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October 2006 NewsBytes

New ENA Presidential Audiocast�Now Available Online
ENA Annual Conference 2006 Sets Attendance Record!
CECH Guidelines Revisions�Beginning January 1, 2007
Treat Yourself and Friends to a Special Emergency Nurses Week Gift
2007 Leadership Conference in Boston, Massachusetts�February 22-25
Call for Candidates�Academy of Emergency Nursing Officers
Apply to be a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing
Injury Prevention Instructor Training Available Online!
Key Concepts Seminar Focuses on Personnel, Finance, Operations
Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) Online Now Available!
The ENA State Council Challenge is Coming�Start the Movement!
Advanced Injury Prevention Applied Concepts�November Webcast Series
Gun Safety: It's NO Accident
Call for Manuscripts�Nursing and Health Education and Health Promotion

New ENA Presidential Audiocast�Now Available Online
	In this month�s broadcast, ENA President Nancy Bonalumi provides an update on 2006 ENA�s Annual Conference, celebration of ENA�s 30,000 membership, IOM report, various events and sessions. To listen, go to www.ena.org/audiocasts/default.asp and click on the September audiocast.

ENA Annual Conference 2006 Sets Attendance Record

More than 2,800 nurse attendees and 4,568 total attendees gathered in San Antonio last month to learn from the conference�s motivating speakers, network with their colleagues, investigate new products and suppliers and join in ENA�s 30,000 Member Celebration! If you were unable to enter your Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) or print your certificate, be sure to log on to ENA�s Web site before October 23, 2006, at www.one-stop-registration.com/ena06cech/OSR.CME.Index.

CECH Guidelines Revisions�Beginning January 1, 2007

Recently the ANCC revised their standards. To maintain consistency between the approval process outlined by ANCC and ENA, the changes were made to the CECH Guidelines, which are to be implemented beginning January 1, 2007.

The ENA Board of Directors approved the revision of the 7th edition of the CECH Guidelines. The revised guidelines will be applied to all programs seeking CECH approval for 2007. Any CECH applications received in 2006 for implementation in 2007 will need to comply with the revised Guidelines. ENA will contact the activity coordinators for these programs individually to obtain the additional information required. For the complete text on the 7th edition of the CECH Guidelines, go to www.ena.org/education/continuing/CECH/Guidelines-7.doc.

Treat Yourself and Friends to a Special Emergency Nurses Week Gift

Emergency Nurses Week (October 8-14) is the perfect opportunity to show your friends and colleagues how much they mean to you. Treat them to a special gift on Emergency Nurses Day, Wednesday, October 11. Priced just right, you can select from travel mugs, hip clip watches, luggage tags and many more items that are sure to please. Buy one or several. Don't delay. Click on www.ena.org/store/index2.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=30 to order or call 800/243-8362.

2007 Leadership Conference in Boston, Massachusetts�February 22-25

Embark on an adventure in Leadership & Learning at ENA�s Leadership Conference. Targeted educational sessions led by experts in the field will focus on Education, Professional Development, Personnel, Quality and Safety. Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your professional development, and network with nurse managers from around the country. Registration opens soon. For more details, go to www.ena.org/conferences/leadership/2007/default.asp.

Call for Candidates�Academy of Emergency Nursing Officers
	Candidate Packets to apply for the Academy of Emergency Nursing Board are available online at: www.ena.org/academy/fellows/ (you must be a current AEN Fellow to apply). Deadline to apply is October 16, 2006. Three positions are open: one chairperson-elect and two members-at-large. For questions, contact Ellen Siciliano, Specialist: Research & Practice at esiciliano@ena.org.

Apply to Be a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing

Fellow applications are available online at: www.ena.org/academy/ (you must be an ENA member to apply). Applications for 2007 Fellows may be submitted between October 13, 2006, and January 15, 2007. For questions, contact Ellen Siciliano, Specialist: Research & Practice at esiciliano@ena.org.

Injury Prevention Instructor Training Available Online!
New�Advancing Injury Prevention Applied Concepts Course (IP Instructor Training) available in its entirety online. Four sessions will be held; November 1 & 15, 2006, and January 11 & 18, 2007. 4.4 CECH for completing all four sessions. To register, go to www.ena.org/education/KeyConcepts/default.asp

Key Concepts Seminar Focuses on Personnel, Finance, Operations
	ED Managers, get many of the answers you�ve been struggling with at this two day evidence-based practical seminar, held November 10-11, 2006, in Rosemont, IL (Chicago). For detailed seminar and registration information, go to www.ena.org/education/KeyConcepts/default.asp.

Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) Online Now Available!
GENE demonstrates improved practices and health outcomes for older adults. Make a difference in the care of your geriatric patients. Now, easier than ever-GENE course is available online, anytime. For details and registration, go to www.vcampus.com/cciivv/ena/index.html.

The ENA State Council Challenge Is Coming�Start the Movement!

The rules are simple, the goal is clear: increase financial support for the ENA Foundation Scholarship Program. Here�s how it works:
1) Each state council will try to raise a minimum of $1/per member in its state
2) State councils raising $5,000 or more will be able to name a 2007 ENAF scholarship
3) Contributions less than $5,000 will be "pooled." These dollars will create additional Advanced Practice scholarships.

This is a contest, awards will be given and details will be provided at the December State Leaders Orientation. The ENAF State Council Challenge will run from January 1, 2007, through June 30, 2007. Watch for more details in the December NewsBytes.

Advanced Injury Prevention Applied Concepts�November Webcast Series

You can take this course online in four one-hour webcast sessions starting November 1, 2006, 2:00 p.m., Central Time. The second session will be held November 15, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., Central Time. The last two one-hour webcast sessions will be presented January 11 and January 18, 2007, at 2:00 p.m., Central Time. For more information, please contact the ENA Injury Prevention Institute/EN CARE at 847/460-4112 or send an e-mail at ipinstitute@ena.org.

Gun Safety: It's NO Accident

In light of the recent school shootings, you can help prevent these tragedies by bringing the Gun Safety: It's NO Accident program to your community to educate parents, owners of stores where firearms are sold, and teenagers and kids about essential factors to consider in protecting loved ones from tragic gun-related injuries and fatalities. This program is designed to increase public awareness of firearm safety issues and reduce unnecessary, preventable firearm injuries and fatalities. It also includes personal stories about the tragedies of gun violence and explores conflict resolution techniques for adolescents. For more information about the program, visit ENA�s Web site at www.ena.org/ipinstitute/institute/guns/default.asp.

Call for Manuscripts�Nursing and Health Education and Health Promotion

The December 2006 issue of the Californian Journal of Health Promotion will be devoted to this topic. All practice and research papers will be considered for this issue. For author guidelines, please see our Web site at www.cjhp.org. For more information, please contact Dr. Mark Tomita, CJHP editor, at mtomita@csuchico.edu. Authors may submit outlines, abstracts, or drafts of papers to evaluate whether their papers are consistent with the themed issue. October 15, 2006, deadline.