Announcements

Please join us for a presentation by Dr. Susan McBride from Texas Tech University. 

Purchase tickets on Eventbrite today!

2018 ANIA SoCal Annual Conference 
Friday, January 26, 2018

• Join the ANIA SoCal Chapter for an all day educational conference where you’ll hear from local and national experts about:
  
  The Role of the Clinical Informaticist
  Liz Johnson, MS, FAAN, FCHIME, FHIMSS, CHCIO, RN-BC, CIO, Acute Care Hospitals & Applied Clinical Informatics, Tenet Healthcare


• Use of the EHR in Treatment & Prevention of Sepsis
  Melissa Arnold, MBA, BSN, RN
  System Director, Clinical Informatics, Providence St. Joseph Health

• Excel: Advanced Tips & Tricks
  Phyllis Sharum, BS
  Certified Microsoft Trainer


• Downtime Preparation Panel Discussion
  Panel with speakers from multiple organizations


• More to come, stay tuned . . . !

Agenda
07:30 - 08:00     Registration & Breakfast
08:00 - 12:00     Speakers-Details coming soon
12:00 - 12:45     Lunch & Networking
12:45 - 13:15     Membership Meeting & New Board Member Announcements 
13:15 - 15:45     Speakers-Details coming soon
15:45 - 16:00     Raffle & Wrap Up
Click HERE to register!

Location
California Endowment for the Arts

1000 Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Pricing & Registration Information

Members:

*Early Bird (Before December 16, 2017)- $130.00

*Regular (Before January 24, 2018)- $155.00

Non-members:

*Early Bird (Before December 16, 2017)- $155.00

*Regular (Before January 24, 2018)- $185.00

***Refunds, less a $25.00 processing fee, will be given if cancellation is received by January 18th.
***Contact Hours…. Pending

The University of Kansas Health System-Broadmoor Campus
5799 Broadmoor
5th Floor Multipurpose Room
Mission, 66203

The ANIA Socal 2018 Board Member Nomination Process is About to Open!

Click HERE for more details.

​Our next ANIA San Diego Regional Chapter meeting is scheduled for November 8th, from 5:30 to 7:00pm at UCSD IT Training Center.
More details to come as we near the date.

Thanks to those who attended our Social Event at Eureka!  It was a great time.​​

We all are aware of the devastating natural disasters suffered by Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico due to the recent Hurricanes, and ongoing wildfires in the Midwest.  Mark has reached out to the Houston chapter as well as the Florida Chapter to express our concern and support of those in need.  We will follow up with those chapters and post any specific requests they have, should you feel inclined to help out.

​University of the Incarnate Word Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions presents the Sister Charles Marie Frank Distinguished Lecture by:
Ann Kurth, PhD, RN
Dean and Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, Yale University

Academic Poster Display: 3pm
Distinguished Lecture: 4pm
Location: Rosenberg Skyroom, 847 Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78209

RSVP by September 21 to Vanessa Gutierrez, vcgutier@uiwtx.edu

On behalf of the Florida ANIA Board, we want to say that our thoughts and prayers are with all of our members as we prepare for Irma. Please stay safe!

Our kind neighbors to the north, the Georgia ANIA Chapter, have sent us this message:

Hi Florida ANIA - 

My name is Mark Bassett, president of the newly-formed GA Chapter of ANIA.  On behalf of our chapter, I wanted to let you know that you, your colleagues and fellow citizens are in our thoughts and prayers - hoping that Irma's impact is tempered. 

Know that we are with you, and will contact you again after the storm has passed to see how you are doing and what you might need.

Godspeed!

​Hello All and Happy Wednesday
Can you all believe were approaching our first year anniversary and the holidays are approaching. As we approach this milestones I am asking for volunteers to help prepare as we celebrate and recognize the holidays and our year in review in which will be held during our scheduled Quarterly meeting Dec 7th 5pm -7pm.
I am looking for a planning group of 5 to identify a location, theme and activities.
If your interested please email me no later than October 1st @ ummhadith@msn.com

Thanks You
Anita L. Harris
CO-ANIA President

​​

The Fall Conference is less than 2 weeks away. Not too late to attend. Your choice: In Person or Virtually!! Click below to Register: 

Virtual attendance cost $80.

