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Calendar of Events



                                 AaNA                                    Alaska State Board of Nursing
                           UPCOMING MEETINGS                                     UPCOMING MEETINGS
             AaNA Board of Directors Meeting                      Anchorage                   November 7-9, 2018
               4th Wednesday each month           4:30-6pm           Agenda deadline: October 7, 2018
             AaNA Labor Council Meeting
                                                               The Alaska Board of Nursing has a listserv that Is used to send
               4th Wednesday each month              6-7pm
                                                               out the latest information about upcoming meetings, agenda
             Providence Registered Nurses                      items, regulations being considered and other topics of interest to
                                                               nurses, employers and the public. To sign up for this free service,
               3rd Thursday each month               4-6pm     visit www.nursing.alaska.gov.
             RN’s United of Central Peninsula Hospital
               Contact for times: 907-252-5276
             KTN Ketchikan Medical Center

               Contact for times: 907-247-3828

                                                   Education and Events

             6th Annual Trending Topics in      2018 Chronic Disease Prevention &   New Weekly Educational Series!
             Nursing Conference                 Self-Management Webinar Series      Opioids: The Path to Addiction, The
             by the Alaska Nurses Association      Wednesdays, January 31 –         Climb to Recovery
               October 11-13, 2018                 December 19, 2018                   November 1, 2018
               Anchorage                           (once per month)                    Psychiatric Co-Morbidities
               Earn up to 18 contact hours         www.akcache.org                     Commonly Seen with
               just in time for license renewal!                                       Addiction
               www.aanaconference.org           Alaska Native Diabetes Conference      November 15, 2018
                                                by the ANTHC Diabetes Program          Federal, State & Regulatory
             AaNA’s General Assembly               October 10-12, 2018                 Agencies: Alaska Response to
               October 13, 2018                    Anchorage                           Opioid Epidemic
               Anchorage                           www.akcache.org
               www.aanaconference.org                                                  November 29, 2018
                                                                                       Spiritual Recovery Systems
             TUESDAY TALKS                                                             at the UAA Health Science
               (FREE Event)                     Hale Borealis 2018                     Building
               Increase of Syphilis in Alaska:   Strengthening Whole Community         www.akcache.org
               How Do We Fight This
               Outbreak?                        Partnerships to Improve
               Presenter:                       Healthcare Resiliency            `Remember to visit www.facebook.com/AlaskaNurses for
                                                                                 current events and www.aknurse.org/index.cfm/education
               Amy Doogan, BSN, RN                 October 23-25, 2018           for frequent updates and information on local nursing
               Tuesday, October 16, 2018           Anchorage                     continuing education opportunities and conferences
               6pm                                 www.haleborealis.com
               AaNA Office                                                       Want to list your event in The Alaska Nurse Calendar of
                                                                                 Events and at www.aknurse.org? Send information to
               Anchorage                                                         andrea@aknurse.org
               Earn 1.25 contact hours          13th Annual School Health &
               RSVP to dani@aknurse.org         Wellness Institute
               www.facebook.com/                   October 29-31, 2018
               AlaskaNurses                        Anchorage                        Important Reminder:
                                                   http://dhss.alaska.gov/akshwi
             TUESDAY TALKS                                                           2018 is a License Renewal Year!
               (FREE Event)                     All Alaska Pediatric Symposium
               Successful Implementation of        November 2-3, 2018              RN & APRN Renewal Deadline:
               the Dedicated Education Unit        Anchorage
               Presenter:                          www.a2p2.org/pediatric-                November 30th
               Thomas Hendrix, PhD, RN             symposium                       Make sure your mailing address is up-to-
               Tuesday, November 20, 2018                                          date with the Board of Nursing! Renewal
               6pm                              Youth Mental Health First Aid     reminders will be mailed at least 60 days
               AaNA Office                         November 30, 2018                before the expiration date to the last
               Anchorage                           Anchorage                       address you provided to the board. You
               Earn 1.25 contact hours             www.aktclms.org                  must renew your license on or before
               RSVP to dani@aknurse.org                                            the expiration date to continue practice
               www.facebook.com/                                                   in Alaska. There is no grace period to
               AlaskaNurses                                                           practice on a lapsed license.




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