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• Access to a network of informatics
professionals domestically and intewrnationally,
• An active e-mail list with the option to have
messages in digest format,
• An online, searchable membership directory
• Quarterly newsletter indexed in CINAHL &
Thomson Gale.
• Job Bank with employer paid postings,
• Reduced rate for the Computers, Informatics
and Nursing (CIN) journal,
• Annual ANIA--CARING luncheon during
AMIA and annual dinner during SINI,
• Membership in the Alliance for Nursing
Informatics, www.allianceni.org, and
• Meetings and conferences around the nation
and the world.
Visit us at www.ania-caringonline.org and join
or renew today!
Connecting, Sharing, and Advancing Nursing Informatics
1-866-552-6404 Vol. 24, No. 4 • 4th Quarter, 2009 ISSN: 1551-9104
In This Issue
Benefits of
Membership
• Access to a network of informatics
professionals domestically and internationally,
• An active e-mail list with the option to have
messages in digest format,
• An online, searchable membership directory,
• Quarterly newsletter indexed in CINAHL,
Thomson Gale & EBSCO Publishing,
• Job Bank with employer paid postings,
• Reduced rate for the Computers, Informatics,
Nursing (CIN) journal,
• Annual ANIA--CARING conference,
• Membership in the Alliance for Nursing
Informatics, www.allianceni.org, and
• Meetings and conferences around the nation
and the world.
Visit us at www.ania-caringonline.org and join
or renew today!
ANIA-CARING: A Merged Organization
In February of 2008, we shared with you an announcement of CARING’s intent
to sit down with the board members of the American Nursing Informatics
Association (ANIA) to begin the evaluation of how our two groups had
duplication and to evaluate if there was an opportunity for an organizational
merger. We followed that with a survey of both memberships to find out what you
thought, and this last December both memberships voted on the merger. The
response was overwhelmingly in favor of the merge. The new, merged
organization is the largest Nursing Informatics association in the United States
with greater than 3,000 members in the 50 states and 34 countries worldwide.
CARING, formerly known as Capital Area Roundtable on Informatics in
Nursing, established in 1982, was developed and organized by area nurses to
provide a forum for the advancement of automated healthcare information
systems. CARING grew over time to be a
nursing informatics organization
advancing the delivery of quality
healthcare through the integration of
informatics in practice, education,
administration, and research with
members in 50 states and 34 countries.
The American Nursing Informatics
Association (ANIA), established in 1992,
provided the first opportunity for
informatics nurses in Southern California
to meet and network. Similarly to
CARING, ANIA grew to be a national
organization providing networking,
education and information resources to
enrich and strengthen the roles of nurses
in the field of informatics with members
in 50 states and 5 countries.
The new organization, ANIA-CARING,
is named to reflect the history of each
organization as well as to maintain name
recognition throughout the merger process.
We have jointly sponsored the ANIA-
CARING conference since 2007 - the
results and feedback from the participants
has been very strong, and at the joint
conference in 2008 a vote was cast that
clearly supported the idea of merging the
two organizations.
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Welcome
from the Editor
Greetings and welcome to the last issue
of Vol 24 of the CARING
Newsletter! This issue comes to you at an
important time in the organizations history;
the merger of both CARING and ANIA
organizations. The preparation to
accomplish this took many hours of
planning and collaboration among both
board member groups. This current issue
focuses on the outcome of their planning
and features the changes and positions
which will commence the newly formed
organization.
During the past year my role as
newsletter editor has been interesting as I
continued to build contacts with other
colleagues across the country and the world.
I enjoyed my time as the editor and would
like to thank all members who assisted me
in editing over the past year, your
contributions were appreciated. I have asked
to step down as editor so I can pursue other
opportunities. I will be passing on the baton
to Denise Tyler the ANIA-CARING
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Member News
By Susan K Newbold, PhD RN-BC
FAAN FHIMSS
ania--CARING
Membership Profile
As of 12/16/2009, there are 2268 members
from 50 states and 33 countries:
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Croatia, England Finland, Germany,
Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand,
Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia,
South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand,
UAE, USA.
Graduation MSN
Sharon Blackerby, Carrollton, TX graduated
in May 2009 with her MSN in
Nursing Administration from
University of Texas – Arlington. Her
research was on the use of simulation.
Carol A. Crawford, Pittsburgh, PA,
graduated 08/23/2009 from Walden
University with a Master of Science
Degree in Nursing with an emphasis on
Nursing Informatics. Commencement
was held in Dallas, TX
Omega R. Finney, McDonough, GA
received her MSN August 2009 from
Georgia College & State University,
Milledgeville, GA, in Nursing
Administration with a concentration in
Healthcare Informatics.
Pamela G. Hietbrink, Walker, MI,
received her MSN with an emphasis in
Informatics September 2009 from
Ferris State University, MI
Maggie Smith, Gladstone, MI, graduated
May 2009 from Vanderbilt School of
Nursing, Nashville, TN with a MSN in
Health Services Administration.
Certification in Nursing Informatics from
the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC):
Toni M. Akers, Dallas, TX, 2009
Claudia T. Bedford, Winter Springs, FL
08/18/09
Phil Miller, Anchorage, AK, 11/16/2009
Jason S. Windsor, Alexandria, VA, 2009
CPHIMS Certification from HIMSS
Jane E. McNeive, Topeka, KS, June 29,
2009.
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Welcome from the Editor
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secretary. Denise has been the secretary for ANIA and comes to us with a rich experience
in her role.
I will leave you with a story. A few years ago my family and I took a vacation in Maui
Hawaii. On our last day we decided to take a ride on the road to Hana since we heard it
was a great place. Well the drive on that winding two lane road along the cliffs, which had
no guardrails by the way, was a very interesting trip. We were to learn that the destination
was not the featured high point of the trip since there really isn’t anything much in Hana
but a beach, yes a nice beach. The real high point of that trip was all the places we stopped
along the way which were just beautiful; towering waterfalls, streams, unblemished sights.
I think about our trip many times when we reflect on life’s journey. It really isn’t about the
destination it is about the journey and all the things you do along the way that make the
destination worthwhile.
As we move forward in informatics it is important to collaborate with each other. The
newly merged organization provides additional platforms and opportunities for greater
collaboration and unification in Nursing Informatics. I’d encourage you to join the
organization and participate as well in your regional group. Being involved and bring ideas
and experiences forward to share with each other will help define our future. Don’t forget
to register on-line for the annual conference which will be hosted in Boston this April.
A thank you goes out to Kathleen Hunter for contributing this issues book review. All
members can contribute by writing for an upcoming newsletter. We welcome your
contributions they can be sent to editor@ania-caring.org. Enjoy!!
