Wow,
I have no idea where the latter part of 2010 went, but it's definitely over. There has been an election of new Board members for the new year and we're anxiously awaiting the results of the balloting. We've added a couple of new members to the chapter, but unfortunately have also had some people who have not attended meetings in 2010. The Board has been left scratching our collective head and at a loss for answers as to what it is that needs to be different. Please, let us know what it is that we're missing so we can work on doing it.
We've added a couple of things for the new year....we're now on Facebook and LinkedIn, so check us out there. The Facebook page is Denveraalnc and the LinkedIn site is Denver Chapter AALNC. Join us!!One of our goals for the new year is to increase communication, so this is a step.
We've reached out to Colorado members of NACLNC in hopes of offering another option for those folks for both education and networking.
We'd love to have more involvement in the work of the chapter from the general membership and the first committee that will be needed to start working will be the Nominations Committee. As Past President this year, chairing that committee will be my job and I will be actively seeking members to help with that as soon as the year begins. There's only one requirement : the willingness to help to find nominees for the next election. I'd really like to have ballots in the mail by the end of September this year, so that we can introduce our new Board to the membership at the November meeting.
Speaking of the new year, our first speaker this year will be Trish Councell, one of our newer members, who will be speaking about the evolution and role of service dogs. Cara, Trish's service dog, will be helping with this presentation and I'm sure they've got lots to share with us. The January meeting will be sponsored by Expert Consulting Service (a Denver based business that helps clients locate experts of various kinds) their President, Ingrid Vinci, will be joining us to tell us more about what her company does and to meet us.
This year looks to be exciting and interesting. We hope to see all of you at the meeting on January 18th, starting at 6:30 (Board meeting will be at 5:30, as usual) at the Pegasus Restaurant in Castle Rock. Our meeting room is just to the right of the entry door. Let's see if we can't fill it! As usual, we ask that everyone pay for their own dinner.
In the meantime, stay warm and stay busy!
Lin
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
tonight's gathering
Despite the heavy rain, there were a few people who made it to the meeting tonight. We were pleased to welcome Matt Henry and John Nelson from the Reed Group who presented information on a product called M.D. Guidelines. There was a lot of lively discussion and at the conclusion, Matt spoke with Gina about setting up some webinars so everyone can gain the information about how this product might help our practices. Keep an eye open for an email with times and dates of these offerings.
Time is nearing for the next election of Board members for the chapter, so we're looking for folks who are wanting to become more involved. The Board consists of the President, President Elect, Past President, Secretary and Treasurer who are considered officers and the Director of Education, Director of Membership, Director of Media Relations and 2 Directors at Large. In order to be selected as President Elect, the person needs to have been a Board member at some point during the past 3 years. Other Board officers (Secretary or Treasurer) need to have been active members of the Chapter for more than one year. If you're interested in running for one of these positions or have questions about the duties of the position, please contact our Past President, Renee Peters and let her know of your interest. Renee can be reached at Renee@RockyMountainLNC.com.
The next meeting will take place on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 6:30 P.M. The change in date is necessary in order to accomodate our speaker, Dr. Feinsod who is an authority in Colorado on Geriatric care. He will be speaking about siderail and bed safety, please plan to join us at the Pegasus Restaurant in Castle Rock.
Have a great day,
Lin
Time is nearing for the next election of Board members for the chapter, so we're looking for folks who are wanting to become more involved. The Board consists of the President, President Elect, Past President, Secretary and Treasurer who are considered officers and the Director of Education, Director of Membership, Director of Media Relations and 2 Directors at Large. In order to be selected as President Elect, the person needs to have been a Board member at some point during the past 3 years. Other Board officers (Secretary or Treasurer) need to have been active members of the Chapter for more than one year. If you're interested in running for one of these positions or have questions about the duties of the position, please contact our Past President, Renee Peters and let her know of your interest. Renee can be reached at Renee@RockyMountainLNC.com.
The next meeting will take place on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 6:30 P.M. The change in date is necessary in order to accomodate our speaker, Dr. Feinsod who is an authority in Colorado on Geriatric care. He will be speaking about siderail and bed safety, please plan to join us at the Pegasus Restaurant in Castle Rock.