Don't miss this opportunity to network with peers and to earn continuing education credits. We have an exciting conference planned and are looking forward to seeing you!

Please join us for our next chapter event on September 13th.  It is a fun, social networking event (non-hosted). 

This is an opportunity to meet or reconnect with other nursing informatics enthusiasts in our community.  
 
Location:  Eureka Restaurant and Bar
Date:  Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Time:   5:30pm – 7:00pm *
 
* Eureka’s happy hour prices end at 6:00pm 

Eureka is located at 4353 La Jolla Village Drive in the Westfield UTC shopping mall complex.
(Due to construction at the mall, one parking option recommendation is the parking lot on the side of the mall close to Red Robin and Macy’s.)

Early Bird Member Pricing ends August 19th (Only 9 days ... left) to register for the Fall Conference.  Don't miss out on this wonderful educational and networking opportunity.

A very warm thank you to Susan Newbold and everyone who joined us for the ANIA SoCal-sponsored Summer Nursing Informatics Bootcamp on July 20th and July 21st.

We look forward to seeing everyone at future ANIA SoCal Events.

Also, big thanks to the ANIA SoCal Education Committee for organizing this wonderful informatics event!

​Registration is open for the 2017 Clinical Informatics Symposium hosted by the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of ANIA.  Don't miss this opportunity to collaborate with both regional and national leaders in the informatics community, all while earning CEUs and/or CPHIMS credits.  ANIA members receive a $50 discount over the non-member price of $199.99!

Please join us for the October meeting of the Tennessee Chapter of ANIA. This will be a remote teleconference meeting.   

Date:     Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time:     5:30 – 7:00pm Central

Location:              Online, see login instructions below

Agenda:              
5:30 – 5:35           Introductions
5:35 – 6:30           Supporting Clinician Insight with Data Analytics
                             Speaker: Deborah Ariosto, RN, PhD - Vanderbilt
6:30 – 7:00           Chapter Meeting

Remote Login:   Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/481894696

Or iPhone one-tap :
    US: +16465588656,,481894696#  or +16699006833,,481894696#
Or Telephone：
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location)：
        US: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 669 900 6833
    Meeting ID: 481 894 696

​We will be hosting an educational event September 16th from 5-8pm at the Beebe School of Nursing.  See our Events page for more details!

The Florida chapters of ANIA and HIMSS are joining forces to offer a one-of-a-kind conference experience! Mark your calendars for September 22nd and plan on coming to Adventist Health in Maitland! 

We will be using the Ignite Talk format and need 10-15 volunteers who can teach us something in 5 minutes. If you are unfamiliar with Ignite Talks, email aniaflorida@gmail.com for tips, tricks, and ideas for topics. We would love to have you speak! 

More information will be coming about the conference so don't forget to check this website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter!

​Please join us for the ANIA San Diego Regional Chapter Meeting on Wednesday, July 12th at 5:30.

Presentation: Health IT Megatrends
Christopher A. Longhurst, MD, MS
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief Information Officer, UC San Diego Health

Members and guests are all welcome.​​
UCSD IT Training Room
Video/Phone Conference Option:  Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/890331131

Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll):  +14086380968,,890331131#  or +16465588656,,890331131#

Or Telephone:  Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll), +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll), Meeting ID: 890 331 131

Or Skype for Business (Lync): https://ucsd.zoom.us/skype/890331131​

Chapter Financial Structure Survey Reopened for those how have not completed it yet.
As we develop our financial structure for the chapter we are asking members to please provide their input by answering these questions.

The Florida ANIA Chapter warmly welcomes Michelle Hager as the webinar speaker on Friday, June 23, 2017! We are so excited to be able to host Michelle, Blue Cirrus Consulting's Founder and Managing Partner! We will be taking a few minutes to introduce the NEW Florida Board Members prior to Michelle's talk, so you won't want to miss the opportunity to meet Rhonda Lewis and myself (Megan Argabright). If you did not receive a calendar invite, please email aniaflorida@gmail.com and we will be sure to get an invitation to you as soon as possible! Don't forget to follow ANIA Florida on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter for exciting news!