Katherine Holzmacher, MS, RN-BC, NP
Editor CARING
ANIA-CARING: A Merged Organization
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During our evaluation of both organizations, we found some areas of clear
duplication of services, while in other areas we found some key differences. We
found similarity in our mission statements, in our goals for our member
communities, and in our desire to provide networking opportunities for our
members for the purpose of professional development. We found differences in
how we carried out these goals and how our two organizations were organized and
structured. For example, ANIA holds a national conference with hundreds of
attendees in an effort to share knowledge and foster networking. CARING has
traditionally provided regional or web-based education as well as national
networking via dinners, receptions, and email communications.
Our intent with the merger is to create synergy with our strengths and add
additional value to our organization by leveraging areas where we currently differ.
The joint boards have been working diligently on a plan to merge the boards, the
by-laws, and memberships to better serve our members.
ANIA-CARING is a leading Nursing Informatics organization dedicated to
advancing the field of nursing informatics through communications, education,
research and professional activities. There will be a celebration of this merger at
the upcoming annual conference to be held in Boston, MA on April 22-24, 2010
titled, “Re-Evolution in Nursing Informatics.” For further information, please see
our website at www.ania-caring.org.
We sincerely appreciate your support of this merger.
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ANIA-CARING: A Merged Organization
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Frequently Asked Questions
Last revised: Nov. 25, 2009
1. What will be the new name for our organization?
ANIA – CARING will be the new name of our combined organization.
This name was chosen to reflect the history of each organization as well as
to maintain name recognition throughout the merger process.
2. How did the ANIA-CARING Board of Directors arrive at
names/positions for the 2010 board of directors?
The appointed board of directors for 2010 is comprised of individuals from
both ANIA and CARING. Many of these appointed board members are in
previously elected active-board terms from their respective organizations
and/or have un-completed terms from their previous board election. Within
this group, a consensus was drawn as to who would serve as our initial
officers and roles based on prior experience and roll-off timeline.
3. When will be our next general board election?
The first election of our new board will occur in the spring of 2011. At that
time, the general membership will nominate and elect four new candidates
to the board. In the years following, another four board member positions
will be up for election. Also at this election a nomination committee
member will be elected to help oversee the election (see Article VII in the
bylaws).
4. What happened to student membership?
The CARING organization never had a student rate nor saw a need given
the low annual due structure. ANIA had a student rate, but with low
adoption. In the merged organization, yearly dues are being structured so all
members can benefit at one rate, including students.
5. I am interested in corporate membership, how can I learn more?
Corporate Membership is a great way to support ANIA-CARING plus
obtain benefits of exhibiting at the Annual ANIA-CARING conference and
membership for several in the organization. Corporate Membership details
will be soon available on the ANIA-CARING website. Current interest and
questions can be directed to Membership Chair Susan K Newbold,
membership@ania-caring.org
6. How will member benefits change?
Combining ANIA and CARING will allow members of the new ANIA-
CARING organization to enjoy all the value of the old organizations,
including:
• Larger involvement by all in our e-list and community knowledge sharing
• Continuing our Annual conference
• Continuation of the CARING newsletter
• Resuming multiple on-line webinars for remote education
• Maintaining active support and coordination of Weekend Immersion in
Nursing Informatics (WINI) events.
• Continued active involvement with the Alliance for Nursing Informatics
(ANI)
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Member News
Publications:
Leviss, J., Gugerty, B., Kaplan, B.,
Keenan, G., Ozeran, L., Rose, E. &
Silverstein, S. (2010). Hit Or Miss:
Lessons Learned From HIT
Implementations. Bethesda, MD:
AMIA.
Dieckhaus, T., Martin, K., and Clark, R.
(2009). Managing the medication reconciliation
process. JHIM, 23(4), 34-
37.
Indranoi, C., Wyatt, T.H., Li, X. (In
Press). Development and usability of
iCare: An electronic health record system.
Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial
Engineering Research Conference.
Indranoi, Y., Wyatt, T.H., Li, X., Bell,
M. (June 2009). Usability testing iCare:
An electronic health record of learning.
2009 Institute of Industrial Engineering
(IIE) conference. Miami Florida,
(Paper) presented by Indranoi, Y.
Contributor.
Newbold, S.K. (2009). ANIA-CARING
2009 Annual Conference Report. CIN:
Computers, Informatics, Nursing, Vol.
27(5), 269.
Saranto, K., Brennan, P.F., and Casey, A.
(2009). Personal health information
management: Tools and Strategies for
Citizens’ Engagement. Proceedings of
the Post-Congress Workshop of the
10th International Nursing Informatics
Congress - NI 2009. Vanajanlinna,
Finland, July 1-4, 2009.
http://www.uku.fi/vaitokset/2009/isbn9
78-951-27-1321-9.pdf
Wilson, M.L. (2009). Evaluating Your
Information System Implementation.
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing,
24(5), 319–320.
Watkins, T.J., Haskell, R.E., Lundberg,
C.B., Brokel, J.M., Wilson, M.,
Hardiker, N. (2009). Terminology Use
in Electronic Health Records-Basic
Principles, Urologic Nursing, 29(5),
321–327.
Wyatt, T.H., Li, X., Indranoi, C. & Bell,
M. (In review). Testing iCareTM v.1.0:
An electronic health record learning
tool. Computers, Informatics, Nursing.
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Member News
Wyatt, T.H., Li, X., Indranoi, Y., & Bell,
M. (April 2009). Usability testing
iCare: An electronic health record for
learning. 2009 AACN Hot Topics in
Nursing Education Conference, Salt
Lake City, Utah, (Paper) presented by
Wyatt, T. Contributor.
Presentations:
Sixty CARING members presented
papers and posters at NI2009 in
Helsinki, Finland. Some of the presentations
are listed below:
Abbott, P., Taylor, L. and Cato, J. Panel.
Alexander, G., Staggers, N. Human-centered
design for clinical technology.
Tutorial.
Bakken S., Casey A., Goossen W,
Hovenga E, Kennedy R., Matney S.
Health Informatics Standards of
Relevance to Nursing: Update from the
IMIA-NI Health Informatics Standards
Work Group. Panel.
Bakken S., Currie L.M., Hyun S, Lee N-
J., John R., Schnall R, Velez O.
Reducing health disparities and
improving patient safety and quality by
integrating hit into the Columbia APN
curriculum. Poster.
Barton, A.J. and Skiba, D.J. Informatics
Curriculum to Enhance Quality and
Safety in Education for Nurses.
