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Your Delegates are back from AORN Con-gress where Collaboration was the theme. It was noted in one Congress education session that “If health care was an airline, only dedicated risk takers, thrill seekers, and those tired of living would fly on it.” It is imperative that we collaborate with our peers in order to make sure our patients are safe. Please read the delegates re-ports for more information on the education sessions they attended. Our Chapter was awarded a Bronze Award for Chapter Excellence in the intermediate size category. Many, many thanks to all who participated in the 2011-2012 year activities. They say it takes a village….but Krista Johnson worked tirelessly to have our chapter recognized for all the work we have done. Thank you, Krista, for your leadership in our organization. Check out our webpage for pictures, www.AORNFWTX.org. The state of Texas was the only state to have 2 Chapter Excellence Awards. The Austin Chapter won the Silver Award in the same category. Congratulations to Austin! Many nurses have asked why Congress isn’t held in Texas. I have asked that question to the Board of Directors and hope to get an answer soon. The Con-gress locations have been announced
through 2018, with Texas not being on the list. There will be many changes to Congress next year and probably in the years to come. To start, Pre-Congress Education sessions will most likely be changed to Post-Congress. Congress will start on Saturday, March 29 through April 3. Hotel reservations are available now on-line at AORN.org. Information will be in your AORN Journal and the website. I hope you will come to our Thursday, March 28, meeting and education session. Mike Russell from Steris will speak to us on Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS). Looking forward to seeing you there!
Kathy
Message From Our President
Fort Worth #4406
Officers 2012-2013
President: Kathy Alexander 817-680-4629
Pres. Elect: Martha Wallis 817-475-2004
Past President: Krista Johnson 817-992-0526
Secretary: Angela Wright (12-14) 817-715-4427
Treasurer: Janet Craun (11-13) 817-999-4223
Board of Directors
Lee Bearden (11-13) 817-925-0898
Anne Mattern (11-13) 817-250-5088
Jane Pence (12-14) 817-800-9906
Janice Steyn (12-14) 817-556-9908
Nominating Committee
2012-2013
Krista Johnson, Chair 817-992-0526
Susan Gillett 817-729-5242
Joan Javeed 817-297-1441
Committee Chairs
2012-2013
Membership: Martha Wallis
Legislative: Jane Pence
Education: Anne Mattern
By-Laws: Krista Johnson
Ways & Means: Lee Bearden
Scholarship: Jane Pence Janice Steyn
Newsletter Editor: Krista Johnson
Webmaster: Anne Mattern
P.O. Box 87 March 2013
Fort Worth, TX 76101 www.aornfwtx.org Volume 20.5
Greet & Eat Want to enjoy good food and get to
know our members better….then join
us at the Old Neighborhood Grill prior
to all our scheduled Busi-
ness meetings….we start
arriving around 4:30 pm.
1633 Park Place Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76110
(817) 923-2282
We’re on the Web !
www.aornfwtx.org
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Congress Winner !! Jane Pence was notified by email that she won a $250 drawing that
was held at the RMAC Surgical, Inc. vendor booth.
Congratulations !!
Congress By-Laws Ratified The proposed Congress 2013 bylaws were passed by the
House of Delegates with very few minor changes from those
published in the Journal. The Chapter By-Laws Committee
will be preparing proposed changes to reflect those made at
Congress which are required by AORN.
The chapter will continue to collect money for the
Tarrant Area Food Bank. Remember that for every
dollar we donate, they can provide 3 meals.
There will not be a BOD
Meeting for March.
2013 Congress Election Results President-elect Victoria M. Steelman, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
(our October 2012 chapter speaker)
Treasurer Martha Stratton, MSN, MHSA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC
(our February 2013 chapter speaker)
Board of Directors Sandy Albright, BSN, RN, CNOR Melanie Braswell, DNP, RN, CNS, CNOR Stephanie S. Davis, MSHA, RN, CNOR Karen M. Knapp, BSN, RN, CNOR, CRNFA
Nominating & Leadership Development Committee Karen M. Lemmons, BSN, RN, CNOR Mary C. Russell, MN, RN, FNP-BC, CNOR
Delegate Reports
Attached is the first of our delegate reports from
2013 Congress
Nominating Committee
The nominating Committee will meet Thursday, April 11th at
THFW Education Center to develop a slate of candidates for
2013—2014. The ballot will be presented at the April busi-
ness meeting with voting in May. Attached is a willingness
to serve form.
The offices to be filled are: President-Elect, Treasurer, BOD
x 2, Nominating Committee x 2.
The Judy Bost Education Scholarship
application is attached. It is for chapter
members furthering their education. Instruc-
tions for submitting are on the form.
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AORN Fort Worth
Mike Russell, RN, BSN, MSN
Senior Clinical Education Specialist
for STERIS Corporation
Presents
Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome
(TASS) 1 CE
Thursday, March 28th
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital
Fort Worth
Robb Rutledge Auditorium
7 pm
Upcoming AORN Webinars Infection Prevention Webinar Series for the Ambulatory Setting
(4 part series - one each week in April)
April 3 Surgical Attire: The Ongoing Challenges - Part 1
April 10 Protecting Surgical Patients and Healthcare Workers Through a Safe Environment of Care - Part 2
April 17 Injection Safety: What Every Nurse Working in an Ambulatory Surgery Center Needs to Know - Part 3
April 24 The Importance of Wound Classification in Infection Prevention - Part 4
This webinar series was funded through the AORN Foundation by a grant from the 3M Foundation
www.aorn.org/Events/Webinars/Upcoming_Webinars.aspx
Future Chapter Education
April 25th
Shahid Aziz, MD
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
May 23rd
Terri Goodman, RN, TCORN President
Supporting IOM Recommendation for the
Future of Nursing
Chapter Meeting to begin at 6:15 pm
Education at 7:00 pm THFW Education Center
Robb Rutledge Auditorium
DATE: April 13, 2013
LOCATION: The Methodist Hospital Dunn Rio
Grande Conference Room
www.houstonaorn.com
For questions please e-mail Darlene Murdock
Flyer attached
Kathy Alexander
serves as
Texas State Reporter
at the
House of Delegates
Congress Highlights
Chapter members gathered for the Chapter Awards picture. Back row: Janet Craun, Mary Wismann, LaDonna McKee, Jane Pence. Front Row: Krista Johnson, Martha Wallis, Kathy Al-exander and Anne Mattern.
Chapter 4406 Wins
Bronze Chapter Ex-
cellence Award
Our chapter was awarded with the Bronze Chapter Excel-lence for Intermediate Chapters on Sunday, March 3rd dur-ing the Opening Session.
Krista Johnson, accepted the award for our chapter’s activi-ties during fiscal year 2011—2012 from President Deborah Spratt and Terry Goodman, Chapter Excellence Committee Chairman.
AORN of Treasure Valley (Idaho) won the Chapter of the Year award.
Chapter Delegates
Kathy Alexander (President and Chair of Delegation),
Mary Wismann, Jane Pence, Janet Craun, Krista John-
son and Martha Wallis