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In this issue: AHNA Has a New Home, Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials Toolkit, and much more...
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Vol. 14 No. 4
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Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials Toolkit
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Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA, RN, of the AHNA Board of Directors, represented us at this US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health Update Meeting, which was held at the American Nurses Association (ANA) headquarters in Silver Spring, MD.
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In November, 2015 the ANA Director of Nursing Practice and Work Environment, and FDA Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health, Director of Medical Initiatives & Scientific Engagement, Public Health Advisor, and Associate Director for Clinical Research presented the 2016 Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials toolkit to over a dozen nursing organizations and associations.
The 2016 action plan includes increased transparency and quality of clinical trials research, to include women of all races, socioeconomic status, age, and demographic locations. While the FDA does not have authority to tell companies who to include in research studies, they can provide guidelines as to who to include in clinical trials. The goal of this 2016 campaign is to have increased diversity of women in clinical trials and make clinical trials more visible to women so that they know that they can participate in them. The Office of Women's Health is asking for nursing's support to spread the word about this campaign. Interested in learning more? You may directly contact Public Health Advisor, Kimberly A. Thomas ( Kimberly.thomas@fda.hhs.gov), or visit http://orwh.od.nih.gov/toolkit for more information.
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Healthcare in the News
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Survey Says Wellness Programs Increase Employees' Fitness and Well-Being  According to a study released February 17, 2016 by Humana and the Economist Intelligence Unit, the key to increasing employee engagement, health, happiness, and well-being lies in employers who establish a work place environment of wellness. Two-hundred U.S. human resource executives and managers and 500 full-time employees from organizations with employer-provided wellness programs were surveyed. Find out the detailed findings here. (Becker's Hospital Review, February 17, 2016)
 35% of US Adults Sleep Fewer than 7 Hours Each NightA study by the CDC shows that 1 in every 3 American adults do not get enough sleep on a regular basis. According to the recent study about 35% of US adults are sleeping less than 7 hours a night, which can be linked to an increased risk of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, frequent mental distress and death. The CDC is the first to document estimated sleep duration in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (HealthDay News, February 18, 2016)
Being a Caregiver is a Heavy Toll on Individuals  A new study found that caregivers that help older, disabled adults manage medication and navigate the healthcare system may be sacrificing their own well-being. These caretakers are about twice as likely to experience physical, emotional, and financial difficulties as those who do not provide care. If those caregivers also work for a living, the study found that they are three times more likely to be less productive on the job due to caregiving distractions and fatigue. (HealthDay News, February 15, 2016)
Holistic Nursing Finding Greater AcceptanceHolistic nurse and AHNA member Jean Wilhoite, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HTCP was recently interviewed by The Ledger, in Knoxville, Tennessee, about her practice as a holistic nurse, how she helps clients reach their health goals and why she choose to become a holistic nurse. After the newspaper article on January 8, 2016, the interview article sparked the interest of her local TV news station, Local 8 News, which covered the story. The televised interview was aired on February 11, 2016 and can be viewed here. (The Ledger, January 8, 2016)
New Evidence-Based Quality Indicators for Spiritual Care ReleasedThe HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN) brought together a distinguished, international panel of experts to develop the field's most comprehensive evidence-based indicators that demonstrate the quality of spiritual care in health care. On February 18, 2016, the panel released a statement that provides guidance on the indicators of high-quality spiritual care, the metrics that indicate such care is present and evidence-based tools to measure that quality. (HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, February 18, 2016)
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Call for 2016 Beginnings Articles
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AHNA is requesting articles for Beginnings magazine on Advanced Practice Holistic Nursing/ The Holistic APRN. The submission deadline is March 15th.
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AHNA 2016 Conference - Interconnectedness: the Soul of Holistic Nursing
May 31 - June 5, 2016 | Bonita Springs, FL |
Miss the Early Bird Deadline and still want to SAVE on Conference Registration?
Here's your 2nd chance!! Gather FIVE fellow nurses and pay as a group and you all still receive the Early Bird Discount!
Join us and get INTERCONNECTED with fellow AHNA holistic nurses.
