ONS Bucks-ONS Bucks-MontgomeryMontgomery

County Chapter #301County Chapter #301

1515th th Anniversary CelebrationAnniversary Celebration

5-18-20115-18-2011

Where Oncology Nurses Connect

•Please silence pagers and cell phones

•Please take conversations outside as they are disruptive to the attendees and speaker

Welcome & Announcements

Wonderful presentation from Anne JadwinStepping up: Ensuring the future of the Bucks/Mont ONS Chapter Through Professional Accountability

Bux-Mont Counties ONS Chapter Bux-Mont Counties ONS Chapter Presidents- Past, Present & FuturePresidents- Past, Present & Future

• 1996 &1997 – Donna Molyneaux• 1998- Ann Jadwin• 1999- Jane Brainard• 2000- Pat Keeley • 2001- Betsy Bruemmer• 2002 & 2003- Cathy Belt• 2004 & 2005- Carolyn Weaver• 2006 & 2007- Nancy Leahy• 2008 & 2009- Jeannie Held-Warmkessel• 2010 & 2011- Cindy Briola• 2012 & 2013- Kathy MacDonald• 2014 & 2015- YOUR NAME Could be Here!

•www.ons.org•On-line educational opportunities

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National Office Chatter

August Certification TestsAugust Certification Tests

Want to take the OCN®, CBCN®, or CPHON® test in August 2011?

Apply online 24/7 @ http://www.oncc.org/TakeTest/TestInformation

National Voting ResultsNational Voting Results• Congratulations California East Bay Chapter –

Winner of $1000 for highest % of voting for Medium Chapter (48%)

BUT WE WERE #4 Nationally & #1 in STATE

• 40.0% Bucks-Mont • 35.6% Penns Wood• 31.6% Greater Pittsburgh • 22.6% Philadelphia

Bucks-Montgomery Bucks-Montgomery Chapter UpdatesChapter Updates

Chapter ProgramsChapter Programs May 18 “15May 18 “15thth Anniversary” Anniversary” June 16June 16 July 20July 20 Aug TBAAug TBA Sept 15Sept 15 Oct 18Oct 18 Nov 17Nov 17 2011 PROGRAM FEE

Members - $10Non-members- $20

Great opportunity to:•Learn •Network•Have fun•Fish Bowl Raffle- chance to win funding for educational conference•Chance to win “Best of ONS” scholarship

2011 Important “Save the Date”

The Best of ONSThe Best of ONS Saturday, June 4

– Airport Hilton• Registration fee $45.00• 8 CEU’s applied for• Registration deadline is Friday May 20th • Registration brochures available

tonight & on virtual community

Chapter "FISHBOWL"Chapter "FISHBOWL" • Attend meetings- your name is entered• Next drawing – October’s Meeting• Winner receives $$$ (IOL early-bird

registration) to be used for a nursing conference or towards the nurse's education. Beginning 6-1-2011DO NOT need to be present to WIN!!!

• Tonight’s winners Linda Schiech & Page White– Best of ONS Scholarship’s, named in honor

of Nancy Barton & Suzanne Campbell’s retirement

Chapter Collaborative Chapter Collaborative PartnershipPartnership

• The Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology (PSOH).

Annual Scientific MeetingSeptember 16-17, 2011

Bear Creek Mountain ResortMacungie, PA

RN registration last year was $75 with 12.75 ONS specific CEU contact hours.

• Visit the PSOH website at http://www.psoh.org

Local Chapter of Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA). Regional Dinner Program October 2011

More information to come

•Membership – Marge Townsend

•Treasurer – Connie Brophy

•Programs –Aisha Reikow/ Jean Smith

•Nominating- Linda Regul

•Public relations/virtual community – Lori Fadden

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2012 Chapter Board of 2012 Chapter Board of Directors Positions Available Directors Positions Available

this Fallthis Fall• Membership Chair• Treasurer • Community Outreach Coordinator• Director-at-Large• 2013 Program Chair Elect

If interested, contact Linda Regul at linda.regul@fccc.edu

•Directors-at-Large–Marie Riehl, Anne Jadwin, Ashley Moyer

•Legislative liaison – Jean Holland

•Archives – Stephanie Grant•Community outreach – Joanne Hambelton

• Do you have a program to present to benefit patients and caregivers?

• Opportunity to share your knowledge with patients & caregivers

• Gilda’s Club– 200 Kirk Road, Warminster, PA 18974

• Contact Joanne Hambleton @ joanne.hambleton@fccc.edu

Chapter’s Community Chapter’s Community Outreach ProjectOutreach Project

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