Bove, L.A., Gugerty, B. Healthcare IT
Project Management. Workshop.
Burns, H., Brennan, P, Connors, H.,
Turner, B and Skiba, D. Preparing the
Next Generation of Nurses:
Showcasing Four Models of Faculty
Development. Panel.
Charters, K. Challenges of Electronic
Medical Record Extracts for a
Personal Health Record. Paper.
Charters, K. Home Telehealth Electronic
Health Information Lessons Learned.
Poster.
Collins SA, Currie LM. Interdisciplinary
Communication in the ICU. Paper.
Cook, R., Foster, J., Procter, P., Ensio;A.
Saranto, K., Brown, S., Collins, R.,
Killalea, R., Carr, R., Honey, M.,
Docherty,C., Cashen, M., Currie, L.,
Donahue, M. Dykes, P.C., Goldsmith,
D., Hurley, A, Kennedy, R., Murphy,
J., Sensmeier, J., and Weaver, C.
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ANIA-CARING: A Merged Organization
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• Four new regional structures (with board-level coordinator) to support
members across the country with regional activities and regional
educational events.
• Multiple opportunities for members to be involved on one of many
national committees that will soon be formed
• Additional benefits under-development will be shared as soon as they are
finalized.
7. What are the 4 regions outlined as part of the new organizational
structure?
Four geographic regions will be created to help regionalize our membership.
The purpose of these regions is to preserve our “local” feel while also
maintaining a structure that is “national.” Each region will have a boardlevel
regional coordinator – responsible for hosting local educational events,
fostering a local networking community, reporting up regional news and
events to the national group, and disseminating information down from the
national group into each region. As we initiate this structure, we have
assigned membership into one of four regions:
• Region I – WA, OR, CA, ID, NV, MT, WY, CO, AZ, NM, AK, HI
• Region II – ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, LA, WI, IN,
IL & International Members.
• Region III – MI, OH, PA, NY, NJ, VT, ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NJ
• Region IV – MD, VA, DE, WV, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS
8. I reside outside of the United States, what region do I belong to?
We continue to welcome our international members and have asked our
Region II coordinator to take into account these members as we plan and
roll out this new structure. While the current structure does not have a
region uniquely devoted to only international membership, it is not beyond
the future structure as our regions are designed to flex and accommodate as
our organization grows.
9. What will happen to the electronic discussion list?
The new board has an active project underway to evaluate the use of our
discussion list and identify a plan to enhance this benefit while also
maintaining ease-of-use.
10. What will happen to the two organization’s existing websites?
The website content will be merged and rebranded under the domain name
www.ania-caring.org. Member's usernames and passwords will not change.
11. Will there still be a yearly conference?
Yes, we will continue our yearly conference. We will also continue the
practice of expanding host cities to reach the greatest percentage of our
membership.
12. Will free webinar’s continue?
We will continue to offer webinars as frequently as once a quarter as
another method of offering CEUs and opportunities to interact with other
nurses interested in informatics.
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ANIA-CARING: A Merged Organization
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13. What volunteer opportunities will there be in the new organization?
Our organization runs on the volunteerism of our membership. If you are
interested in volunteering we would welcome your participation and can only
grow stronger with your involvement. Contact any one of the active board
members to get engaged and propose how you can help (hints: host a regional
meeting, write an article, present via webcast on an area of your expertise,
create a networking event, volunteer on a national committee, mentor a
student, write a policy or white paper, serve on a standards group, etc.).
14. Will there be a Job Bank in the new organization and how will it
function?
We will continue the job bank as move forward with our new organization.
Our existing job boards continue to provide high value to our members as
well as provide supplemental income that funds organizational efforts.
15. As a source of revenue, ANIA currently offers rental of their member
mailing list - will that practice continue and if so can I opt-out?
Currently for ANIA, the membership list for sale includes only the name
and address of members who have agreed to participate. Members have
always had the option to opt out. Some members feel this is an added
benefit as they learn about new opportunities in the industry as well to assist
in representation as a nursing informatics professional. This benefit is
currently under consideration by the new merged board and if it is
continued the ability to opt out will be communicated and maintained.
16. What will dues be for the new organization?
A significant task for the merger committee was to define a three year
budget and financial plan. Our task was to define a structure that allowed us
to create one combined group, honor all past membership contributions and
terms, as well as to fund the organization as we move forward and expand
our reach of impact. We are committed and have operational plans in place
to provide additional webcasts, scholarship programs, quarterly newsletters,
and a yearly conference. As we evaluated these current and future plans we
landed on a dues structure of $40.00 per year. While this rate represents an
increase from what current CARING members are paying, it is a decrease
from what current ANIA members are paying. The new board is confident
that the benefits will continue to outweigh cost and will continue to report
annually on how this membership money is managed and used in our yearly
operational budget.
17. In the intent of merger document, what does the term “Inter alia”
mean?
It means “among other things”. For example: “The President’s wide-ranging
interview covered, inter alia, health care reform.”
18. In the intent of merger document, what does “Plea of nolo contendere”
mean?
This is a term used in criminal court proceedings. The defendant states that
he does not wish to admit his guilt, but that he will submit to punishment as
if he had admitted guilt. In essence, the defendant is stating that he does not
contest the charges against him.
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members news
Conducting International Nursing
Informatics Research: Learning from
the Experiences of the International
Collaborative’s Validation of the
Impact of Health Information
Technology Scale. Workshop.
Currie LM, Sheehan B, Graham PL,
Stetson P, Wilcox A. Sociotechnical
Analyis of a Neonatal ICU. Paper.
Dykes, P.C., Hurley, A.C., Brown, S.,
Carr, R., Cashen,M. , Collins,R.,
Cook, R., Currie, L., Docherty, C,
Ensio, A., Foster, J., Hardiker, N.R.,
Honey, M.L.L, Killalea, R., Murphy,
J., Saranto, K., Sensmeier, J., and
Weaver, C. Validation of the Impact of
Health Information Technology (I-HIT)
Scale: An International Collaborative.
Paper.
Dykes, PC, Brown, S., Carr, R., Cashen,
M., Collins, R., Cook, R., Currie, L.,
Docherty, C., Donahue, M., Ensio, A.,
Foster, J., Goldsmith, D., Hardiker, N.,
Honey, M., Hurley, A., Kennedy, R.,
Killalea, R., Proctor, P. Saranto, K.,
Murphy, J., Sensmeier, J., Weaver, C.
Conducting International Nursing
Informatics Research: Learning from
the Experiences of the International
Collaborative’s Validation of the
Impact of Health Information
Technology Scale. Workshop.
