By Jan Foecke, MS, RN, ONC
NAON Director of Programs

2010 AAOS/NAON Nursing and Allied Health Program

The NAON AAOS Unit has developed an excellent educational program for the Nursing and Allied Health Program at the 2010 Annual AAOS Meeting in New Orleans.  AAOS Unit members are Dierdre Bryant-Hundley, RN, MSN and Terri St. John, MSN, RN, ONC.  Umbrella topics include progressive orthopaedics across the ages, upper extremity management, lower extremity management, and spine and pelvis management.  A total of 25 topics will be presented during the nursing courses on March 10-11.  Presenters are from the following disciplines:  nursing, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and occupational therapy.  Fracture management, current concepts in orthopaedics for the orthopaedic professional, and a casting skills workshop will be offered by allied health colleagues on March 12.     

Plan your attendance now:
AAOS/NAON Nursing and Allied Health Program
New Orleans, LA
March 10-12, 2010

2010 Congress

An exceptional educational program has been designed for the 30th Annual NAON Congress in Seattle.  The NAON Congress Unit has completed review of 102 podium presentation proposals.  Letters of acceptance were sent out at the end of August.  Thank you to all who submitted proposals for the 54 concurrent session slots.  Approximately 65 percent of selected concurrent sessions are educational level 3 and 4.  Congress educational levels are outlined as follows:

1 = General healthcare (non-orthopaedic)
2 = Basic orthopaedic healthcare (for those with < 5 years experience)
3 = Intermediate orthopaedic healthcare (for those with 6-15 years experience)
4 = Advance practice orthopaedic healthcare (for APNs and those with > 15 years experience)

Poster presentation proposal submissions are due on Sept. 28, 2009.  There are three categories for 2010 Congress posters:  clinical practice, leadership, and research. 

Congress Unit members are June Hart, RN, ONC, Barbara Larsen, BSN, RN, ONC, Celeste Rensi, BSN, RN, ONC, and Kris Todd, FNP-C, ONC, ONP-C.  Special Interest Group (SIG) facilitators invite submission of topics for consideration at the Congress SIG sessions on May 16, 2010. If you are interested email Nadine Silverman.

Approver Unit

The NAON Approver Unit will “go green” on January 31, 2010.  Hard copy applications will no longer be accepted past that date.  The online form/process will be streamlined with full directions for completion included on the NAON Approver Unit web page.  Help save trees and postage by learning to submit your continuing nursing education applications online.  For questions, please contact Nadine Silverman at the NAON National Office.

THR and TKR Patient Education Manuals

Authors are currently developing the NAON THR and TKR Patient Education Manuals that will be downloadable from the NAON Web site in January 2010.  The THR and TKR Staff Education Manual will soon begin development and in 2010 will be available for download from the NAON Web site as well.