Broward County News
Martha Taylor made a decision to shift gears away from wound care and into Hospice. She will be working for Gold Coast Hospice, part of the Broward Health System, as the inhouse coordinator at Broward General Medical Center. Martha will still maintain her WOCN ties and networking as she has a feeling that she will also be the resource for the hospice system.
Argelia Welber recently joined the Vascular Medicine Department as the Wound Care Nurse Clinician in the outpatient clinic of Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL. Argelia brings 15 years WOC experience with her to CCF.
Helen Marquez and Mary Lou Boyer were recognized last week with a Service Excellence Award for "outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty." Helen and Mary Lou work with ostomy patients in conjunction with six Colorectal Surgeons and three Urologists in both the clinic and hospital settings. Currently they are also covering the hospital wound consults for the hospital.
On October 7, 2010 Mary Lou Boyer served as a Speaker at the American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress in Washington, DC. As part of the Thursday Morning session, "Update on Construction and Management", Mary Lou's assigned topic was "Free Air in the ER: How Do I Mark My Patient Emergently on the Way to the Operating Room." Over one thousand Surgeons and Fellows attended the session and panel discussion.
(It was gratifying to see how well-received this information was and how the Surgeon Panel Members supported and reinforced our WOCN efforts)
Orlando/Central FL Area
Teri Robinson from Orlando Health was a guest speaker at Spring SAWC in Florida and Fall SAWC in California lecturing on pediatric wounds.
Congratulations to Mini Varghese and Rebekah Field from Florida Hospital in Orlando for successfully obtaining their first WOCN certification! Teri Robinson from Orlando Health was a guest speaker at Spring SAWC in Florida and Fall SAWC in Calfornia lecturing on pediatric wounds. Charlene Demers gave an oral presentation on "Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections" at the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse Association annual conference in Albuquerque NM in September. Her poster "Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in Long Term Care with Team Work" won best of show at the Florida Medical Directors Association annual conference in Orlando in October.
Tampa/West Central Area
Congratulations to Nancy Scott and Janet Hill who have successfully recertified their CWOCN through WOCNCB PGP
Sheryl Fulmer is interested in organizing a networking group for WOCNs for the Tampa Bay area. If you would like to join her in this effort please contact her at sheryl.fulmer@baycare.org.
Cheryl Lynch presented a poster at SER entitled Pressure Ulcers and Bed Surfaces.