Needing to find those five people? Don't forget to log into Space Share where you can find others who are looking to team up to SAVE!
To make your hotel reservation online, use this secure link:https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ahna2016. 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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| AHNA Purchased a Building for National Headquarters |
AHNA Headquarters office is moving this weekend to their new offices. The building is 6100 square feet sitting on a 28,660 square feet lot. The Building was updated in 2005 with new windows, carpet, painting, ceiling tile, lighting and updated restrooms. The
 office will be closed Friday, February 26th for the move. The new address effective March 1 will be: AHNA 2900 Plass Court Topeka, Kansas 66611
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| AHNA Regional Conference March 18, 2016 Charlotte, NC |
Join AHNA at our regional conference, Holistic Self-Care: Your Secret Power for Enhancing Patient Care at the Beatties Ford Road Library Conference Room B, 2412 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC Friday, March 18th from 9:15-4:45 PM. The conference Keynote will be AHNA Past-President, Peggy Burkhardt PhD, FNP, AHN-BC. Other speakers are Don Grothoff, EFT Practitioner; Greg Wright MSN, RN, CCRN, CEN, HTCP; Darren Holman, Lac, MAOM; and Linda Thomas PhD, RN-BC, CCRN, CHTP/I, HTAP. The $75 registration fee includes lunch and 6 CNE's. AHNA has reserved a room block for the night of Thursday, March 17th at the Doubletree Hilton, 895 W. Trade St. for those that need overnight stay arrangements. To make hotel reservations call 1-800-HILTONS and use group code "AHN" to get the $129 room rate. To register for the Regional Conference visit: www.ahna.org/cne
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Free Class on Nurse Coaching: March 2nd
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Also, the next Wisdom of the Whole Coach Training Program starts March 22nd. Our training program will help you MEET TRAINING REQUIREMENTS for Nurse Coach certification (AHNCC) and Associate Coach certification (ICF). Visit www.wisdomofthewhole.com today for more details.
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| Learning With AHNA |
Webinar:
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 1:00 pm EST (NOON CST, 11:00 am MST and 10:00 am PST)
From Chaos to Caritas: Using Caring Science Theory to Change Yourself and Your Department
Presenter: Justin Carpenter, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, HN-BC
The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to identify ways to create a more peaceful environment within themselves and in their department, as well as make more meaningful connections with patients and co-workers. Register for the 1.0 hour CNE for only $8 for members or sign up for the "Just Listening" webinar for free.
In the February 2016 issue of AHNA Beginnings magazine, Jalma Mesnick Marcus, RN, BS, MS, HNBBC, CBP, AT, CLSE, explores how self-reflection and self-knowledge can improve the practice of Holistic Nursing in her article, "Personal Values: the HeArt of Nursing." This CNE article can be read here. It offers 2.1 Contact Hours Free for AHNA members and $15 for non-members. Click here to purchase activity and complete the online activity.
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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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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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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Upcoming Events
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March 18, 2016, Holistic Self-Care: Your Secret Power for Enhancing Patient Care, Charlotte, NC, AHNA Regional Conference. Beatties Ford Road Library 6 CNE $75 Keynote: AHNA Past-President, Peggy Burkhardt PhD, FNP, AHN-BC. www.ahna.org/cne
April 2-3, 2016, Cancer Treatment Centers of America® Holistic Health and Healing Conference: Nourishing Mind, Body and Spirit, Milwaukee, WI
With a focus on evidence-based practices and integrative models of care, this first-time conference - sponsored by Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a national leader and role model in integrative patient care - will explore holistic practices for self-care and how to deliver these practices of patients and caregivers. Conference includes an excellent lineup of keynote speakers and session presenters, meals, Candlelight Yoga, CTCA Renewal Room, and 9.25 CE / CME hours. To learn more and register, visit www.cvent.com/d/mfqkj7 Don't miss the great opportunity to explore holistic practices for self-care and connect with like-minded colleagues!