Have a great day,
Lin
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Answer to question
One of the questions most frequently asked by members and those considering joining AALNC is 'what do I get for my membership dues?' There are many benefits of membership starting with networking opportunities and educational offerings at each of our Chapter meetings, listing in the Chapter and National directories and the opportunity to 'attend' teleconferences, seminars and conferences. Additionally, National has negotiated discounts for members with CaseSoft (15% on any of their products), a new business course entitled "LNCbiz: Business and Marketing Skills for Legal Nurse Consulting which is essential to provide you with the best opportunity to get your business off to the right start and at avoid many common errors and pitfalls made at the start up of entreneurship. This course can also be of benefit to established LNCs who want to move their business along. Check out National's website at http://www.aalnc.org/ for more information about these products as well as AALNC's online Legal Nurse Consulting Course packages. The prices are reasonable and lots of work has gone into making this material available for those looking for a certification class. New this year is the President's blog which will help keep members and interested parties up to date on happenings with AALNC across the country.
Hopefully, this more fully and completely answers 'what do I get for my membership?' and provides some new information for all of you.
If there are concerns or questions about the Denver Chapter of AALNC, please feel free to post your comments, questions or concerns here or to contact me directly at the email address below.
Hope all of you are well and busy!
See you next month.
Lin Holly, RN, BS, CNOR, CLNC, SANE-A
President, Denver Colorado Chapter AALNC
linhol49@gmail.com
303-467-9481
Hopefully, this more fully and completely answers 'what do I get for my membership?' and provides some new information for all of you.
If there are concerns or questions about the Denver Chapter of AALNC, please feel free to post your comments, questions or concerns here or to contact me directly at the email address below.
Hope all of you are well and busy!
See you next month.
Lin Holly, RN, BS, CNOR, CLNC, SANE-A
President, Denver Colorado Chapter AALNC
linhol49@gmail.com
303-467-9481
Monday, March 29, 2010
Great conference
Hi Everyone,
I spent Saturday afternoon and evening visiting 3 time zones (some more than once) on the way home, finally arriving at 10:45 PM. Despite being very tired, I was feeling energized by all the wonderful workshops available, the new friends I'd made and the networking opportunities that were presented.
During the annual business meeting we learned that the economy had hit the AALNC national office as hard as it has everyone else. At the early part of the year, the management company disclosed that unless there were major adjustments made to the budget, the year would end $80000.00 in the hole. Well, they went to work and the year end figure was $2900.00 (in round figures) to the good.
We also learned that membership renewals have not been at projected numbers, which has obviously contributed to the decrease in income. With these things in mind, there was a very hard decision made regarding next years' educational conference. Before I scare everyone to death, the conference has not been cancelled, but there have been some big changes made: 1) the conference will only be 1 1/2 days long, 2) the focus audience will be people living east of the Mississippi and 3) depending on how this endeavor goes, a second conference may be held in the fall in the part of the country west of the Mississipi. Dates of these conferences have not been announced as yet, but as soon as they are firmed up we will all be notified.
I'll be posting more information about conference events in the next few days, so keep checking here.
Lin
I spent Saturday afternoon and evening visiting 3 time zones (some more than once) on the way home, finally arriving at 10:45 PM. Despite being very tired, I was feeling energized by all the wonderful workshops available, the new friends I'd made and the networking opportunities that were presented.
During the annual business meeting we learned that the economy had hit the AALNC national office as hard as it has everyone else. At the early part of the year, the management company disclosed that unless there were major adjustments made to the budget, the year would end $80000.00 in the hole. Well, they went to work and the year end figure was $2900.00 (in round figures) to the good.
We also learned that membership renewals have not been at projected numbers, which has obviously contributed to the decrease in income. With these things in mind, there was a very hard decision made regarding next years' educational conference. Before I scare everyone to death, the conference has not been cancelled, but there have been some big changes made: 1) the conference will only be 1 1/2 days long, 2) the focus audience will be people living east of the Mississippi and 3) depending on how this endeavor goes, a second conference may be held in the fall in the part of the country west of the Mississipi. Dates of these conferences have not been announced as yet, but as soon as they are firmed up we will all be notified.
I'll be posting more information about conference events in the next few days, so keep checking here.
Lin
Thursday, March 25, 2010
News from Educational Conference
After a long day of travel on Tuesday that allowed me to miss the snow in Denver as well as possibly a night at DIA, I arrived in Pittsburgh around 10:30 PM and spent a quiet night at the Sheraton 4 Points near the airport here. On Wednesday I changed hotels and was able to attend the Leadership Session that afternoon. There were many great ideas exchanged and some ideas shared about reaching out to potential new members.
On Thursday, the day started at 8:30 AM with the opening keynote address offered by Dr. Judith Wright who spoke about 'the One Decision: Maximizing Your Potential and Living a Life of More'. Her talk was very inspiring as well as motivating and pointed out how we can and do get stuck in ruts of working hard and then using 'soft addictions' instead of energizing breaks to relieve the fatigue only to find that the real result is that instead of being refreshed, we're anesthetized into inertia.
