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Indian American Nurses
Association of North Texas
(IANANT) Editor’s Desk
Dear IANANT family,
Happy New Year 2018 to all! We always like to
start our new year by putting the best foot forward! To do
this, we make a few resolutions for ourselves too. Even
though this is a personal decision, I have taken the liberty
to list a couple of them which makes us achieve our goals
and realize our potential. The first resolution is about keeping good health and the second is
about keeping our education current.
According to an article in Nurse Buff, to keep our health in check, nurses need to
incorporate exercise in their schedule and maintain a healthy diet. For exercise, one can pick
simple exercises such as jogging, walking or yoga to start with and increase it as much as their
body can permit. If we can incorporate at least 30 minutes a day to start with, it takes us on the
right path to maintaining a healthy body. Diet is another issue for all nurses. Working long
hours, it is a challenge to find time to make something healthy for ourselves. There are plenty
of choices around us. We need to make healthy choices. It is what you pick to eat that makes
the difference.
The second resolution is to keep our education current. It is important for nurses to
attend seminars or courses to update their knowledge and incorporate new ideas in their
practice. IANANT assists you by creating the opportunity to achieve this goal by conducting
education events with continuing education credit hours. The most recent one was organized in
collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center. This event covered “Comprehensive
Stroke education- Susan Alex, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, NE, Cryptogenic Stroke- Rose Bagh
CCRN, RNFA, MSN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC and Role of diet and nutrition- "Recipe
Makeover"- Shelly Chaudhary, MS, RD, LD.
I also want to remind you that IANANT will be the hosting chapter for National
Association of Indian Nurses of North America (NAINA) Biennial Nursing Conference in 2018.
Let us all join hands together to make it a grand success!
Mini Perumal, RN, Editorial Board Chair (IANANT)
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of Dallas
Upcoming Event 2018 General Body Meeting and New Year Celebration
Date
Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 11AM – 2.00 PM
Venue Hilltop Indian Cuisine, 8350 N Mac Arthur Blvd
Suite 190 Irving, TX 75063
IANANT
Membership:
We are proud to
announce that we have a
total of 230 members
(including 126 life
members and 104
annual members).
In 2017 we had 63 new
memberships, (22 Life
memberships and 41
Annual memberships)
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IANANT 2017 Highlights
Scholarships:
We were able to provide Scholarships for 10 nursing students from India this year. The
recipients were awarded $ 500 each. These nursing students will be awarded the scholarships
after completing their nursing education.
Charity:
IANANT donated 1000 dollars to the Houston Mayor’s Hurricane Harvey Disaster Fund and
the Check was handed over to the Mayors representative at the Clinical Excellence conference
in Houston, on Dec 2, 2017.
Benevolent Fund:
IANANT members came together to support one of our chapter members during a time of
crisis and sorrow, in contributing to the expenses of sending the mortal remains of a family
member to India.
Conferences Attended by members of INANT:
In addition to the two education events, hosted by the chapter in Dallas, we had seven nurses from IANANT attended the Leadership for Personal and Professional Excellence conference in Atlanta, Georgia on September 16, 2017 and 13 nurses attended the Clinical Excellence conference in Houston, on Dec 2, 2017. Community participation: IANANT participated with Let’s Dream USA to volunteer help with DREAMS Children’s Leadership development program conducted at India Cultural and Education Center. Volunteers are welcomed for the week-long summer camp and follow up quarterly one day camps every year.
Kerala Association of Dallas celebrated Nurses day and Mother’s Day with participation from IANANT leaders. President Haridas Thankappan represented IANANT as a speaker.
IANANT executive committee participated with Indian Association of North Texas on their
executive board installation meeting and other annual activities such as Anand Bazaar. Future
Endeavors:
➢ IANANT will be the hosting chapter for NAINA Biennium 2018. Vice President, Mahesh
Pillai is leading the local hosting chapter committees as the Hosting Chapter Convener.
(Flyer in the last page).
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Officers of the Executive Committee (2017 and 2018)!!
President Haridas Thankappan
Vice President Mahesh Pillai
Secretary Reene John
Treasurer Annamma Mathew
Professional Development Nisha Jacob
Membership Mary Abraham
By Laws Joji Matthew
Public Relations Aleykutty Francis
Awards and Scholarship Leelamma Chacko
Fund Raising Aley Idicula
Editorial Board Mini Perumal
Social / Cultural Program Annie Thankachan
Advisory Board
Chair Jackie Michael
Ann Varghese
Alice Mathew
Elsa Pulinthitta
TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!
We resolve to keep the work going and be a valuable part of the community and the country.
Participation is the key! Let us join hands to make 2018 a grand success!!
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Pictures from CEU event on 28th October 2017 on “Comprehensive Stroke
education- Susan Alex, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, NE, Cryptogenic Stroke- Rose Bagh CCRN,
RNFA, MSN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC and Role of diet and nutrition- "Recipe Makeover"-
Shelly Chaudhary, MS, RD, LD.
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SAVE
THE
DATE!!!
On October 26 -27, 2018”
Venue:
Atrium Hotel and Suites
4600 W Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062
❖ A great educational and networking opportunity!
❖ National and local leaders from the healthcare industry will share their
enlightening perspectives in Nursing and Health Care Sciences.
❖ Opportunity to gain CEUs!
❖ Grand Closing Day Banquet!
Presidents:
Jackie Michael, PHD, APRN, VHNP-BC -NAINA
Haridas Thankappan, MBA, BSN, RN, CNN, CPHQ- IANANT
Hosting Chapter Program Convener: Mahesh Pillai, RN, BSN, MSN, AGN NP-C
October 26th-27th2018
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Are you a recipient of any nurse recognition award?
Please email [email protected] and share the details.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Liffy Cherian (UTSW Medical Center)
who has been selected for “Great one hundred nurses”
recognition in 2018. Liffy has been a life member of
IANANT and is actively involved in the NAINA conference
education committee.
Congratulations to Mercy Alexander, who is selected for
"DFW Great 100 Nurse " award in 2018 . She also received
"D Magazine Excellence in nursing" in leadership category
in 2017.
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