Winter 2012

ACADEMY ACTIVITY

A Newsletter of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals

In This Issue
President's Address
Supporting Couples with Infertility
Member Profiles
Mother Daughter Event
Scholarships Available
Job Posting:
Awards Chair
The Board of Directors seeks an energetic person to fill the position of Chair of the Awards Committee.

The Awards Committee solicits nominations from the membership for five annual awards intended to recognize leaders and outstanding people in the field of Creighton Model FertilityCare, NaProTECHNOLOGY, natural family planning and other allied fields in education, service and/or research.

If interested please contact Kathy Blascyk at ekblascyk@msn.com.
Cardinal Levada Thanks the AAFCP
William Cardinal Levada, recipient of the 2011 Honorary Award, wrote a letter to the Board of Directors thanking the Academy for the honor.
Welcome New Members!
ASSOCIATE   
Linda Garcia, FCP
Suzanne Padgett, FCP
Tara Shane, FCP
Laurie Weitzel, FCP

STUDENT  
Agata Aniszczyk, FCPI              
Tatiana Burger, FCPI
Caitlin Byrne, FCPI            
Marceline Chandler, FCPI
Catherine Cantenont, FCPI        
Katrina Crow, FCPI
Maria Carlin, FCPI                
Dora Csehak, FCPI
Edwige deBengy, FCPI            
Lauren Fille-Lamsie, FCPI
Yolanda De Silva, MD, FCPI        
Nadia Fregonese, FCPI
Paul Evans, FCPI            
Katie Fullilove, FCPI
Ghislaine Guerry, FCPI            
Martha Lacayo, FCPI
Nicola Jauch, FCPI                
Katie Milne, FCPI    
Ivanka Krzisnik, FCPI            
Heidi Mills, FCPI
Karen Morand, FCPI            
Jeanette Pascua, FCPI
Meghan Oen, FCPI                
Veronica Pintor, FCPI
Lea Oberhausen, FCPI            
Rebecca Ramsey, FCPI
Sarah Rooney, FCPI            
Anna Tuffery, FCPI
Angelika Sieber, FCPI        
Maja Vovk, FCPI
Clotilde Syette-de Mollans, MD,   
   FCPI    
Jacinta Wainaina, FCPI
Melissa Wood, MD, FCPI            
Jill Zackrisson, MD, FCPI
Certifications
INITIAL PRACTITIONER
Kirsten Lillegard
Mary Ann Miller
 
RENEWAL PRACTITIONER
K. Diane Daly
Julianna Jervis
Andrea Mack

RENEWAL EDUCATOR
K. Diane Daly
Julianna Jervis
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Salt Lake City Skyline

Join the AAFCP in Salt Lake City in July! 

  Attaining New Vistas, the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 11-14. Dr. Joseph Stanford from Intermountain FertilityCare Services and the University of Utah will serve as the site host. The Meeting will feature an exciting mix of national and local speakers on cutting-edge topics. Salt Lake City is a unique urban oasis with a breathtaking alpine backyard. Read more 

Letter from the President
Dr. Paul Carpentier, AAFCP President
Paul Carpentier
Carpentier
  The Annual Meeting is going to England in 2014! Thanks to Drs. Ira Winters and Anne Carus and their site host team, the AAFCP Annual Meeting will be held in Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of Shakespeare. The Meeting will be in the heart of this quaint tourist town, surrounded by restaurants with a historic Catholic church and a Shakespearian theatre right across the street. Read more
When Baby Stamps Don't Equal a Baby
By Jamey Johnston, BSN, CFCP, FCEI
Gianna Center

  When the Gianna Catholic HealthCare Center, led by medical consultants Dr. Anne Nolte and Dr. Kyle Beiter, opened the doors to its Manhattan office three years ago, no one knew what to expect. Sharing a neighborhood with Times Square, there were three Starbucks locations on the block. In New York City, you can get anything you want, whenever you want it, in minutes or less. Especially if you have an app for it. Read more
Member Profiles 
 
Nancy Botkin
Botkin
Sylvia Heald
Heald
Sylvia Heald was introduced to the Creighton Model through the work of her sister in England. The late Nancy Botkin was a pioneer in the FertilityCare movement from its inception. Click below to learn more about these outstanding Academy members.
Mother Daughter Fertility Appreciation Event a Success
By Liz Parrish, RN, CFCP  
  Our Blessed Mother must have been smiling on November 13, 2011, as she witnessed a mother-daughter fertility appreciation program at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. This first-ever event, sponsored by Generation Life and the Philadelphia Friends of FertilityCare, was promoted as a Mother-Daughter Tea and was well attended by mothers, daughters, aunts, nieces and grandmothers. Read more

Scholarships Available to Annual Meeting
  The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that four scholarships have been created to help those interested in attending the Annual Meeting. Financial assistance is also available to help defray the costs of membership fees and tuition to an Education Program. For more information
Upcoming Events
Board Meeting (April 19-20 in Omaha, NE)  

Board Meeting (July 8-10 in Salt Lake City, UT)

Annual Meeting (July 11-14 in Salt Lake City, UT)

Financial Report
Checking Account  $12,633.58
Savings Account  $50,207.43

Contact Us
American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals
11700 Studt Ave, St. Louis, MO 63141
Tel: 314-991-0327
editor@aafcp.org

Academy Activity, the newsletter of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals, is published quarterly. 
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