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February 2006 NewsBytes

Don't Miss Out-There�s Still Time to Register for ENA Leadership Challenge 2006
Call for Proposed Bylaw Amendments and Resolutions-April 7, 2006 Submission Deadline
Call for 2006 Award Nominees-May 5 Deadline
Call for Editor-March 31 Application Deadline
ENA Names Journal Interim Co-Editors
Manuscript Reviewers Needed
Space Available for Clinical Site Visits-Leadership Challenge 2006
Esther�s Follies-Leadership Challenge 2006 ENA Foundation Event
Be in the Know
Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts
New Services to States to Debut at Leadership
Get Your Texas Souvenirs-Marketplace Express
"CALL TO PROTECT�"-Make a Difference-Bring Your Old Phones to Leadership Challenge
LUNAR III Study-Still Recruiting Sites!
The Ninth Annual Saturn National Donor Day-Valentine�s Day �06

Don't Miss Out-There�s Still Time to Register for ENA Leadership Challenge 2006
	Learn what�s new in your profession, enhance your professional and personal growth through advanced-level courses, leadership skills improvement, and new management techniques. Connect with friends old and new. Join your colleagues February 23 - 26 at ENA Leadership Challenge 2006 in Austin, Texas. On-line registration ends February 15 or register on site in Austin.

Call for Proposed Bylaw Amendments and Resolutions-April 7, 2006 Submission Deadline

If you are interested in bringing a proposed bylaw amendment or resolution to the 2006 General Assembly, please visit the ENA Web site at www.ena.org/statecouncils/GeneralAssembly to obtain the Primer on Writing and Presenting Resolutions and Bylaw Changes. For assistance from the Resolutions Committee members with writing proposed bylaw amendments or resolutions, please contact Kari Zick, Resolutions Committee staff liaison, at kzick@ena.org, or call 800/900-9659 ext. 4092.
This is your opportunity to bring important professional emergency nursing issues to the 2006 General Assembly. The delegates will debate and vote on each proposed bylaw amendment and resolution presented.

Call for 2006 Award Nominees-May 5 Deadline

The Emergency Nurses Association is issuing a call for nominees for the 2006 ENA National Awards. This is the opportunity to give recognition to the innovators, leaders and those who continually go above and beyond the call of duty in the emergency nursing profession: your colleagues, mentors and friends. ENA�s Injury Prevention Institute/EN CARE is pleased to announce a call for nominees for the 2006 EN CARE Injury Prevention Awards. This is the opportunity to give recognition to those who continually contribute to the promotion of injury prevention in the community. For more information on how to submit an Award nomination, visit the ENA Web site at www.ena.org/about/awards
The awards will be presented during the 2006 ENA Scientific Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, September 14-16, 2006. Nominations packets must be received by May 5, 2006. ENA will notify all nominees.

Call for Editor-March 31 Application Deadline

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) invites applications for editor of its flagship journal, the Journal of Emergency Nursing (JEN). JEN is the official publication of the 28,000-plus-member Emergency Nurses Association and the only academic journal dedicated exclusively to serving the complete scope of emergency nursing in the United States. Owned and copyrighted by ENA, the mission of the Journal is "to improve the care of emergency patients and promote the specialty of emergency nursing." Candidates for editor must be active members of ENA and should be prepared to accept the editorship in June 2006. Complete information regarding criteria and requirements for application are available on the ENA Web site www.ena.org/publications/jen/EditorCall/

ENA Names Journal Interim Co-Editors

ENA is pleased to announce that members Anne Marie Lewis, RN, BSN, BA, MA, CEN, and Linda Scheetz, RN, EdD have been selected as interim co-editors of the Journal of Emergency Nursing (JEN). Lewis has been a section editor for case reviews since 1999 and clinical associate editor since 2002 for JEN. Lewis has been a legal consultant, lectured locally and nationally on various emergency nursing subjects, and has written articles that have appeared in JEN and other nursing publications.
Published in nursing and medical journals, Scheetz has written chapters for several books and is the co-editor of Emergency Nursing Secrets and the series editor of the Nursing Secrets series (Elsevier-Mosby). Her affiliation with JEN spans the last decade, during which she has contributed as a manuscript reviewer, editorial board member, consulting editor and assistant editor.

