Southwest Chapter
Join Southwest Chapter for their next ONE-DAY educational offering on April 14, 2012 at the Courtyard Marriott in Monroeville, PA.
Title:  Clinical Updates: Personal Wellness, Drug Testing and PA Nurse Peer Assistance Program
(CNEs pending)  More details to come.

Sheila Vasbinder recently published an article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on January 20, 2012 titled ‘Hospital-Associated Measles Outbreak-Pennsylvania March-April 2009’

Yolanda Lang and Chad Rittle are both presenting at this year’s AAOHN Conference in Nashville.   If you are attending, stop in to see them.

Ruth Shiers was selected to go to Kenya and teach nursing students as visiting faculty for 3 months.

Laura Catalucci, RN, COHN earned her BSN from Penn State University in June 2011.

Susquehanna Valley Chapter
Susquehanna Valley kicks off the New Year with its first member meeting on March 14, 2012 at 5:30PM in The Café-An American Bistro on Route 115, Wilkes-Barre.  Dr. David Scalzo, DPM will present ‘Podiatric Management of Foot/Ankle/Lower Extremity Conditions’.

Visit www.svapohn.org or contact Grace Stropp at 570 522 2978 or 570 742 3321 or gstropp@evanhospital.com for more information.

Upcoming Conferences

September 12-14, 2012
NEAOHN/PAAOHN Conference
PAAOHN celebrates their 50th Anniversary while hosting the 2012 NEAOHN Annual Conference at The Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, PA.

Theme is “Solving the Clinical Mysteries in Occupational Health: Refine your OHN Clinician Detective Skills”.  We have something special planned so please save this date and plan to attend!

April 21-25, 2012
AAOHN Conference
Join your peers and celebrate AAOHN’s 70th Anniversary at The Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN.   This year’s theme is “Business Dimensions of Occupational Nursing".

October 3-5, 2012
SVAPOHN Conference
Mark your calendars for this year’s Northeast Regional OH&S Conference at The Woodlands Inn & Resort in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  Planning is already underway for great topics and speakers.
 

Welcome New Members

Please join me in welcoming the newest members to our PAAOHN family:

Philadelphia
Laurie Painter
Brenda Sampson
Barbara Sommons

Southwest
Mia Murphy
Nancy Read
Carole Winslow

At Large
Linda Jurasik

We encourage you to connect with your local chapter and get involved!

In Memoriam

PAAOHN is sad to announce that long time member Judith (Judy) Rudinsky died suddenly on December 22, 2011. Judy was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing.

Judy was the past President of Delaware Valley PA Association of Occupational Health Nurses (DVPAOHN) and served on the Board of Directors for both DVPAOHN and PAAOHN.  In 2001, PAAOHN honored Judy as the recipient of the Dorothy Saller Award which recognizes a nurse leader who has demonstrated outstanding service within the profession and their local chapter through exceptional leadership and performance of professional responsibilities in all facets of occupational health nursing.  In 2007, Judy was recognized by past PAAOHN President Kim Olszewski for her years of dedication and commitment to the board at the Annual Conference in Hershey.

At the time of her death, Judy was the Director of Medical Services at Professional Health Services, Inc. in Havertown, PA. She is survived by her three children, Cara, Scott and Gregg, and five grandchildren.

Donations on Judy’s behalf can be made to the American Heart Association PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693 and/or the American Lung Association 527 Plymouth Road, Suite 402, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

If you have news or event to report, please send them to ciparks@pplweb.com