January 2014

What is New at the Nurse Practitioner Association of Greater Rochester?

(What's New at NPAGR?)

News!

The Board held its annual retreat on January 5th. President Heather Cook-Smith presided over the retreat, where each committee chair discussed issues and goals for the year. At the retreat, monthly board meetings were set for the following Mondays: February 24th, March 24th, April 28th, May 19th, June 23rd, September 22nd, October 10th and December 1st at 6 pm at the Neurosurgical Center on S. Clinton Ave. An updated board directory will be posted to the website to facilitate your communication with the board. At present, it can be found by clicking the About Us tab on the eNP NPAGR website and then clicking on Leadership Directory. Please contact us with feedback regarding the NPAGR.

Welcome our newly elected Officers!

President –Elect: David Goede Treasurer: Laura Markwick (another term)

These officers are either joining the board, returning for another term in a role or are changing to another position. The current board is as follows:

• Treasurer: Laura Markwick
• Education : David Goede & Kathy Davis
• Legislation: Marilyn Dollinger & Mel Callan
• Marketing/Public Relations: Erin Howe
• Communications/Website: Cynthia McCloskey & Julie Albert
• Nominations: Susan Smith
• Membership: Jane Tuttle & Christina D'Agostino
• Bylaws: Barb Schrage & Andrea Avidano
• Secretary: Diane Salipante
• Past President: George Fox

Dee Krebs is our new Region 1 Representative who is our voice at the state meetings. Contact Dee if you have issues for the state board of the NPAGR.  

Upcoming Programs:

 

January

• What: When and Where a Patient is Available for Hospice: A Collaborative Approach
• When: Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 6:00pm ET
• Where: Lifetime Care: Special Events Room, 3111 S Winton Road, Rochester, NY 14623
• Details: The Program objective is to educate NPs on the roles of the hospice team: Medical Director, Social Work, Volunteers, and Bereavement Coordinators. This event offers 1.5 CE credits to attendees.

February

• What:  Legislative Reception
• When:  Thursday, February 13, 2014, 7pm – 8:30 pm
• Where: St. John Fisher College, room TBA
• Details: Join our GVNA colleagues for this reception, one of several cooperative events with other nursing organizations planned for 2014. Look for other co-sponsored events to be announced this year.

 

April

• What:  NursingLobby Day
• When:  TBD
• Where: Join us as we travel to Albany to talk with legislators on NP issues; No details at this time

October

•   What:  NPA annual conference
•   When:  October 20-26, 2014
•   Where: Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
•   Details: Contact Sue Hubbard shubbard@thenpa.org

 

November

• What:  NP week
• When:  November 10-16th, 2014
• Where: Everywhere!                     
•   Details: see AANP website

•   What:  NPAGR Regional Conference
• When:  November 15, 2014
•   Where: Rochester, NY
  Details: We are planning a panel of NPs to discuss the implications of the ACA on NP practice; Contact Education Chair David Goede at with suggestions for other topics

Other News:

• Website: we continue to work with the State on the eNP website. We are grateful for the continued support of our webmaster, Kathryn Lui, to help us with website maintenance. Contact Julie Albert (jalbert@sjfc.edu ) from the Communications committee if you have issues r/t the website.
• NP and NP Student of the Year nominations are due 7/1/2014. Please begin thinking of worthy nominees now.
• Look for the Spring newsletter in late March, early April. If you have suggested topics, submissions, or would like to help, contact Cynthia McCloskey at cmccloskey@sjfc.edu