To our valued CoCANN members:

CoCANN is delighted to announce we are continuing the scholarship program we began last year in 2016!!!  The “CoCANN Higher Education Scholarship” was created to assist members with obtaining advanced nursing degrees.  All of you are leaders in the work you do, and it is CoCANN’s pleasure to assist you in pursuing higher education to expand and support the leadership roles you already have at your respective hospitals and in your communities.

CoCANN will be awarding a total of TWO $1,000 scholarships this year, including one for BSN students and one for MSN (or higher nursing degree) students.  We would like to thank you, our valued members, for continuing to support your local NANN chapter!!  If you know someone who is not a member but would like to become a member to be able to apply for this scholarship, please direct him or her to www.nannstore.org (select “membership” then “chapters” and add Coastal California Chapter to your shopping cart; you will need your NANN username and password on hand).

Requirements for the $1,000 scholarship are:

1. Write a 1,000 word essay on the topic that coincides with degree program you are enrolled in.
2. Complete the Personal Information Page and send with your essay.
3. Proof of active enrollment in a nursing degree program and send with your essay (can be a picture of your classes taken with your phone).
4. CoCANN membership, Coastal California Chapter of NANN.

The essays will be evaluated by CoCANN’s Board of Officers and the winners will be announced at the 2017 CoCANN Annual Holiday Brunch on Saturday December 2^nd.

Please submit your Essay Questions – Scholarship 2017, Personal Info Page, and proof of active enrollment to jfootemerryman@chla.usc.edu by Friday, November 17, 2017.

Receipt will be confirmed within 24 hours.

Kindest Regards,

Judi Foote-Merryman,

CoCANN Secretary

Essay Questions – Scholarship 2017,

Personal Info Page,

cover letter scholarship 2017

You are cordially invited to CoCANN’s Holiday Brunch

Saturday, Dec 2^rd, 2017

11:30am – 2:30pm

Sorriso Restaurant, Bistro Room

46 E Colorado Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91105

**Secret Santa game will ensue!!** Please bring a gift priced at $20 or less to participate.

 -CoCANN members only.  Brunch and mimosas will be   

          covered by the chapter.  Happy Holidays!!!

  **RSVP to JFooteMerryman@chla.usc.edu

Annual Education Conference:           

Clinical Expertise and Care, Professional Nursing at Its Best

Monday, February 6th, 2017

California Endowment Center

1000 Alameda Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

SCHEDULE:

REGISTRATION/VENDORS/BREAKFAST

0730-0815

Opening Remarks

0815-0830

Nicole Jasso, MSN, RNC-NIC: How to Make Simulation Happen in the NICU

0830-0915, Q&A 0915-0925

BREAK/RAFFLE

0925-0955

Dr. Cathy Shin: Esophageal Atresia – The Long and Short of It

0955-1040, Q&A 1040-1050

Brenda Gallardo BSN, RNC-NIC: Developing a Culture of Nursing Professionalism by Fostering Career Development

1050-1135, Q&A 1135-1145

LUNCH/VENDORS

1145-1315

Dr. Lynda Fisher: Highs and Lows of Hyperinsulinism

1315-1400, Q&A 1400-1410

BREAK/RAFFLE

1415-1440

Dr. Rambod Amirnovan: Preventing Withdrawal in the Neonatal ICU

1440-1525, Q&A 1525-1535

Closing Remarks

1535-1545

Registration Fee:

CoCANN members: $75

Non-members: $95

Poster Presenters: $50 (2 per poster, max)

Students (non-licensed): $25

Door Registration: $25 + applicable fee above

*Don’t wait to register!  Registration is limited to 100 attendees!! 

**Pick up a vendor card and visit our vendor tables for a chance to win prizes at the morning and afternoon break RAFFLES!!

Visit

www.ccann.org/conference-schedule/registration

to reserve your spot!!

