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The conference was a great success with excellent speakers and a great turnout of nurses. We wish to thank all our vendors for their support and congratulate those who received recognition through awards. We also want to congratulate the new 2008 Board of Directors. Be sure to join us in Southern California in 2008 for the annual conference.

AAOHN Membership Recruitment Award for 2007

Congratulations CSAOHN for winning the AAOHN Membership Recruitment Award for 2007. Here is your President, Monika Fischer accepting the award presented by Suzanne Randolph, Past President on the left and Director, Tamara Blow on the right at the national symposium in Orlando, Florida.

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American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Is Asking For Assistance

Legislation titled the "Health Care Truth and Transparency Act" (H.R. 5688) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representative by representative John Sullivan (R-OK). While the legislation purports to provide patients with information about who provides their health care, it actually proves more insidious. Representative Sullivan states patients are confused about qualifications of those providing their health care and those health professionals are not being honest with their patients about their level and type of education, experience, and training. There has been no evidence brought forward though. ACNP believes that H.R. 5688 is one more back-door tactic to undermine the authority of nurse practitioners and other health professionals, erode consumer confidence in health professionals other than physicians and dentists, and limit ability of a wide-array of health professionals to provide cost-effective, quality health care. If you would like to help ACNP, please go to www.acnpweb.org for more information and guidance on how to do this.

Practice Guidelines Now Available

CSAOHN Practice Guidelines of Occupational and Environmental Health Nurses Module 3. See attached ad for chapter titles. Download the order form now and keep up with the latest for your practice. See more information.

Nominate a Deserving Person for an Award

The Awards Committee is asking you to nominate a colleague that deserves recognition for achievement, leadership qualities, and contribution to the profession. CSAOHN has the following annual awards to enable a deserving member to be recognized. Instead of nominating a colleague, you may apply for recognition and support for your own work in pursuit of greater knowledge and expertise. See more information.

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AB 139 PASSES AND
IS SIGNED INTO LAW

AB 139 (Bass): Vehicles: school bus drivers:Examinatons was signed by the Governor on 7/30/07. It takes effect 1/1/08. Existing law requires an applicant for an original or renewal certificate to drive a school bus, school pupil activity bus, youth bus, general public paratransit vehicle, or farm labor vehicle to submit to the DMV a report of a medical physician's examination of the applicant given not more than 2 years prior to the applications date. This bill will authorize that the medical examination can be given by a licensed physician assistant and/ or advanced practice registered nurse.

AAOHN Pictures

CSAOHN once again made its presence known at the 2007 AAOHN Symposium& Expo in Orlando. Before the business meeting pictues of California Nite were shown and one with your President and the Sponsors of the suite was in the AAOHN recap story. We were proud to host 135 nurses from all over the country. The suite gave the California nurses a wonderful opportuntity to network with nurses from other states in a warm congenial atmosphere.

Check out the pictures from that night.

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