MNORN Newsletter October 2015

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Slate of Candidates for MNORN Offices 2015

Elections will be held electronically in November

irst Vice President Mary Tanner

Treasurer Joseph Twitchell

Director Linda Mash

Director Michelle Sauka

Representative to ANA Membership Assembly

Molly Maxwell

Sara McCumber

Heidi Orstad

Joseph Twitchell (see photo above)

Nominating CommitteeNiki Gjere

Tonija Reed

Stephanie Youngberg

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Save The Date for the Next MNORN Member Meeting

The Next MNORN Member Meeting will be held Tuesday, December 15th at 6PM at the Carondelet Center in Saint Paul.

Topic: an Update on What is Being Done To Advance Health Equity in Minnesota.

Our speaker will be ThaoMee Xiong JD, MPH. ThaoMee is the director of the Center for Health Equity at the MN Department of Health. She previously held the position of policy director with the Minnesota Housing Partnership. She has experience in professional legal advocacy and public policy on issues related to poverty, immigration, refugee resettlement, domestic violence, housing,

and civic engagement. 

The format of our member meetings will allow ThaoMee the chance to talk about what is currently being done on the issue of health equity in MN and for her to hear from our members about what nurses are doing, and could be doing, about this very important issue. 

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What is Health?From WHO 1948 and Ottawa Charter for Health 1986

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the objective of

living.”

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Celebrating MNORN Members this Month!

MNORN President, Jennifer Tucker, gave birth to baby Grace late last month, shortly after the lunar eclipse. Here she is meeting her big sister, Lydia.

- Mary Tanner has been reappointed as Chair of the ANA Reference Committee.

- Judy Vansiea and Doris Hill have just been appointed to the Minority Fellowship Program National Advisory Committee.

Here is some information about the Minority Fellowship Program: For almost three decades, the Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) of the American Nurses Association (ANA) has been engaged in the challenge of reshaping the profile of nurse leaders in research, clinical practice, and academia. The efforts of the MFP have resulted in an increase in the numbers of ethnic/minority nurses who have expertise in psychiatric/mental health nursing. About 266 MFP Fellows with earned doctorates help to document the program's success in increasing the needed diversity across all domains of the profession.

The MFP is governed by a National Advisory Committee dedicated to advising MFP staff; developing partnerships with professional, academic, and clinical institutions; and soliciting support by individuals and groups for the initiative. The Committee's efforts strengthen the MFP by building sustainable infrastructure and long term partnerships while expanding our presence into more communities across the nation.

To learn more about the Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program, go to http://www.emfp.org

- Deborah Haagenson, president of the MN Board of Nursing, was awarded the prestigious Elaine Ellibee Award for a board president who has made a significant contribution to NCSBN at the NCSBN Annual Delegate Assembly in August. https://www.ncsbn.org/8222.htm

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The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) are partnering to convene the time-limited Palliative and Hospice Nursing Professional Issues Panel to promote the integration of palliative and hospice care into U.S. healthcare delivery systems.

Potential products of this intense professional work effort might include:

• a relevant joint ANA-HPNA position statement

• an educational resources or toolkit

• a collection of references identifying nursing’s contributions in palliative and hospice care in today’s US healthcare environment

• accompanying framework of necessary changes in nursing practice and education to promote enhanced access and use of palliative and hospice services.

The Panel is projected to begin its work by December 2015 and end by September or October 2016.

Panel members selected for the Steering Committee will conduct deliberations via twice monthly 2-hour telephone and internet-based meetings, possibly supplemented with additional small group conference call activities and writing projects to inform the process.

All other applicants will be engaged via contributions and discussions in a dedicated online Community. ANA membership is required. Please access the member application process, including submission of curriculum vitae or resume here. Forward any questions to professionalissuespanels@ana.org.

Panel member applications will be accepted until midnight on Oct. 30.    

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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE  Notice of Vacancies in State Boards, Councils

and Committees

Application forms are available online and must be submitted by October 27, 2015, to assured of full consideration by the appointing authority. Appointing authorities may choose

to review applications received by the Secretary of State after October 27.

CULTURAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Compensation: None Vacancies - Six Seats including: One County provider serving large cultural and ethnic communities One Culturally Specific Human Services Provider Representative One Private Industry with an Interest in Inequity Issues Representative One American Indian Community Representative One Faith-Based Organizations Ministering to Ethnic Communities Representative; and One Department of Human Services Employee Note: The commissioner of human services is seeking applicants from diverse cultural communities to join the council. Individuals who are concerned with disparities in access and outcomes to publicly funded human services experienced by racial and ethnic populations are encouraged to apply.