Erdley, W.S., Murray, P.J. and Strachan,
H.C. Personal health records (PHR):
Health 2.0, Virtual Worlds and more.
Workshop.
Giannone, G., Matney, S., Heermann-
Langford, L., & Goossen, W.
Introduction to HL7 Version 3. Full day
tutorial.
Giannone, G. Matney, S., Goossen, W.,
Herrman-Langford, L. Nursing
Involvement in the HL7 Standards
Development Process. Tutorial.
Goossen, W, Delaney, C, Junger, A.,
Coenen, A., Westra, BL. Working
towards deployment of the i-NMDS
(international Nursing Minimum Data
Set). Panel.
Halley, E. and Sensmeier, J. Connecting
Humans and Health through Health
Information Exchange. Poster.
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members news
Hansen, M.M, Murray P.J. and Erdley,
W.S. The Potential of 3-D Virtual
Worlds in Professional Nursing
Education. Paper.
Hansen, M.M, Murray P.J., Erdley, W.S.
and Oyri, K. How to Weave Web 2.0
Applications for Nursing Informatics
and Healthcare Professional Education.
Full day tutorial.
Harper, E., Warren, J.J., Murphy, J.,
Daly, P. Evidence-Based Practice:
From Classroom to Bedside. Panel.
Murphy, J., Harper, E. Daly, P. Using
Evidence-Based Knowledge to Support
Outcome Improvements. Scientific
Demo.
Haskell, R.E., Hardiker, N.R., Watkins,
T.J., Lundberg, C.B., Brokel, J.M., &
Wilson, M.L. Structured terminologies
in clinical information systems: implementation
through collaboration.
Honey, M. & Newbold, S.K. Initiatives
to support the emergence of nursing
informatics. Paper.
Hook, M.L., Burke, L.J., Murphy, J. An
IT Innovation for Individualizing Care:
Success with Clinicians Leading the
Way. Paper.
Hyrkas K., Bergeron D., Chapman J.,
Bachand D., Currie L.M.
Transforming the Fall-Injury Risk
Assessment Tool from Paper to
Electronic. Poster.
Kimmel, K.C., Rivedal, E. Foster, T.
Knowledge-driven Nursing: Using
Business Intelligence Concepts. 3-hour
Workshop.
Koch, S., Sheeren, A., & Staggers, N.
Using personas and prototypes to
define user requirements for a novel
patient monitoring display for nurses.
Paper.
Mills, M.C. and Newbold, S.K. Creating
a governmental policy framework for
adoption of an electronic health record.
Paper.
Moen, A., Gugerty, B., Bratlie, H., and
Pirkko, K. Computer and Informatics
Competencies – basic skills for digital
immigrants. Panel.
Monsen, K. A., Martin, K. S.,
Christensen, J. R., and Westra, B. L.
Omaha System Data: Methods for
research and program evaluation.
Poster.
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Book Review
Reviewer: Kathleen M. Hunter, PhD, RN-BC
Email: kathleen.hunter@waldenu.edu
Specialization Coordinator, Nursing Informatics
School of Nursing
Walden University
Informatics and Nursing: Competencies and
Applications, 3rd edition, (2010).
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
by Linda Q Thede and Jeanne P. Sewell
In this 456-page, soft-cover book, Linda Thede
and Jeanne Sewell provide the awaited update to
the previous edition, published in 1999. The authors
wrote every chapter, except for two: chapters 24
and 25.
Informatics and Nursing: Competencies and Applications is written for three
audiences - the person interested in learning something about nursing informatics,
students in a formal course on this topic, and students in a curriculum that
includes nursing informatics as one strand. Baccalaureate students appear to be
the primary student group. Content, organized into units, informs first-year or
introductory courses in informatics (Units I and II), supports informatics content
at any point in a curriculum (Unit III), for senior-level courses (Units IV and V),
and in Unit VI, enables the building of a discrete course. The units are titled as
follows: Information Basics, Computers and Your Professional Career,
Information Competency, The New Healthcare Paradigm, Healthcare Informatics,
and Computer Uses in Healthcare Beyond Clinical Informatics. An index is at the
end of the text.
Each unit begins with a brief introduction that lists the encompassed chapters
and provides an overview of the content to come. Each chapter provides learning
objectives and a list of key terms, at the beginning. The key terms appear in bold
type in the chapter. At the end of each chapter, the authors list several exercises,
titled Applications and Competencies. Extensive reference lists conclude each
chapter. Tables, figures, and selective footnotes enhance the written text. The units
can be read in any order, although the novice would benefit from starting with the
first unit.
The first unit, Information Basics, covers five chapters. The focus on
informatics beginners is evident here, through the details about computer
hardware, including tips on maintaining magnetic disks; instruction on using
common features of computers (toolbars, menus, cutting and pasting, printing, and
file management); and extensive, informative discussion of computer networks
with emphasis on the Internet.
Unit II, with five chapters, focuses on helping the reader use computers for
professional activities. This unit is a treasure trove of information on up-to-date
methods for networking via email and discussion lists; word processing; designing
and creating presentations; understanding spreadsheets; creating simple databases;
and understanding the use of complex databases, including knowledge discovery.
While classified for introductory-level readers, even sophisticated informatics
nurses can glean new understandings from this material.
Information competency is the focus of the third unit. The authors discuss the
Internet, again, but this time with attention to its use for examining and applying
evidence-based practice resources. The other two chapters address techniques and
technologies for searching online bibliographic databases and using mobile
computing technology for improving nursing practice. Explanations, with
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accompanying illustrations and tables, are sufficiently in-depth to enable a novice
searcher to be comfortable applying the material without being overly technical
and overly detailed.
In Unit IV, personal electronic health records, consumer empowerment,
interoperability, and nursing documentation concepts and technologies express the
emerging health paradigm of active, informed consumer involvement in health
and health care. The discussion on electronic health records focuses primarily on
the concept of the personal health record. The chapter on consumer empowerment
highlights key concepts and issues. The authors provide a rich explanation and
illustration of the basics and complexities of interoperability, including
international and national work on technical standards. The title of the last chapter
in this unit, Nursing Documentation: Is it Valuable?, is somewhat misleading.
Instead of an extensive discussion on the value of nursing documentation, the last
chapter in this unit predominantly explores the use of standardized terminologies.
Unit V begins with the reminder that health care is an interdisciplinary venture.
The subsequent chapters address concepts related to the discipline of informatics
in general and nursing informatics in particular; electronic information systems in
health care, both basic and specialized; and telehealth. These chapters are current
in content and useful for nurses in all settings.
