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June 26, 2008 Prebiotics and Probiotics in infants and children: What is the evidence?

When: June 26, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

Where: III Forks

Who: Berthold Koletzko, MD
Glenn R. Gibson, PhD

RSVP: Laura McCavit, 1-800-986-7509

6-19-2008 meeting minutes

Thanks to Abbott Nutritions for the delicious dinner.
Laura McCavit from Abbott Nutritions gave an inservice on Prebiotics (which provides food for live bacteria) and on Probiotics (the live intestinal bacteria). New Similac infant formula has the addition of prebiotics.

Sue Liu, the president, welcomed the new members from Harris-Methodist Ft. Worth Hospital, congratulated Ms. Luellen Adair for her great 100 nurses title in 2008, urged members to online vote for NANN election, and instructed members to online register for NANN annual conference.

Kathy Weeks, the secretary, recited the last minutes.

RuthAnn Grimmer, the treasurer, reported the balance of the NTANN account.

Sherri Clark, the community service liaison, requested volunteers for the quilt project and auctioned items for the Beginning Center for Battered Women and Children.

Ms. Charlotte Breithaup, RN, MSN, IBLLC, gave a wonderful lecture on breastfeeding high risk neonates. Her lecture captured our attention with quotes of current scientific research papers and incorporation of developmental care into nursing practice. We appreciate her presentation, which will inspire us to give a higher level of quality care.

June 19, 2008 Meeting Agenda

Dinner: Will begin at 7 P.M. It will be provided by Abbott Nutrition.
Infant Nurtition Updates: Laura McCavit

New Business Discussion: Sue Liu
-Congratulation to Ms. Luellen Adair, the Great 100 Nurses 2008 in DFW Region
-Mark your callender for 24th Annual Conference, “A Safe Passage Home”, in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida on September 24-27, 2008.
-Online vote for NANN election - browse www.nann.com

Officers Report:
Vice-President/ Recruitment - Kristina James

Secretary - Kathy Weeks
Last meeting minutes
Treasurer/ Education - RuthAnn Grimmers
financial report

Community Service/Membership - Sherryl Clark

Introduction of Speaker: Ms. Charlotte Breithaupt,RN, MSN, LC, “Evidence-Based Nursing Practice with High-Risk Neonates Breastfeeding.”

Ms. Charlotte Breithaupt RN, MSN, LC, is a board certified Lactation Consultant and has served as a Lactation Consultant for Medical City Dallas Children’s Hospital since 2001. She has extensive teaching experience over the past thirty-two years with Universities in kansas, Okalahoma, and Texas: Washburn University, the University of kansas, Oral Roberts University, Langston University Center, the University of Tulsa, and Baylor University (bothe in Waco and Dallas, Texas Campuses). During her teaching career, Ms. Breithaupt earned four Outstanding Facluty and Outstanding Lecturer Awards. Currently Ms. Breithaupt serves as as senior lecturer with Baylor University along with her lactation consultant duties at Medical City Dallas Children’s Hospital.

ln addition to her taching positions, Ms. Breithaupt functioned as a staff nurse (includes administrative duties) from 1969 to 1999 with hospitals in Kansas City, Overland park, Tulsa, and Dallas. She is an active lecturer and has publication on mother- baby experience in the recovery room along with several textbook reviews of chapters related to mother-baby topics. In the past, Ms. Breithaupt was also an active volunteer with the Dallas Chpater March of Dimes and with Loving Life, a residential cancer recovery program.

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May 20th 2008 Infant Nutrition Seminar

Topic: Infant Nutrition: Making Decisions on Evidence-Based Developmental Outcomes

Speaker: Ms. Sandra Gardner, RN,MS,CNS,PNP

Time: 6:30 P.M. May 20th, 2008

Place: Del Frisco’s, 5251 Spring Valley Road, Dallas, Texas

Post Event Pictures:

June 19, 2008 Meeting

Dinner will be provided by Abbott Nutrition

Place: Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231
214-345-6789 mian number
Haggar Hall classroom in Fogelson Building

Time: 1930 till 2100, registration and dinner will be started at 1900

CEU Speaker: Ms. Charoltte Breithaupt, RN, MSN, LC, “Evidence-Based Nursing Practice with High-Risk Neonates Breastfeeding.” 1.25 contact hours for attending full meeting.

NTANN Members and Nursing Students are free.
Non-members - $5:00.

May 1st, 2008 Nurses Night-out

RSVP by 4-25-2008, please call 281-948-1327 or email to nursekris84@yahoo.com

Celebration of Nurses Day and 20th Anniversay of NTANN free dinner, drinks, games, bowling, and billiards with guest speaker, Dr. Ratner, giving speech on “Technology and Beside Care”

Where: “Main Event” at 75 and Spring Creek Parkway.
When: May 1, 2008. 1900 to 2300.
Dress code: Please wear the NTANN blue t-shirt, thanks. If you do not have one, please join membership to obtain your free blue t-shirt.