Directions and Parking Information If You Are Registered for NI Bootcamp!

When: Thursday, July 20, 2017 to Friday, July 21, 2017

Location: St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, Sister Elizabeth Building (SEB) in Orange, California, 
1100 W. Stewart Dr. Orange, CA 92868

St. Joseph Hospital Campus Map

Dear GDV-ANIA Members,

On behalf of GDV-ANIA Board of Directors, 
we are pleased to announce the results of the recent election:

    Vice president elect - Laura Gartner

    Secretary elect - Jody Harclerode

These positions are effective as of May 23, 2017, for a two-year term.  

Thank you for your participation in the election.

Sincerely,

The GDV-ANIA Nominating Committe

Don't forget to register for our Informatics Boot Camp! August 9th and 10th in Chapel Hill, NC.

Please welcome our newest Houston Chapter members!

July 2017

Anne Brinkman
Patience Jackson
Jisha Pappachen
Melissa Parmer

The ANIA - San Diego Regional Chapter greatly appreciates the May meeting presentation  given by :

Molly K. McCarthy RN MBA
Chief Nursing Strategist
Microsoft US Health & Life Sciences

Topic : Culture of Innovation to Ensure Successful Integration of Technologies into Nursing Practice

The presentation slides are available in the Chapter website under the Library tab.

The Microsoft Nursing Blog site is also available through the below link.

HIMSS Southern California Chapter - 9th Annual Clinical Informatics Summit

Our peers at the HIMSS Southern California Chapter are having their the 9th Annual Clinical Informatics Summit featuring keynotes from William C Wilson, MD, Chief Medical Officer at UC Irvine Health, and Fred Holston, former Chief Technology Officer at Intermountain Healthcare. They will also have an insightful panel discussion with key nursing and healthcare leaders on current impact of clinical informatics and technology.

The balloting was closed on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.
Congratulations to the newly elected officers for the ANIA San Diego Regional Chapter.

• President - Stephanie Dremel, UCSD


• Vice-President / President Elect - Kathy Topp, Tri City Medical Center


• Secretary - Kimberly Quinn, Tri City Medical Center


• Treasurer - Matthew Binder, Scripps Mercy San Diego


• Immediate Past President - Ken Barnes, Scripps Health

The first meeting of the new board will be Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 5:30 at the UCSD I.T. Training Center at Towne Centre Drive, UTC, San Diego.

The GA Chapter will be hosting several virtual meet and greets in the near future for members to speak with the chapter officers - Please stay tuned.

This summer we will be sponsoring our first Nursing Informatics Boot Camp on July 20th and July 21st. Join is for a great time! Learn more by clicking on the link below:

Please take a couple of minutes to complete this short survey so that we can better understand the needs and wishes of our membership.

Early bird registration discount extended until Monday April 17th, 2017.

Join us at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in the Global Education Center, Small Auditorium on April 27th from 1-5p. Be sure to RSVP using the link below.

1PM - 4PM  3 Sessions of Genetics/Precision Medicine for Genetics Predisposition Clinic, Molecular Pathology and Pharmacogenomics at St. Jude (3 Contact Hours to be awarded to participants)

4PM - 5PM Spring Chapter Business Meeting - Online Access or phone in 1-877-668-4490, Meeting # 801 578 686

It's that time again! The 2017 Informatics Symposium is right around the corner and we want to hear from you! Submit an abstract today!

Click here for more information and to submit an abstract by May 1, 2017 to be considered for a podium presentation.

To plan our educational events over the next year, we would like to understand areas you are interested in learning more about.  Please complete the following survey monkey to help us plan our educational events:

Chapter Financial Structure Survey Reopened for those how have not completed it yet.  
As we develop our financial structure for the chapter we are asking members to please provide their input by answering these questions.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 5:30pm as we celebrate Nurse's Week and National Nursing Informatics Day

Molly K. McCarthy RN MBA
Chief Nursing Strategist
Microsoft US Health & Life Sciences
Chevy Chase, MD

Topic : Culture of Innovation to Ensure Successful Integration of Technologies into Nursing Practice

UCSD I.T Training Room, 9560 Town Centre Drive, UTC, San Diego CA 92121
OR
Join Skype Meeting   

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Toll-free number: +1 (866) 641-7188 (Dial-in Number)                               English (United States)  

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Conference ID: 82402341

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C-ANIA Members
National Conference Presentations

 Topics:

• Leveraging IT Media solutions to implement a mixed modality education platform form a nursing clinical informatics perspective


• Quality Improvement Project: Implementing a Clinical Informatics Shared Governance to standardize, informatics structures, process and outcomes at a large pediatric facility


• Role and value of clinical & nursing informatics


• Search and Rescue:  Creating a Policy Management System that Works!