Unit IV explores opportunities to improve nursing decision making in a variety
of healthcare settings, beyond a strict focus on clinical informatics. In the chapter
on education, the focus is on the development and enhancement of e-learning.
Readers learn, in a subsequent chapter, about administration tools that enable
leaders and managers to enhance their effectiveness and the productivity of their
organizations. The third chapter in this unit shares insights on applying informatics
to research. The final chapter of this unit, and of the book, explores legal and
ethical issues particular to the presence of informatics in nursing practice.
Thede and Sewell’s book is definitely an asset for the beginner in nursing
informatics. Written clearly, the chapters are well illustrated, accurate, and current.
Undergraduate nursing students and graduate nursing students not specializing in
nursing informatics also have an excellent resource in this book.
Curiously, although the title of the book and each chapter include wording
about competencies and applications, the authors do not establish a conceptual or
theoretical framework for the text. This lack of an organizing framework is a
serious detriment. The authors do not define or discuss competency as a concept.
Thede and Sewell do not explain why they chose competencies and applications
as part of the title and as exercises in each chapter. In the first chapter, one
paragraph describes scholarly work on identifying nursing- informatics
competencies, but leaves out the competencies presented in Nursing Informatics
Scope and Standards of Practice (American Nurses Association, 2008).
Some minor issues are the use of Wikipedia in citations and some dated
citations that are not seminal works. A glossary of all the terms introduced in the
chapters would enhance this useful resource.
Thede and Sewell have produced a readable, informative, up-to-date, text on
nursing informatics. Overall, this text is an excellent addition to our resources for
novices and undergraduate students.
References
American Nurses Association (2008) Nursing Informatics Scope and Standards of Practice. Washington, DC: American Nurses
Publishing
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Member News
Murphy, J. and Dykes, PC. Project
Management. Tutorial.
Murphy, J., Dykes, P.C. Principles and
Practices of Project Management for
Nurses. Tutorial.
Murray P.J., Hansen, M.M, Erdley,
W.S. and Oyri, K. What Relevance do
Web 2.0 Applications Have for Nursing
Informatics and Professional
Development? Panel.
Newbold, S.K., Kimmel, K., Osteen, R.,
Anderson, C., and Morgan, G. A
study of best practices for clinical documentation
system implementation.
Paper.
Saba, V.K. and Ensio, A. Nursing
Documentation Using the CCC/FinCC
System. Tutorial.
Saba, V.K., McCormick, K., Newbold,
SK, Berg, C., Grobe, S, and Skiba, D.
Pioneers of Innovation in Education
and of Transforming Health Care.
Panel.
Setoyama, Y., Nakayama, K., and
Yamazaki, Y. Peer Support from Online
Community on the Internet among
Patients with Breast Cancer in Japan.
Poster.
Sheehan B., Chused A, Graham, P.L.,
Stetson, P., Currie L.M. Frequency
and Types of Alerts for Antibiotic
Prescribing in a Neonatal ICU. Paper.
Skiba, D.J. and Barton, A.J. Using social
software to transform informatics education.
Smith, M.K. & Bickford, C.J. Life Long
Learning: WINI As An Exemplar.
Workshop
Sorensen, L. & Helleso, R. Paper and
Poster.
Sorensen, L. Patient portals. Panel.
Staggers. N., Alexander, G., & Troseth,
M. Crucial conversations to improve
the design of clinical technology.
Workshop.
Velez O., Currie L., Hyun S., Bakken S.
A Handheld Decision Support System
for the Screening and Management of
Depression, Obesity, and Tobacco
Dependence. Demonstration.
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Yoon S, Yen P-Y, Bakken S.
Psychometric Properties of the Self-
Assessment of Nursing Informatics
Competencies Scale. Paper.
Upcoming
Conferences:
January 29, 2010 – Through the Looking
Glass: Searching Future Pathways of
Clinical Informatics. 2010 Clinical
Informatics Symposium sponsored by
Kentucky Bluegrass HIMSS and Central
Baptist Hospital. Lexington, KY.
Contact: events@bluegrasshimss.org
March 1-4, 2010 – Healthcare
Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS), Atlanta, GA
,http://www.himssconference.org/
April 22-24, 2010 – ANIA-CARING
Annual Conference. Westin Boston
Waterfront, Boston, MA,
www.ania-caring.org
April 2011 – ANIA-CARING Annual
Conference. Las Vegas Hilton, Las
Vegas, NV
June 23-27, 2012, NI2012, Montreal
Canada, http://www.ni2012.org/.
Sponsored by the International Medical
Informatics Association.
Awards
and Honors:
Patricia A. Abbott, Columbia, MD., has
been appointed to a technical expert panel
(TEP) to provide guidance to an effort to
synthesize learning from the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality's
(AHRQ) Health IT program, known as
Transforming Healthcare Quality
Through Information Technology
(THQIT). The project aims to further the
state of knowledge of health IT planning,
implementation, and effects through
synthesis of THQIT grantee efforts; o
translate this knowledge into guidelines
for hospitals and health centers; and
produce recommendations for AHRQ as
it continues funding and supporting work
in health IT. Findings and guidelines will
be disseminated through the National
Resource Center for Health IT (NRC).
From Dr Patricia Hinton-Walker and the
American Academy of Nursing e-mail
list.
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CARING Breakfast at AMIA
By Susan K. Newbold, PhD RN-BC FAAN FHIMSS, CARING Founder
CARING hosted yet another successful breakfast meeting at the American
Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) conference in San Francisco, CA.
at the Hilton Hotel, November 17, 2009. The long history of holding a luncheon
or breakfast was started in 1983 during the Symposium on Computer Applications
in Medical Care (SCAMC) in Baltimore, MD. SCAMC was the precursor
organization to AMIA.
A continental breakfast and program was enjoyed by 45 attendees. Susan K
Newbold, CARING Founder, organized and hosted the 90 minute session.
The program began with Dr. Newbold’s review of the Health Data
Management/ CARING Nursing IT Innovations Award. Attendees were
encouraged to submit their nominations by December. The criteria for selection
were spelled out highlighting previous award winners.
Dr. Victoria Bradley presented an update on the ANIA-CARING Merger. Board
members have worked diligently to plan for the merger. She briefly explained the
process of developing the bylaws and the overall merger plan. A vote by the
members of both organizations will take place in December 2009. Vicky
announced the April 22-23, 2010 conference in Boston sponsored by ANIA-
CARING.
Ms. Denise Tyler presented a TIGER III Update. She explained that Phase III is
the dissemination phase and there will be opportunities for volunteers.