February 6th, 2017

Conference Registration Fee:

• CoCANN members: $75
• Non-Members: $95
• Poster Presenters: $50 (max of 2 people per poster)
• Students (Non-Licensed): $25

You are cordially invited to CoCANN’s Holiday Brunch

Dec 3^rd, 2016

11:30am – 2:30pm

Sorriso Restaurant, Bistro Room

46 E Colorado Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91105

**Secret Santa game will ensue!!** If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a gift ($20 max).

-CoCANN members only.  Brunch and mimosas will be covered by the chapter.  Happy Holidays!!!

www.ccann.org                                                                                                                      August 25, 2016

To our valued CoCANN members:

CoCANN is delighted to announce 2016 as the inaugural year of our scholarship program!!  The “CoCANN Higher Education Scholarship” was created to assist members with obtaining advanced nursing degrees.  All of you are leaders in the work you do and it is CoCANN’s honor to assist you in pursuing higher education to expand and support the leadership roles you already have at your respective hospitals, and in your communities.

CoCANN will be awarding a total of FOUR $1,000 scholarships this year, including two for BSN students and two for MSN (or any degree above) students.  We would like to thank you, our valued members, for continuing to support your local NANN chapter!!  If you know someone who is not a member but would like to become a member to be able to apply for this scholarship, please direct him or her to www.nannstore.org (please have your NANN username and password on hand).

The requirements for the $1,000 scholarships are:

1. Write a 1,000 word essay on the topic that coincides with degree program you are enrolled in.
2. Complete Personal Information Page to be sent with your essay.
3. Proof of active enrollment in an approved nursing degree program.
4. Membership in CoCANN, Coastal California Chapter of NANN.

The essays will be evaluated by the CoCANN Board of Officers and the winners will be announced at the 2016 CoCANN Annual Holiday Party (date soon TBD).  You will be notified by email if you cannot attend the party.

Please submit your Essay Questions and Personal Info Pg to patriciarhoades@gmail.com by Friday, November 18, 2016.  Receipt will be confirmed within 24 hours.

P.S. -We hope to see you at NANN’s Annual Education Conference in Palm Springs in October!!  We are currently setting up our booth for the conference.  Please feel free to stop by the CoCANN booth and say hi!

Kindest Regards,

Pat Rhoades,

CoCANN Secretary

Downloads: (click the below links)

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Personal Info Pg

Hello CoCANN Members!  Hope we will see many of you at the NANN National Conference in Palm Springs in October.  We will have a CoCANN booth this year at the conference to recruit new members and spread the word about our new scholarship program!  We would like to have a poster at our booth with photos of our members.  If you have a picture or two you are willing to share, please send to patriciarhoades@gmail.com.  And let us know if you have any spare time at

the conference to assist in the booth.  Thanks and see you in October !!

CoCANN Board of Officers 2016

Laura Klee- President

CynthiaTriana- President-Elect

Anne Gleeson- Treasurer

Pat Rhoades-Secretary

RSVP is mandatory secondary to attendance limitations.

Cynthia “Nikki” Triana

Cynthia “Nikki” Triana is a staff RNII at CHLA in the Newborn and Infant Critical Care department.  She graduated from Riverside Community College with her ADN in 2008. She started her NICU career at Pomona Valley Hospital before coming to CHLA. Currently Cynthia sits on multiple unit based committees at CHLA including the Resuscitation Committee and Developmental Committee.  She is currently attending WGU for her BSN and plans on obtaining her MSN to become a nurse educator.

Secretary

Patricia Rhoades BSN, RNC-NIC

I have been a nurse for 33 years this month, and first started in the NICU nurse  29 years ago.  I worked for 11 years at St. Mary Medical Center in the NICU, then took a brief time away from the NICU to work in the CTICU at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.  I returned to St. Mary’s after that for another five years where I was a supervisor in the NICU, then became the director of Children’s Services (NICU, PICU and Peds).  I left St. Mary’s in 2005 to go to Fountain Valley Regional for 1 year until 2006.  After my one year there, I came to Miller Children and Women’s Hospital in summer of 2006.  My current position is Parent Education Coordinator in the NICU.