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Save the Date!!

Pacific Coast Region WOCN
Presents
Winter, 2011 Conference
LAS VEGAS Paris Hotel




February 11 - 13th, 2011
On-line registration available
October 15, 2010




Qualifications For PCR Nominations

  • Must be an active PCR/WOCN member in good standing for one year immediately prior to the election
  • Available for two one day meetings and four teleconference meetings annually
  • Elected for a term of two years
    • No officer shall be elected to the same office for more than two consecutive terms

The deadline for nominations is September 1, 2010.

Please contact Marilee Katz (row_boat@msn.com) if you are interested

Current Nominees
President: Cheryl Bartholomew
Education: Teresa Renteria
  Daphne Weiland
Secretary: Candace Miller
Communications:  Laura Davis
  Jennifer Reynolds
  Ann Marie Whaley




Medi-Cal update - June 2nd 2010

Dear Colleagues

I am writing with good news and a request for your assistance again.

If you recall, in hopes of balancing the California budget, reimbursement for ostomy, wound and continence suppliers were to be eliminated for Medi-Cal patients. A massive effort by industry, patients and PCR members has resulted in the saving of ostomy supplies (they are not to be cut) and a cap on continence supplies of $1,659 per person per year.

Unfortunately wound care supplies are limited to $391 per patient per year!!

This amt was arrived at by taking the aggregate utilization of these services at the 90th percentile of Medi-Cal enrollees. Therefore the high users of supplies, like our chronic wound patients, will not have adequate amts of wound products. If you are in out patient or home care your practice will be severely impacted.

On 5/26 the state Senate agreed to eliminate this cap. The assembly has not yet decided and are still looking into this issue.

PCR member letters to support the rejection of the caps is critical. The battle's not over until the budget is signed!

Could you please contact the contact the Governor and your Assemblymen to urge them to remove the wound dressing cap? A thank you to your senator would be great too.

Contact the following websites to identify and write your Senator, Assemblyman and the governor

www.assembly.ca.gov/defaulttext.asp

gov.ca.gov/interact#contact

www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp

Below are links to sample letters to download. Writing your own is better but I know everyone is busy.
Contact me if questions or to let me know you were able to write

THANK YOU!!!

Marilyn Magoffin
G/A Chair
marilynm@mcn.org

 

DOWNLOAD: Contact Governor/Assemblyman (MS Word .doc)

DOWNLOAD: Thank you letter for your Senator (MS Word .doc)




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Educare, Wound & Skin Care Education

 

Medline Industries, Inc in conjunction with Hospital Council of Northern and Central California is pleased to bring, to our hospitals, skin & wound care education to support quality & patient safety initiatives.

This seminar will be taught by Joyce J. Norman BSN, CWOCN, DAPWCA. Ms. Norman received her AD in nursing in 1974 and her bachelor's of science degree in nursing in 1986. She attended Tucson Medical Center's ETNEP, graduating in 1984 and has been board certified since 1985. Joyce has practiced in many health care arenas. She joined Medline Industries, Inc. after working 25 years in the acute care setting. She consulted for home care for 12 years, and has practiced the full scope of ET nursing for 26 years. She has taught and lectured extensively for the past 25 years.

 

COURSE DESCRPTION:

A comprehensive wound management program including A&P of the skin, normal wound healing, factors affecting wound closure, developing a comprehensive prevention program, assessment & documentation, managing bioburden in wounds and topical dressing selection.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

§         Identify 2 major functions of the skin

§         Identify 3 phases of wound healing  

§         Identify 3 factors that affect wound closure

§         Describe national pressure ulcer prevention guideline

§         Identify 2 components that should be included in your comprehensive pressure ulcer prevention program

§         List 3 criteria for wound assessment

§         Describe the importance of appropriate documentation

§         List 3 methods of debridement

§         List 2 methods to reduce surface bacterial load in wounds

§         Describe the 5 principles of wound healing

§         Describe the method of wound healing of 3 product   categories

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To register click on

 date/location desired

 


Complimentary
Registration

 

Fairfield, CA

 May 24, 2010

 

 

Rancho Cordova, CA

 May 27, 2010

 

Chico, CA

May 28, 2010

 

Peppermill, Reno

June 8, 2010

 

 Visalia, CA

 September 7, 2010 

 

Bakersfield, CA

September 9, 2010 

 

Stockton, CA

 November 15, 2010

 

 

 

 

Who should attend?

