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New-Critical Care Transport Certification Review Course at CCTMC in San Antonio, Texas

April 9-10, 2010

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Watch your Mail for the 2010 Critical Care Transport

Nurses Day Poster!

CCTMC

April 12-14, 2010

San Antonio, TX

Brochure and Registration Form

For more information please visit www.ampa.org

AMTC

October 11-13, 2010

For more information please visit www.aams.org

New Program/Group Membership

ASTNA now offers a discounted Program/Group membership!

A voucher and instructions

can be obtained here.

Updated -1/7/10
New TNATC Courses
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1/21/10
New Job Listings
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ASTNA Bereavement Fund - Donate Online

The Bereavement Fund was established in 1999 to remember colleagues who have given their lives in the line of duty. In the event that crew members are killed in a transport crash, ASTNA generally contributes $250 to the estate of each crew member that perished.

New Edition

Winter 2010

In light of the devastating earthquake that occurred in Haiti, the air medical community has once again surpassed my expectations with its response. I have heard from a number of transport nurses that are involved in some sort of disaster response, either through the numerous national DMAT teams or through the innumerable charitable organizations providing relief efforts. Our profession and the air medical industry always impress me in their willingness to get involved no matter where or when the need arises.

In looking forward to upcoming events, I would like to encourage you to attend the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC), being held in San Antonio, Texas from April 12th through April 14th. The conference will once again be held at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel, just off of the famous San Antonio Riverwalk. The CCTMC conference always provides current, cutting edge topics pertinent to the transport profession, and this year’s schedule looks to continue to build on that strong tradition. It is a great opportunity to catch up with former colleagues, participate in outstanding educational sessions, as well as relax and enjoy the wonderful Texas hospitality of San Antonio.

Along with the educational sessions offered there will be a number of pre-conferences, including ASTNA’s annual CFRN/CTRN/FP-C certification review course. Once again we have arranged for Anthony Baca to present his course for those preparing to become certified in their specialty. For more information please contact ASTNA at astna@gwami.com or 1-800-897-6362.

I am looking forward to an exciting 2010.

Kyle Madigan RN, CFRN, CTRN, CEN, CCRN
President
ASTNA

Current Calls

New-Call for Candidates-Distinguished CFRN®Award and Distinguished CTRN® Award

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) and the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) would like to recognize one outstanding CFRN and one outstanding CTRN that has earned and demonstrated support for the CFRN or CTRN credential.

Distinguished Award

Are you that individual or do you know an individual that has shown that support? The Distinguished CFRN and CTRN Award recognizes a CFRN and a CTRN who has promoted the certification process in flight or critical care ground transport nursing. The candidate represents the certification credential either to his/her colleagues, to other disciplines, or to consumers. Examples, which portray promoting the certification, include but are not limited to:

Assisting others in preparation for the exam (teaching review courses, loaning resources, etc.).
Providing media releases when a nurse is certified.
Publishing or contributing to a newsletter that recognizes nurses when they become certified or recertified.
Educating the public regarding certification through public news media (newspaper, television, etc.).
Promoting the importance of certification to the employer (e.g. providing copies of articles regarding certification).

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New-Action Photographs Needed:

ASTNA is updating it's booth and is looking for photos of our members in action in rotor, ground and fixed wing modes of transport nursing! Click here for more information.

New-CCTMC Call for Abstracts

Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference

April 12-14, 2010

San Antonio, Texas

The Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC) will once again feature a Scientific Forum with poster presentations of original scientific research. Poster presentations will be formally judged during the conference on April 12th and an Outstanding Research Award bestowed. Accepted abstracts will be published in the Air Medical Journal. Abstracts presented at other meetings during 2009-2010 will be considered. If abstracts have been published prior they will not be republished in the Air Medical Journal. Our goal is to nurture and provide an appropriate forum for research in air medical transport.

Deadline: March 1, 2010

5:00 p.m. EST

Abstracts must be sent as E-mail attachment in MS Word format (Macintosh or Windows) without names or institutions listed. Objective, methods, results and conclusion sections should be included, 3200 maximum number of characters allowed (including spaces). Use single line spacing. Leave one line of space between paragraphs. Left justify all text. Word documents should have 1 inch margins, and text in Times font, 12 point size. Please use the “word count” feature under “Tools” in Word. The E-mail cover should list names of participants in the study, institutional affiliations, funding sources, and identify the person who will present the poster at the conference. In addition, the E-mail cover must state whether or not the abstract has been or will be presented and/or published prior to April 2010. The reference must be supplied. Submissions should be sent to Reed.Brozen@darthmouth.edu and must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on March 1, 2010

New-Call for Authors and Reviewers

Flight and Ground Transport Nursing Core Curriculum Companion Workbook

The intent of this publication is to be designed specifically to follow the Flight and Ground Transport Nursing Core Curriculum, this workbook includes multiple choice questions, puzzles, case studies and other exercises to address multiple learning styles and help with retention of information included in the Core.

If you are interested in becoming an Author/Reviewer, please click here to read the full description, requirements, and timeline.

We still have need for - Authors and Reviewers

ASTNA Standards for Critical Care and Specialty Commercial Carrier Medical Transport

The intent of this publication is to establish minimum standards for patient care and operational management of critical care commercial escort transport programs.

If you are interested in becoming an Author/Reviewer, please click here to read the full description, requirements, and timeline.

Deadline: Extended

Questions? Contact us at 800-897-6362 or send us an e-mail.

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