sig virtual communities jenny shinsky membership/leadership specialist
TRANSCRIPT
SIG Virtual Communities
Jenny ShinskyMembership/Leadership Specialist
About SIG VCs
• Every SIG has it’s own Virtual Community
• Great way to promote SIG
• Share information
• Increase communication
What are they used for?
• Announcements– Scholarship Information– Deadlines
• Calendar– Meetings– Events
What are they used for?
• Minutes• Agenda• Leadership• SIG Newsletters
• Photos • Communiques• Industry News• ONS National
Announcements
What are they used for?
• Discussion Forum
– Benefits to members• Ask Questions• Share Ideas
– Benefits to SIG Coordinators• Get newsletter article ideas from what members are saying
Online Mentoring
• ONS offers each SIG the ability to have an online mentoring program– Meet nurses with similar interests– Strengthen skills– Expanded network
Online Mentoring
• Acute and Critical Care
• Breast Care
• Cancer Genetics
• Chemotherapy
• Clinical Trial Nurses
• Ethics
• Home Care
• Nurse Practitioner
• Pain Management
• Pharmaceutical/
Industry Nursing
• Targeted and Biological
Therapies
Online Mentoring
• If interested in having your SIG involved in the program contact
Jenny Shinsky412-859-6320
Logging In
• Remember to log into the VC to take advantage of benefits.– Sign up to receive announcements via e-mail– Sign up to receive calendar events via e-mail– Discussion Forum
Logging In
• Log in using ONS Profile– To create a profile or to obtain forgotten
username and password visit https://profile.ons.org
• Share log-in information with your members.
Main Virtual Community
• Resources for SIG Leaders
• ONS SIG Newsletter Publication Schedule
• SIG Policy and Procedure Manual
• SIGnal
• Election Materials
• http://sig.vc.ons.org/
Update Your VCs
• Keep all VC areas up-to-date– If content never changes, SIG members will
not use VC.– Keeping SIG members informed and updated
will get the more involved.– If there is a change in leadership, please
inform ONS.
Navigation
Navigation
Navigation
Navigation
Navigation
Favorites
Favorites
Questions?
Jenny Shinsky412-859-6320
• See me in the ONS Resource Area if you would like to discuss your VC.