 

Nurse Managers, Charge Nurses, Physical Therapists, Administrators and anyone interested in wound care.

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

**Registrations without a valid license number may be cancelled

 

Please dress in layers, room temperature may be difficult to control.

Certificates of completion will be awarded at the conclusion of the seminar to participants who sign in, attend the entire seminar, and complete an evaluation form.

 

  • Provider approved by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing, provider number 50-1309, for 8 contact hours.
  • Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP12697, for 8 contact hours.
  • Approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, # 46718A for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy for 7 contact hours.
  • This course has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy for 0.7 units of continuing education.
  • Do not send the certificate to the State Board of Nursing. Keep it for your records for four (4) years. 

 

Questions about the program?

Mary Lopez,MSN, RN, Senior Vice President, Quality Initiatives & Education Hospital Council
e-mail: mlopez@hospitalcouncil.net   Office: (559) 650-5692 / Cell: (559) 367-7705

Susan A. Schardt,RN, CWCN, CWS Medline Industries, Inc
e-mail: sschardt@medline.com   Cell: (916) 849-8494.

Seating is limited: For catering purposes and an opportunity for others to benefit from this event, please give us a courtesy call if you determine you are unable to attend.

If you need to cancel/modify your registration contact:

Alexandra Carvalho,
Member Services Coordinator - Hospital Council
(925) 746 1552   acarvalho@hospitalcouncil.net




Message From the President

President's Report February 2010


. BOD positions are available for President, Secretary, Communications Coordinator, and Education Coordinator. Talk to Marilee Katz (Membership Chair) or the current officer if you have an interest in running for these offices - PCR NEEDS YOU!!!
  • Joyce Moss current President is willing to commit to being available 24/7 for the new President
    • I am committed to making the transition easy and stress less - call me if you're interested (916) 838-5928


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The Ethics Chair will remain vacant as approved by the membership in October 2008; if ethical issues develop, PCR will consult with WOCN Ethics Committee, WOCN-BOD, or WOCN president
  • No ethical problems were encountered in 2009


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Funding for at least one BOD member to attend NALA (Nursing Alliance Leadership Academy) in 2010 will be based on the budgetary constraints of PCR
  • 2 BOD members/Chairpersons were funded to attend NALA in 2009 and based on their feedback the BOD will decide if continued funding is appropriate for the future


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2010 will be the 2nd year that PCR will sponsor an annual conference
  • Beginning 2010, PCR will sponsor 1 annual conference alternating between northern and southern CA
    • Annual Conference in Berkeley, CA 2010
      • 95 registrants, over 30 vendors and 12 first time attendees
      • KUDOS to LIZ, SUSAN and CHERYL - GREAT JOB!!!


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Timely Topics remains available online only
  • Please submit information about your work, personal, or professional achievements to Deborah Zaricor (PR Coordinator)


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Funds were made available to assist Peer Groups in making projects or community services a reality
  • criteria/application are available on the PCR web site
    • Currently no applications have been received for this fund
      • BOD considering discontinuing further funding due to lack of interest by membership in the fund


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The 2010 Strategic plan evaluation is available on line and the BOD will review, revise, and refocus the Strategic Plan in August 2010 for the next 3-4 years
  • Submit your ideas/concerns to any BOD member


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Thanks to your commitment, PCR continues to grow and remains a financially sound organization! PCR was under budget for 2009 in spite of not having a fall conference (the usual generator of income for the organization) - this was not an easy task considering the current economic stressors. YOU MADE THE DIFFERENCE!!


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I continue to enjoy working with each of you and look forward to bigger and better accomplishments in 2010 with your help. All things are possible with faith and your support!

Joyce Moss, President
PCR-WOCN




logo World Union of
Wound Healing Societies
Newsletter
Please click here to download the latest edition of the WUWHS Newsletter for 2009.

We hope that you find this issue of PERSPECTIVES FROM THE WORLD interesting and informative.

Many thanks to those of you that have sent in your updates and information to us.

Our first edition for 2010 is scheduled for the spring and if you have topics or updates that you wish to have included, please do contact us.

Also, please confirm if you are the appropriate contact for World Union Updates. Otherwise, we would appreciate your providing us with the name and e-mail address of the person to whom these messages should be addressed to.

Again, thank you for your interest and support of WUWHS.

Best regards,

Peggy Ahearn
Project Manager
World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS)
Peggyahearn@sympatico.ca