SPECIAL REVIEW BOARD Compensation: $335.00 plus mileage Vacancies - Five seats including: Two Psychiatrists Two Persons experienced in the field of mental health (experience working with sexual abusers and general knowledge of sex offender treatment preferred) and One Attorney

HOW TO APPLY Submit an Application Applicants should include the following documents: • Open Appointments Application Form (completed, signed and dated) • Letter of Interest • Resume or Biography Applications may be submitted online, by email to Open.Appointments@state.mn.us, or by mail or in person to: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State 180 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. St Paul, MN 55155-1299

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Discover Your True North WITH NATIONAL LEADER BILL GEORGE

To be a great leader and set your organization up for success, you must know yourself. Why? Find out in this instant classic, updated and expanded for today’s professionals. In Discover Your True North, four-time bestselling author and Harvard Business School Senior Fellow Bill George guides you on a journey toward authenticity. On the way, he profiles 101 top business success stories from around the world, including Unilever’s Paul Polman, PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi, Merck’s Ken Frazier, Alibaba’s Jack Ma and The Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington. They’ve found their True North … and so can you.

University of MinnesotaTwin Cities CampusMayo AuditoriumMayo Memorial Building

October 27, 2015

4:30 Lecture, followed by Q&A, reception, and book signing

Tickets for this event are free, however, registration is required. Register today and receive a signed copy of "Discover Your True North" at a reduced cost of $16

z.umn.edu/BillGeorge

Bill George is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School, and is the former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic. He is the author of: Authentic Leadership, True North, Finding Your True North, 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis and True North Groups. His two newest books, Discover Your True North and The Discover Your True North Fieldbook were published in August of 2015. Mr. George currently serves as a director of Goldman Sachs, The Mayo Clinic, Minnesota’s Destination Medical Center Corporation, The World Economic Forum USA, and a member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Council. Bill has previously served on the boards of ExxonMobil, Target and Novartis. In April 2014 the Franklin Institute awarded Bill the 2014 Bower Award for Business Leadership. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2012 and was named one of "Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years" by PBS. Mr. George received his BSIE with high honors from Georgia Tech, his MBA with high distinction from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar. He has received honorary PhDs from Georgia Tech, Mayo Medical School, University of St. Thomas, Augsburg College, and Bryant University.

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COMMUNITY SPONSORS:Anu Family Services • Charlson Meadows • Eniva • Fairview Foundation • Lifesprk • Penny George Institute for Health and Healing • Senior Care Communities • The Waters Senior Living •Salo, LLC • Touchstone Mental Health • YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPONSORS: Boynton Health Service • College of Continuing Education • College of Design • College of Education & Human Development • Institute on the Environment • Medical School • Office of Student Affairs • Orientation and First-Year Programs • School of Nursing • University Recreation and Wellness • UMTC/UMD/UMR Offices of Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, Employee Wellness Programs

Mindfulness: What It Is and What It Isn’t Beneath all the Hype, and Why It Might Be Healing and Transformative to Cultivate

Friday, November 20, 2015

Carlson Family Stage at Northrop

Join the Center as we celebrate our 20th anniversary with Wellbeing Lecturer, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

During this special event, you will learn how practicing mindfulness can improve your wellbeing. His groundbreaking book, “Full Catastrophe Living,” has helped thousands of people discover ways in which mindfulness practices can soothe and heal the body, mind, and spirit.

Dr. Kabat-Zinn is founding Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has taught mindfulness classes around the world, is a best-selling author, and has written numerous scientific research papers.

Register at z.umn.edu/JKZ

7:00 PM Lecture followed by a Q&A

Featuring Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Lead Sponsor

CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY & HEALING

Media Sponsors

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TARGET AUDIENCE This symposium is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers (PA’s, NP’s) and RN’s as well as students of these disciplines.   OVERVIEW Climate Change and associated air and water pollution are affecting our patients, our practices and our health care facilities.

Recognize the challenges; prepare for the needs.  Come to be informed about the health implications of climate change; leave with options to join a network of health care professionals prepared to take action.   OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the symposium, participants will be able to: • Describe the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on

public health. • Prepare and plan for the health effects of climate change including changing and

worsening patterns of disease, increasing healthcare costs and potential adverse effects on healthcare infrastructure.

• Advise and adapt their practices and facilities to improve recognition of the effects of climate change on diverse medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease and asthma, stroke, cognitive decline, developmental disorders, infectious diseases, heat related illnesses, mental health and trauma.

• Advise and counsel regulators, planners and political leaders about the ongoing and expected health impacts of climate change.

• Summarize Climate Justice and the Ethical implications of Climate Change. • Apply effective approaches and actions that can assist efforts to control the impacts

of Climate Change.   For More information and to register: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-and-public-health-an-interprofessional-review-registration-16568048479

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Changing climate is affecting our patients, our practices and our healthcare facilities. Recognize the Challenges; Prepare for the Needs.

Saturday, November 21st, 20157:40 a.m. – 5 p.m.

CLIMATE CHANGEAND PUBLIC HEALTHan Interprofessional Review