Early mobility in the ICU
Get Moving!
Building a culture of early mobility in the ICU
Presented by Christiane Perme, PT CCS
Senior Physical Therapist
The Methodist Hospital
Wednesday, January 25, 2012: 6:30p-8p
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Conference center
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Read Chris’ recent article in American Journal of Critical Care!
2009, May; 18(3), 212-221
Meetings for 2012
The board decided to change things up a little this year, meeting at a different time and day of week.
All meetings start at 7:15p with speaker - chapter meeting to follow
Last Wednesday of each month
We hope you can join us!
Wendi
President - North Harris/Montgomery Chapter
January 25, 2012 – Methodist Willowbrook
February 29 – Tomball Regional Hospital
March 28 – Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
April 25- Methodist Willowbrook
May 30 – Tomball Regional Hospital
June 27 – Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
July 25– Methodist Willowbrook
August 29- Tomball Regional Hospital
September 26– Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
October 24– Methodist Willowbrook
November 28– holiday party – Location to be announced
December – no meeting
Stroke Of Genius Seminar!! FREE! 12/12/11
Stroke of Genius Free Seminar A unique educational opportunity presented by today’s leading experts in the field of neuroscience

Monday, December 12, 2011 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Methodist Willowbrook Hospital North Pavilion Conference Center Space is limited. To register, call 281-737-2500
Survey Monkey
Please complete our chapter survey in order for us to better meet your needs
November Meeting
North Harris/Montgomery County AACN Chapter will host our annual holiday party!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Guest Speaker Valerie Howell, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC will present the topic;
The art and science of caring
Speaker begins at 5pm in the Magnolia Room at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

After the speaker, anyone who would like to join the chapter for our holiday celebration is welcome
We will meet at the Fox and Hound for noshies and socializing!
We will have appetizers and your first beverage will be compliments of the chapter!
We hope you can join us!!!
October Meeting
Our meeting on Thursday, October 13, 2011 will be at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
AACN Northwest Chapter Meeting
St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital
Thursday, October 13, 2011 1700 – 1830 Conference Room 1
Communicating with Stroke Patients Experiencing Aphasia
Presented by: Annette Franques, MA, CCC, SLP
Successful completion includes attending the entire presentation, turning in an evaluation and performing a return demonstration. No conflicts of interest have been identified and there is no commercial support or sponsorship. There is no off label use or endorsement of products. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded at completion.
St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
September Meeting
We will be meeting Thursday, Sept 8 2011. Our location this month is Memorial Hermann the Woodlands.
Map: http://www.memorialhermann.org/locations/thewoodlands/directions.aspx
More information to come!
Hope to see you there!

August Meeting
This is what you missed at the August meeting in Tomball:
Initial Evaluation and Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Please feel free to post your thoughts or questions on the topic!

Next Meeting Thursday 7/14/11
Our next meeting will be Thursday 7/14/11 in Conroe.
Speaker: TBA...
