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What a great turn out, we had so many new members.  Thanks to Ms. Dona Taylor RNC,NNP for her wonderful lecture about Distal Bowel Refeeding and the case presentation, and to the Ovation Pharmaceutical, Inc. for the beautiful t-shirts.  members were enjoying them.  Also to Ms. Laura Mccavit  from Abbott Nutrition, for the delicious Chinese food and the introduction of Similac products which will be the WIC formula.  Remember the importance of BIB (Brain, Immunity, and Bone) which the Similacs stand strongly for.

Sue Liu, RNC, BSN, the President of NTANN, reminded members to use our website for communication, and to link NANN for applying Ovation NNP sholarship,  to mark the calander for 24th NANN Annual Conference in Florida, to explore all the educational materials and free CEU from NICUNIVERSITY.com.  She also collects the concensus for the new,free half-day conference participation by a drug company, Please email her your preferred date and time.

Kristina James, RN, the President-Elect, reported the progress of the recruitment brochue, and asked the volunters for the recruitment tour.

Kathy Weeks, RNC, the Secretary, obtained the approval for the last meeting minute.

RuthAnn Grimmer, RN, BSN, the Treasurer, reported the balance of the NTANN account.

Sheri Clark, RNC, the Membership and Community service, reported the quilt project, and took picutres of participants.

Feburary 21, 2008 Meeting Agenda

Speaker:  Ms. Dona Taylor, RNC, NNP

Topic:  ” Distal Bowel Feeding in Neonates”

Place:  Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Haggar Hall on the ground floor of  Forgelson Building. 

Dinner:  will be provided by Abbott nutrition

Abbott Nutrition Product Introduction by Ms. Laura McCavit.

Officers Report:

President-

NANN By Law Amendement was passed. NTANN 20th Anniversary Celebration t-shirt will be given to members upon 2008 membership renewal. Thanks to Ovation Pharceutical Inc. for the sponsorship of t-shirt project and  2008 recruitment tours, it  will be started in March, volunteers needed.

Vice-Presidient: Recruitment brochure and volunteers.

Secretary: Decedmber meeting minutes.

Treasurer: Financial report and membership due collection.

Education: Future speakers and dates.

Community Service: Quilt projects and Beginning Center visits.

Speaker Introduction: Ms. Dona Taylor, RNCNNP, “Distal Bowel Feeding in Neonates”

Ms. Dona Taylor, RNC, NNP, a senior nursing practioner of Pediatrix Medical Group and currently works in Medical City Children Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She graduated from El Central Nursing School in 1976, and completed her NNP training in 1993. She is a well-respected clinician among her colleagues and her clinical skills and knowledge exceeding and beyond her level, often she is called to perform lines placement and other clinical procedures and is an indispensable clinician. Her works reflec her love to the patients and her high-level of quality care. She has been trained through numours conferecnces and seminars, her dedication to her job is unbeatable.

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December 6, 2007 Meeting minutes

Thanks to Ms. Laura McCavit from Abbott Nutritions (used to be Ross Pediatrics) for the delicious dinner and the 2008 calenders. Do not forget the Similacs stands for BIB - the Brain, the Immune, and the Bone.

Sue Liu, the president of NTANN reminds everyone to go www.nann.org to vote for the BY Law Amendements online. 

Thanks to the returning friends from Baylor, we are glad to seeing you.

We welcome  the new friend from Parkland Nursery.

Thanks to the members who contribute their time making the fleece blankets for the Beginning Center in Garland, Texas.  It is the perfect gifts to keep needed family warm.

The five winners of the Annunal Gift Certificate drawn by Dr. Van Miller are RuthAnn Grimmer, Sheri Clark, Sue Liu, Debbie Johnson, and Madam X -  Please email us your name.

Dr. Van Miller’s talk was interesting and it brought us to pay attention for those white patches (Multiple white spots on infant’s skin), postures, hands position, unequal-sized pupils, facial movement, feeding problem, etc.  You can email Dr. Miller at Miller@Texaschildneurology.com for colorful power-point slides of the presentation.

Invitation for dinner and clinical forum

The invitation for dinner and clinical forum: “Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: Rationale Behind Therpeutic Options” with Dr. David Kanter, M.D. from St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach Florida, department of Pediatrics, Pediatrix Medical Group.

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
6:30 - 7:00 PM cocktails
7:00 - 8:00 PM dinner and speaker

Following the program, there will be a clinical forum and open discussion with Dr. Kanter on current issues in neonatology.

Place: III Forks
17776 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75287
(For directions, go to www.3forks.com)

Seating is limited for this event. Please RSVP to Megan Shoults, 1-866-337-6996 x 1612, or mshoults @ovationpharma.com by Monday, December 3, 2007.

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December 6, 2007 Meeting Agenda

Dinner will be provided by Ross Pediatrics.

Meeting Place will be at the Haggar Hall on the groud floor of Fogelson Building at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

Officers Report:
President - Holiday gift cards drawing and 2008 Goals
Vice president - Recruitment and Memberships
Secretary - Minutes
Education - 2008 CEU Topics
Treasuer-Financial report
Community Service - Blanket projects

Dr. Van S. Miller will talk about Neonatal Neurology Updates.

