| Spring Gala
Saturday, May 9, 2015
8:00 pm - 12 midnight
State Capitol Rotunda
Madison, WI
Monday and Tuesday
June 1 and 2, 2015
Concourse Hotel, Madison
Registration is open!
The Gathering
Thurs, September 17, 2015
Time: TBD
Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield
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| Our goal is to reach 750 participants in 2015. 
January through February we reached 296 women (39% of our goal) |
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The countdown has started...We are just 53 days from our first Annual GrapeVine Conference and I am so excited!! This Conference has been so much fun to plan - from the great speakers, to the new unit information, the breakout sessions, exhibitors and of course, the social activities and the food. I can't wait to see everyone! |
June 1 & 2
Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI
All GrapeVine Project nurses are invited to attend. This will be the only GrapeVine training event offered in 2015. All unit content being presented at the conference is new! Please visit our website for more information.
- 6 new units and 4 interactive breakout sessions
- Networking and social activities
- FREE for GrapeVine nurses with current MOU
- Hotel and mileage reimbursement available
Please share this information with any RN who may be interested in joining GrapeVine. We welcome nurses from around the state to get involved and start offering sessions in their community.
Please email or call 800-448-5148, Ext. 103 if you have any questions.
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GrapeVine Sessions
In
February, 17 sessions were held reaching 183 women.
They were:
- Dane County (1) - Sue Richards
- Dodge County ** (4) - Angie Olson, Carol Wehland, Diane Reul, and Stacy Schmitt
- Green County (3) - Kris Wisnefske
- Jefferson County (1) - Lee Clay
- Marathon (1) - Mary Omernik
- Milwaukee County (4) - Jean Pirkey
- Sauk County (2) - Lori Rudolph (1), Sue Richards (1)
- Hidalgo County, TX (1) - Ardyce McMillen
Thank you for sharing this health information with others!
If you presented in March, please be sure to send in your paperwork so participants receive their follow-up surveys and so session information is available for future newsletters and reporting purposes.
**- Please note in last month's newsletter we listed the workshops presented by Bob Gionet, Liz Hoffman, Angie Olson and Pamela Priewe under Sauk County instead of Dodge County. Our apologies for the error.
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We Want to Help Promote Your Sessions
We have received some calls from individuals around the state asking us about GrapeVine and where we hold sessions. Currently, there isn't a way to let people know, but we'd like to change that.
Once you schedule a session, we are more than happy to promote it on our WWHF event page and GrapeVine program website if you want us to do so. You just need to email the unit you will be presenting along with the date, time, place, address and any registration information.
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Participant Comments from February Sessions
What is the most important message you remember from the session on heart disease?
02/01/15 - Be alert to the signs of a heart attack.
02/14/15 - Take better care of yourself every day at any age.
Based on what you learned at the session, have you taken any action or made any changes to improve your own brain health or to help others...?
02/04/15 - Yes. My mom has early stages of dementia. I am getting her out more socially and encouraging more exercise.
02/04/15 - Taking "Brunch for Your Brain" course at Oregon Senior Center.
What is the most important message you remember from the session on bone health?
02/17/15 - We need more calcium as we age.
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Arthritis - Take Action to Protect Yourself
 In the United States, arthritis affects more than 1 in 5 adults, 60% of them are women. It is the national's most common cause of disability.
What is arthritis? Simply put, arthritis means joint inflammation. In the public health world, arthritis is a family of musculoskeletal disorders consisting of more than 100 diseases or conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint and other connective tissue.
Arthritis is most often a chronic disease, so symptoms may come and go. The good news is, as with other chronic diseases, there are steps you can take to prevent and manage it.
Please read this article to find more health information about how to reduce symptoms and live better.
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Alzheimer's disease - Recent updates
Statistics Facts
- In 2015, an estimated 5.3 Americans of all ages have Alzheimer's Disease
- Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develops the disease.
- Almost 2/3 of Americans with this disease are women.
Visit the Alzheimer's Association to see a video, or download a quick facts sheet or a full copy of the Alzheimer's Disease 2015 Facts and Figures report.
Research Updates
is a landmark clinical trial to prevent the memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease for older individuals ages 65-85 who may be at risk but who have normal memory function. The study will
scan the brains of healthy patients for the presence of a hallmark protein called tau. It is the first designed trial to identify and treat patients in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's, before memory loss begins.
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| May Observances Please see last month's newsletter for information on the following May observances or click on the links below:
June Observances
Click on the observances to go to a website with more information.
- Cataract Awareness Month - Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness among older adults in the United States. More than half of all Americans have cataracts by the time they are 80 years old.
- Men's Health Month - The purpose of Men's Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month - Myasthenia Gravis (MG) comes from the Greek and Latin words meaning "grave muscular weakness." The most common form of MG is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body.
- National Aphasia Awareness Month - Aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain that control language. It can make it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say. It is most common in adults who have had a stroke, but brain tumors, infections, injuries, and dementia can also be causes.
- National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that infects people of all ages and is usually harmless to people with a healthy immune system. Congenital CMV occurs when an infected mother passes CMV to her unborn child through the placenta, causing birth defects and developmental disabilities. Click here to learn how to prevent CMV.
- National Safety Month - This year's theme is "What I Live For". National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road, and in our homes and communities. Raise awareness about important safety issues with this toolkit provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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