CARING Board Members current and past were thanked for their service
including those present – Amy Jacobs, Peter Murray, Susan K. Newbold and M.
Kathleen Smith. A door prize of the Saba and McCormick Essentials of
Computers for Nurses was donated by Susan K. Newbold was won by Dr. Willa
Fields.
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ANIA-CARING Annual Conference
It is that time of year again! The annual conference is just months away! We
would like to give you important information so that you can begin your
planning to attend.
The upcoming 2010 ANIA-CARING Conference will be the fourth that is cosponsored
by ANIA and CARING. This year’s theme, “Re-Evolution in Nursing
Informatics,” reflects the higher level of importance for Nursing Informatics in
our times of healthcare reform with the unique backdrop of Boston,
Massachusetts, one of the starting locales for the American Revolution.
Dates of the conference: April 22 – 24, 2010. Thursday, April 22 is of
preconference programs (either full day or half day sessions). The official
conference begins on Friday, April 23, 2010.
Location of the 2010 conference is the lovely Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
on Summer Street. This hotel is less than three miles from the Boston Logan
Airport. Special hotel nightly rates of $193 will be available to attendees.
The conference program is now finalized – here are some highlights:
• Three internationally recognized keynote speakers, focusing on international
opportunities, updates and opportunities ARRA, what is leading the next
revolution for Nursing Informatics
• 28 concurrent sessions in four focus tracks – education & career
development, improving system implementations, contributions to patient
care, and innovations in Nursing Informatics
• Expanded options for preconference seminars – including writing for
publication, project management, evaluating implementations, managing
change, and the national HIT and ARRA agenda
• Over 35 posters presented by your colleagues
• An exhibit hall of vendors with new products and services
• Continental breakfasts, evening receptions, and a conference lunch
• Opportunities to network and explore Boston
• Opportunity to earn approximately 20 CEUs
Registration fees for ANIA and CARING members start at $395 for the full
conference. Preconference registration fees are an additional $175 for a full day or
$95 for a half-day.
Register early! Registration will open for online registration in early February
2010. Early bird registration will end March 15, 2010.
The ability to view the conference program and speakers will be available by
the end of December on the ANIA and CARING websites (www.ania.org or
www.caringonline.org).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the planning
committee at conf@ania.org.
Thank you in advance and we look forward to meeting you in Boston!
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Member News
Cecilia A. Backman, Irving, TX,
received the Spirit of HIMSS award
October 2009.
Colleen Frey, Royal Oak, MI was elected
Student Liaison to the American
Medical Informatics Association
(AMIA) Nursing Informatics Working
Group for 2010 to 2011.
Brian Gugerty, Arnold, MD, was elected
Member-At-Large, of the Clinical
Information System Working Group, of
the American Medical Informatics
Association.
Rosemary Kennedy, Malvern, PA, was
elected as Chair Elect of the AMIA
Nursing Informatics Working Group.
Yan Wang Kolbas, Raleigh, NC was
named the 2009 Nurse of the Year –
Health Systems by the North Carolina
Nurses Association at their annual convention
held in Raleigh October 2009.
Yan is a Nursing Information System
Specialist III at Duke University Health
System. Jacqueline A Moss, Trussville,
AL, was elected secretary of the AMIA
Nursing Informatics Working Group.
Judy Murphy, West Allis, WI, was elected
to the HIMSS Board of Directors.
Susan K. Newbold, Franklin, TN, was
elected to the HIMSS Nominating
Committee.
Paulina Sockolow, Philadelphia, PA, was
elected as Chair Elect 2010 of the
Student Working Group of the
American Medical Informatics
Association.
Mark D. Sugrue, Wrentham, MA has
been appointed to serve as the new
HIMSS Nursing Informatics Task
Force Chair 2009 – 2011.
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Suzy Vaughn, Spencer, IN, Chairperson
of the CPHIMS Technical Committee
2009--2010. This year the committee
objectives are to initiate the next version
of the CPHIMS exam, program
maintenance, global expansion of the
CPHIMS Exam (ie. with COACH in
Canada), and promote continued
awareness of the value of CPHIMS
certification. Suzy became a Fellow in
HIMSS September 2009.
Betsy Weiner, Brentwood, TN, was
elected to membership in the American
College of Medical Informatics
(ACMI).
Bytes of Interest:
Martha Bergren, Chicago, IL was interviewed
August 2009 on Fox News
Channel. You can see her 2 1/2 minute
interview by going to
www.foxnews.com and selecting
health. Then look for her segment entitled,
"Thinning Frontlines: Will
Nursing Shortage hurt H1N1 fight?"
Martha is a Clinical Assistant
Professor, University of IL at Chicago,
College of Nursing. Her school site is:
http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Martha_Bergren.shtml
Caterina E.M. Lasome, Dunn Loring,
VA, Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S.
Army Nurse Corps has retired after 23
years of service. She has accepted a
position as the Chief Operating Officer
at the National Cancer Institute’s
Center for Biomedical Informatics &
Information Technology, Rockville,
MD.
Tami H. Wyatt, Maryville, TN with colleagues
Matt Bell of the University of
Tennessee Knoxville College of
Nursing and Xueping Li and Yo
Indranoi of the College of Engineering
developed a product called iCare. It
integrates EHRs into a simulated learning
tool for students.
http://icare.utk.edu/
Please send items for future newsletters
to: Susan K. Newbold,
susan.newbold@vanderbilt.edu
ANIA-CARING: Meet the Board
President
Victoria M. Bradley RN, DNP, FHIMSS
Lexington, Kentucky
president@ania-caring.org
Victoria M. Bradley DNP, RN, FHIMSS, CPHIMS is the Chief Nursing
Informatics Officer at the Eclipsys Corporation. Currently Dr. Bradley also serves
as Assistant Professor, adjunct faculty for the University of Kentucky, College of
Nursing. She is a HIMSS Fellow, a past Vice Chair on the HIMSS Board of
Directors and a 2005 recipient of the HIMSS Informatics Nursing Leadership
Award.
Dr. Bradley served as the President of ANIA this past year and is looking
forward to creating a stronger nursing informatics organization with the merger of
ANIA and CARING. She is much honored to serve as the first President of
ANIA-CARING.
Dr. Bradley was active for many years in the specialty of emergency nursing as
an educator, director, speaker and author. She is a past president of the Emergency
Nurses Association and the Emergency Nurses Foundation.
Dr. Bradley received her bachelor and masters in nursing from Wright State
University, Dayton, Ohio. In 2005, she received a Doctorate in Nursing Practice
from the University of Kentucky.
She resides in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband. She has two grown sons
and one grandson. For fun she enjoys reading, cooking, knitting and hanging out
with grandpa and the grandbaby!