Introduction of guest speaker:

Dr. Van Strickland Miller, MD, PhD, is a Board Certified pediatrician and child neurologist. He obtained his PhD in neuroscience from University of Texas at Austin and then later acquired his MD from Texas Branch in Galveston, Texas. His research intereasts include:
neonatal neurology, developmental neurology, ontogeny of learning in humans and animals, neuro epidemiology, developmental defects of the brain, autism etc. He has published numerous papers and a book. He has been invited to present his papers and to speak all over the important cities in the U.S.A. and outside of the country too.

Dr. Miller is a private practitioner with Texas child Neurology and he has affiliated with several major hospitals in Dallas. He has taught in universities and medical schools concurrently with his medical practice in the past decade.
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October Meeting Minutes

Thanks Ross Pediatrics for the delicious food.
Congratulations to the six members who won the drawing for Ross’ gift of a new diaper/backpack bags and goodies.
Thanks Dr. Frances Strodtbeck for the free journals.
Dr. Wendy Chung’s talk about Congenital Syphillis is a refresher and brought our attention to this old sexually transmitted disease.
23rd NANN Conference reports by Kristina James and Sheri Clark were wonderful, Thanks.
What a thrill, all the fleece tied blanket projects for Women’s shelter are being taken home by the memebers to make while the weather is cold here in North Texas!  Thanks for their dedication to our community service.

Sue Liu and Kristina James are working on recruiting new members, and anyone interested in helping to create brochures for NTANN recruiting, please e-mail Sue or Kristina.

October 18, 2007 meeting agenda

Attention: The meeting place will be at Meadows Lab in basement of Perot Building in Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

Dinner will be provided by Ross Pediatrics.

NTANN on NANN.com links.

Membership

Officer Reports:
President-
Plan for year of 2008(recruting membership and format of meeting)
Evidence-Based Nursing Research reader
Education topics for 2008

Vice-President-
23rd NANN conference report
Discuss ideas for NTANN brochure

Secretary-
Minutes

Treasuer-
Financial report

Education-
Educational topics for 2008 and speakers

Communicty Service-
quilt project
show and tell 23rd NANN conference

Introduction of Speaker:

Dr. Wendy Chung is the Chief Epidemiologist for the Dallas County Department of Health and Human services. She manages the DCHHS epidemiology staff as they collect, track and analyze data for infecous and reportable diseases in Dallas County. She is responsible for directing disease outbreaking investigations and control activities.
Dr. Chung’s experience as a private practioner with Pediatrics Infectious Disease Associates in Dallas, Texas gave her extensive knowledge of the diagnosis and management of neonatal and pediatric infection. In addtion, Dr. Chung has academic training in infectious disease and public health. She received her BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MSPH from the Harvard School of Public Health and MD from the University of Texas Health Scieince Center at San Antonio. She completed her internship in Radiology, residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Disease. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

August meeting minutes

Thanks Ross Pediatrics for the delicious dinner. Do not forget ” Similac” for WIC program.
Congratulations to Ms. Kristina James, R.N. for being elected as Vice-President of NTANN.
The speech of the Impact of the Delivery Mode to the Premature Infant by Dr. Deulofeut was short but interesting with the findings.
Good luck to Sherryl Clark, the Community Liaison and Kristina James, the newly elected Vice-President for their trips to San Diego, California, for the 23rd NANN conference in September.
Members approved the donation of goody-baskets to Beginning Center for battered women and children.

August 16, 2007 Meeting Agenda

New Business/Discussion

Dinner- Provided by Ross lab, THANK YOU
Web site for NTANN- www. nicunurses.com
Web site for NANN- www. nann.com
23rd NANN conference in San Diego, September 2007
Dues
Membership Roster
Election of Vice-President

Reports from Officers
Minutes
Financial report
Community Service Update

Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Ricihard Deulofeut, M.D., MPH

Dr. Deulofeut, an Attending Neonatologist from Pediatrix-Obstetrix Medical Group in Dallas. Born in Barranquilla, Columbia; graduated from Universidad del Norte. Columbia and acquired the Master degree in Public Health from Harvard Medical School; Pediatric residency in Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Neonatology Fellowship in Emory University. He has published numerous papers related to neonates and is a well respected researcher in the Latino fields of neonates. His studies included impact of vaginal delivery of VLBW neonates, pulse oximetry, and oxygen as a health hazard of neonates, etc. He resides in Dallas with two sons and his wife. His email adress:deulofeut@post.harvard.edu

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June 21, 2007 minutes

Sharon Groves, the Vice-President announced her resignation for moving out of state of Texas, we will open the position for members to apply and will be voted on next meeting , we are going to miss her.

Sheri Clark was chosen by board to attend the 23rd NANN conference in San Diego with the complimentary admission. We wish her have a great trip in September 2007 to San Diego.

Commmunity services Liaison, Sheri Clark announced to donnate school supplies for the New Beginning Center in Garland, she welcome members to bring in school supplies or to donnate money.

Suzanne Staebler, NNP who had returned from the visit to China and gave a presentation of “Comparison the NICU practice in China.” What a great speaker! She really opened our eyes to see the world.