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Monday, January 19, 2015

Welcome to the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses!

The Holidays have come and gone and the cold has settled in with the New Year. This time of the year is always a great time to reflect on the past year’s events and to look ahead at this year’s upcoming events! Last year the MN ARN awarded its first Scholarships to two of our Chapter’s Member’s, Leann Huseth and Jill Karelis. They attended the National ARN Conference in Anaheim, California at Disneyland. It was a MAGICAL conference with many opportunities for networking, sharing, learning and connecting. In November CentraCare St. Cloud hosted the MN ARN board meeting and co-provided a Presentation on Charge Nurse Development. Thank you Ann Sumar and Deb Eisenstad for an exciting and informative presentation! It was very well received! Thank you Sally Wulfing for organizing a very large teleconference group for this presentation at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare! What a wonderful way to network with co-workers!

This year we look forward to the upcoming board meeting and educational offering at Regions Hospital Rehabilitation on February 10, 2015 on Somali Culture and How it Affects Healthcare. Thank you for hosting and co-providing! The 13th Annual MN Chapter ARN Spring Conference/Seminar is fast approaching! Once again we will co-provide with Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute for this conference at the Allina Commons Pettingill Hall. We are excited for this year’s conference and look forward to reconnecting with those of you who attend every year as well as meeting rehab nurses new to our conference. The brochure will be sent out very soon. Please look for the brochure in your mail and in-box. Please note that the left upper corner will say Allina Health and both MN ARN and CKRI Logos will be on the brochure as this is a co-provided conference. Please see below for additional information.

Please join me in looking ahead at Rehabilitation Nursing educational opportunities, networking and chapter news!

Please place the following dates on your calendar:

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|Date: |Place: |Somali Culture and How it Affects Healthcare |

|Tuesday, February 10, 2015|Regions Hospital Rehabilitation |Presenter: Mohamed Ahmed, Preceptor, Senior Interpreter - Somali, |

| | |CoreCHIMohamed Ahmed, Preceptor, Senior Interpreter - Somali, CoreCHI|

| | |Hosted by: Deb Spotts |

| | |Time: |

| | |5:00 PM ARN Chapter Board Meeting (all invited to attend)|

| | |6:00 PM Dinner |

| | |6:30-8:30 PM Continuing Educational Program |

| | |Contact Hours: This activity has been submitted to WNA CEAP for |

| | |approval to award contact hours. |

| | |Wisconsin Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of |

| | |continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing |

| | |Center’s Commission on Accreditation |

|Date: Monday, February 16,|Place: |18th Annual Education & Equipment Conference |

|2015 |St. Paul River Centre |Presented by: Handi Medical |

| | |Time: 7:45am-5:00pm |

| | |Register at: |

|Date: March 13, 2015 |Place: Allina Commons Pettingill Hall |13th Annual Rehabilitation Nurse Seminar: Building Rehab Excellence |

| | |Co-Provided by MN ARN and CKRI |

| | |Time: 7:00am-4:30pm |

| | |You must registration through Eventbrite at this site: |

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| | |Click on “Find Events” |

| | |Type in “13th Annual Rehabilitation Nurse Seminar” in the search box |

| | |Click on “Search” |

| | |The event will come up. Click on the title to open the event |

| | |information |

| | |and registration. |

| | |You can also search by location and date or use this web address: |

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| | |-buildingrehab- |

| | |excellence-registration-10463250865 |

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| | |TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE or HELP WITH REGISTERING: |

| | |Contact LeAnne Hammer at 612-863-5374 or leanne.hammer@ or |

| | |Mary |

| | |Randolph at mary.randolph@ |

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| | |ACCREDITATION |

| | |Nurse |

| | |This activity has been submitted to the Wisconsin Nurses Association,|

| | |an |

| | |accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s |

| | |Commission |

| | |on Accreditation for 7.0 hours of credit. However, the nurse is |

| | |responsible |

| | |for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for |

| | |acceptable |

| | |continuing education. |

| | |Other |

| | |Individuals representing other professional disciplines may submit |

| | |course |

| | |materials to their respective professional associations for 7.0 hours|

| | |of continuing |

|Date: Friday, May 29, 2015|Place: |Bridging Together SCI Conference |

|and Saturday, May 30, 2015|Allina Commons Pettingill Hall |Presented by: CKRI and MNSCIA |

| | |More information will be available soon. |

| | |Contact Hours: This activity has been submitted to WNA CEAP for |

| | |approval to award contact hours. |

| | |Wisconsin Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of |

| | |continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing |

| | |Center’s Commission on Accreditation |

National ARN educational offerings:

41st Annual Educational Conference is September 30 - October 3, 2015 in New Orleans

The ARN Annual Educational Conference is the premier conference of the year for rehabilitation nursing. Held in various locations across the country, more than 800 rehabilitation nurses gather each year to learn new skills, discover the latest treatments and practices, and network with others who understand the unique challenges of this specialty. At the conference you can experience a host of educational sessions, paper and poster presentations, workshops, and networking events.