Technology and The Human Factor - 2008 - V2 short.ppt

4-17-2008 meeting minutes

What a wonderful Maxican food provided by Abbott Nutrition, Thanks.

Ms. Laura McCavit, from Abbott Nutrition, gave inservice on the “Elecare”, the no palm oil, amino acid formula with yami vanina flavor for the infant with GI issues, it is also one of the WIC formulas. She reminded everyone to mark the May 20th, 2008 for the free seminar with good food at a restaurant which its name will be published soon on our website.

President, Sue Liu, welcome the guest-NICU nurses from Parkland Memorial Hospital who despite the bad wheather and attended the meetings. They all wore the TEAM MAD DOG badges for the support of Dr. Salhab. What a wonderful group! NTANN need them to join the membership and take some officers position in the future. Thanks Parkland friends. Sue also reported “the Bright Tomorrow” story contest due on 4-25-2008, check the NANN.org webside for the sample stories and the details. And the Annual NANN Conference on September 24-27, 2008, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Vice-President, Kristina James, reported the May 1st Event for the celebration of Nurses Day and 20th Anniversary of NTANN, please follow the website instruction make RSVP by 4-25-2008. She also distributed the recruit brochues.

Kathy Weeks, Secretary, reported the Feburay minutes and approved it.

RuthAnn Grimmer, Treasurer and Education, reported NTANN account balance.

Sheri Clark, Community Service/ Membership, reported the needs of Beginning Center and updated the quilt project. Please browse the page under COMMUNITY SERVICE of our website.

Dr. Salhab gave CEU credit lecture on “BPD and Clinical Management”. It was thorough and current with the up-to-date references, also very interactive. Thanks.

Group pictures taken: Dr. Salhab and Parkland Special Care Nurseries nurses. (It is under construction, coming soon.)

April 17, 2008 Agenda

Dinner will be provided by Abbott Nutrition. Ms. McCavit giving Updates.

New Business and Discussion: by Sue Liu, President

2008 NANN Annual Conference, September 24-27, 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
NANN’s Brighter Tomorrows’ Contest and Win! 500 words story, due on April 25, 2008 for free Annual conference admission.
Celebration of Nurses Day and 20th Anniversary of NTANN
Recruitment and Retention.

Officers Report:

Kristina James, Vice-President: May 1st 2008 Event.
Kathy Weeks, Secretary: Minutes report.
RuthAnn Grimmer, Treasurer: Financial report and membership. March of Dime Fundraising.
Sheri Clark, Community Service and News Letter: Donation for Beginning Center

Introduction of Speaker: Dr, Walid Antoun Salhab, “BPD and Clinical Management”

Dr. Salhab is a well respected neonatalogist, who obatined his M.D. degree from American University of Beruit, School of Medicine in 1992 and trained at UT Memphis , Lebonheur children as an intern and a residednt, he further trained as a fellow at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. At there he excelled himself in clinical research with numerous publications in area of BPD, BPD and Asthma, NEC, GE Reflux, Apnea of Prematurity, Neonatal Neuro-Development, Effects of Antenatal and Postnatal Steriod Treatment, Meconium Aspiration, Car Seat Study, etc. He has received a great number of awards and given speech and lectures in the United States of America as well as oversea. He had served as an attending physician in Parkland Memorial Hospital and the associate professor at UT Southwestern Medical School for past ten years and he currently joined the Pediatrix Groups as a neonatalogist.

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Salhab - BPD- NICU Nurses Conf-April 2008.ppt

Celebration of Nurses Day and 20th NTANN Anniversary: Nurses Night-Out on May 1, 2008

What: Nurses Night-Out with guest speaker, Dr. Ian Ratner, presentation of “Technology and Beside Care.” Free buffet, drinks, games, bowling, and billiards. Sponsored by Ovation Pharmaceutical, Inc.

When: May 1, 2008, 1900 to 2300. Door open at 1830.

Where:  Main Event at Spring Creek pkwy.

RSVP by April 25th, 2008 to 281-948-1327 or email to nursekris84@yahoo.com, seats limited to members only. Please put on the free blue t-shirt for NTANN 20th Anniversary. Thanks.

4-17-2008

Speaker:  Dr. Salhab

Topic:  BPD and Clinical Management

Time:  4-17-2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Place:  Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Haggar Hall, in the ground floor of Folgosom Building

Dinner will be provided by Abbott Nutrition