I attended sessions about the use of technology in the courtroom, growing networks, mediation as an alternate form of dispute resolution, changes being made to Joint Commission regulations and a look at how criminal law can be viewed as job security in America for the LNC. The annual business meeting completed the work for the day and it was time to relax and have some fun. We boarded busses and visited the Duquesne Incline (much like the cog railroad in Manitou Springs) and then had a wonderful dinner at Station Square, the former terminal of the railroad station. It's a gorgeous building and the views of the surrounding area were breathtaking as it's located near the shores of the Monongahela River so there was unobstructed sight lines of the skyline at night.
Tomorrow is another full day, beginning at 8 so it's time to call it a night and get some rest. There will be more news of conference events tomorrow night.
Lin
On Thursday, the day started at 8:30 AM with the opening keynote address offered by Dr. Judith Wright who spoke about 'the One Decision: Maximizing Your Potential and Living a Life of More'. Her talk was very inspiring as well as motivating and pointed out how we can and do get stuck in ruts of working hard and then using 'soft addictions' instead of energizing breaks to relieve the fatigue only to find that the real result is that instead of being refreshed, we're anesthetized into inertia.
I attended sessions about the use of technology in the courtroom, growing networks, mediation as an alternate form of dispute resolution, changes being made to Joint Commission regulations and a look at how criminal law can be viewed as job security in America for the LNC. The annual business meeting completed the work for the day and it was time to relax and have some fun. We boarded busses and visited the Duquesne Incline (much like the cog railroad in Manitou Springs) and then had a wonderful dinner at Station Square, the former terminal of the railroad station. It's a gorgeous building and the views of the surrounding area were breathtaking as it's located near the shores of the Monongahela River so there was unobstructed sight lines of the skyline at night.
Tomorrow is another full day, beginning at 8 so it's time to call it a night and get some rest. There will be more news of conference events tomorrow night.
Lin
Friday, February 19, 2010
Upcoming teleconference
The educational portion of the March meeting will be available as a teleconference!!!! Our speaker will be Carol Manteuffel, who is a Partner with the law firm of Miles and Peters in Denver. She will be speaking on the 'Best Practices for the LNC Reviewing Cases and Being Retained as A Nurse Expert.' There will be a question and answer period following the presentation, as well. We'll be offering this program for a fee of $5.00 to be paid by check and received not later than Friday, March 12. Please make the check payable to Denver Chapter AALNC and mail it to Denver Chapter AALNC, PO Box 623, Castle Rock, CO 80104-0623. By March 15, you'll receive the call in code, your receipt and a PowerPoint so you can follow along with the presentation and take notes.
We're excited about being able to offer this service to those who live too far to attend meetings in person and to those who might need to miss a meeting for other reasons occasionally. The Denver Colorado Chapter is the only one in the state and for some of you who live in the surrounding states, may be closer than any other.
Please feel free to contact me directly at the following email address should you have questions.
Have a great day!
Linda (Lin) Holly, RN, BS, CNOR, CLNC, SANE-A
President, Denver Colorado Chapter, AALNC
linhol49@gmail.com
303-467-9481
We're excited about being able to offer this service to those who live too far to attend meetings in person and to those who might need to miss a meeting for other reasons occasionally. The Denver Colorado Chapter is the only one in the state and for some of you who live in the surrounding states, may be closer than any other.
Please feel free to contact me directly at the following email address should you have questions.
Have a great day!
Linda (Lin) Holly, RN, BS, CNOR, CLNC, SANE-A
President, Denver Colorado Chapter, AALNC
linhol49@gmail.com
303-467-9481
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Survey Results
As those of you who are Chapter members are aware, I posted a survey and sent the link to each of you via email last month. So far, there are only 7 results posted, so I'm asking each of you to please take a couple of minutes to respond to the questions if you haven't already. Your board really does want to know what you're thinking and how you're feeling so that together we can all improve the Chapter.
Recently, we've been working on making meeting time more accessible. Our latest effort is to pursue the option of having meetings presented as webinars. Keep an eye on this blog for more information, it could happen as soon as the March meeting!
Please contribute to the blog, so we can all share information.
Recently, we've been working on making meeting time more accessible. Our latest effort is to pursue the option of having meetings presented as webinars. Keep an eye on this blog for more information, it could happen as soon as the March meeting!
Please contribute to the blog, so we can all share information.
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