Metro Corner
MNYADE Chapter E-Newsletter
March 2008
This month, The American Diabetes Association is celebrating the 20th
Annual Diabetes Alert Day Always the fourth Tuesday in March, this year
Diabetes Alert Day is Tuesday March 25th, 2008 Diabetes Alert Day is a
one-day, wake-up call to inform the American public about the
seriousness of diabetes It is estimated that more than six million
people have diabetes and dont know it and one in five Americans are at
risk for developing type 2 diabetes So Sound the Alert Diabetes Alert
Day is coming
Lets not forget, Happy National Nutrition Month to all our Registered
Dietitians Enjoy your month and thank you for all that you do
Spotlight on the News:
The Installation Dinner Planning Committee met on Monday February 25th A
very productive meeting led to some fun and exciting things for this years
Annual Installation Dinner and Awards Night I hope you have all marked
your calendars for
Thursday May 1st, 2008 at the Milleridge Inn Cottage
Keep an eye out, you will receive a separate email invitation for this
wonderful evening Each year this evening gets better and better and a fun
time is had by all I especially love this night because it allows us to
talk face to face with those colleagues we only speak to through email and
of course the added benefit to meet new members and hearing what exciting
things are happening in the diabetes world around the metropolitan area
Please dont wait, respond right away, and bring a friend the more the
merrier
Dont forget the Annual Installation Dinner is also an Awards night
Please send in your nomination ballots for MNYADE awards
We will also be swearing in the new board members too Please be there to
support your new Executive Board Nominations for executive board
positions are still available If you or someone you know would be
interested in a position on the Executive Board, please email me to discuss
the positions and their responsibilities
Save the Date
March 26, 2008
General Meeting, Neuropathy
April 9th, 2008 Barry Sears, author of The Zone will be speaking just for
us
April 16, 2008 General Meeting and election, Presentation; Sleep Apnea
Diabetes
April 30th, 2008 General Meeting, Jane Seley will be presenting in NYC
May 1st, 2008 Installation Dinner Milleridge Inn 6:00pm-10pm
June National ADA Meeting Jane Seley RN, NYC program coordinator is
working on a very special program with CEUs Stay tuned for details
July Summer Break, enjoy no General Meeting this month
August National AADE Meeting Washington DC, hope to see you all there
September 17th, 2008 General Meeting, Nephropathy
October 15th, 2008 General Meeting, Topic TBA
November 5th, 2008 General Meeting Special Program to celebrate Diabetes
Mth
December No General Meeting Enjoy the Holidays
Please check the specific General Membership program invitation for
details
News Around Town
Carol
Molfetta RD, CDE of Pro Health Consulting would like to announce the
next Diabetes Core Curriculum Workshop April 7-10, 2008, Sheraton
LaGuardia East Hotel, Flushing NY The course is helpful for CDE
recertification It is approved by ANCC and CDR for CEUs and is a
comprehensive diabetes update not a review course so CDEs can use the
credits as well as RDs for their Portfolio
Joy Pape RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN, CFCN President of EnJoy Life Health
Consulting, LLC and MNYADE Executive Board member is presenting at the
Divabetic-Makeover Your Diabetes Day in NYC Good Luck Joy Click on the
PDF file below for details
Leah Whelan Study Coodinator for the 50 -Year Medalist Study at the Joslin
Diabetes Center is looking for study participants for this very interesting
study Please read about the study and call Leah for more details at 617-
713-3481 Internal Extension: 4345
Positions Available
New York Presbyterian is seeking an endocrine dietitian RD CDE at
the Cornell Campus on East 68th St York Avenue See below:
WHERE THE BEST
BELONG
With over 2,400 beds, New York-Presbyterian is the largest hospital in New
York City Our centers of excellence are unmatched and include New York
Weill Cornell Medical Center, Columbia University Medical Center,
Childrens Hospital of New York-Presbyterian which includes the new Morgan
Stanley Childrens Hospital, Allen Pavilion, our model for community care,
and the Westchester Division, a world-renowned behavioral facility We give
our employees outstanding opportunities to learn, grow, and excel, and
invite you to explore all we have to offer
We are seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian at the Weill Cornell
Medical Center to join our team of dynamic, enthusiastic professionals
This challenging position offers the opportunity to work with a varied
patient population in a positive environment The demonstration of strong
interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to take initiative and resolve
problems, is required NYS certification is preferred CDE, CNSD a plus
We offer competitive salaries as well as a comprehensive benefits package
Please send resume to Takami Kim, Supervisor of Clinical Nutrition
Services at tak9006@nyporg
NYPH is an equal opportunity employer
wwwnyporg/careers
Todd Rynecki from Better Living Now writes: Health Care Partners is
looking for a RN to help head up their Disease Management program It is a
very interesting opportunity The contact person would be Kathy Nix, senior
VP Her e-mail address is knix@hcpipacom They are located in Garden
City If anyone is interested in this position mention Todds name when you
call
Karmeen Kulkarni, Director Scientific Affairs has requested this posting:
Current Openings for Clinical Science Managers, Abbott Diabetes Care ADC
We currently have two openings for Clinical Science Managers to cover the
New York Territory includes New York State, New Jersey, Eastern
Pennsylvania and Delaware; and the second is to cover the New England
states
The Clinical Science Manager should be a seasoned diabetes clinician who
enjoys:
Working with Key Opinion Leaders in the field of diabetes
Training Health Care Professionals and users on the use of the ADC
Continuous Glucose Monitoring system
Overseeing and managing the successful implementation of ADC products in
the territory
Providing intensive diabetes management training and education to
clinicians and patients
Developing and presenting scientific, clinical and educational programs
Working as a team with other professionals from Abbott Diabetes Care to
establish and provide best practices in diabetes care
Implementing and managing the Contract Trainer program for the territory
Acting as field resource to Abbott Diabetes Care
The person must possess excellent communication and interaction skills and
be able to travel within the described territory as well as to national and
regional meetings Education requirements are a minimum of a Bachelors
Degree with advanced degree preferred, as well as CDE and preferably RN, RD
or
Pharm D
Please contact Karmeen Kulkarni, Director Scientific Affairs, at 801-608-
4710
Final thought for inspiration:
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out
Robert Collier
Until next month; Lucille Hughes RN, CDE, MNYADE President
Source:ge.com
