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ODONA Presents
Energize and Strategize!
The 23rd Annual ODONA CONVENTION!

February 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2012

Embassy Suites Columbus, Dublin
5100 Upper Metro Place
Dublin, OH 43017
(614) 790-9000

This convention will cover topics including: recent changes with MDS, how to increase case mix, how to write a plan of correction, prevention of return readmission to hospital, and many others. Hope to see all of you there!

Register Today!
(PDF)

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Preliminary Information for the 23rd Annual Convention (2012) is available at the following links.

Download the Provisional Schedule (PDF) (WORD)

Vendor Information
Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 15, 2012

  • Also: Vendor Booth Application (PDF) (WORD)
  • Sponsor Application (PDF) (WORD)

Annual ODONA CONVENTION!

 


The annual convention is coming soon. Stay tuned for detailed information.




A long-time ODONA member, Juliene Wise has been the Director of Nursing at Fairlawn Haven nursing home in Archbold, Ohio for 40 years. She dedicated her entire career serving the elderly of our community. Juliene started in 1964 and worked as a charge nurse until 1971, when she was promoted to director of nursing. Her career has expanded over 47 years in one facility. Juliene's last day of work wasFebruary 28, 2011. We wish the best to Juliene in her retirement.
-Information provided by Steven Ringenberg





ODONA SCHOLARSHIPS
The following scholarships were awarded at the Awards Dinner during this year's ODONA Convention in March. The scholarships are:

The ODONA LTC Scholarship is awarded to current ODONA members who have been working in Long Term Care for a minimum of one year. The scholarship is intended to support the mission of ODONA in assisting members in continuing formal education related to the role of the Director of Nursing. It is the goal of ODONA to award one scholarship in each of the state's five regions annually.
Awarded to Beanne Clipper at the 2010 Convention

The ODONA Nursing Assistant Scholarship is available to STNA's in homes where the DON is an ODONA member. This was established to acknowledge the many individuals wishing to become Long Term Care nurses and recognizing the shortage of nurses in the industry.
Awarded to Heather Artrip at the 2010 Convention.

The ODONA LPN to RN Transition Scholarship is available to LPN's in homes where the DON is an ODONA member. This was established with the goal of creating a larger pool for future DON's and recognizing the shortage of DON's in the industry.
Awarded to Jessica Dick, Ozzie Hairston, and Kimberly Harris at the 2010 Convention.

Scholarship applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed on February 1st each year, and presented at the Annual ODONA Convention. Applications may be obtained by calling the ODONA office or downloaded from the ODONA website.



THANK YOU
TO OUR 2010 ODONA CONVENTION VENDORS!
(* Sponsors)

ABBOT NUTRITION
ACCESS, RN*
ADVOCARE SYSTEMS, INC
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LONG TERM CARE NURSING*
AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
AMERICAN'S BEST MEDICAL
AMGEN
BECKY DORNER & ASSOCIATES, INC*
BLUE SKY THERAPY
CHESTNUT RIDGE FOAM, INC
COMMUNICARE HEALTH SERVICES
DERMARITE INDUSTRIES LLC
DILLER MEDICAL INC
ENDURACARE THERAPY MANAGEMENT*
FITZSIMMONS HOSPITAL SERVICES
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS*
GLAXO SMITH-KLINE
HILL-ROM
INFINITY HP
INSTITUTIONAL CARE PHARMACY
JOERNS HEALTHCARE
LIFE SYSTEMS, INC
MANAGEMENT AND NETWORK SERVICES
MEDICAL NUTRITION USA, INC
MED-MIZER INC
MOBELIX USA*
NATIONAL NUTRITION INC
NORTHEAST SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF OHIO
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS*
OMNICARE PHARMACIES*
ON SHIFT
ONSIGHT HEALTHCARE
PFIZER INC
PHARMACY MANAGEMENT GROUP
PREMIER THERAPY
PRIMESOURCE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC
REMEDI SENIOR CARE*
SANOFI-AVENTIS
SENECA MEDICAL INC
SENIOR HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES*
SIMPLY THICK
SKIL-CARE CORPORATION
SKILLED CARE
SOURCE DIAGNOSTICS
SUNDANCE REHABILITATION*
THERAPY SUPPORT, INC


Our Heros
The 2010 Convention Sponsors

ACCESS, RN
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LONG TERM CARE NURSING
BECKY DORNER & ASSOCIATES, INC
ENDURACARE THERAPY MANAGEMENT
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS
MOBELIX USA
NOVARITIS PHARMACEUTICALS
OMNICARE PHARMACIES
REMEDI SENIOR CARE
SENIOR HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES
SUNDANCE REHABILITATION





PATRON MEMBERS
ODONA thanks our Patron Members for their long-term interest and support.

