Pre-conference
Make sure to join us for pre-conference activities Nov. 16.
1 - 3 p.m. JANAC workshop: "Optimizing dissemination of your research through Social Media"
1 - 4 p.m. Advocacy & Policy workshop: "Make Your Voice Heard: Advocacy skills building on state and local policy issues"
5 - 6:30 p.m. Community reception at Metro Inclusive Health: Mingle with other attendees and local providers who share our commitment to equality and diversity. Enjoy light refreshments and cash bar. The site is in the historic Ybor City neighborhood, close to many restaurants and nightlife.
Details and registration information will be shared in the coming weeks. Nursing professional development contact hours (CNE) will be offered for each workshop.
Advertise with us
Show off your workplace or organization’s connection to ANAC by purchasing an ad in the conference program! Ads start at $300. Extended deadline is October 7. You can connect with Erin Myers ( erin@anacnet.org) to purchase.
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Policy Agenda
The ANAC policy agenda for 2022-2025 was adopted by the board of directors on Sept. 18, 2022. It was developed by the policy & advocacy committee, based on the ANAC mission, values, committee member expertise and perspectives and feedback from a member survey conducted over the summer. It is organized around four pillars that are broad-based and provide the framework for individual, chapter, and organizational global and domestic efforts in education and advocacy on specific health policy issues within each pillar.
American Nurses Association (ANA) Statement
In June, the ANA Membership Assembly, ANA’s highest governing body, took historic action to begin a journey of racial reckoning by unanimously adopting the ANA Racial Reckoning Statement. | |
Welcome new board members
The ANAC board of directors will welcome Debra Winters, APRN, ACRN to the board in November. She was elected by the membership to a three-year term as ANAC board treasurer and board member. She currently serves as ANAC global committee co-chair, and is an experienced nurse clinical leader as a clinical director of New England AETC.
Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN was appointed to a one-year term to fulfill a vacancy created when Jasjit Gill, PharmD resigned from the board due to a change in employment. We thank Jai for his service and commitment to ANAC and ANAC's mission.
Innovation Awards
ANAC members are invited to apply for the ANA Innovation Awards, to recognize and highlight the innovative work happening across the nursing profession. There is a $25,000 individual award and a $50,000 nurse-led team award. Innovation comes in many forms, so please consider applying. You do not need to be an ANA member to apply. Deadline is Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. | |
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Welcome Donna!
Over the summer, ANAC member Donna Sabatino, RN, ACRN joined ANAC as contract staff to focus on policy & advocacy. Donna is well known to ANAC members, serving as ANAC2022 conference chair, past policy committee chair and past board member and we are grateful for her past and present contributions to ANAC and the fight for equity and rights for people with HIV. She was featured in a piece in a Florida Nurses Association publication, highlighting the ANAC conference and policy commitment. You may reach her at Donna@anacnet.org
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SAVE THE DATE
The annual business meeting will be held virtually on Nov. 30, 2022 at 7 p.m. ET.
All ANAC members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Registration information will be coming soon.
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HIV and Aging
We have launched a series of free, on-demand virtual learning modules on HIV and Aging, all include the opportunity for obtaining continuing education contact hours.
Meet the first cohort of our HIV & Aging Scholars Program! Learn more about their work, the program and how you can apply to be part of Cohort 2.
Call for Abstracts
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) launched its Call for Abstracts for the ICN Congress July 1-5, 2023 in Montreal, Canada. Submissions close Oct. 31. The theme is Nurses together: A force for global health.
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Congratulations to ANAC member Michael Relf, PhD, RN, AACRN, FAAN - the 2022-2023 SIGMA Theta Tau/ANAC grant recipient to support his research project, “The Theoretical Understanding of Risk Perception and Dual-Method Contraceptive Decision-Making among Texas Adolescent and Young Adult Cisgender Females.” | |
Calling all chapters!
ANAC will be launching a chapter newsletter this fall! There will be tips on how to keep your chapter engaged, upcoming chapter events, chapter features and much more. Reach out to Nakera at nakera@anacnet.org to submit any chapter news you want included!
Chapter award winner
Congratulations to the Greater Palm Springs Chapter on winning the 2022 Chapter Award! Attend the chapter committee meeting at conference to find out what they have been up to and show your support at the awards dinner on Nov. 19 at ANAC2022!
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Open committee meetings at conference
Looking to get involved with ANAC and meet more members while contributing to our mission? Attend one of our open committee meetings during conference to learn more!
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Thursday, Nov. 17
8 - 9 a.m.
Awards, Bylaws, Research committees
9 - 10 a.m.
Palliative/Health & wellness, Global committees
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Friday, Nov. 18
8 - 9 a.m.
Rural, Chapters, Policy & advocacy committees
Saturday, Nov. 19
8 - 9:30 a.m.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) committee
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ANAC Board Member and CU Nursing PhD student, Anthony Velasco, recently co-authored a piece in American Journal of Nursing scrutinizing discriminatory, ineffective and outdated practices that prohibit gay men from donating blood.
Effective January 2023, Ann Kurth, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM will be the President of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM). Dr. Kurth will be the first non-physician, and first nurse, selected to lead the organization.
- Dallas Ducar, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL
- Dennis Dalmacio Flores, PhD, ACRN
- Orlando Harris, PhD, RN, FNP, MPH
- Judy Khanyola, RN, MSc.
- Soohyun Nam, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC
- Schenita Randolph, PhD, MPH, RN, CNE
- Casey Shillam, PhD, RN
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This year, the contributions of an extraordinary ANAC member, William (Bill) Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN are celebrated, as he is recognized as a Living Legend of the Academy of Nursing. Each year, the Academy recognizes a small group of fellows as Living Legends in honor of their extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession, sustained over the course of their careers. Bill is a thought leader in HIV/AIDS issues and research and was a founder of the International Nursing Network for HIV Research, an affiliate of ANAC. His early work on HIV associated stigma forms the basis for much of our understanding of its impact on people living with HIV. | |
ANAC member, Carl A. Kirton, DNP, MBA, RN, ANP has been appointed editor-in-chief of AJN, the American Journal of Nursing. Prior to joining AJN, he was the chief nursing officer at University Hospital in Newark, NJ, the associate editor of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC), and the senior associate editor of Annals of LGBT Public & Population Health. | |
Congratulations to the ANAC members who, between Jan. and Sept., successfully qualified as HIV/AIDS certified nurses, indicating expertise in advocating and improving the quality of care for HIV/AIDS patients.
HANCB offers three levels of certification: HIV/AIDS Certified LPN/LVN (ACLPN), HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse (ACRN) or Advanced HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse (AACRN). For more information visit hancb.org.
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Did you know…there is an EASY way to give to ANAC through monthly donations? Sign up for any monthly amount - $5 or more. Recurring gifts are painless and make a big impact at the end of each year. | | | | |
