ORNAP NMC HOLDS ITS 8TH REGIONAL ANNUAL CONVENTION AND SCIENTIFIC MEETING....

ISSUE 2

VOLUME 3

2013

MESSAGE FROM CONG. RODRIGUEZ FOR THE 8TH ARCSM .......................... 2

NEWSBITS (WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO!?) ............. 2

Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc. (ORNAP) Northern Mindanao Chapter

September came soaring high with ORNAP NMC as it held its 8th Regional Annual Convention and Scientific Meeting last September 1, 2013. With its theme, Developing Through Challenges: Soaring Perioperative Nursing to New Heights, the officers of the ORNAP NMC indeed soared with their aviator themed uniforms as they graced the halls with distinguished guests and participants coming from all over the country. Spearheaded by keynote speaker Hon. Betty F. Merritt, ORNAP NMCs event indeed soared as the Operating Room Nurses as an organization and as individual nurses, were encouraged to imbibe The Philippine Nursing Profession Roadmap of 2030 Towards Good Governance. Specifically, the Northern Mindanao Chapter, as represented by

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our very own chapter advisers, Teofanes D. Guinita and Lilibeth E. Diana, as well as our chapter President Amina M. Busara, was indeed very fortunate to have been favored by the member of the Board of Nursing herself, and the ORNAP National officers as a preconvention meeting took place as one of the

many beginnings of the Operating Room Nurses Associations own roadmap. Included in the convention proper were lectures given by notable speakers as follows: New Trends in Surgery: MIS in Orthopedics by Dr. Jerome Anthony S. Asuncion, Perioperative Infection Prevention:

Moving from Idea to Innovation by Marilu Densing-Dizon and Forensic Nursing by Dr. Jericho Q. Cordero. Moreover the city mayors visible support of the event was indeed an embodiment that despite challenges experienced by the host city (Cagayan de Oro) during the past months, nurses will never stop discovering new heights. As evidenced by a great response from participants and new memberships, success was fully claimed. Congratulations to the outgoing and incoming officers for a successful take-off!
Doreen Grace A. Contreras, RN

MESSAGE

Congratulations to the Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc. (ORNAP) on your 8th Annual Regional Convention. It is indeed a welcome development to have an annual convention where your members can have a venue to voice out their concerns and suggestions on how to make your organization better. And I thank the ORNAP for making me a part of this event. I commend your leadership for bringing together our perioperative nurses and ensuring that your voices are heard. I have always been very supportive of the Nurses Associations in the country. I have been working with the Philippine Board of Nursing in filing a bill to strengthen the Nursing Practice Act of 2002. I know how important the role of our nurses, especially the operating room nurses, is and I know the part they play in saving lives. Rest assured, I will

work doubly hard in the House of Representatives to ensure that our nurses are given the proper recognition and the commensurate benefits they deserve. Being a nurse, especially a perioperative nurse can be quite challenging but it also presents numerous opportunities to be great. Take advantage of these opportunities and remember that every time somebody enters an operating room, they put their lives in your hands. Always live up to the highest standards of your profession and never forget how valuable you are to the Filipino people. As US author and poet Maya Angelou once said, They may forget your name but they will never forget how you made them feel. Thank you very much and more power to the ORNAP Cong. Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd District of Cagayan de Oro)

OFFICERS
2013-2014
President Maria Reyna - Xavier University Hospital (MRXUH)

FEBRUARY 24, 2013 1st Nursing Update - Emerging and Current Trends in Perioperative Safety Practices: How Updated are We? with Ms. Lilibeth E. Diana, RN, MN

NEWSBITS

(What have we been up to!?)

PETER CLENGEN B. SABANDAL, RN

Vice President Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC)

LUCELYN C. TORREON, RN, MN

Secretary Maria Reyna - Xavier University Hospital (MRXUH)

REMJEN A. ORO, RN

MARCH 16-17, 2013 Institutional visits to eastern Misamis Oriental and Camguin Hospitals

ECLIPSON A. ZAGADO, RN
Assistant Secretary Cagayan de Oro Medical Center (COMC)

HAZEL A. MAGTO, RN, MN

Treasurer Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC)

DOREEN GRACE A. CONTRERAS, RN

Assistant Treasurer Madonna & Child Hospital (MCH).

APRIL 1 & 21, 2013 Surgical Missions Mission with PSA, Archdiocese of CDO and Rescue 411

TANYA KRISTIE S. BANAYNAL, RN

Auditor Maria Reyna - Xavier University Hospital (MRXUH)

KENNETH R. LAMBATAN, RN
PRO Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC)

BOARD MEMBERS Chairman RICHARD C. ONGPOY, RN

Cagayan de Oro Polymedic Medical Plaza (CPMP)

APRIL 27, 2013 2nd Nursing Update Beauty of MIS with Dr. Natsaha Emano-Elazegui

Members VIOLETA B. JUAN, RN, MAN, DM

St. Joseph Southern Bukidnon Hospital

RODOLFZON M. ORCAJO, RN
Bukidnon Provincial Hospital - Maramag (BPH-Maramag)

JULY 5-7, 2013 National Convention at Manila Hotel

NOMELEC Chairman ABE G. PACANUT, RN, MN

Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC)

Members MARIA THERESA C. HUIZO, RN, MN

Capitol University Medical City (CUMC)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 8th Annual Regional Convention & Scientific Meeting at Pearlmont Inn

RICHARD O. CENITA, RN
Cagayan de Oro Polymedic General Hospital (CPGH)