• Electronic Records In Care Coordination: Connecting School Nurses to EHR

Thursday March 2nd 2017 – 6:00pm -8:00pm

100 Fitzsimons Building, 13100 E. Colfax Avenue 2nd Floor Village Pavilion, Mesa Verde – Arches Conference Room

Aurora, Colorado 80011

Members: Free/Non-members:$5.00

For more information contact:

Brittany Cyriacks @ Brittany.cyriacks@uchealth.org or kate.pittenger@uchealth.org

Certification Review for nurses interested in an ANCC Informatics Certification 

April 12, 1:00pm, CDT - 4:00pm, CDT
Texas Capitol
Annex Auditorium

Join other health care technology professionals as we head to Austin to advocate for key Health Information Technology issues to help create safer and more efficient health care systems. The day will include visits with Texas legislators to discuss and promote our topics, speaker and panel presentations and will wrap up with a networking social in the evening. Key topics of importance include cybersecurity, interoperability and syndromic surveillance for viruses such as Zika. Speakers will discuss topics such as the Immunization Registry Bill, Opioid Abuse, Precision Medicine, the Cancer moonshot and the 21st Century Cures Act.

Hear Texas Healthcare IT leaders speak on the following topics of critical importance to Texans:
•Texas Healthcare IT Update
•Federal Update
•Cybersecurity
•Telemedicine
•Opioid Tracking
•Zika Syndromic Surveillance

This Forum is in conjunction with the Texas Healthcare Information Technology Day at the Capitol where we will visit with legislators regarding healthcare IT. 

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
We need you to join us and participate in a variety of activities planned for the day that include everything from meeting with our legislators to helping with our programs and social. We look forward to you and your colleagues joining us for a productive day in our state's capitol.

The DoubleTree Suites by Austin Hilton is our preferred hotel, to make reservations, call the hotel at 800-222-8733 or use this link: Texas Health & Information Technology. Use the code THI to get our discount.

Welcome to our new chapter members!

April 2017:

Sharon Forstner
Scott Shaver

Computers, Informatics, Nursing (CIN) Publications is offering a discount to ANIA members. Click on the link for details.

Spring is a busy time of year in the Health IT world. The following events are coming soon -

HIMSS in Orlando - February 19-22
ANIA National Conference in New Orleans - March 30 - April 1
Alabama HIMSS Conference in Huntsville - April 19
Tennessee ANIA Chapter Meeting in Memphis (or online) - April 27

Hope to see you at one of these events!!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC-6:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

Please plan on attending the upcoming DFW ANIA Meeting where Liz Johnson will be presenting “A Washington Insider’s View of What’s Happening in 2017”.

We will also be giving away 2 door prizes during the meeting. A signed copy of the award winning book of the year by Drs. Mari Tietze and Susan McBride-“Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Patient, Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism”. Drs. Tietze and McBride will also be at the meeting!

Agenda:
5:30-6:00 Light dinner and Networking
6:00- 6:15 Business meeting
6:15-7:30 Presentation and Discussion by Liz Johnson

Location
Texas Health Resources
612 East Lamar Blvd
7th Floor Large Classroom
Arlington, 76011

The next regularly scheduled San Diego Regional Chapter meeting wil held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be a virtual access meeting. Agenda items include the upcoming annual conference, the revision of the bylaws due to bank restrictions and and the call for nominations for the election of the new chapter board in May, 2017.
Here are all the ways people can connect to a zoom meeting. 

https://nu.zoom.us/j/5885709651

Or, Dial: +1 646 558 8656   
Meeting ID: 588 570 9651

Please meet our candidates for the Treasurer, Education Director, and Membership Director positions that will be elected to the Board of Directors 2017! Many thanks to these volunteers for their contributions to our SoCal Chapter!

