New Board Takes Office

During the recent ANIA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, new members of our Board of Directors (BOD) were formally welcomed to office. The BOD, led by new President Charles Boicey, is always here to serve you, our members. We encourage you to stay connected with us and relay any suggestions or concerns you may have.

Conference Posters Available Online

Select posters from the 2015 ANIA Annual Conference are now available to view online. Didn't get a chance to see all the posters while you were in Philly? Weren't able to attend this year? Download this exceptional content at home today! The posters will remain online for one year.

Submit an Abstract for the 2016 Conference

The call for abstracts is now open for our 23rd Annual Conference, April 21-23, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. Please use this opportunity to share your work and experiences with your peers. Take a look around your organization and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Space is limited on the program, so please submit your abstract today. The call for oral abstracts closes on June 30, 2015, and the call for poster abstracts closes on November 30, 2015. Don't miss your chance to submit!

Mark You Calendar: Certification Review Session

ANIA is pleased to endorse the Nursing Informatics Certification Review Focused CE Series, developed by Nurse.com. This comprehensive online learning experience provides an extensive review in preparation for the informatics nurse certification exam. This six-week self-paced program combines online education with live webinars to provide you a flexible study solution that fits your schedule.

The next session begins Monday, July 6th, and will be completed on Wednesday, August 12th.

ANIA Member: $340
Regular Price: $399

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(l-r): Betty Blahna (City of Hope), Tess Settergren (Cedars Sinai), Meg Furukawa (UCLA), Ellen Pollack (UCLA), Cheryl Parker (ANIA BOD), Linda Privette (St. Joe's), Cynthia Yates (Providence)

ANIA SoCal Chapter Hits a Home Run

On June 17, 2015, the ANIA SoCal chapter held its first meeting. What a success it was! Forty-eight people braved the LA traffic (coming from as far as Palm Springs and San Diego) to network with their fellow informatics nurses. Hosted on the UCLA campus, the event started with the first official chapter meeting, where officers were introduced and bylaws were accepted. Members stepped up to the plate to volunteer for the various committees. Dr. Cheryl D. Parker, ANIA Board Member, provided the evening's educational offering, "Developing a Powerful Nursing Practice," and attendees received CEUs. Members then gathered for a reception hosted by PatientSafe Solutions. The excitement among the group was electric as both new and experienced informatics nurses networked and made plans for what they can accomplish.

Just for ANIA Members: Save on Nursing Economic$

Nursing Economic$ — the single best resource for exploring key issues and trends in health care administration, economics, and policies — is pleased to offer ANIA members a 25% discount to the journal.

The journal features original research by the world's leading experts in health care management to help you improve quality of patient care services while containing or reducing costs. In addition, regular features on nursing informatics, leadership, innovations, staffing based on evidence, work/life balance, and innovations will give you vital information to turn data into knowledge and maximize your ROI. Take advantage of this special offer today!

Nursing Economic$ also invites ANIA members to submit manuscripts on informatics-related topics to the journal. Author guidelines can be accessed on the journal's website.

Professional Opportunities Available

Looking for new employment? Here are just a few of the hundreds of exciting job openings currently available in the ANIA JobBank.

• Regional Director Clinical Informatics
  Phoenix, AZ
  St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
• Director, Epic Clinical Systems
  Charleston, SC
  Medical University of South Carolina
• Clinical Analyst
  Fremont, NE
  Fremont Health
• Director, Nursing Informatics
  Houston, TX
  MD Anderson Cancer Center

View all of these positions and more in the ANIA JobBank. Keep the contact information in your JobBank account current so employers can connect with you privately about job opportunities.

Solve the Patient Care Puzzle with CCTM

The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) groundbreaking Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) Core Curriculum and online course are now available. The CCTM program educates nurses through a core text and online course comprised of 13 modules, designed for all nurses in every setting to help solve the puzzle of fragmented patient care. Evidence-based and patient-centered, CCTM prepares registered nurses for care coordination and transition management roles — improving patient outcomes, decreasing health care costs, and promoting sustainable system change. Together with the upcoming Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Care Coordination and Transition Management, these resources set the standard for excellence in the coordination of care and can be used by all nurses to prepare for the CCTM certification exam, coming this fall.

Infographic: Online Patient Engagement

By the end of 2019, 66% of health systems will offer digital self-scheduling services to their patients, at a value of $3.2 billion. Accenture, a management consulting firm, created an infographic to depict the oncoming evolution of patient engagement online. (Source: Ragan’s Health Care Communication News, June 1, 2015)

Majority of Nurses Use Mobile Apps in Daily Work

New market research has shown that 88% of nurses are using smartphone applications in their practice every day. Despite this overwhelming statistic, 87% of those surveyed reported that they are not compensated for cell phone or app costs. (Source: Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review, June 5, 2015)

Undetected Lyme Disease Can Have Devastating Effects

According to a nationwide survey by LymeDisease.org, more than half of all patients with chronic Lyme disease waited more than two years before receiving the correct diagnosis and treatment. Only 7% were given the appropriate diagnosis and care within the critical 30-day window essential to cure. A widespread misunderstanding of where and how Lyme can be contracted is partially responsible for misdiagnosis and the devastating illness that can follow. (Source: PR Newswire, May 29, 2015)

Healthy Thoughts

“A healthy attitude is contagious, but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
~Unknown

Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics (WINI)
September 25-26, 2015
Coos Bay, OR
Bay Area Hospital

ANIA 2016 Annual Conference
April 21-23, 2016
San Francisco, CA
Hyatt Regency

Click here for available job openings. Don't forget to update your résumé so employers can contact you privately about job opportunities.

Nursing Informatics Today Call for Manuscripts

Would you like to see your name in print? Whether you're a seasoned author or a novice writer, your help is needed! Nursing Informatics Today is always looking for submission ideas from members. View our Guidelines for Authors and send your topic queries to the editor at editor@ania.org.

Workflow and Computational Modeling

Thursday, July 23, 2015
2:00 p.m. (EST)
Speaker: Thomas Clancy, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
1.0 contact hour/1.0 continuing education hour

ANIA Member: FREE*
Regular Price: $20

This program has been approved for continuing education (CE) hours for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) and Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS).

*Members must register prior to the start of the live stream to receive complimentary access. If registration has not been completed before the webinar is archived, regular pricing will apply.