of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
This year’s Spike Out Sepsis will join forces with the virtual Sepsis Awareness Superhero Challenge to raise sepsis awareness. You can complete your mile on any date you choose during September 2020.
Click HERE or go to http://atlanta.spikeoutsepsis.org/ to learn more and register TODAY!
Now you can go to smile.amazon.com and choose the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Critical Care Medicine as your charity.
With every purchase you make, Amazon donates a portion of the purchase price to our local chapter.
Thank you!
The next Bite-Sized Lecture will be July 29th from 12:30 PM- 1:30 PM EST.
The lecture will feature multiple critical care providers speaking about Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis from the unique perspective of their profession.
We hope you can join us online! Please click HERE to register.
The Southeast Chapter of SCCM is proud to offer the annual “Barbara A. McLean Contributions to Critical Care Nursing Award”. This award will be delivered to a critical care nurse who exemplifies the values of the SCCM: A model based on collaboration, contribution, evidenced-based communications, and collegiality.
Who can participate?
Any Critical Care Nurse that meets the following criteria:
Who can nominate?
What does the award consist of?
The final candidate will receive a check for $250 and a one-year membership to both the local and national SCCM organizations. The awardee will also receive an award plaque in recognition of his/her commitment to critical care.
How to submit the nomination?
The nominator must provide a letter detailing the nominee’s contribution to critical care nursing excellence AND a team approach to managing the critically ill or injured patients. This letter should validate the nominee’s clinical, educational and/or leadership contributions relevant to critical care. In addition, the contributions to health care outside of their work place should be highlighted.
Nomination and a letter of support should be emailed with original signatures and letterhead (if possible) to communications@sccmse.org
The winter 2020 edition of our newsletter, Southeast Chapter Update, is now available! Click here to view the most recent updates from our chapter on our newsletter page (https://sccmse.org/newsletters/ )!
We are pleased to announce Lesley Kirkendall, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN as the 2019 recipient of the Barbara A. McLean – Contributions to Critical Care Nursing Award! Mrs. Kirkendall is a neurocritical care nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and she has received multiple certifications to advance her career (CNRN, CCRN, ENLS, and SCRN). Additionally, she is an active member in the Greater Memphis Area Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
Ms. Kirkendall plays an active role in the interprofessional team on a daily basis within her unit. She is also involved in multiple quality improvement projects, such as the ICU Liberation National Collaborative, and in the education of onboarding new neurocritical care nurses. Not only does Ms. Kirkendall serve as a leader within her organization, but she also gives back to her community by teaching Basic Life Support (BLS) to the 164th Tennessee Air National Guard and serves as a mentor for the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) in the Memphis area.
While this does not include all of the roles and activities that Mrs. Kirkendall has accomplished, the dedication to her career and commitment to patient care that Mrs. Kirkendall exemplifies deserves to be recognized by this prestigious award!
Have any topics you’d like to hear more about in 2020? Email our programming chair Andrea Newsome at ANDNEWSOME@augusta.edu with topics and speaker suggestions.
