ITNS E-Update
August 31, 2010

FREE Patient Samples

Attention ITNS Members: 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. 

ITNS Offer 2 NEW Patient Education Brochures

There are 2 new patient education brochures available.  "Sexual Health After Transplant: What Every Patient Should Know" and "Making Your Transplant Medicines Work for you After Organ Transplant" . Both brochures are downloadable for FREE. Visit Transplant Patient Educational Materials.

Currently, only the brochure on medication management is available in hard copy and can be ordered on-line from ITNS for .60 per brochure.

ITNS Medication Stickers (revised)

Due to overwhelming demand for this out of stock item, ITNS recently revised the medication sticker sheets.  The medication sticker sheets include stickers for generic alternatives and can be ordered online here. 

ITNS gratefully acknowledges an education grant from Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group for supporting this educational resource.

Update on the ITNS Advanced Practice Nurse Special Interest Group (SIG)  Jeff Arnovitz, MSN, CNP, CCTC is the new APN SIG Chair.

The next APN SIG meeting will be held on Friday October 29th at 5pm at the annual symposium in Minnesota.  Proposed goals/projects to be discussed during this meeting could potentially include: a mentoring program for APNs and students, development of guidelines for transplant APNs and a scope of practice paper, annual APN workshop at the ITNS symposium, collaboration with the Research SIG on research projects and evidence-based practice issues, creating a listserv/group email list, development of exchange programs for APN study, and using the SIG as a forum for discussion of advanced practice in transplant nursing.

If you are interested in belonging to this SIG or have any questions about the group and proposed activities, please send an email to Jeff at arnovij@ccf.org. For more information, visit Advanced Practice Nurses SIG

ITNS Symposium Raffle

Please consider 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

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.