Educational offerings and board meetings:

Our next educational offering and board meeting will be February 10, 2015 at Regions Hospital Rehabilitation.

Is your rehab center hosting an upcoming conference or workshop specific to the field of rehabilitation? All information regarding educational events at any rehabilitation facility will be posted. Please send information for upcoming educational events that you would like to see posted to: dana.keliin@

We are busy planning for next year’s November and February educational offerings and are looking for facilities that would be willing to host these events. Please contact Teri Herron for more information or if you are interested in hosting at teri.herron@ or 612-863-3936.

13th Annual MN Chapter ARN Spring Conference

This year’s Annual Spring Conference will be held at the Allina Commons in Minneapolis, MN on Friday, March 13, 2015. Unfortunately it is not quite spring. The last several years we have had a good dumping of snow just in time for the conference. The conference will not be cancelled if there is a large snowfall unless there are significant road closures and presenters are unable to do their presentations. There will not be refunds if you don’t attend the conference due to weather. Refer to the brochure for the cancellation policy.

Online Registration deadline is Thursday, March 12th, 2015, at noon.

After this deadline, you may register at the door.

You must registration through Eventbrite at this site:



Click on “Find Events”

Type in “13th Annual Rehabilitation Nurse Seminar” in the search box

Click on “Search”

The event will come up. Click on the title to open the event information

and registration.

You can also search by location and date or use this web address:



excellence-registration-10463250865

Eventbrite is a streamlined registration process that allows you to register for the

conference, just use your credit card. You will receive immediate confirmation of

registration through Eventbrite. You will be issued a ticket, but you do not need

to bring your ticket to get in to the conference. There will be a roster at the door

with a list of attendee names.

All attendees must self-register in EventBrite.

Conference brochures will be mailed and e-mailed out very soon. On-line registration is already open. Please see attachment for save the date.

Other Organizations pertaining to Rehabilitation Nursing with Educational Offerings:

The NAON (National Association of Orthopedic Nurses) local chapter hosts educational offerings a couple of times a year. They are ANCC accredited CEU’s. Please review their websites for additional information.



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MN Chapter ARN Board Members:

The current Board Members are:

Teri Herron- President

Dana Keliin- Vice President

Sheila Stokes-Secretary

Darren Froehle -Treasurer

Val Pearson-Education Chair

Dana Keliin- Newsletter Editor

Chapter Officer Ballot’s will be sent out soon for nominations for the next term beginning July 1, 2015. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS CHAPTER OPEN. Please consider attending a board meeting learn more about these positions or contact Teri Herron at teri.herron@ or 612-863-3936 for more information.

Thank you for your commitment to Rehabilitation Nursing and the MN Chapter – ARN.

Welcome new or returning MN Chapter ARN Members:

Mattie Pratt

Lynn Lymer-Lunde

Brenda Roche

Betty Ann Olson

Shannon Kelly

Mary Hoffman

Bella Catalina Chant

Jaime Counihan

Maggie Engelmeier

We look forward to meeting you and/or reconnecting with you and thank you for your involvement and commitment to Rehabilitation Nursing. Becoming a member is a great way to advance your knowledge in the specialty area of Rehabilitation Nursing as well as providing an opportunity to network with other Rehabilitation Nurses.

|Career Center |

| Bayada Home HealthCare RN Manager/Clinical Manager |

|Qualifications: |

|• Current RN license in good standing |

|• Minimum two years recent, verifiable clinical experience (trach/vent experience is a MUST) |

|• Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) preferred |

|• Hospital or acute rehab experience preferred, home care experience a plus |

|• Ambition to grow and advance beyond current position |

|• Desire to help build relationships in the community and with other health care providers |

|• Demonstrated successful track record of working independently while taking on increased or diverse responsibilities |

|• Strong assessment and organizational skills |

|• Prior supervisory experience (clinical oversight, recruitment, competency evaluations, etc.) |

|ContactWes Trice Mobile 609-744-4229 | Office 952-935-5581 | wtrice@ |   |

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Pictures of Scholarship Awardees:

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LeAnn Huseth

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Jill Karelis

Pictures from National ARN Conference:

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Some of the MN Nurses in attendance!

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Ann Sumar’s Poster!!!

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Conference materials and President name tag – such a great opportunity leading the Case Management Special Interest Group!

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Sincerely,

Teri Herron

MN-ARN Chapter President

Teri Herron RN, BSN, CRRN

Care Navigator

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Work number: 612-863-3936

Cell phone number: 763-234-3103

teri.herron@

Please forward this letter to your co-workers!

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