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In this issue: Free CNE: Integrative Care for Chronic Low Back Pain, Researchers Learn More About Genetic Mechanism for Schizophrenia, Award Nominations Due April 15th, and much more...
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News from AHNA
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Vol. 14 No. 6
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AHNA Product Spotlight
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Healthcare in the News
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Researchers have identified the C4 gene as a possible link to the risk for schizophrenia. One form of the C4 protein made by this gene is produced at high levels in the brains of people with schizophrenia and may promote too much synaptic pruning in the brain, which can impair mental function. (NIH News in Health, March 2016)
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A new study reports that over half of all calories and 90 percent of the excess sugar calories in the average US diet comes from ultra-processed foods. These are foods like sodas, packaged snack foods and baked goods, and "instant" foods that don't require preparation. Researchers found that one in five calories in ultra-processed foods were from added sugars, a level up to eight times higher than in unprocessed or minimally processed foods. (HealthDay News, March 11, 2016)
 A recent study shows that mindfulness meditation helps relieve pain via a different pain pathway in the brain than opioid medications. The opioid antagonist naloxone did not block the pain-relieving effects of meditation in study participants. Researchers suggest that combining mindfulness-based approaches with those that rely on opioid signaling pathways may provide a more effective, synergistic pain relief effect. (National Institutes of Health, March 17, 2016)
 This flu season is the mildest in the past few years, due in part to less severe weather and a vaccine that is a good match for the common flu viruses that are circulating. However, cases are still appearing in new areas and the flu season is expected to peak later than it did last year, so US health officials continue to advise people to get a flu vaccine if they haven't yet. (HealthDay News, March 18, 2016)
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| Natural Medicine and Oncology Issue Released |
 The Natural Medicine Journal released their Oncology issue Monday, March 22, 2016, discussing the effects and benefits of integrative medicine to the field of oncology. Topics in the journal include managing weight loss, omega 3s, proper body care and the effect of natural remedies. Click here to read the entire issue.
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Research & Practice Corner: Integrative Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain
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 Back pain is a common reason people seek complementary health treatments. Effective non-drug and self-care approaches are being encouraged as awareness grows about the risks of inappropriate use of prescription medications for managing chronic back pain. This activity examines the current body of evidence about the effectiveness of spinal manipulation, acupuncture, massage, and yoga and other mind and body treatments for chronic low back pain. (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, March 8, 2016) Free, one-time registration required.
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Call for 2016 Beginnings Articles
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 AHNA is requesting articles for Beginnings magazine on
- Self-Care: Finding Time and Balance for the August issue, articles due May 15th;
- Holistic Nurse Entrepreneur for the October issue, due July 15th; and
- Holistic Mental Health Nursing for the December issue, due on September 15th.
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FDA Propose Ban on Most Powdered Medicinal Gloves
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 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has proposed banning most powdered gloves in the United States. While the use of these gloves is decreasing, the FDA believes they pose an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury to health care providers, patients, and other individuals who are exposed to them, which cannot be corrected through new or updated labeling. The proposed ban applies to powdered surgeon's gloves, powdered patient examination gloves, and absorbable powder for lubricating a surgeon's glove. Read more.
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Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd
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Earth Day 2016 -
Trees for the Earth
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Earth Day aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for earth's environment. Each year on this day thousands of people celebrate the Earth and what it means not only to them, but to the human race as a whole. Others use this day to bring the public's attention to Earth and the effects our lifestyle is having on the planet.
Let's get planting.
Over the next five years, as Earth Day moves closer to its 50th anniversary, Earth Day Network is calling on everyone everywhere to help achieve one of their most ambitious goals yet - planting 7.8 billion trees starting now.
Trees will be the first of five major goals being undertaking in honor of the five-year countdown to our 50th anniversary. On their own and together, these initiatives will make a significant and measurable impact on the Earth and will serve as the foundation of a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable planet for all.
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Register Now for the SWFL Sustainability Summit!
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Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with experts in healthcare, business, government, and city planning as they talk about redefining the trajectory of Southwest Florida's future. Space is limited. Register now at www.swflsustainability.com!
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April Beginnings Magazine: Interconnectedness
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The April Beginnings Magazine focuses on Interconnectedness, the theme of the 2016 Conference. These are the authors and article titles in the issue that will arrive in your mailbox soon.
