Vol 13, No. 02                                                           March 4, 2008

No February meeting was held.

NETNPA February Update                            

Recent job postings:

• Sue Reed is planning to join JCDC (Johnson City Downtown Clinic) in August and is eligible to resume the clinical director role there. Until then, the clinic really needs an interim clinical director, ideally full-time, but even part-time would help; even NP’s in between jobs or recently retired or just working part-time. The position is administrative and would include very little, if any, direct patient care. Please contact:  Nancy M. Alley, PhD, RN Associate Dean, College of Nursing East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee 37614   423-439-5626

• Cardiovascular Associates has some openings for NPs. If interested, please contact Cindy Edwards at (423) 230-5000

• Full time (or two part time to job share) NP wanted at JMH Sleep Diagnostics Center, the first accredited Sleep Center in Southwest VA.  Medical Direction would be provided by Dr. Emory H. Robinette, who is currently boarded in Sleep Medicine. Hours would be 9-5 Monday through Friday with occasional educational programs at night or on the weekend for the community. They or he or she would be active and instrumental in working with programs to include: Identification of Patients, for Pre Surgical Screening, who might have Sleep Apnea, Management and Coordination of PAP Outpatient Outcomes Clinic, Coordination of Referrals for Related Health Care Concerns and they would also be very active in the areas of patient advocacy, patient and medical provider education as well as community education. Due to the nature of this specialty additional education related to sleep medicine would be provided to the candidate if required. Those who may be interested may contact: Robin C. Wilson, RRT, CPFT CardioPulmonary Services Johnston Memorial Hospital 351 Court Street, NE Abingdon, VA 24210; 276.676.7184 voice; rwilson@jmha.org

Upcoming CME events:

• April 1-4, 2008  Primary Care Conference for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistant--  new location this year-Millennium Conference Centre in Johnson City

• April 17 & 18-Medical Challenges: MANAGING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIA-- Millennium Conference Centre in Johnson City

• April 26 & 27-New Horizons in Cardiovascular Health for Primary Care Providers  Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC

As an Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) approved provider, the CME credit offered during these educational activities is acceptable by ANCC and AANP for NP recertification and NCCPA for PA recertification.

Please check this website http://com.etsu.edu/cme and click on Special Conferences for all the details, conference descriptions and brochures.

• Diabetes Symposium April 10, 2008 from 8-4:15 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Please see attached Registration Form and Flyer