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January 2007 NewsBytes

Join the ENA Foundation for Fun and Laughter at Leadership Conference
Watch ENA Web Site for the ENAF�s 2007 Scholarship Information
Be In the Know With the Washington Update
Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts on Issues Related to Your State
Wanted�A Few Good Nurses
Congratulations to the 2007 Academy of Emergency Nursing Board
ENA Promotes EMS Research Ethics Conference
Behind the Scenes Award Approved by ENA Board
Call for Photographs
REMINDER: CECH Guidelines Revisions Effective January 1, 2007

Join the ENA Foundation for Fun and Laughter at Leadership Conference
	Join us for the performance of �Too Live Nurse,� a musical comedy presentation written by nurses for nurses. This hour of fun and laughter will help you to relax, enjoy and let go with humor you can relate to. Saturday, February 24, 6:30 p.m. � 8:00 p.m. Price is $60, including a beverage ticket. Pre-registration and ticket required.

Watch ENA Web Site for the ENAF�s 2007 Scholarship Information
Check the ENA Web site this month for complete information on the ENA Foundation�s 2007 Scholarship Program. Log on to: www.ena.org/foundation/scholarships.

Be In the Know With the Washington Update
	Receive the "Washington Update," ENA's newsletter on legislative and regulatory issues of concern to members, as a downloadable PDF file. To begin receiving your newsletter, simply send an e-mail note to enagov@aol.com.

Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts on Issues Related to Your State

New features have been added to ENA's Legislative Action Center that enable "E-Mail Alerts" to be sent 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. Go to http://capwiz.com/ena/home/ to sign up for future alerts.

Wanted-A Few Good Nurses

ENA has established the Emergency Nurse 411 Program (EN411) to encourage our members to cultivate long-term relationships with federal legislators, convey ENA�s legislative and regulatory priorities and affect the final outcome of federal legislation important to emergency nursing. Our goal is to have at least one ENA member in each of the 435 congressional districts across the country assigned to each of the 100 senators to help promote ENA's legislative agenda. Prior political advocacy experience is not necessary to join the EN411 Program. For information and the application, log on to: www.ena.org/government/Nurse_411/default.asp.

Congratulations to the 2007 Academy of Emergency Nursing Board

Top emergency nurses from Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oregon and Texas serving on the Academy�s Board will provide overall direction for the Academy to ensure the advancement of both emergency nursing and the Emergency Nurses Association. Academy Board members will select future Fellows from among the �best and the brightest� in emergency nursing. A list of the 2007 AEN Board members is posted at www.ena.org/academy/board/BoardMembers.asp.

ENA Promotes EMS Research Ethics Conference

A Research Ethics Conference, "The Development of Guidance for the Application of the Exception From Informed Consent for Emergency Research," will be held February 7-8, 2007, in Washington, DC. Sponsoring organizations include the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Research Agenda Team, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Registration and more information can be found at: http://www.naemsp.org or by contacting Mike Flanagan at mflangan@goAMP.com .

Behind the Scenes Award Approved by ENA Board

The ENA Board of Directors approved a new ENA award to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions, behind the scenes, to promote ENA�s mission through their support of a member or members. This award will recognize an ENA advocate who is often seen but not heard and who donates countless hours to assist an ENA member or members in achieving state, local or national goals. ENA membership is not required. Details and criterion will be on the ENA Web site and will appear in the February issue of ENA Connection.

Call for Photographs

ENA invites members to contribute photographs of themselves and their emergency nurse colleagues�in and out of the ED setting�for Association promotional campaigns. Your photos will help ENA show emergency nursing at its best and put a real face on the profession. For guidelines on picture-taking, submissions (via mail, CD or e-mail) and the required release form, log on to www.ena.org/statecouncils/PhotoCall/default.asp. For more information, please contact Terri Vargulich in the ENA Marketing Department at tvargulich@ena.org.

REMINDER: CECH Guidelines Revisions Effective January 1, 2007

Revised Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) guidelines are now being applied to all programs seeking CECH approval. ENA will contact the activity coordinators individually for any 2007 programs received in 2006 to obtain the additional information required. Submissions received following January 1, 2007, using 6th edition or earlier CECH Guidelines will be returned without review. All submissions must use 7th edition CECH Guidelines. To view a summary of the revisions, go to www.ena.org/education/continuing/CECH/CECHrevisions.pdf. For the complete 7th edition, go to www.ena.org/education/continuing/CECH/CECH-Guidelines.asp.