This column will be my last as the president of your society of trauma nurses and I've enjoyed every minute serving as your leader and working with such an incredible group of dedicated professionals. Thanks to all of you for affording me this opportunity to serve.
We've had an exciting and busy year with many accomplishments, including the continued strengthening of our physician collaborations and partnerships with American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Tauma, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), and American Pediatric Surgical Association and the ongoing propagation of the Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course, Optimal Care, and Advanced Trauma Care for Nursing courses. The year 2010 marked the inaugural Advanced Trauma Care for Nursing virtual course, which was held in Michigan. It will provide the foundation for expanding access to this course throughout the nation. This year also afforded Society of Trauma Nurses the opportunity to partner with the Hartford Institute, focusing on geriatric trauma and collaborating on providing online educational modules and resources for the clinicians who care for them. These are, but a few of, the initiatives and projects our board, committees, and special interest groups are working on.
WE TRULY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!
As I pass the baton as president of the Society Trauma Nurses (STN) over to Elizabeth Seislove as your new STN President, I want to take this opportunity to heartily thank the members of STN leadership for their hard work, vision, innovation, and generosity in voluntarily serving in their positions. All of these nurses have challenging roles in their own hospitals, health care systems, and/or regions, and they still find time to actively and enthusiastically engage in the work of running a professional organization. We are all indebted to them. I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge each of them. I hope that if your paths cross with any one of them, you will take the time to thank them for their service to our organization and to you.
Elizabeth Seislove, STN President Elect and Trauma Program Manager at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Patricia Manion, STN Secretary, and Trauma Coordinator at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Fenton, Michigan.
Karen Doyle, STN Treasurer, Vice President of Nursing and operations at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Deborah Harkins, STN Immediate Past President and Trauma Burn Nurse Clinician at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.
Julie Nash, STN Director of Business Development and Manager of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis, Missouri.
Kathi Ayers, STN Director of Outreach and Trauma Program Manager at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California.
Janet Cortez, STN Director of Education and Trauma Program Manager at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City.
Juliet Geiger, STN Director of Legislative Affairs and Public Policy and the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation in Mechanicsburg.
Karen MacCauley, STN Director of Leadership Development and Trauma Program Manager for All Children's Hospital in St Petersburg, Florida.
John Recicar, STN International Representative and Trauma Nurse Coordinator at Arkansans Children's Hospital in Little Rock.
Melissa Twomey, STN Director of Special Interest Groups and Trauma Program Manager at Phoenix, Children's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
Melinda Case, STN Membership Chairperson and Trauma Program Manager at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Henderson, Nevada.
Kathleen Martin, STN Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC) Chairperson and Trauma Program Nurse Director at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
Kathryn Schroeter, STN Journal of Trauma Nursing Chairperson and Editor, Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin.
Michael Glenn, STN Advanced Truma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Chairperson and Trauma and Surgical Performance Improvement Coordinator at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Madonna Walters, STN Annual Conference Chairperson and Trauma Nurse Coordinator at St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Amy Koestner, STN American College of Surgeons (ACS) Liaison and Trauma Program Manager at Borgess Medical Center in Michigan.
Marla Vanore and Judy Mikhail, STN Journal of Trauma NursingLiaisons to the Board. Marla is the Trauma Program Manager at CHOP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Judy is the Trauma Administrator at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan.
Mary Kate Fitzpatrick, STN Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Committee Liaison and Clinical Director of Nursing, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Cynthia Blank Reid, STN Education Committee Chairperson and Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Debra Brown and Christine McKenna, STN Pediatric Special Interest Groups Steering Committee Chairpersons.
Debra is the Director of Trauma at Dallas Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas, and Chris is the Manager of Trauma Clinical Services at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Michael Jordan, STN Injury Prevention SIG Chairperson and Trauma Program Manager at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, California.
Linda Reinhardt and Deborah Falkenberg, STN Neurotrauma SIG Chairpersons. Linda is the Adult Trauma Coordinator at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Deborah is the Trauma Program Manager at Covenant Health Care in Saginaw, Michigan.
Yvonne Michaud and Crissy Thomas, STN Advanced Practice Nursing SIG Chairpersons.
Yvonne is a Trauma Nurse Practitioner at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and Crissy is a Trauma Nurse Practitioner at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas.
Deb Syverson and Carol Immermann, STN Rural SIG Chairpersons. Deb is the Trauma Program Manager at MeritCare Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota, and Carol is the Trauma Program Manager at St Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
We also greatly appreciate the ongoing support and expertise of our management firm of Agentis Management, Inc (formerly Symbiotix Management Strategies LLC). Sarah Clements, Brian Doty, and Stephanie Czuhajewski have been invaluable in helping our organization to frow and positively change.
Finally, we appreciate you, our members, for all you do for trauma care and for your commitment to STN. You are the heart and soul of our organization, and we hope to see you at the annual conference, on committee and SIG rosters, and in future nominations for leadership positions in STN.
Warm regards!!
Sue