We hope you will attend the meeting: Pulmonary Disease
Speaker: Dr. Todd Levin - Chattanooga Allergy Clinic
Venue: Food Works -
205 Manufacturers Rd Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405-3253 423-752-8129
Date/time: Thursday, September 16th at 6:30
RSVP to Kyle Middlebrooks:
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Due to limited seating capacity, please RSVP by Monday, September 13, 2010
Please let the Teva sales rep know of any dietary needs
This event is hosted by Teva Respiratory, LLC.
It is a promotional, on-label, non-CME accredited program and is intended for invited medical professionals only.

Come hear an "Update on Treatment of COPD"
Speaker: Gwen Carlton, DNP, FNP-BC
(our very own PR/Marketing Chairperson and NP Colleague)
Covenant Allergy & Asthma Care
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 6:30 pm
St. John’s Restaurant
1278 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN
Please RSVP to:  Kirby Oldham, GSK Specialty Representative
Cell Phone: 423-316-5775 or Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dinner Presentation on Oct 1, 2010.  Time and Place to be announced.  I would like to invite all members of Canap to attend.  
The Topic is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Campaign: MI vs. SCA
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, please come help kick this off!

Don't miss out on a possibiltiy to win a $1,000 scholarship. 

This CANAP sponsored scholarship is available to all Advance Practice Nursing students who are CANAP members in good standing. Criteria to provide: 

• Evidence of current enrollment in an APN program
• A brief description of how the candidate plans to use the money
• One full page paper exploring the candidate's view of what it means to be an Advanced Practice Nurse
• A list of professional organizations to which the candidate belongs
• A cumulative grade point average of not less than 3.0

The scholarship is currently $1,000.00 and is to be presented to single winning applicant at the October 19th meeting with a certificate designed by Anne's husband, Dr. Lawrence Chien. Applicants must apply by Deadline, September 21st. Submit your documents of support via mail to Chris Smith 1609 Edgewood Circle Chattanooga, TN 37405 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Contact Chris Smith, President Elect/ Members Committee serving as Coordinator of applications with any questions.

AANP Tennessee State Representative Report

Irma Gordon from UT Knoxville is our State of Tennessee Representative.  These are the pearls she reported to the attendees at the National Conference held in Phoenix last week.

1)    NPs can care for someone throughout the life span but still cannot sign their death certificate.

2)    Defeated TMAs attempt to require MD attendance at clinic during Tx for Pain related Sx

3)    NPs remain under the Board of Nursing and all specialties are considered in the verbiage that mentions FNPs

4)    Attorney General is supportive of NPs and supports the BON duty overseeing this profession

5)    No restriction on the title “doctor”

6)    She serves on the TNA’s Advance Practice Council

7)    Legislation gets changed with dollars

8)    Her email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

9)    She has offered to attend one of our meetings and talk with members about their concerns
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Applications are now being accepted for the Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program.

If you want to email someone personally please use the directory to find their name, and click on email.   For those that would still like a picture in our on-line directory, please just send your head and shoulder picture to Christina Lopes.  If you are interested in being listed as a  preceptor on the on-line directory notify Zoe Scott, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it     Thanks  for being 'student friendly'.  For those students looking for a preceptor, click on directory, then under the category list you will find and click on the preceptor directory.  

Prompt renewal of your CANAP membership allows us to continue sending you meeting info and newsletters by email without disruption.  Your canap.org website account may be disabled but do not try to register a new website account.  When your membership renewal is complete we will re-enable your existing website account.  It is best to  build an accurate membership list early in the year.

Membership in CANAP is on an annual basis from January 1 to December 31 and requires that you submit our official electronic application form and pay annual dues (renewing  members deadline is January 31; to prevent  being  dropped from membership please make the deadline).  

Membership Dues:

• $50.00/year - Advance Practice Nurses and other healthcare professionals
• $25.00/year - Students and Retirees

Payment options:

• On-line via PayPal (if you want to pay using your credit card, you don't  have to create a PayPal account, just enter the amount in the PayPal box at the bottom of the lefthand column of this website, click the GO! button, then follow the directions for paying via credit card on PayPal's website).
   
• A check made out to "CANAP" and delivered in person at our next monthly dinner meeting or mail a check to:
  CANAP Treasurer
  2108 East Third St. Suite 300
  Chattanooga, TN 37404

Membership benefits include:
*Being part of support of APN in the Chattanooga Area.
*Free monthly dinner meetings with guest speakers.- (Keeping up with drugs, treatment and education needed to remain safe in practice).
*Voting rights for CANAP business if full member.
*Access to members only content on the canap.org website: Discussion forum, on line Directory/ preceptor Directory, Newsletters, Employment, Bylaws and voting if full member.
*Sizable scholarship for two students per year.
*Networking with other Advanced Practice Nurses.
*Monthly newsletter emailed to your preferred email.

Full members are active or retired Nurse Practitioners and other Advanced Practice Nurses (such as Midwife, CRNA, CNS) and students in an APN program.  Associate members are other health care providers with Masters degree or higher (such as a professor).

There are three forums: General discussion, CANAP business, and Medical question and answers.  These forums are for the groups participation.   You can start a 'new thread' under one of the forums by clicking on the icon, or you can reply to an exsisting topic.  Your posting will be able to be viewed by all members.  This can be a very valuable communication tool.  Keep it friendly and have fun!