Vice-President
Jerry Chamberlain, MS, RN-BC
Kansas City, Missouri
vicepresident@ania-caring.org
Jerry Chamberlain, MS, RN-BC, is a Healthcare Executive at Cerner
Corporation where he works with clients and system engineers to implement
software solutions to meet the changing needs of healthcare providers and
organizations. He travels frequently for his role and appreciates the value of
connecting directly with bedside practitioners to understand their needs and the
impact of IT enablers.
Mr. Chamberlain holds a master’s degree in informatics from the University of
Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska. His
informatics career began during time spent as a critical care and transplant ICU
nurse at Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, MN. It was there where he was
exposed to new technologies and served on a organization-wide informatics
committee to represent the impact of HCIT changes to nursing workflow. He then
moved on to obtain formal education at the University of Maryland’s program and
has since moved into a professional role at Cerner.
Mr. Chamberlain serves on several advisory boards for informatics curriculum
development and has guest-lectured in several of these same programs on the role
of nursing informatics professionals in the corporate environment. For the past
five years he has severed as President of CARING and is looking forward to the
strength and opportunities now available as CARING merges with ANIA.
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Treasurer
Amy K. Jacobs, MSN, RN-BC
Falls Church, Virginia
treasurer@ania-caring.org
Amy K. Jacobs, MSN, RN-BC had been a member of CARING since 2001. She
has served as the CARING Treasurer since 2005. She served on the ANIA-
CARING Guiding Council which actively worked to merge ANIA and CARING.
She will continue in the role of Treasurer and will also serve as the Job Bank
Liaison in the merged organization. In addition, she maintains active membership
in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), as well
as the American Medical Informatics Association’s (AMIA).
Amy is board certified by the ANCC in nursing informatics. She received her
bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pensacola Christian College, her master’s
degree in nursing from Georgetown University, and her post-master’s certificate in
nursing informatics from the University of Maryland. She has more than 22 years
of experience in various nursing and informatics positions. Her current position is
as a Deputy Project Manager at Lockheed Martin Corporation working on
terminology projects for the National Library of Medicine and the National Cancer
Institute.
Secretary and Publications
Denise Tyler, MSN/MBA, RN-BC
Visalia, California
secretary@ania-caring.org
Denise has been a member of CARING and ANIA since 1998. She has been on
the ANIA board since 2004, serving as secretary, which now includes the
newsletter. She is board certified by the ANCC in nursing informatics. She has
over 10 years experience in Informatics, and over 25 years of experience in.
She currently works as a clinical specialist in Information Systems, as well as
working as house supervisor. She also teaches an on-line course for Excelsior
College on Systems Life Cycle Design, which she collaborated in developing.
She lives in central California with her husband, two dogs, six children (two at
home) three grand children (one at home), two dogs, and three cats.
Membership Chair, Database, E-List
Susan K Newbold, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FHIMSS
Franklin, Tennessee
membership@ania-caring.org
Susan K. Newbold, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FHIMSS founded CARING in 1982
with two colleagues. She has served as a Board Member in all years but three
when she lived in Australia. She is now the Membership Chair and maintains the
database of members. Dr. Newbold brought CARING to International attention by
networking with other nursing informatics groups and individuals from 50 states
and 34 countries. She created the electronic mailing list and has served as list
administrator for thirteen years. Susan originated the first CARING newsletter and
served as Newsletter Editor and Program Chair for the early years when CARING
had monthly meetings in the Washington, DC area. She co-created the first
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member directory and the first
CARING web page in 1995.
Susan is responsible for arranging
many of the educational and
networking meetings over the years
including initiating the CARING
luncheon at AMIA in 1983, the
CARING dinner during the Summer
Institute in Nursing Informatics, and
receptions at International informatics
events. She created the CARING
award for best student posters at
NI2006, and NI2009. She co-created
the CARING/Health Data
Management award for Nursing
Information Technology Innovations,
now in its fifth year.
A member of ANIA since 1993, she
reached out to see what synergies
were possible between the two
groups. Susan is a member of the
ANIA-CARING Guiding Council
which actively worked to merge
ANIA and CARING. Now seventeen
years later the dream of one
organization is finally realized!
Education
Lisa Anne Bove. MSN, RN BC
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
education@ania-caring.org
Lisa has been a member of ANIA
and CARING since she started
working in informatics 1996. She has
been on the Board of Directors for
ANIA since 2006 as a director at
large. She is now Education Co-Chair
for ANIA-CARING and looks
forward to helping members receive
education through their active
membership. She is also on the
planning committee for the 2010
ANIA-CARING Annual Conference.
Lisa recently started working for
Dearborn Advisers as a Delivery
Service Executive. Previously, she
was a Senior Manager with
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Accenture, LLC. She manages a
variety of clinical implementation
and workflow and process redesign
projects across the country. She has
an MSN in nursing from the
University of Pennsylvania and is
board certified by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center in
Nursing Informatics. She has
published on both nursing and
informatics topics and speaks
frequently at nursing conferences
both locally and internationally.
Her first book Project Management
for Healthcare Informatics, coauthored
with Susan Houston, was
published in 2007.
Education
James J. Finley, RN, MBA, BC
San Francisco, California
education@ania-caring.org
Jim has been a member of
ANIA and CARING since the mid
1990’s. He was a frequent
presenter at the ANIA annual
spring conferences. In 2005, Jim
joined the ANIA Board of
Directors as the treasurer. In 2007
he successfully ran for the office
president-elect, as a three year term
(including President and Past
President). As a result of the
merger with CARING, Jim’s board
role is Education Co-Chair. This
year he is the Chair Person for the
planning committee for the 2010
ANIA-CARING Annual
Conference.
Jim currently works for
Dearborn Advisers as a Delivery
Service Executive. Previously, he
was a Senior Manager with two of
the large health care consulting
firms. Jim’s clinical background is
in adult critical care, emergency
department, and informatics. He
has an MBA and BSN from San
Francisco State University and is
board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Nursing
Informatics. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Relations Management
Curtis N. Dikes, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, CLNC, NEA-BC
Los Angeles, California
relations@ania-caring.org
Curtis Dikes, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, CLNC, NEA-BC, is National Director
Clinical Informatics Technology Integration at Kaiser Permanente, interacting
with business and clinician partners to identify and deploy clinical care
technologies that foster clinician efficiency, promote quality of care and patient
safety, and otherwise support clinical improvement goals. He is an innovator in
technology design and integration engendering optimal healthcare design and
delivery, using his background as a clinician and operations leader with expertise
in nursing informatics, advanced practice nursing and biomedical ethics. Curtis is
an active member of advisory boards, including the American Hospital
Association (AHA) Solutions, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., and Vocera, Inc. Curtis
sits on the Board of Directors including steering committee member of the
Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI), as well as a designated mentor for the
inaugural ANI Emerging Leaders Program. He is an active member in the HIMSS
and American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) communities. Prior to the
merging of ANIA & CARING, Curtis was a board member, including Past-
President, of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA).
