2007 – Spring Newsletter
Happy Spring to all of you!
Lyne Belanger and her team have been very busy organizing what is going to be a fabulous conference this year. I urge you all to try and attend this wonderful learning opportunity. Below are listed the latest updates.
From COS
Registration: Kimberly Ross, executive assistant COS is still requesting that members register online when/if possible. www.eyesite.ca. When registering, CSORN members should select Allied Health Professionals CSORN. This fee is $140.00 per person. Non-CSORN Membership fees have been increased to $200.00.The deadline for advance registration is May 20th, 2007. After this date, members will pay an additional $100.00 late fee.
NOTE: COS requires that a paid CSORN membership list be submitted to Kimberly Ross prior to May 1st. CSORN membership fees not received prior to this date will be subject to register under non-membership fee of $200 COS/CSORN Conference.
Hotels
This year’s conference will be hosted at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal.
June 20th-23rd. Fairmont: 1-800-257-7544 (A reminder to request COS conference rate when booking)
CSORN Educational Program - See reverse
Request for funding
All eligible members of CSORN are reminded to submit requests for COS registration reimbursement/funding to Veronica Mills, as soon as possible.
Additional Events - TBA – To be announced on www.eyesite.ca
Website
I would like to say special thanks once again to Mary Simms-Stairs, for her ongoing dedication to CSORN and our website. The COS website is www.eyesite.ca. The CSORN website is www.geocities.com/csornweb. Please log on and keep yourself informed.
Registration
A new 1 page form has been developed for your use. Please print, complete and forward form and registration fee ($25.00) to provincial representative or national treasurer.
Funding Guidelines/Conference Planning Guidelines
Now accessible on the website
Election of CSORN Executive
We urge as many of you as possible to be involved and vote in this year’s election of officers.Nominations are now being accepted for the following positions:
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
President – Rosemary Bickerton
Past President – Kristine Feaver-Noseworthy
Nomination/proxy votes in member’s handwriting may be forwarded to secretary CSORN prior to May 31st/07.
Debbie Pike
1 Meadowvale Place,
St. John’s, NL A1G 1V2
Special Thanks
As a final note, I wish to thank all of you for both the privilege and opportunity afforded to me as president of CSORN. The support and friendship of the executive and general membership has been invaluable to me over the past years.
I congratulate all of you for your continued commitment and dedication in the field of ophthalmology nursing. I am certain you will join with me in extending our full support to our new president, Rosemary Bickerton, as she assumes her duties in June.
Sincerely,
Kristine Feaver-Noseworthy RN CPN(C) OA.
139 Waterford Bridge Road
St. John’s Newfoundland - A1E 1C7 kfeaver-noseworthy@bense.ca
Conférence/Meeting: Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses ( CSORN)
Salle/Room: Saint-Charles et Saint-Maurice
Date: Samedi le 23 juin 2007/ Saturday June 23 2007
Horaire/Session Time: 0800-1700
Participants : Cette activité de formation s’adresse aux personnel infirmier en ophtalmologie, aux étudiants en médecine et au personnel des professions connexes de la santé engagés dans le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies oculaires./ Target Audience: This educational activity is intended for ophthalmic nurses, medical students, and allied health personnel who are engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.
TRADUCTION SIMULTANÉE/ SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION
Objectives:
As a forum for nurses This session will enable sharing of issues relevant to nursing practice in an ophthalmology setting. Participants will learn new trends in treatments for certain eye diseases. Ophthalmic nurses will gain new information about a broad number of topics affecting their daily work in both clinical and surgical settings.
Objectifs :
Ce forum permettra le partage de connaissances reliées à la pratique du nursing en ophtalmologie. De nouvelles façons de traiter certaines maladies de l’oeil seront présentées. Les infirmières en ophtalmologie pourront ainsi parfaire leurs connaissances sur un nombre varié de sujets qui ont trait à leur champ d'activités en milieu chirurgical et/ou clinique.
Début/ StartTime
Titre/Title
Invité/Guest
Modérateur/ Moderator
0800
Conseil d’administration /Business Meeting CSORN
Lyne Bélanger
0845
Élection /Voting session CSORN
0945 Pause /Break in Exhibit Hall
1000
Sexe et l’oeil / Sex and the Eye
J. Deschênes
1030
Clinique d’enseignement sur le glaucome/ Glaucoma teaching clinic
D. Desroches
1100 Ce qui est unique en ophtalmologie pédiatrique? What is unique about pediatric ophthalmology? R. Superstein 1130 Le rôle d’un Orthoptiste/ The role of the Orthoptist 1200 Dîner/ Lunch 1315 Anges urbain en mission- Un oeil à la fois/ Urban angels on a mission-An eye at a time Z. Gepilano 1345 ABC du trauma de l’oeil/ ABC on eye trauma N. Alkharousi
1415
Du nouveau sur les LASERS/
Emerging trends in LASER therapy
S. Riopel
1445
Pause/ Break
1500
Présentation spéciale sur la motivation/ Special presentation on motivation
1600
Fermeture de la session/ Closing Remarks
Ēvčnement spécial pour le souper et la soirée a venir.
Special event for Diner and evening to come.
Pour plus d’ information contacter ;
For more information contact ;
Lyne Bélanger
Tel; 514-934-1934 #36161
Lyne.belanger@muhc.mcgill.ca