April 5-10th, 2016, "Modeling the Client's World with Holistic Innovative Strategies" the 16th SAMRM conference, San Antonio, TX
Join us for "Modeling the Client's World with Holistic Innovative Strategies" the 16th SAMRM conference in San Antonio, TX, April 5-10th, 2016. This conference includes most meals, 20+ CE hours, fantastic networking with like minded colleagues, an excellent program, Helen Erickson's 80th Birthday celebration following Grand Rounds and more, all for a very reasonable price.
Pre-conferences and the conference program is focused on learning innovative strategies to facilitate health, healing, and well-being. Earn your CEs towards application for or renewal of AHNCC Holistic Nursing or Nurse Coaching certification while enjoying all San Antonio and the River Walk have to offer during your visit. To learn more go to: www.mrmnursingtheory.org/conference2016.html or to register, www.mrmnursingtheory.org/registration.html. We hope you can join us. Don't let this opportunity pass you by.
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
May 19-22, 2016, Holistic Stress Management Instructor Training Workshop, Boulder, CO
Mindfulness, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Energy Medicine, Creative Anger Management, Healthy Boundaries, Mental Imagery & Visualization, Resiliency, Prayer, Healthy Nutrition, Journal Writing are all aspects of holistic stress management where the integration, balance, and harmony of mind, body spirit and emotions are all considered equally when designing stress management programming, from a brown bag lunch to a 16-week college course; not to mention all aspects of health coaching. Come join fellow allied health professionals for the next Holistic Stress Management Instructor Training Workshop May 19-22 in Boulder, Colorado in a wonderful small group setting at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. 54 CNE's offered with additional contact hours/credits through the International Coaching Federation.
 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
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| Opportunities for Nurses |
 Scholarship Opportunity- The Expert InstituteThe Expert Institute's Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Scholarship awarded to a student studying healthcare or the life sciences. The deadline for submitting applications is December 31, 2016. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA and submit a 1,000-2,000 word essay with their application. A scholarship totaling $1,000 will be disbursed to one student. Find out more information about applying for this scholarship 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 |
| AHNA Chapter News |
Tristate Chapter of Pittsburgh, PA. The January 23 rd meeting was held by teleconference due to an unexpected snowstorm with President Carole Ann Drick leading a lively discussion on "What is Holistic Nursing? " The shares where so exciting and the energy so high that those attending eagerly chose to continue the discussion 30 minutes beyond the scheduled time. Never underestimate the power of a snowstorm to bring holistic nurses together.
Seacoast MA/NH Chapter held their annual February meeting on January 22nd with President Carole Ann Drick exploring, "Coming Alive in Presence." Each year they elect to do a teleconference since they know that their weather is unpredictable. The time was extended to allow for both brief member introductions, questions and comments during the presentation. There were multiple present moment awareness exercises, members' insight and a closing planetary healing meditation.
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| AHNA Represented at IHPC Annual Meeting |
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| | Lucia Thornton and Terri Roberts |
The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) is made up of Partners for Health, non-profit educational and advocacy organizations across the CAM / conventional spectrum, working together toward our shared goals. The mission of the IHPC is to advocate for an integrative healthcare system with equal access to the full range of health-oriented, person-centered, regulated healthcare professionals.
AHNA is a member of the Consortium and two AHNA members serve on its Board. AHNA Past President , Lucia Thornton, ThD, RN, MSN, AHN-BC (CA) is a member at-large and Terri Roberts, JD, RN (KS) is the AHNA Partner for Health representative to the IHPC. They both recently attended the annual retreat at Life University in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss national policy initiatives and implementation strategies for greater recognition of the 2706 provision of the ACA. IHPC Partners for Health include: the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine; AHNA; American Academy of Pain Management; The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians; the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education; The American Massage Therapy Association; Bastyr University, Center for Health Policy and Leadership, the International Chiropractors Association; the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Life University, the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives; the National Center for Homeopathy; the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, Palmer Chiropractic; and the Samueli Institute.
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Please send prayers and healing energy to:
- McKinley
- Dax
- Christine
- The families and friends of the victims in the Hesston, Kansas shooting
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