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June 19, 2008 Meeting Agenda

Dinner: Will begin at 7 P.M. It will be provided by Abbott Nutrition.
Infant Nurtition Updates: Laura McCavit
New Business Discussion: Sue Liu
Officers Report:
Vice-President/ Recruitment - Kristina James
Secretary - Kathy Weeks
Treasurer/ Education - RuthAnn Grimmers
Community Service/Membership - Sherryl Clark
Introduction of Speaker

May 20th 2008 Infant Nutrition Seminar

Topic: Infant Nutrition: Making Decisions on Evidence-Based Developmental Outcomes

Speaker: Ms. Sandra Gardner, RN,MS,CNS,PNP

Time: 6:30 P.M. May 20th, 2008

Place: Del Frisco’s, 5251 Spring Valley Road, Dallas, Texas

RSVP: Ms. Laura McCavit at 1-800-986-7509 by May 16th, 2008, Free with no charge.
Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition

June 19, 2008 Meeting

Dinner will be provided by Abbott Nutrition

Place: Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231
214-345-6789 mian number
Haggar Hall classroom in Fogelson Building

Time: 1930 till 2100, registration and dinner will be started at 1900

CEU Speaker: Ms. Charoltte Breithaupt, RN, MSN, LC, “Evidence-Based Nursing Practice with High-Risk Neonates Breastfeeding.” 1.25 contact hours for attending full meeting.

NTANN Members and Nursing Students are free.
Non-members - $5:00.

May 1st, 2008 Nurses Night-out

RSVP by 4-25-2008, please call 281-948-1327 or email to nursekris84@yahoo.com

Celebration of Nurses Day and 20th Anniversay of NTANN free dinner, drinks, games, bowling, and billiards with guest speaker, Dr. Ratner, giving speech on “Technology and Beside Care”

Where: “Main Event” at 75 and Spring Creek Parkway.
When: May 1, 2008. 1900 to 2300.
Dress code: Please wear the NTANN blue t-shirt, thanks. If you do not have one, please join membership to obtain your free blue t-shirt.

Technology and The Human Factor - 2008 - V2 short.ppt

4-17-2008 meeting minutes

What a wonderful Maxican food provided by Abbott Nutrition, Thanks.

Ms. Laura McCavit, from Abbott Nutrition, gave inservice on the “Elecare”, the no palm oil, amino acid formula with yami vanina flavor for the infant with GI issues, it is also one of the WIC formulas. She reminded everyone to mark the May 20th, 2008 for the free seminar with good food at a restaurant which its name will be published soon on our website.

President, Sue Liu, welcome the guest-NICU nurses from Parkland Memorial Hospital who despite the bad wheather and attended the meetings. They all wore the TEAM MAD DOG badges for the support of Dr. Salhab. What a wonderful group! NTANN need them to join the membership and take some officers position in the future. Thanks Parkland friends. Sue also reported “the Bright Tomorrow” story contest due on 4-25-2008, check the NANN.org webside for the sample stories and the details. And the Annual NANN Conference on September 24-27, 2008, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Vice-President, Kristina James, reported the May 1st Event for the celebration of Nurses Day and 20th Anniversary of NTANN, please follow the website instruction make RSVP by 4-25-2008. She also distributed the recruit brochues.

Kathy Weeks, Secretary, reported the Feburay minutes and approved it.

RuthAnn Grimmer, Treasurer and Education, reported NTANN account balance.

Sheri Clark, Community Service/ Membership, reported the needs of Beginning Center and updated the quilt project. Please browse the page under COMMUNITY SERVICE of our website.

Dr. Salhab gave CEU credit lecture on “BPD and Clinical Management”. It was thorough and current with the up-to-date references, also very interactive. Thanks.

Group pictures taken: Dr. Salhab and Parkland Special Care Nurseries nurses. (It is under construction, coming soon.)

April 17, 2008 Agenda

Dinner will be provided by Abbott Nutrition. Ms. McCavit giving Updates.

New Business and Discussion: by Sue Liu, President

2008 NANN Annual Conference, September 24-27, 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
NANN’s Brighter Tomorrows’ Contest and Win! 500 words story, due on April 25, 2008 for free Annual conference admission.
Celebration of Nurses Day and 20th Anniversary of NTANN
Recruitment and Retention.