 Cassandra Vieten, PhD. The Science of Energy Healing. 1.7 CNE Article Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN. Threads of Connection and Care: Insights from Ancient Wisdom. 1.7 CNE Article William Rosa, MS, RN, LMT, AHN-BC, AGPCNP-BC, CCRN-CMC, Caritas Coach. Infusing Nurse Coaching with Moral Imagination: The Fiber of Interconnectedness Sheila Pyatt, BSN. Interconnectedness: "We Are All Related" Debby Steinberg, RN, BSN, RYT. Awakening to the Sacred Interconnectedness of Life Rev. Deanne (D.Z.) Aime, MPH, CHTP, RN (Retired). Wholly Holy Noreen Brady, PhD, MSN. From the Heart: In Search of Meaning
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Awards with an April 15th Application Deadline
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Don't miss the upcoming opportunity to recognize and celebrate nurses who are dedicated to the practice and advancement of holistic nursing. The April 15th deadline for AHNA awards and scholarships are coming up fast, so get your application submitted soon!
Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program- Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students Awards
These awards are a monetary scholarship to nurse members who are pursuing their nursing education. AHNA members enrolled in nursing programs at any level (ADN, BSN, MSN, PhD/DNS) or graduate programs that enhance the practice of holistic nursing may apply.
Holistic Nursing Rising Star Award
This award, revised in 2015, is intended to recognize fresh new nurses who have dedicated themselves to a holistic path who have applied creative holistic practices and epitomize holism in their personal and professional lives.
 Holistic Nurse of the Year Award
This award was revised in 2015 and is intended to recognize AHNA members with outstanding innovation and/or a change in the field of holistic nursing. This award highlights nurses who have been working in holistic nursing for several years and have demonstrated a commitment towards Holistic Nursing's core values.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award was revised in 2015 and is to celebrate the outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of holistic nursing. It is a way of saying Thank You for all the holistic nursing work accomplished through at least a decade of participation in AHNA and advancing the specialty practice of holistic nursing.
Excellence in Holistic Nursing Education Award
This award is intended to reward and recognize schools, programs, and departments of nursing that offer a degree in nursing that exhibit an exceptional, substantive and innovative curriculum in holistic nursing education. These schools have incorporated the philosophy and core values of holism into their entire curriculum/course with innovative curriculum design, teaching, and evaluation methods, and encourage the highest standards of holistic nursing education.
AHNA Service Award
This award, revised in 2015, recognizes and thanks AHNA member(s) who consistently contribute their experience and time to advance AHNA to its highest potential. The winner of this award is committed to holistic nursing and its philosophy, and particularly AHNA's mission and goals.
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Bringing Healing to You and Your Patients
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Position Statement from ANA on Nurses' Role in Capital Punishment-Public Comment Solicited
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 The American Nurses Association's (ANA) Center for the Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board has undertaken a review and revision of the position statement, Nurses' Role in Capital Punishment. The Ethics Advisory Board is considering extending ANA's historical position of opposing any participation of nurses in capital punishment to include opposition to capital punishment as a penalty. ANA is soliciting public comment on the extension of this position, as well as the overall position statements. To comment please click here.
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AHNA 2016 Conference - Interconnectedness: the Soul of Holistic Nursing
May 31 - June 5, 2016 | Bonita Springs, FL |
 
The COUNTDOWN to CONFERENCE is on! Be sure you register for the 2016 AHNA Annual Conference before April 15, 2016 to get Regular Registration Rates. There are THREE WEEKS LEFT to register at this rate! What are you waiting for???? Once you are registered, make sure you finish off the CONFERENCE checklist....
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ROOM RESERVATIONS
Reserve your rooms at the AHNA Rate of $150/night
Or call (888) 421-1442 to make your reservation directly with the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point.
REMEMBER, the AHNA $150 room rate will be honored from May 28 - June 8 for extended stay in sunny Florida!
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TRANSPORTATION
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is only 15 minutes from the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point.
Contact our EXCLUSIVE Shuttle Partner Superior Airport Shuttle
From RSW (1-3 passengers) $33 per passenger
PROMO CODE: AHNA
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OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
It's not too late to add an Optional Activity for some pleasure
time while you are in Florida. For details on our 2016
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A Call for Silent Auction, Marketplace and Raffle Items for Bonita Springs 2016!
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Continuing in 2016 the annual raffle and silent auction will be dedicated to increasing the endowment fund for the Charlotte McGuire Scholarship. The success of our Silent auction depends on members donating special, unique and irresistible items ($100 minimum value). Holistic Marketplace-bring your items worth $10 or more and donate them to the holistic marketplace (located adjacent to the AHNA gift shop). Then, browse and shop for newfound treasures.