Manuscript Reviewers Needed

Additional manuscript reviewers with doctoral preparation are needed to review research manuscripts for the Journal of Emergency Nursing (JEN). Please contact Linda Scheetz, RN EdD, CS, CEN, co-editor, at lscheetz@andromeda.rutgers.edu

Space Available for Clinical Site Visits-Leadership Challenge 2006

Clinical Site Visit 1 - Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which serves as the strategic command center during emergencies or events that require inter-agency coordination.
Clinical Site Visit 2 - The 6th WMD Civil Support Team is a 22-man all active duty National Guard unit with a 24/7x365 emergency response team. They respond to terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction. They also respond to other disasters and catastrophic events, both natural and manmade.
Preregistration and a transportation fee of $20 are required.

Esther�s Follies-Leadership Challenge 2006 ENA Foundation Event

Save the Date at Leadership Challenge 2006 in Austin, Texas-Saturday, February 25, 6 - 8:00 p.m. Join ENA Foundation for a private showing of Esther's Follies, touted as a new vaudeville. Since 1977, it has been performing topical satire, magic and musical-comedy parodies and fun, set against the backdrop of Austin's hysterical, historical entertainment district 6th Street. Pre-registration and fee of $55 are required, and seating is limited. Beverages only will be available.

Be in the Know

The Washington Update is ENA's monthly newsletter on legislative and regulatory issues, of concern to the membership. You can receive the Washington Update as a downloadable PDF by sending an e-mail to enagov@aol.com.

Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts

New features have been added to ENA's Legislative Action Center that allow us to focus our "E-mail Alerts" directly to those ENA members who reside in the state or district of the congressional members that we need to target. These Alerts provide strategic information to affect key policy issues of interest to ENA and emergency nursing. Sign up for the Alerts on the homepage of the Legislative Action Center. Go to www.capwiz.com/ena/home/.

New Services to States to Debut at Leadership

Come to the Government Affairs area of the ENA Resource Center during exhibit hours to see the new government relations services available to State Councils and Chapters. Kathi Ream, our Washington representative, will be more than glad to demonstrate them for you

Get Your Texas Souvenirs-Marketplace Express
	At Leadership Challenge 2006 in Austin, Texas, be sure to stop by Marketplace Express to buy your Texas souvenir. New products from the Marketplace catalog will also be displayed and in February, all items can be viewed on ENA Web site

"CALL TO PROTECT�"-Make a Difference-Bring Your Old Phones to Leadership Challenge

ENA would like to thank all members who donated unwanted cell phones to the CALL TO PROTECT program at the 2005 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. This program, initiated through the Wireless Foundation, has provided thousands of reprogrammed phones to families who are experiencing domestic abuse. Most of us have an old cell phone stashed away in a drawer. Find that phone-and any related accessories-and donate them! Watch for the "Donate a Phone" posters located in Marketplace Express. Donations are tax deductible, and you�ll be providing a true lifeline for victims of domestic violence. For more information call 800/900-9659, ext. 4054 or e-mail bgong@ena.org.

LUNAR III Study-Still Recruiting Sites!

ENA�s third national Learning and Using New Approaches to Research (LUNAR) research study has received a great response from ENA members since its launch at the 2005 Annual Meeting. ENA is still looking for interested members who want to serve as site coordinators and have their emergency departments participate in this research. To find out how you and your ED can participate, go to www.ena.org/research/current or call 800/900-9659 ext. 4119 or visit the Resource Center at Leadership Challenge.

The Ninth Annual Saturn National Donor Day-Valentine�s Day �06

On and near February 14, 2006, participating Saturn retailers will host the ninth annual Saturn National Donor Day with hundreds of community donor drives aimed at raising awareness and encouraging blood, marrow, organ and tissue donations. Saturn Corporation, its United Auto Worker (UAW) partners and many of America�s leading non-profit health organizations will join together in this nationwide effort to save lives.
Saturn is encouraging people to incorporate donation into their Valentine�s Day celebration. At participating retailers on and near February 14, consumers can donate blood or pledge to donate blood, be added to the National Marrow Donor Program Registry, and/or learn how to become an organ and tissue donor.
Procedures for becoming a donor vary from state to state, visit www.donatelife.net to see how to become a donor in your state. In many states an online registry is available for you to declare your intentions. www.donatelife.net is operated by the Coalition on Donation, a Saturn National Donor Day partner.