Officers Report:

Kristina James, Vice-President: May 1st 2008 Event.
Kathy Weeks, Secretary: Minutes report.
RuthAnn Grimmer, Treasurer: Financial report and membership. March of Dime Fundraising.
Sheri Clark, Community Service and News Letter: Donation for Beginning Center

Introduction of Speaker: Dr, Walid Antoun Salhab, “BPD and Clinical Management”

Dr. Salhab is a well respected neonatalogist, who obatined his M.D. degree from American University of Beruit, School of Medicine in 1992 and trained at UT Memphis , Lebonheur children as an intern and a residednt, he further trained as a fellow at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. At there he excelled himself in clinical research with numerous publications in area of BPD, BPD and Asthma, NEC, GE Reflux, Apnea of Prematurity, Neonatal Neuro-Development, Effects of Antenatal and Postnatal Steriod Treatment, Meconium Aspiration, Car Seat Study, etc. He has received a great number of awards and given speech and lectures in the United States of America as well as oversea. He had served as an attending physician in Parkland Memorial Hospital and the associate professor at UT Southwestern Medical School for past ten years and he currently joined the Pediatrix Groups as a neonatalogist.

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Salhab - BPD- NICU Nurses Conf-April 2008.ppt

Celebration of Nurses Day and 20th NTANN Anniversary: Nurses Night-Out on May 1, 2008

What: Nurses Night-Out with guest speaker, Dr. Ian Ratner, presentation of “Technology and Beside Care.” Free buffet, drinks, games, bowling, and billiards. Sponsored by Ovation Pharmaceutical, Inc.

When: May 1, 2008, 1900 to 2300. Door open at 1830.

Where:  Main Event at Spring Creek pkwy.

RSVP by April 25th, 2008 to 281-948-1327 or email to nursekris84@yahoo.com, seats limited to members only. Please put on the free blue t-shirt for NTANN 20th Anniversary. Thanks.

4-17-2008

Speaker:  Dr. Salhab

Topic:  BPD and Clinical Management

Time:  4-17-2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Place:  Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Haggar Hall, in the ground floor of Folgosom Building

Dinner will be provided by Abbott Nutrition

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What a great turn out, we had so many new members.  Thanks to Ms. Dona Taylor RNC,NNP for her wonderful lecture about Distal Bowel Refeeding and the case presentation, and to the Ovation Pharmaceutical, Inc. for the beautiful t-shirts.  members were enjoying them.  Also to Ms. Laura Mccavit  from Abbott Nutrition, for the delicious Chinese food and the introduction of Similac products which will be the WIC formula.  Remember the importance of BIB (Brain, Immunity, and Bone) which the Similacs stand strongly for.

Sue Liu, RNC, BSN, the President of NTANN, reminded members to use our website for communication, and to link NANN for applying Ovation NNP sholarship,  to mark the calander for 24th NANN Annual Conference in Florida, to explore all the educational materials and free CEU from NICUNIVERSITY.com.  She also collects the concensus for the new,free half-day conference participation by a drug company, Please email her your preferred date and time.

Kristina James, RN, the President-Elect, reported the progress of the recruitment brochue, and asked the volunters for the recruitment tour.

Kathy Weeks, RNC, the Secretary, obtained the approval for the last meeting minute.

RuthAnn Grimmer, RN, BSN, the Treasurer, reported the balance of the NTANN account.

Sheri Clark, RNC, the Membership and Community service, reported the quilt project, and took picutres of participants.

Feburary 21, 2008 Meeting Agenda

Speaker:  Ms. Dona Taylor, RNC, NNP

Topic:  ” Distal Bowel Feeding in Neonates”

Place:  Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Haggar Hall on the ground floor of  Forgelson Building. 

Dinner:  will be provided by Abbott nutrition

Abbott Nutrition Product Introduction by Ms. Laura McCavit.

Officers Report:

President-

NANN By Law Amendement was passed. NTANN 20th Anniversary Celebration t-shirt will be given to members upon 2008 membership renewal. Thanks to Ovation Pharceutical Inc. for the sponsorship of t-shirt project and  2008 recruitment tours, it  will be started in March, volunteers needed.

Vice-Presidient: Recruitment brochure and volunteers.

Secretary: Decedmber meeting minutes.

Treasurer: Financial report and membership due collection.

Education: Future speakers and dates.

Community Service: Quilt projects and Beginning Center visits.

Speaker Introduction: Ms. Dona Taylor, RNCNNP, “Distal Bowel Feeding in Neonates”

Ms. Dona Taylor, RNC, NNP, a senior nursing practioner of Pediatrix Medical Group and currently works in Medical City Children Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She graduated from El Central Nursing School in 1976, and completed her NNP training in 1993. She is a well-respected clinician among her colleagues and her clinical skills and knowledge exceeding and beyond her level, often she is called to perform lines placement and other clinical procedures and is an indispensable clinician. Her works reflec her love to the patients and her high-level of quality care. She has been trained through numours conferecnces and seminars, her dedication to her job is unbeatable.

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