Boehringer-Ingelheim
DermaRite
Leader Stat
Mobilex USA
Pharmacy Management Group
Plante & Moran
Remedi SeniorCare Pharmacy
Source Diagnostics





NEW and RENEWED ODONA MEMBERS

The following people have become new members, or renewed their memberships, between OCTOBER 1, 2009 and October 1, 2010. If you became a new member or renewed your membership during this time period and are not listed below, please contact the ODONA office: 866 226-3662, or odonaltc@gmail.com

IMPORTANT: Beginning with the Winter 2011 edition (January 2011), only new and renewed members since the last newsletter will be listed.

ALBAUGH, ELAINE
ARMSTRONG, VERONICA
ASHBY, RENEE'
BACHE, VIRGINIA
BAKER, VERONICA
BARKEY, LINDA
BAUKNECHT, JULIE
BEHM, TRACEY
BEHREND, WILLIAM
BENNETT, MELISSA
BENYA, PAMELA SUE
BIARS, MARCY
BIBLER, PAULA
BOWDEN, BRENDA
BRAR, JASVIR
BRINKMAN, JOHN
BROGAN, REBECCA
BUTLER, ANNA
CAPAN, SUSAN
CICCONE, JEAN
CINADR, , JANET
CLAY, GAIL
CLIPPER, BEANNE
COLLINS, ANNETTE
CORDERY, ANITA
CORNETT, ROBIN
COX, BEULENA
DAVIS, LIESSEN
DAVIS, MELANIE
DEIGER, JOHN
DEISENROTH, JUNE
DIAMOND, TONYA
DOBLINGER, HOLLY
DOUGLAS, DOROTHY
DUNFEE, TASHA
EGERT, CHERIE
FARRINGTON, DEB
FERNANDEZ, MICHELE
FIELY, JANE
FINKLE, JOE
FORD, JOYCE
FOSTER, JEAN
FRANEY, KATHLEEN
FRANTZ, FRANCES
GEORGE, NANCY
GIOIELLO, BETTY
GODFREY, NANCY
GOLD, NIKKI
GOODWIN, DIANE
HAAS, DENISE
HARTER, KERRI
HAY, TAMI R.
HEIB, PATTY
HIBBARD, JACQUELINE
HOLCOMB, AMANDA
HOWARD, SUE
HRIBAL, CARLA
JAKABCIC, MARGARET
JAMES, VICKI
JENNER, PAULA
JIRLES, SHERRY
JOHNSON, JOHNNA
JONES, BARBARA
JONES, NANCY
JONES, TRISH
KEATING, IRENE
KELLAR, ANN
KELLER, DEBRA
KINDRED, DEBORAH
KING, RITA
KOGE, JENNIFER
KUEHL, JOYCE
KURTZ, LINDA
LARGE, TAMMY
LISTON, BARBARA
LOTZE, LINDA
MAILLE, JANET
MALESZEWSKI, LISA
MANINGA, PAMELA S.
MASON, KEISHA
MAY, ANDREA
McGRATH, CHARLENE
McNABB, KATINA
MEEKS, BONNIE
MICHAELS, DIANE
MILLER, JANALYNN
MONROE, PENNY
MORRIS, JAIME
MORRISON, PAM
NEWLAND, KRIS
NGUYEN, OANH
NICHOLS, CHERYL
O'HARA, , RENA
OTIS, TAMMY
PARKER, CATHY
PARSONS, DEANNA
PATRICK, DONNA
PATTON, KELLY
PETERS, NANCY
PEYTON, SHARON
PITRE, SUSAN
RICH, SUZANNE R.
RIPLEY, MELANIE
ROBERTSON, CONNIE
ROBERTSON, JEANNE
ROBINSON, JODI
ROSE, JAYNE
SANCHEZ, ANGELA
SANTARIUS, CINDY
SCHERMERHORN, PATRICIA
SCOTT, ROSE MARIE
SEMELSBERGER, DAWN
SKELDON, SANDRA
SLATER, ELIZABETH ANN
E SMITH, ROSE MARIE'
SORRELL, KATIE
SPANGLER, MIRANDA
SPRADLING, KAREN L.
STEMPLE, NATALIE
STEPHANY, TONI
STRAUSS, GWYNETH M.
SUTHERLAND, PIE
SWARTZ, SUE
TAYLOR, TAMMY
THOMAS, AJARA
THOMAS, RHONDA
TURNER, TAMMY
ULRICH, AMY
VANCE, MELISSA
WAGNER, VERONICA
WALTERS-RHODES, JESSICA
WELLMAN, M. KATHLEEN
WESTHOVEN, NANCI
WILLIAMS, ANITA
WILSON, JILL
WILSON, KIERNEN
WISE, JULIENE
WOODS, TERESA
WRIGHT, MARTHA
WUKELICH, CLARA
YOUNG, KRIS
ZHANG, YI
ZULCH, ANGIE

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