60 Completely Free Things to Do in Philly

Planning your trip to Philadelphia for the 2015 ANIA Annual Conference at the Loews Hotel? We found some incredible ways you can spend any downtime you might have in your schedule. The best part? These scenic spots are all 100% free! You can enjoy the sights and smells of Reading Terminal Market, run up the Rocky steps, snap a picture in front of the famous LOVE sign in Love Park, tour breweries, visit Edgar Allen Poe’s house, and much, much more.

Tweet with Us!

Our Annual Conference is right around the corner. Join the Twitter conversation! Follow @ANIAinformatics and use hashtag #ANIA15 to discuss the conference. Have a question? Use #AskANIA in your Tweets. ANIA volunteers on the Social Media Committee are following AHRQ, AMIA, ANA, CMS, HIMSS, ONC, TJC, and numerous journals, and we’ll be sharing items of interest.

ANIA Welcomes First Educational Partner

We are pleased to announce our association’s first Educational Partner: Chamberlain College of Nursing! For 125 years, Chamberlain College of Nursing has been at the forefront of excellence in nursing education. Chamberlain is increasing access to nursing education nationwide with campuses offering the three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and flexible post-licensure programs conveniently offered online, including the RN to BSN option, Master of Science in Nursing degree program, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program, and Graduate Certificates.

ANIA Educational Partnership, available at two levels, entitles the member institution to a variety of valuable benefits and special recognition. To learn more about the Educational Partner program and to apply, click here.

Nursing Informatics Today Call for Articles

Elizabeth Elkind, Editor of Nursing Informatics Today, is seeking authors to write for the 3rd and 4th Quarter issues of ANIA's official publication. Manuscripts on these topics are needed:

• Mentoring the Novice Informatics Nurse
• Trials and Tribulations of Testing
• Tackling Technology Workarounds
• Metrics: Driving Patient Care/Diving into the Data

Review the complete guidelines for article submission and send an email to editor@ania.org if you are interested in writing on these or any other topics.

Share Your Career Accomplishments

Nursing Informatics Today wants to hear from YOU! In every issue of ANIA's official publication, members get updates on what their colleagues are up to. We can't do that without your help. Please exercise your "bragging rights" by sending us an email with details about what's new in your career. If you've recently won an award, obtained certification, or published an article, we want to know about it! Send your accomplishments to ania@ajj.com and we'll take care of the rest.

Professional Opportunities Available

Looking for new employment? Here are just a few of the hundreds of exciting job openings currently available in the ANIA JobBank.

• Nurse Informaticist
  Weymouth, MA
  South Shore Hospital
• Clinical Analyst
  New York, NY
  Dell, Inc.
• Nursing Informatics Consultant
  Pleasanton, CA
  Kaiser Permanente
• Quality/Infection Control Analyst
  Monticello, IL
  Kirby Medical Center

View all of these positions and more in the ANIA JobBank. Keep the contact information in your JobBank account current so employers can connect with you privately about job opportunities.

Calls for Public Comment on Informatics Policies

There are several important informatics initiatives that are currently open for comments from the public. Nurses like you should chime in! Use the links below to learn about each of these efforts, and then help shape future policy by submitting your thoughts. Consider strengthening your feedback by leading with your position as a member of a professional nursing association. For example, "As a member of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA), I feel that..."

Interoperability Roadmap:
Comments due April 3, 2015

Interoperability Standards Advisory:
Comments due May 1, 2015

Electronic Health Record Incentive Program – Stage 3:
Comments due May 29, 2015

Employment Opportunities for Nursing Grads Increasing

In the latest issue of Dean's Notes, the official publication of the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA), authors Veronica Feeg and Diane J. Mancino assess results of a survey of recent nursing school graduates. The survey, conducted annually by NSNA, shows that employment and education trends are shifting for new grads. (Source: Dean's Notes, February 2015)

Available Now: Care Coordination and Transition Management Core and Course

The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) groundbreaking Care Coordination and Transition Management Core Curriculum (CCTM) and online course are now available. The CCTM program educates nurses through a core text and online course comprised of 13 modules, designed for all nurses in every setting to help solve the puzzle of fragmented patient care. Evidence-based and patient-centered, CCTM prepares registered nurses for care coordination and transition management roles – improving patient outcomes, decreasing health care costs, and promoting sustainable system change. These resources will also prepare nurses for the CCTM certification exam, which will be available this fall.

ANIA 2015 Annual Conference
April 23-25, 2015
Philadelphia, PA
Loews Hotel

Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics (WINI)
June 5-6, 2015
Scranton, PA
The University of Scranton

Click here for available job openings. Don't forget to update your résumé so employers can contact you privately about job opportunities.

1st Quarter 2015 Issue of Nursing Informatics Today Available

Access the Nursing Informatics Today issue archive at any time by logging into your member account. CNE contact hours are free to members!