Another New Staff Member!

As you all know, we have been on a MAJOR hiring spree this year! Please help me to welcome our newest PACU employee, Hongling Wu. Hongling comes to us from the ICU at Humber River Regional Hospital.

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Since we do have such a large number of new staff members in all areas, I would like to take this opportunity to point all all of you in the direction of Professional Specialty Organizations relating to PeriAnesthesia. ASPAN is the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. International membership costs $100, but it is well worth the price. You will receive Journals and Newsletters in the mail, plus discounts on seminars, conferences and educational material. Check it out Here.

OPANA is the Ontario PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association. "This is the province of Ontario's only non-profit professional nursing association serving nurses who practice patient care, including Pre-Anesthetic care, in all areas of health care where all types of anesthetics are administered.
These areas include, but are not limited to:
Pre-Admission Clinics
Ambulatory Clinics
Post Anesthetic Care Units (PACU)
Day Surgery Units
Free Standing Dental and Plastic Surgery Clinics
Endoscopy Units
Cystoscopy Units
Labour and Delivery Units
Any other area of health care where local, general or regional anesthetics or sedation are given to patients undergoing a wide variety of treatments or surgery.
The purpose of OPANA is to lead the provinces' perianesthesia nurses through perianesthesia nursing education, practice standards and research. This is accomplished through communication, networking, knowledge exchange, evidence-based research activities and incorporating them ultimately into Practice Standards."

"All OPANA members are members of NAPAN© and a portion of the membership fees goes towards supporting this national association.
OPANA is working towards developing a certification exam in collaboration with associated professional groups (i.e., CNA, NAPAN(c))."

January 1 until December 31 of the year of application. Members who join OPANA throughout the year or at the time of registration for the annual conference, are considered to be members of OPANA for that calendar year only. It is through membership, that OPANA's members can receive membership discounts for the conference.

Membership costs $40 and there is a reduced rate if you are also a member of the RNAO. Click Here for more info!