Local Chapter IV Nurse Day Celebrations
IV Nurse Day is a great day for the infusion community, and our local chapters always know how to celebrate! Take a peek at what some local chapters are doing to celebrate and get involved!
Arizona Chapter of INS
Join the Arizona Chapter for “Winter Symposium Topics in Infusion and Celebration of IV Nurse Day” on Saturday, January 26, at Scottsdale Shea Medical Center. With five great sessions and exhibits, this is certain to be a great way to celebrate the specialty and IV Nurse Day. For more information, visit the INS Calendar of Events or contact Ann Earhart at (480) 628-8700.
Join the Buckeye Chapter for an IV Nurse Day celebration and presentation on the topic of “CVC- and PICC-Insertion Best Practices,” presented by BioPatch, to be held at the Savannah Center in West Chester, OH. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events.
The DFW Longhorn INS Chapter would like to invite you to our upcoming chapter meeting on January 24, 2013. Join other chapter members as we celebrate National IV Nurse Day! Bard Access is sponsoring Kathy Kokotis as she presents "Ultrasound-guided PIVs: The Published Evidence" at the Vineyard Steak House in Grapevine. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events; or Please RSVP to Dana Allyn at dana.allyn@crbard.com.
Join us on January 22 for our January dinner meeting and IV Nurse Day celebration at Bay Care Education Services in Clearwater, FL. Program begins at 6:00 pm with the presentation taking place at 6:30: “ Care and Management of Hemodialysis Access Devices” with speaker Ken Thomas, BS, RN. RSVP by Jan 21 to floridagulfcoastins@yahoo.com. Maximum attendance is 50. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events.
Lower Columbia Chapter
Maryland Chapter of INS
Join the Maryland Capitol Chapter for a special IV Nurse Day Celebration on January 16, with special guest speaker Lynn Hadaway, MEd, RNC, CRNI®. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm with a presentation "Short Peripheral and Catheter Infections," to follow. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events or contact Karen Ayotte at (443) 223-0520 or by e-mail at karenayotte@gmail.com.
New England Chapter
The New England Chapter invites you to attend our annual IV Nurse Day meeting and dinner presentation at the Hilton Garden Inn in Burlington, MA. This year's presentation is entitled "Are Peripheral IV's and Overlooked Source of Infection?" with speaker Michelle DeVries, MPH, CIC. Seating is limited; contact randall.barnes@crbard.com. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events.
Pine Tree Chapter
Join us on January 22 for an IV Nurse Day celebration and presentation by Cubist Pharmaceuticals on “Cubicin in the Outpatient Setting for MRSA CSSSI and Bacteremia,” led by Michele Moucatel, MPH, RN. The meeting will be held at the Muddy Rudder in Yarmouth, and guests will be seated for dinner at 6:30. RSVP to Richard Palombo at Richard.palombo@cubist.com. Seating is first-come, first-served. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events section.
Join the Rocky Mountain Chapter for an IV Nurse Day Dinner Program. Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, the presentation will focus on Orencia (abatacept), with registration at 6:00 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm and presentation at 7:00 pm. Free to members, $10 for non-members.
Join us for our 2013 IV Nurse Day celebration on Wednesday, January 23, at Five Happiness Restaurant in New Orleans. Sponsored by Smiths Medical, there will be a presentation on the ViaValve Safety IV Catheter. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events.
The Virginia Capitol Chapter will celebrate IV Nurse Day on January 27 at 1:00 pm with Afternoon Tea at the Pink Bicycle Tea Room in Occoquan, VA. Advance Registration due by January 18. For more information, visit the Calendar of Events.
