AORN Fox Valley Chapter #1412 is a division of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in Fox Valley by Chicago, Illinois.
Announcements
Monday, April 20, 2009
Our next chapter meeting will be held on May 19, 2009. Please see the appropriate link for the speaker information and time.
New this year, the installation dinner will also have an educational presentation and will include dinner. Interested members must RSVP to President Khatri at jmk1979@att.net since space is limited. The event will be held at Vincitori’s in Westmont on June 9, 2009. Dr. Larry Brace, Scientific Director of the Department of Pathology at Edward, will be speaking on the disease state of Immune-Mediated Coagulopathy. IMC has been associated with exposure to non-human coagulation and anticoagulation proteins such as heparin and bovine-thrombin containing products.
Please come out and congratulate our new president, Mary Khatri, and wish her much success.
Monday, January 5, 2009
January’s Chapter Meeting: “The Surgical Patient with Diabetes” Presented by: Lani Destree MS APN CNS CDE
Lani graduated from Purdue in 2001 with her masters as Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Diabetes at Edward Hospital in Naperville. She is a dynamic speaker having developed and provided multiple presentations. Lani is currently working on a safety initiative for patients on insulin pumps in the hospital setting.
On behalf of the chapter, thank you for taking time out of your day to provide us with this educational opportunity!!! Jeff Khatri, President
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The president of our chapter was recently quoted in an article for Advance for Nurses. Here is the link to the article.
http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Editorial/Content/PrintFriendly.aspx?CC=122934