April 17, 2008

If You Think You Know the Summer Forum, Look Again
Take a new look at the AARC's summer meetings program. A whole package of educational opportunities is offered up this summer in Phoenix. The AARC's annual Summer Forum, a clinical preceptor's workshop, the Asthma Certification Preparation course, item writing workshop, site visitor retraining and a host of other activities will be July 9-14. Best of all it's at a great resort with golf, pools, dining, and other great vacation attractions. The program is now online, so begin planning your summer now.

Wondering How to Celebrate Earth Day?
Read what your fellow members are doing to protect the environment and promote ecological health. There are a host of ideas. Earth Day is April 22.

AARC Executive Represents Profession at Allied Health Meeting
The AARC was once again well represented at the Spring meeting of the Health Professions Network by Director of Education and Management Bill Dubbs. Dubbs joined colleagues from around 200 other organizations interested in promoting the allied health careers and addressing other key topics of concern.

Association Headquarters Sustains Minor Storm Damage
If you live in or near Texas, you probably heard about the storms that hit the Dallas area last week. But you probably didn’t know AARC headquarters was in one of the affected areas. Luckily, the storm damage was more of a minor inconvenience than anything else – but an Association executive was still interviewed by a local news station covering the event.  Click on the link to see pictures of the damage.

First 5 Section Bulletins Online Now
Specialty Section members who belong to the Adult Acute Care, Continuing Care & Rehabilitation, Diagnostics, Education, and Home Care Sections are busy reading the latest news and information about their areas of expertise. New Bulletins were just posted. The remaining five sections will publish their Spring editions next month.

Open Forum Abstracts Due June 1
Are you planning to submit an abstract for the 2008 Open Forum in Anaheim? Then better get busy and finish up your work! The submission deadline is quickly approaching. All abstracts must be in by June 1. The good news is, you can do it all right online at Abstract Central.

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