Did you know? that Hadassah's National Center for Nurses' Councils raised three million dollars to fund the launching of Hadassah Nursing School's Master's Program curriculum?

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Nurses: What's New, What's Hot in Israel:
Excerpts from a letter sent by Dr. Miri Rom, Director, Hadassah School of Nursing, February 8, 2012

Dear Colleagues and Friends: It is with great pride and happiness that Dr. Miri Rom the director of the Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University. School of Nursing, wrote to inform us of the recent monumental changes in faculty appointments and opportunities at the School of Nursing.

In February, 2012, three faculty members were granted academic appointments with the faculty of Medicine at The Hebrew University. This is the first appointment for each, Dr. Yaffa Zisk Rony*, Senior Lecturer; Dr. Michal Libergal**, Clinical Senior Lecturer; and Dr. Ilana Kadmon ***, Clinical Senior Lecturer.

Dr. Miri Rom sends this announcement as a "gift from the School of Nursing" for Hadassah's upcoming Centennial Celebrations in October, 2012.

Dr. Miri Rom personally congratulated and saluted all three nurses for their motivation, hard work, and dedication.

The impact of their nursing practice will be generated in the School of Nursing, in nursing practice throughout HMO, and in the health care system throughout the State of Israel. Dr. Rom continued that the School of Nursing now has five faculty members with academic appointments with the Faculty of Medicine at the school. This is a "dream come true", and Dr. Rom stated more will be appointed in future years.

Dr. Rom thanks all of us, who shared the vision and challenges that needed to be met. Dr. Rom thanks us for showing them the way, supporting Hadassah Nurses in Israel throughout the years, and believing in their professional expertise. Dr. Rom sincerely thanks us all.

Beverly Goldsmith and Rita Lourie Co-chairs, Hadassah's National Center for Nurses Councils

*Yaffa Zisk Rony is a graduate of the BSN program at the Hadassah SON, received her MPH from the Hadassah HU School of Public Health, and her PhD from UPenn in Philadelphia. She studied with Professor Barbara Medoff Cooper, who served as her advisor. Yaffa completed two post doctorate courses, one at Yale University and the other at University of Wisconsin. Yaffa holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania. Her specialty is in pediatric nursing. Her research interests include pediatric acute pain assessment and management, parental acute pain management at home, parental cancer pain management at home, pain and culture, pain as a public health concern, pediatric trauma, patient and family-centered care, child involvement in everyday healthcare decisions, and quality of life in chronic conditions. Yaffa Zisk Rony holds a dual appointment at Hadassah – she is a senior faculty member at the SON, teaching in the areas of pediatric nursing and research. She is a research advisor and coordinator for the Maternal-Child Nursing Division. Yaffa is also a Forensic Nurse with Bat Ami Center for Victims of Sexual Assault at Hadassah and is also involved nationally in this area.

**Miki, Michal Libergal, is a midwife who maintains a global professional perspective on women's health and specializes in women's pelvic floor health. She earned her MPH and PhD at the Hadassah HU School of Public Health with a focus on health promotion, and did a post doctorate at the Ben Gurion University in this area. Her innovative PhD research focused on demonstrating the effectiveness of the Paula method in alleviating incontinence. Miki is the coordinator of the Women's Health Forum at the SON, an excellent and much appreciated teacher for her innovative teaching strategies. Miki has a dual appointment at Hadassah. She is a senior faculty member at the SON, and works as a midwife at the delivery room at Hadassah. This month, due to her very unique specialty, Miki was appointed to be the coordinator for the new Pelvic Floor Clinic (recently opened) at Hadassah to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team of this clinic and offering patients her own services which she was already providing, in a formal framework in the organization. So she deserves double congratulations!

***Ilana Kadmon is a graduate of the BSN program at the Hadassah SON, and received her Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in the area of psychosocial aspects of breast cancer with a focus on models of patients' decision making. Ilana serves in a dual position at Hadassah. She is a senior faculty member at the SON, the co-coordinator of the Masters program, specifically the oncology tract, teaching in both the BSN and the MSN programs. At the hospital, she serves as the coordinator of breast cancer. Ilana was the first breast coordinator in the country, and Hadassah was the first hospital to establish this role. Throughout the years Ilana served nationally and internationally as an advisor in the establishment of this role. Ilana serves on numerous national and international professional forums. She is a member of National Council for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cancer; a board member of the Israeli Cancer Nursing Association; and a board Member of the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS). She was also a member of Expert Panel for building a European curriculum in breast cancer nursing of the EONS.

