District 20 Florida Nurses Association
Sarasota - Manatee - Hardee
   

The Board continues to strategize about ways to encourage more participation in meetings by the membership. Watch for a survey coming to you in the mail as well as to your electronic mail box. Your input is much needed. Please take the time to let us know how we can better meet your needs.

 

 

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

 

Chantix: A New Hope for Smoking Cessation

 

Was presented by Kirk Voelker, M.D. at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center off University Boulevard in Sarasota. Great food and beverage were provided by Patty Laird and the Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co. Dr. Voelker provided a lively discussion of the physiological aspects of nicotine addiction with many first-hand anecdotes while identifying current treatment aids for smoking cessation. He also addressed current strategies of behavior counseling related to smoking cessation.

 

 

Tuesday, May 7th, 2008

 

In Celebration of Nurses' Week: Nurses Making a Difference Every Day

 

District 20 will be sponsoring dinner at the Dutch Heritage Restaurant, 3713 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota, Florida on May 7th from 6pm until 8pm. Please plan to attend for dinner, to celebrate Nurses' Week and to hear information on a very timely topic- Financial Planning from representatives of the John Hancock Financial Network.

 

 

President: Billie Adrienne Berarducci                               813-974-9295                                         aberardu@hsc.usf.edu

President-Elect:

Treasurer: Elaine Slocumb                                              941-758-7006                                         eslocumb@keiseruniversity.edu

Secretary: Nina Boardman                                              941-378-5591                                         nursenina@comcast.net

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