Stay tuned - the election is planned for early January, and the new Board Members will be announced on January 27, 2017.

Treasurer Candidate: Angela Amucha
Education Director Candidate: Susan Balou
Membership Director Candidates: John Lussier, Victoria Marone, Chadeesia Dunkley

Please click on the link below to read their bios!!!

The Western Pennsylvania ANIA Chapter is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Nursing Informatics Bootcamp with Susan K Newbold, PhD RN-BC FAAN FHIMSS as a speaker
May 15 and 16, 2017 at UPMC East

Greetings fellow ANIA Members who live in the state of Georgia!

Nursing Informaticists from Georgia have expressed interest in starting a GA Chapter of ANIA. A poll taken earlier this year shows that GA members' top two reasons they would like to join a chapter would be to network and to learn. My name is Mark Bassett; Tracee Tomlinson and I would like to form a Georgia Chapter of ANIA to meet those needs, and I'm writing to let you know that we will begin that process in January.

I'm proposing that the objectives be very simple for 2017 - to hold two educational and two organizational meetings. Meeting those objectives would enable us to get to know each other and learn more about everyone's educational needs. From there we can determine additional / future goals and objectives. Personally, I would like to develop a strategic educational framework to address key knowledge informaticists will need to best perform in their positions over the next 5 -10 years.

What you can do:
Enjoy the holidays and consider if next year you would like to be chapter member.
You will receive a message with further information on Chapter educational meetings early next year.

Consider if you would like to help run one of the events or be a chapter officer.
I'm advocating a modest approach initially that will enable us to get to know one another without creating big time commitments. If you are interested, let me know.

Consider Attending the Atlanta Health IT Summit on December 14th ans 15th.
The Summit addresses some key strategic topics such as security and data protection and interoperability - the kinds of topics that should become part of our strategic educational plan. The Health IT Summit is partnering with us, and GA ANIA members have been given a great opportunity to attend this meeting at virtually no cost (essentially free for providers and 50% discount for vendors). I will be at the meeting and would love to meet with any of you who can attend (my apologies for the late notice). I will forward the offer and its details in a separate email, and will send a reminder in about a week. Please email me if you decide to attend so we can connect at the meeting. (NOTE: If you sign up make sure you will be able to attend; if you do not cancel 24 hours prior to the meeting you will incur a charge).
Thank you for your time. Enjoy the holidays and I hope to see you soon!

Mark Bassett, RN, MAS
Acting President
GA Chapter ANIA

General Member Meeting + Leadership Panel in Informatics.

Attend In Person at Broward Health: 1608 SE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33316
Room: ISC 4th floor
Park in the two hour visitor parking lot that faces 17th street or valet park at the hospital by the ED on Andrews Avenue then walk across to the IS building. The security guard will let everyone up to the 4th floor.

or Attend Via WebEx:
https://bmcjax.webex.com/bmcjax
Host key: 377497

Join WebEx meeting: Meeting number: 739 513 022 Meeting password: P@ssword1
or Join by phone
1-877-668-4493 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 739 513 022

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and The University of Texas Houston School of Nursing are jointly hosting a Nursing Informatics Boot Camp February 9-10, 2017 in Houston, Texas at the campus of The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston School of Nursing, 6901 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030.
This program is approved for up to 14.5 continuing education (CE) hours for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS) and the Certified Associate in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS). This course is excellent for all informatics healthcare professionals, or individuals desiring to develop expertise. PLEASE HELP US PASS THE WORD ON for those you believe might be interested in attending.
Dr Susan Newbold leads this event and is a dynamic speaker with an excellent track record for preparing participants in the Boot Camp to sit for the ANCC Board Certification, as well as the CPHIMS exams. We have a maximum of 50 seats, so reserve your seat now.

Please go to the Chapter Events link on this page to learn about the inaugural conference for the San Diego Regional Chapter of ANIA. It is scheduled for Friday, February 3, 2017 at Tri City Medical Center in Oceanside, CA.

To obtain CEUs credits contact kate.pittenger@uchealth.org or Brittany.cyriacks@uchealth.org
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