Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society

March 13, 2008

Dinner Meeting at Roy’s

TOPIC

/ DISCUSSION / ACTION/FOLLOW-UP
WELCOME / And Thanks to Sponsor, Novartis
INTRODUCTION / BOARD MEMBERS
President – Sosy Bardakjian Fincher
President-Elect – Peggy Mueller
Treasurer – Anne Reed
Membership Chair and webmaster – Gerri Chabot
Program Chairs – Marie Seitz, Robin Herman, Monica Munaretto
Nominating Chairs – Gayle Kerfoot and Melissa Scalia
Secretary – Nancy Loporchio
Government Relations – Lisa Hineman and Kathryn West
Research Liaison – Gloria Juarez
Newsletter Editor – Sylvia Estrada
Past President- Cindy Smith-Idell
ADVISIORY BOARD
Linda Person
Cindy Smith-Idell
Jennifer Peterson
Mary Anne Given
Denise Willmarth
Sandra Brackert
Sharon Cooper
Pamela Merriam
Joy Pakkianathan
Robin Gemmill
GLA-ONS ANNOUCEMENTS /
  1. April Meeting on the 9th in Pasadena
  2. April 12, GLA-ONS Board and Advisiory Board Retreat, location TBD.
  3. May Meeting on the 7th in Burbank to Celebrate Oncology Nursing Month.
  4. ONS Congress May 15-18
  5. GLA-ONS is offering a $500 Congress Scholarship. Must complete application by April 10th and return it to Peggy Mueller at or
  6. April 1st, 2008, nominations due for 2008 CPON of the Year Award
  7. April 9, 2008 applications due for August 2008 OCN ^ CPON tests (save $75)
  8. April 23, 2008 applications due for August 2008 OCN & CPON. (final deadline)
  9. May 1- New Lung Cancer Research Grant Funding from ONS Foundation and National Lung Cancer Partnership One $50,000 two-year grant award is available. Applications are due May 1, 2008
  10. Save the Date: Saturday July 12, 2008 GLA-ONS Summer Workshop, 4 CEU’s.

ONS Nation Voting /
  1. Winners of GLA-ONS incentives: Toni Matthews and Maryanne Givens
  2. 2. Percentages of GLA-ONS members who voted in National ONS elections:
2005 157 ballots sent 28 ballots returned %=17.8
2006 140 ballots sent 25 ballots returned %=17.9
2007 126 ballots sent 47 ballots returned %=37.3
2008 114 ballots sent 46 ballots returned %=40.4
Open GLA_ONS Board Positions for 2009 /
  1. President-Elect
  2. Membership Chair
  3. Treasurer
  4. Research & Government Relations Liaison

Job Opportunities / Pediatric CNS at City of Hope
Research at City of Hope
Radiation/Oncology at Cedars
Research at UCLA, Santa Monica
Going the Extra Mile Nominations / The Month of FebruaryNominee: Pamela Merriam
Continue to submit nominations in all of the categories:
SINGING YOUR PRAISE
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
JUMPING THROUGH THE HOPPS
THANK YOU
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Please complete and hand in with your evaluations.
Speaker Introduction/Presentation / “The Impact and Treatment of Transfusional Iron Overload” by Susan Carson, RN, MSN, CPNP, children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
/ Thanks to Novartis

Submitted by: Name: Nancy A. Loporchio, RN, OCN

Title: Secretary