So let it be known that in 2016 we look forward to your fabulous auction items and valued treasures that can bring in both big bucks and big laughs. If you would like to contribute an auction or marketplace item, mail it to AHNA treasurer, who lives in Florida:
Barry Gallison, 5241 NE 19th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (bgallison@hotmail.com). If you are coming to conference and just want to bring it with you, that's fine too.
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| Learning With AHNA |
 The March 2016 JHN Article "Incorporating Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations to Promote Holistic Communication Between Older Adults and Nursing Students" by William H. Deane, MSN, RN-BC and James A. Fain, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, FAAN provides an associated CNE activity offering 1.8 contact hours for only $15 for members. The purpose of this activity is to examine Hildegard Peplau's interpersonal relations theory as a framework to aid nursing students to implement holistic nursing communication proficiency during their encounters with older adults. The three interconnecting and sometimes overlapping working phases of Peplau' s theory provide useful tools for nursing students' interactions with patients in the form of nurse-patient relationships. The potential of adopting the three phases of Peplau's interpersonal relations theory in nursing education may promote enhanced holistic communication between older adults and nursing students. To read the article, take the online post-test and instantly receive your CNE certificate, click here.
Editor's Note: All AHNA members have access to the complete library of full text JHN articles archived on the Sage website. For more information and instructions, click here
The American Holistic Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 10442
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Serving on AHNA National Level Committees- Invitation to Apply
Deadline Friday May 1st
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 AHNA is currently seeking members to participate at the national level in the committee work needed to advance the nursing specialty of holistic nursing. The AHNA Committees being solicited for appointment now are the following: Education; Practice; Research, HEALTH (Advocacy) and Bylaws Committees. By applying for consideration for Committee appointment, members acknowledge that they understand the appointments are for a minimum of two years and they plan to be an active, engaged participant by submitting their name. Positive energy is generated when passion for a cause exists. To serve on the Education Committee, a minimum of a BSN is required. The AHNA Board of Directors will make the new Committee appointments for 2017 and members will be notified in the late fall of 2016 about these appointments. Current committee members will continue to serve as we increase our participation numbers for committees, retaining their wisdom and expertise as we move forward.
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AHNA Needs You
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 Looking for how you can get involved in AHNA?!?
Want something on the national level?
Consider this.....C-TAC National Workgroup Opportunities
Consistent with our strategic plan to move AHNA to the forefront of health care at the national level, there are opportunities within the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) to participate on two national level workgroups. For the past year AHNA has been represented on Professional Engagement by Carey Clark; Clinical Models by Monica Woolridge; and Interfaith and Diversity by Rebecca Cohen.
We are now seeking members interested in serving on behalf of AHNA on the C-TAC Public Engagement and the Policy & Advocacy Workgroups.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WORKGROUP
This workgroup will asses, develop and coordinate a set of diverse strategies among a variety of stakeholders through programs (2014) such as
- Consumer web-portal (Carejourney.org)
- Consumer Baseline Survey
- Contribute to Shared Decision-Making Project (lead Workgroup is Professional Education)
- Employer support for caregivers in the workplace
POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORKGROUP
The workgroup will provide ongoing strategic advice to C-TAC on ways the Coalition can inform the policy process through programs (2014) such as:
- Federal Policy Review
- Comprehensive Policy Agenda
About C-TAC
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) is a national non-profit, non-partisan alliance of patient and consumer advocacy groups, health care professional and providers, private sector stakeholders, faith-based organizations, and health care payers committed to the vision that all Americans with advanced illness, especially the sickest and most vulnerable, will receive comprehensive, high quality, person-and-family-centered care that is consistent with their goals and values and honors their dignity.
By Thursday, March 31st please submit a letter of interest outlining your experience relative to the workgroup you are interested in and a current resume to membership@ahna.org. Meetings and contact will be via conference calls and email. A brief written summary of meetings or important action items is to be submitted to the BOD regularly, and an annual report is due in May of each year. For more information contact Terri Roberts at director@ahna.org.
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National Institute of Whole Health
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Upcoming Events
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April 9-10, 2016, How to Successfully Launch an Aromatherapy Program Within a Hospital or Health System, St. Paul, Minn
Would you like to create an aromatherapy program for your hospital or health system? Would you like to understand the research-based evidence supporting how the use of essential oils helps patients by reducing pain, nausea and anxiety? Attend " How to successfully launch an aromatherapy program within a hospital or health system" the weekend of April 9-10 in St. Paul, Minn. offered by Allina Health's Penny George™ Institute for Health and Healing. At the end of this innovative workshop, you will walk away with: - all the information you need to make a case for an aromatherapy program
- tools to create and implement your program
- methods to capture data on therapeutic outcomes to support the use of essential oils.