Nurses for Nurses: 2012 fundraising campaigns

Keepers for Nursing

Donations from Nurse Keepers' of the Gate will be directly earmarked for the nursing budget of Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO). Funds will be earmarked for nursing staffing positions, to support faculty positions at the Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Nursing, and other nursing budgetary items.

Your donation will directly benefit nurses at Hadassah Hospitals, Ein Kerem and Mt. Scopus, out-patient clinic facilities, and the Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Nursing. Become a Keeper for Nursing by making a contribution to Hadassah of $1000 annually. Know that you are supporting your fellow Hadassah nurse colleagues in Israel, and working to raise the image and status of nurses in Israel and provide quality health care to Israel's residents. For more information on becoming a Keeper for Nursing, please contact Tamar Davis at tdavis@hadassah.org or 212-451-6243.

Nurses' Council Tower Equipment Campaign: Phase III

CONTINUING WITH OUR NURSES' LEGACY AS WE ENTER HADASSAH'S SECOND CENTURY

Nurses' Council groups and Hadassah School of Nursing Alumni Association members have started a campaign to raise $36,000 to equip a State of the Art patient room in Cardiology in the new Sarah Wetsman-Davidson Tower of Hadassah Hospital in honor of Yehudit Steiner Freud, RN, MPH, esteemed nursing leader and creator of the BSN program at Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University, School of Nursing.

A beautiful plaque recognizing this contribution will appear on the Donor Recognition Wall in Promenade on the main floor of the Tower!!!

Both individual & chapter donations are encouraged, and should be forwarded to: Hadassah's National Center for Nurses Councils Tower Equipment Campaign, Hadassah, 50 West 58 St. NY, NY 10019

The code NCTEC needs to be written on all donations. For questions or additional information, contact Rosemarie Torres at 212-303-4543 or rtorres@hadassah.org.

For questions or additional information regarding Nurses Council fundraising campaigns & donations, please contact Beverly Goldsmith or Rita Lourie, Hadassah's National Center for Nurses Councils Co-Chairs, at bgoldsmith@hadassah.org or rlourie@hadassah.org.

Taskforce for Nursing program

Hadassah's Task Force for Nursing is now entering its eighth year! Hadassah nurses visit local schools, participate in career days, and other school programs to promote the importance of the nursing profession. Started in 2004 with support through a Johnson & Johnson grant, this national initiative educates the general public and students of all ages about the importance and potential of a nursing career.

• In the 2011-2012 school year, the TFN program has reached 2046 students at 10 different schools across the country. These schools include middle schools, high schools, and colleges. There are currently 8-10 actively involved presenters, and other nurses have expressed in participating for the 2012-2013 school year.
• Funding that allowed us to hire our fabulous Shaena Grossman, M.Ed., Administrative Assistant/Program Coordinator sgrossman@hadassah.org will end the last day in May 2012.
• Sandy Ottenberg has graciously volunteered to be the Volunteer Liaison for the TFN.
• Across the country. These schools include middle schools, high schools, and colleges. There are currently 8-10 actively involved presenters, and other nurses have expressed in participating for the 2012-2013 school year.
• If you are interested in participating in this program for the 2012 school year. Email Sandy Ottenberg sottenberg@verizon.net or call Sandy at 732 505 5953

Check out Hadassah's Taskforce for Nursing's Facebook page for the latest news & more information about getting involved in the Taskforce!

News from the Councils:

• Marian Kaplan-the Kansas City Nurses Council is having a fundraising walk on Mother's Day (5/13/12). The mayor is giving a proclamation in honor of this Nurses Council's 10th anniversary of their charter.
• Honey Manson-the Tucson Nurses Council raised donations for Hadassah for Nurses Week by placing an ad in the local Jewish paper,honoring local Jewish nurses.
• Los Angeles: Hadassah Nursing Council member Ellen Olshansky, DNSc, RN, director of the Program in Nursing Science at the University of California, Irvine published the following article! My Daughter (or Even Son) the Nurse: Jews in Nursing and the Healing Role of Nurses by Ellen Olshansky
• Canadian Nurses & Hadassah Medical Organization's Nursing Division sponsor "Nursing: Caring to Know, Knowing to Care" Jerusalem, June 2012
  The International Conference on Nursing organized by Hadassah Medical Organization's Nursing Division will no doubt be a landmark conference for nursing in Israel and worldwide. It will recognize Hadassah nurses as leaders in health care in the Middle East. Scheduled to take place in Jerusalem in June 2012 it will showcase the revolution nursing has been going through in recent years, and serve as an excellent opportunity to recognize the pivotal role of nurses at Hadassah in its centennial year.
  To view the conference flyer go to israel.rnao.ca/welcome.