ITNS E-Update
July 16, 2010

FREE Patient Samples

Attention ITNS Members: Please click here now for your free patient samples of Total Block and Cotz sunscreen.  Total Block and Cotz products offer patients with light sensitive conditions exceptional protection from the sun. The team at Fallene, Ltd., makers of Total Block and Cotz, remains committed to helping you help your patients maintain a healthy immune system and prevent skin damage. 

NEW Patient Education Brochure

A new patient education brochure about medication management "Making Your Transplant Medicines Work for you After Organ Transplant" is due early next week. The brochure will be downloadable for FREE from the ITNS web site.  Copies of the brochure can be ordered from ITNS for $.60 per brochure.

ITNS Research Grant Awards - Deadline extended

Once again, ITNS will offer two - $2,500.00 Research Grant Awards.  Grant recipients will be recognized at the ITNS Symposium, October 28 - 30th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• The deadline for applications is August 1, 2010
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval must be submitted with the application
• Grants are available to ITNS members only

If you have any questions concerning ITNS research grants, please contact the ITNS Research Director Cindy Russell at 573-884-9541 or via e-mail at RussellC@missouri.edu

Join the OPTN / UNOS Transplant Coordinators Listserv

The OPTN/UNOS Transplant Coordinators Committee (TCC) encourages all organ procurement and clinical coordinators to join the UNOS Transplant Coordinators Listserv. Through this online discussion group you can network with fellow professionals, ask questions, and share your ideas. To get started, just visit this section of the Yahoo Web site http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/transplant_coordinators and click on the words "Join this Group" in the blue box at the right. Then follow the directions to create your Yahoo account. If you have any questions, contact the Transplant Coordinators' Committee staff liaison Kim Johnson at kim.johnson@unos.org 

ITNS Symposium Raffle

 It's not too early to start to thinking about making a donation to the ITNS Raffle. All donations are tax deductible. With attendees from all corners of the earth you are encouraged to donate something that makes your area of origin special and unique. Make sure that your donation will 'travel well', is compact, lightweight, and can easily be placed in a suitcase. Think of picture books, jewelry, music CDs, t-shirts, sweaters, chocolates, gift certificates, handmade items, autographed items, and cultural items.

Contact Michael Petty at petty001@umn.edu with any questions regarding the raffle. We prefer that you send your item in advance of the symposium, along with a brief description and estimated value. If you decide to carry your item with you to the symposium, please send a description of the item and its value well in advance by email.

Please send items to:
Michael Petty
7615 Xerxes Avenue S.
Richfield, MN 55423
petty001@umn.edu

Call for Abstracts - ITNS Pediatric Conference - OPEN

The Call for Abstracts for the Pediatric Conference - Pediatric Transplantation: Understanding the Challenges, Promoting Innovative Practice, and Preparing for the Future is opened. The conference is scheduled for December 3 - 4, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Are you going to the Transplant Games?

UW Health invites you to attend Forward Focus, a symposium for organ donation and transplant professionals. Conveniently scheduled on Friday, July 30, we've created the perfect opportunity for you to visit our fair city, learn from experts in the fields of organ donation and transplantation while still allowing plenty of time for you to enjoy the opening weekend of the Transplant Games.

Questions about the symposium? Please contact Mandy Roller at (608) 265-0275 or at aroller@uwhealth.org. Click here to see the program.

XXIII International Congress of TTS

ITNS will collaborate with TTS for the Sunrise Morning Symposia on Monday, August 16 and Wednesday, August 18th.  Presentation planned -

Nurse Led Health Promotion Clinics: A Paradigm Shift to Patient Centered Care

Fairytale or Nightmare? A Patient's Story on Adherence

Defining the Sensitized Patient: How to Identify What You Hope Not To Find

Future Directions - Genetic Markers of Rejection

19th Annual ITNS Symposium and General Assembly

The Theme - Transplant Nursing: Reflections on Caring. The Symposium is scheduled for October 28 - 30, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

ITNS Pediatric Symposium - Mark your calendar

The Theme - Pediatric Transplantation: Understanding the Challenges, Promoting Innovative Practice, and Preparing for the Future. The Symposium is scheduled for December 3 - 4, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

ITNS Winter Workshop 2011 - Mark your calendar

The ITNS Winter Workshop for 2011 is scheduled for February 19 - 20, 2011 at The Catamaran Resort in San Diego, California USA

ITNS Transplant IQ Series

People who ordered the ITNS Transplant IQ Series are now enjoying the convenience and educational benefits of the Series in their own workplace, no travel necessary. The ITNS Transplant IQ Series was developed to allow the CTCRC to become more accessible to the highest number of nurses in the least costly manner. While individuals can purchase the DVDs as a set or by specific topic, hospitals and transplant centers will find the ITNS Transplant IQ Series to be a tremendous resource for training large numbers of nurses at a low rate per person. Individual viewers will receive CEU and CEPTC credits by taking the IQ post-test included in the supplemental materials with each DVD and paying a small fee. The Transplant IQ Series is made possible through a grant from Astellas Pharma US.