April 29, 2016, 6th Annual Integrative Nursing Conference: Rediscovering Your Path: Healing Our Patients, Healing Ourselves, Quincy, Massachusetts
April 30 - May 1, 2016, Integrative and Holistic Nursing Conference: Bringing Healing to You and Your Patients, Paradise Point Resort -San Diego, CA
October 13-17, 2016, 2016 Building Bridges of Integration Conference for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA.
www.tcmworld.org/calendar for more info and registration. Keynotes include Dr. Eben Alexander (neurosurgeon and bestselling author of Map of Heaven, Proof of Heaven), Peter Russell (Institute of Noetic Sciences, bestselling author of The Global Brain, The Consciousness Revolution), and Nan Lu, OMD, Chinese medicine and women's health expert, founder and president of TCM World Foundation.
Our theme this year is Oneness, Consciousness, and Everyday Health. 20% discount off regular conference price for all holistic nurses who are members of AHNA.
 May 31-June 5, 2016, AHNA 36th Annual Conference, Interconnectedness: The Soul of Holistic Nursing, Bonita Springs, FL, www.ahna.org/conference
June 4-11, 2017, AHNA 37th Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA
Note: = AHNA event.  = AHNA Local Chapter event. Other events are sponsored or partner listings. To learn more about advertising with AHNA, click here.
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Nursing Opportunity
Pineview, NC
We are a personalized health care internal medicine practice. We practice collaboratively and function as a team. Our patients are active participants in their health care and are our number one focus in our daily work. We are adding a new member of our nursing staff as part of a job sharing position.
You are an RN still passionate about office nursing but are tired of the "churn and burn" atmosphere that medicine has become? Are you also interested in developing a more personal relationship with those you care for during the course of your work day? You have a professional appearance, enjoy giving the best health care you can, and are patient centered? You are not afraid of technology and advances in medical care, and believe that integrative medicine can enhance our more traditional Western medicine system.
You will need to have electronic medical record experience, be up to date with your license, and have experience working in a primary care practice as an office nurse. This position promises flexibility, intellectual stimulation, and lifestyle balance but is less than 32 hours a week and does not have health insurance as a benefit.
More details are available if this type of work fits the reason why you became a nurse in the first place. We look forward to meeting you!
Holistic Summer Camp Nurse
Come join the healthcare team at an organic farm-to-table sleepaway camp! Eden Village Camp is an innovative Jewish farm-to-table and arts sleepaway camp for 3rd - 11th graders, located one hour north of NYC. We're a nonprofit that supports each camper in developing outdoor and leadership skills, and awakening a sense of positive Jewish identity, purpose, and joy. The experience includes gourmet organic food & farming, animal care, wilderness adventure, natural science, a zero-waste goal, pool & lake, climbing, music, arts, sports, service projects, exceptional staff... all in a kind, diverse and vibrant community. We're committed to sustainable, earth-based, creative, holistic living, which extends to the realm of health care. An herbal medicine garden is right outside the health center.
Nursing position requires an RN, NP or MD license in NY State and some pediatric experience. Current CPR and FIRST AID training a must.
CNA required for Health Center Aide.
The position involves:
- Assisting with set-up of health center.
- Reviewing and organizing camper medical records before campers arrive.
- Medication administration.
- Helping to Run two daily open clinics- assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for campers and staff with proper documentation.
- On call overnight responsibilities- shared with other healthcare team members.
- Acting as liaison between the camp doctor, camp administrators, camp counselors and parents concerning diagnoses, prescriptions and treatments.
- Educating parents and camp staff about children's health issues.
- Assisting with closing the health center once camp is over.
We hope you will approach your practice as addressing the whole of each camper and staffer, work towards managing illness and injuries but also creating robust physical/emotional/spiritual health, and feel inspired by our camp's spirit.
We will have 120 - 200 people onsite at any given time. The health center will be staffed by one Head Nurse, two staff nurses and one Health Center Aide.
Our Medical Director is available 24/7 for consultation, and comes twice a week to visit.
Competitive salary, three gourmet Kosher organic meals per day, and extraordinary quality of life in a gorgeous community. Learn more about Eden Village at edenvillagecamp.org.
Dates: June 19, 2016 - August 26, 2016
Please send resume and cover letter to Beth Praver, Director of Parent Engagement, at beth@edenvillagecamp.org or call Beth at 877-397-3336.
