission Statement
ANNA is a professional nursing association composed of
more than 12,000 nephrology nurses.
The Association is dedicated to advancing nephrology nursing practice
and positively influencing outcomes for patients with kidney or other
disease processes requiring replacement therapies through advocacy,
scholarship, and excellence. Learn more about ANNA at our Web site www.annanurse.org
NBC4 Health & Fitness
Expo on January 10 and 11, 2009
Message from Kitty Richardson, member:
Please consider volunteering at the NKF health screening booth for
this annual event. It is a good opportunity to help folks and to participate
in the fair. Before or after your shift you can see the displays by
other health care providers and fitness enthusiasts. There are cooking
demonstrations, exercise programs, lots of give-aways and discount coupons.
Dance and sports activity demonstrations are among the favorite attractions.
NKF provides a health history inventory, B/P, thorough blood analysis
and urinalysis testing, nutritional advice and physician consultation
at the end of the process. This is a wonderful opportunity for members
of the D.C. community to get a free health check. You might want to
consider mentioning to patients that their family members might want
to take advantage of this screening.
NKF expertly coordinates the whole testing and volunteering process.
I plan to metro in for the Saturday morning shift then cruise the exhibits
in the afternoon. Consider participating either by coming and bringing
family/friends and/or volunteering. For more info. and/or to fill out
a volunteer form go to:
http://www.kidney.org/
Educational
Events
We are constantly posting new events and educational programs. Please
visit our educational
programming page for information on upcoming events.
ANNA Capitol Chapter
Officers Profile
President:
Jeannette La Chat has been in the Nephrology field for 30 years beginning
with her military assignment in the Renal Transplant and Dialysis Depts.
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Her current position is Clinical
Services Specialist for DaVita in the Maryland-DC area.
Jeannette has been an active member of the Capitol Chapter for many
years and as server as President, Past-President, and Secretary in past
years. Her interests include cross-stitching, reading, gardening.
Treasurer:
Shelly Padovan has been an ANNA member since 1986. She has held officer
positions for the Baltimore chapter for three terms and has served as
the Capitol chapter treasurer the past two years. She is the nurse clinical
specialist for Alcavis International, Inc. This Gaithersburg, Maryland
based company manufactures and distributes infection control products
to dialysis and other specialty markets. She also is a certified wound
care nurse. Shelly is married and enjoys travel, running and her sphynx
cats.
Secretary:
Open to interested candidates
Legislative Representative for Cap. Chap.:
Zarita Pearson's interest in health care public policy increased when
she hosted an ESRD Education Day tour of her Ultimate Renal Care of
Hyattesville, MD for a local politician. This spring Zarita attended
the ANNA Health Policy Workshop held here in Washington, D.C. for ANNA
chapter and national representatives across the country. Zarita
has agreed to be our Cap. Chapt. Representative which is interesting
since we have members in MD, VA and DC. Zarita is Director
of Nursing for Ultimate Renal Care. She is also one of the owners
of Advanced Dialysis Center which is a privately owned entity providing
dialysis services within the nursing ome/rehabilitation center setting. Zarita
strongly encourage staff to pursue life long learning. She sponsors
staff at ANNA programs including hosting audio conferences.
Zarita has been a member of ANNA since 2001.
E-List Manager:
Angella Cole, RN, BSN, CNN, CM volunteered to manage the e-list for
the Capitol Chapter several years ago and what a job she has done. Angella
is the link to the membership updating the list periodically and sending
out announcements in a timely manner. Angella is a Staff Nurse
as well as a Relief Charge Nurse which also involves duties as Access
Manager, Adequacy Manager, Vaccination/Immunology Manager and nurse
collaborator with the dietician to handle osteodystrophy changes. One
thing you must remember about Angella is that she is a BIG FAN of the
Dallas Cowboys!! She enjoys swimming, walking, surfing the internet
and playing web games.
Family is very important to Angella. Her father recently retired after
career as Minister of Religion for 44 years. Her mother has endured
significant health challenges in recent years which led to her retirement
after 17 years as a high school English teacher. Angella has a
sister who teaches kindergarten in Richmond, VA. and a brother who lives
in the Bahamas where he is an attorney for the Government of the Bahamas.
Angella has been a member of ANNA since 1999.
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