Director Region I
Vicki Vallejos, RN-BC, BSN
Indiana
region1@ania-caring.org
Vicki has over 30 years nursing experience in the roles of bedside nursing, unit
manager and house supervisor in various areas including oncology, critical care
and home health. While in home health, Vicki was thrown into the world of
informatics when she assumed responsibility for the medical records and quality
assurance departments as these areas went from manual to electronic systems,
Vicki has been in her current role at a local acute care facility as Clinical
Informatics Manager since 1997 and has been clinical lead in 3 departmental
system design and implementations as well as 2 organizational HIS design and
implementations, including one in home health. Currently Vickie is the Clinical
Project Manager for the installation and implementation of a new HIS system
which will include CPOE, EMR, and clinical analytics. She and her team of 6
nurses and 3 analyst work closely with all clinical users within the organization to
for workflow redesign, system design and configuration, clinical testing and
training, and mobile device selection
Vicki joined ANIA in 2003 and CARING in 2005. She was elected to the ANIA
board of directors in 2007, and as served as the Education Chair, and involved the
planning and production of the ANIA-CARING Conferences in 2008 and 2009.
She continues on the ANIA-CARING Board of Directors as Regional Director for
Region I.
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Vicki has been a member of CARING and ANIA since 1998. She has been on
the ANIA board since 2004, serving as secretary, which now includes the
newsletter. Vicki received her bachelors in nursing from Oklahoma Baptist
University and is board certified in nursing informatics.
She lives in southern Indiana and has 2 grown children and one granddaughter.
Director Region II
Brian Norris RN, BC
Indiana
region2@ania-caring.org
Brian is an experienced nurse and informaticist with more that 12 years in
healthcare. He has served as in various informatics positions, and operational roles
in critical care, trauma, medical, surgical, cardiac telemetry. In his most recent
role as a healthcare consultant for Deloitte consulting, he works with large acute
care providers assisting with clinical operations improvement/redesign, clinical
information system implementation strategy and tactical implementation of health
IT systems. Brian is certified by the ANCC in nursing informatics, received his
Nursing degree from Purdue University and General Bachelors from Indiana
University. Brian has been on the board of ANIA since 2007 and continues on the
ANIA-CARING board as Regional Director for region two. He resides in
Indianapolis Indiana.
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Director Region III
Patrick Shannon, MS, RN
Alexandria, Virginia
region3@ania-caring.org
Patrick Shannon, MS, RN,
CPHIMS, recently joined the Veterans
Health Administration in the
Enterprise Systems Management
office as a Program Analyst. Patrick
recently completed a 21-year career in
the Army Nurse Corps.
While serving on Active Duty,
Patrick spent much of his clinical
experiences caring for pediatric
patients in a variety of clinical
settings. During his career in
informatics, Patrick has worked in
many types of settings from a large
major medical center, to working at
the Office for the Surgeon General for
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Connecting, Sharing, and Advancing Nursing Informatics
ANIA-CARING Contacts
Newsletter
Denise Tyler, RN-BC, MSN/MBA
Tel: 1-866-552-6404 – ext. 716
E-Mail: secretary@ania-caring.org
.
M e m b e r s h i p
Susan K. Newbold, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN,
FHIMSS
Tel: 1.866.552.6404 – ext. 703
E-Mail: membership@ania-caring.org
.
ANIA--CARING
Board of Directors:
Need access to any of your board members, member
services or support, give us a ring at 1.866.552.6404
President
Victoria M. Bradley RN, DNP, FHIMSS
x714 / president@ania-caring.org
Vice President
Jerry Chamberlain MS, RN-BC
x702 / vicepresident@ania-caring.org
Treasurer
Amy K. Jacobs, MSN, RN-BC
x704 / treasurer@ania-caring.org
Secretary and Publications
Denise Tyler, RN-BC, MSN/MBA
x716 / secretary@ania-caring.org
Education
James J. Finley, RN, MBA, BC
x717 / education@ania-caring.org
Education
Lisa Anne Bove. MSN, RN-BC
x715 / education@ania-caring.org
Relations Management
Curtis N. Dikes, RN, MSN, BC-ACNP, CLNC
x719 / relations@ania-caring.org
Membership
Susan K. Newbold, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN,
FHIMSS
x703 / membership@ania-caring.org
Regional Director – Region I
Vicki Vallejos RN-BC, BSN
x713 / region1@ania-caring.org
Regional Director – Region II
Brian Norris RN, BC
x712 / region2@ania-caring.org
Regional Director – Region III
Patrick Shannon MS, RN
x707 / region3@ania-caring.org
Regional Director – Region IV
Stephen W. Prouse MS, RN-BC
x701 / region4@ania-caring.org
.
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Editor: Denise Tyler, RN-BC, MSN/MBA
Newsletter Team for this Issue:
Rose Almonte, Debra Derickson, Karol Dillie, Katherine Holzmacher,
Susan Newbold and Stephen Prouse
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ANIA-CARING: Meet the Board
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the Army, overseeing Army enterprise solutions, to working at the Tricare
Management Activities Offices, managing enterprise solutions for the Military
Healthcare System. In his final assignment on active duty, Patrick served as a
senior program analyst for a congressionally mandated office, working on projects
that involved DoD/VA sharing initiatives.
While on active duty, Patrick was appointed Consultant for Nursing Informatics
to the Army Surgeon General. He has served as the Vice President for CARING,
Board Member, and currently as Region III Director.
Patrick received his Bachelors’ degree from the University of Texas Health
Science Center in San Antonio. His Masters degree is from the University of
Utah. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
Director Region 4
Stephen Prouse, MS, RN-BC
Bel Air, Maryland
region4@ania-caring.org
Stephen Prouse lives in Maryland with his wife and their children. He has been
a CARING member since 2001, prior webmaster, and secretary. His clinical
specialty is emergency nursing which he has over 10 years experience. In his
currently job he works as the Director of Applications for a two hospital system.
In this role he has responsibility to all the users of their clinical, administrative,
and financial applications. He is board certified in nursing informatics and a
graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing. His personal interests
include soccer with his boys and hi-tech gadgets of all sorts.
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