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| Opportunities for Nurses |
The 2017 ANA Annual Conference will be held in Tampa, FL, March 8-10, 2017. The Conference call for abstracts is open until May 2, 2016 11:59 p.m. PDT. The primary contact for each abstract submitted will be notified by electronic communication of their acceptance status by July 2016. Submit conference abstracts online here.
The 21st International Congress on Palliative Care will take place October 18 to 21, 2016, at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada. Representatives from the worldwide palliative care community, as multidisciplinary colleagues from 60 countries will gather at the event to share experiences, exchange ideas, learn from world renowned experts, and refresh their skills, all while renewing their commitment to providing the highest standard of care. Abstract submissions from all areas within the healthcare profession are welcomed. Abstracts may be submitted for workshops, proffered papers, research papers and posters. Deadline for poster submission it is March 31, 2016. Accepted abstracts will be published in the online Congress Book of Abstracts and some in the Journal of Palliative Care, Autumn 2016 issue as well. For a description of each type of presentation, visit: www.palliativecare.ca/eng/abstracts.php |
| Congratulations to Carol Baldwin! |
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| | Carol Baldwin |
AHNA would like to congratulate member Carol Baldwin, PhD, RN, CT, CHTP, AHN-BC, FAAN (AZ) on being named the Deputy Director, at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre to Advance the Policy on Research for Health at Center for World Health. Her position is located at the College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Arizona State University.
PAHO/WHO engages in technical cooperation with its member countries to fight communicable and noncommunicable diseases and their causes, to strengthen health systems, and to respond to emergencies and disasters. It also promotes health for all, so that no one need fear falling into poverty for seeking care. |
| Members in Action |
AHNA Charlotte Regional Conference March 18th
AHNA had a significant turn out for its conference, Holistic Self Care: Your Secret Power for Enhancing Patient Care, in Charlotte, NC on Friday, March 18th, 2016. Thirty-nine people attended and listened to the conference topics including: Holistic Self-Care: Your Secret Power for Enhancing Patient Care by Keynote Speaker Peggy Burkhadt, PhD, FNP, AHN-BC, EFT Tapping: Practical Tool for Self-Care by Don Grothoff, EFT Practitioner, Mindfulness by Dave John RN, PhD, CNS-BC, My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, Celebrating Your Inner Light: Healing touch as a Healing Practice by Greg Wright MSN, RN, CCRN, CEN, HTCP, Utilizing Your Body's Inner Connections by Darren Holman, Lac, MAOM, and Self-Care Creates the 'Joy' in the journey: Resiliency, Bouncing Back from Incivility by Linda Thomas, PhD, RN-BC, CCRN, CHTP/I, HTAP. Thank You to Bella Radenbaugh, the Charlotte Chapter Leader, for her support. See pictures from the event below.
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Colleen Delaney, PhD, RN, AHN-BC represented AHNA at the PCORI's round table this week. The event, held in Washington D.C., delved into two aspects of PCORI, its focus on nursing and its dissemination opportunities for nursing organizations; attendees discussed these topics and how to best address them. Thank You Colleen for lending holistic nursing's voice to these proceedings.
PCORI is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization founded to improve the quality and relevance of evidence for health care providers and patients. Primarily focused on clinical effectiveness research, more specifically patient centered outcomes, PCORI hopes to keep healthcare professionals and patients informed so that they may make informed decisions about their health. Learn more.
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| AHNA Chapter News |
WNY Holistic Nurses Meeting
 The Western New York Holistic Nurses met Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital for their monthly meeting on the topic of Holistic Nursing Core Values. The group was joined by Elizabeth Scalia, MSN/MBA, RN, AHNA Board of Directors member, who skyped in and spoke about an upcoming webinar for nurses during Nurses' Week on reigniting the passion for nursing. For more information on the WNY Holistic Nurses Chapter please visit their facebook page at: www.facebook.com/wnyholisticnursingassociation
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| Congratulations! Beginnings Editor Welcomes Baby Girl |
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Congratulations to Becky Lara, AHNA's Beginnings Editor, who gave birth to a beautiful 7 pound, 18 inch baby girl, Saturday, March 19 th, 2016. Both the baby and the mother are happy and healthy. We here at AHNA wish both mother and daughter the best.
If you would like to send your own congratulations to Becky Lara, she can be reached at her mailing address at. 3828 W. Waltann Ln. Phoenix, AZ, 85053, or at editor@ahna.org
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