Message From the President

July, 2007

WOCN was a great success and PCR had 40 new first-time attendees. We are very proud to have these new potential members and look forward to working with them in the future. The fall conference is approaching and the agenda looks great - Liz has done a great job putting this conference together. WOCN liaison will be available to speak with our members and answer questions - plan to be in San Diego, October 4-6, 2007

PCR still needs 1-2 more people to serve on the Peer Group Support Fund committee. New funds were approved at the Spring membership meeting to provide a $3000.00 award to a peer group for support in sponsoring community projects. The criteria for this award will be established by the committee members and presented at the Fall conference. If you are interested please call Joyce at 916-838-5928 or joycemoss_@hotmail.com. All committee work will be done via the phone and/or email. PCR needs your help.

PCR would like to recognize our stars and those individuals who have gone the extra mile for our profession. Please review the award categories (WOC Nurse of the Year, Rising Star, Outstanding Rep, Outstanding Manufacturer/Distributor, President's, and Lifetime Achievement Awards) and send in your nominations to Susan Schardt sschardt@medline.com

Your opinions count and - please call or email with any suggestions for improving our organization. We are in need of volunteers for special projects.

Thanks for your help
Joyce Moss
President PCR/WCN

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established partnerships with national clinician organizations for the purpose of timely communication of information on disease outbreaks and terrorism events. This outreach effort to clinicians, Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA), is designed to:

Assist clinicians in offering optimal care to patients by providing them with the most current and reliable information available on emerging diseases and terrorist threats. Provide information on infection control and protective measures for preventing spread of disease. Provide a system through which clinicians can communicate their educational needs to CDC and receive answers to questions about related to emerging diseases and terrorism from subject matter experts.

CDC communicates with these partners via monthly conference calls and weekly e-mail updates. Partner organizations, in turn, serve as networks for dissemination of CDC communications to their memberships. Conference calls serve as a venue for clinician partners to question CDC experts and to provide input to CDC about their needs and concerns. In the event of an urgent or emergency situation, these communications with partners are more frequent.

To facilitate the rapid dissemination of information to clinicians, CDC operates the Clinician Registry for Terrorism and Emergency Response Updates and Training Opportunities. This registry, which has approximately 40,000 members, is a system through which CDC informs clinicians via weekly e-mail updates of recent changes to information on smallpox, SARS, influenza, and other related health issues. CDC also uses the registry to announce new training opportunities for clinicians related to terrorism and emergencyresponse topics.

The Gene Galindo Memorial Fund, a perpetual account

The Board of Directors discussed the Gene Galindo Foundation Award at it's annual fall meeting. A task force will be designated to design this award and work out the details for annually funding a variety of projects that Gene was interested in. Mickey Galindo will be an active part of this group to help guide Gene's wishes.

In you are interested in donating to the Gene Galindo Foundation Award, please send your contributions to Donna Lockhart, PCR Treasurer, at 2726 Via Dieguenos, Alpine, CA 91901. Please make your checks out to the Gene Galindo Foundation Award.

Memorial Grant for WOC Nurses Set Up

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