In Shock Book Club
This month we will be reading In Shock, My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
by Rana Awdish.
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
9-11 am via Zoom
2-hrs. Certificate of Completion
$20 KCNA members/$10 Members bring your own book/$40 Nonmembers/$30 Nonmembers bring your own book
Registration Deadline: Oct 25th 2023, Register by Oct 16th to receive the book in advance.
Participants will receive a copy of the book then meet for a facilitated discussion. All who register will receive a link to view the RECORDING of the book club. So even if your plans change, you will still be able to read the book and watch a recording of the discussion after the live event.
In Shock is a riveting first-hand account from a young critical care physician, who in the passage of a moment is transfigured into a dying patient. Timed at the end of her medical training, this experience instantly lays bare the vast chasm between the conventional practice of medicine and the stark reality of the prostrate patient.
Using her exceptional recall, Awdish fashions an elegant, yet urgent call to action. She offers a brave roadmap for anyone navigating illness. At the same time, she presents physicians with a new paradigm and rationale for embracing the emotional bond between doctor and patient.
Author Dr. Rana Awdish is a critical care physician, pulmonologist, author, and medical director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She has integrated compassionate communication strategies and Narrative Medicine practice into the curriculum at Henry Ford’s Health System.
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Facilitator:
Cheryl Cooke, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, researcher, and teacher. Dr. Cooke has clinical and private practice experience with adults and children. She recently served as a fellow in the Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship with University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her academic research focused on the intersections of race and health. She has an ongoing interest in health equity, systemic change, self-development, and social action.
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Fall Summit -- Homelessness, Trauma and Inclusion Health
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Good Shepherd Center, Wallingford, Seattle
1.5-hr continuing education
Registration Deadline: October 26, 2023, or until filled. Register early to save your spot!
$25 KCNA members/$45 nonmembers/Students $15
Includes coffee, morning refreshments and lunch
Explore the link between homelessness and trauma in the context of social exclusion.
Our presenter will guide us through current issues around homelessness, trauma,
resilience, health equity, and the well-being of marginalized populations. She will discuss trauma in the context of social exclusion and will introduce inclusion health as an approach within which nurses can take on a major role.
Nurses in Action:
Following the presentation, we will assemble hundreds of cold care kits for Real Change vendors. These kits will contain remedies to combat wintertime colds/flu. A representative from Real Change will be on hand to give updates and answer questions about the program.
Presenter:
Josephine Ensign DrPH, MPH, FNP, Professor, University of Washington, School of Nursing in the Department of Psychosocial and Community Health. Dr. Ensign is also a researcher, writer, and sought after presenter. Her research focuses on health equity and her areas of teaching include community health, narrative medicine, health politics & policies. With an undergraduate degree in medical/health humanities (biology and religion with an emphasis on medical ethics), and a doctorate in international health with a focus on health policy, Dr. Ensign’s approach is interdisciplinary and wide-reaching. She is the author of Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City; Catching Homelessness; and Soul Stories: Voices from the Margins and other writings. More information: josephineensign.com
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Untamed Book Club
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9 - 11am via Zoom
2-hour Certificate of Completion
Cost and registration: $20 KCNA members/$10 Members bring your own book/$40 Nonmembers/$30 Nonmembers bring your own book
Registration deadline: Dec. 5, 2023. Register by Nov. 29 to receive the book in advance.
All who register will receive a link to view the RECORDING of the book club. So even if your plans change, you will still be able to read the book and watch a recording of the discussion after the live event.
Described as soulful and uproarious, forceful, and tender, Untamed is both an intimate memoir and a wake-up call for women. The book asks us to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts. In this memoir Doyle explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us. As Glennon insists: The braver we are, the luckier we get. This book has earned much praise and is a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Author Glennon Doyle is an activist, speaker, podcaster, and author. She is the founder and president of Together Rising, an all-women-led nonprofit organization raising over $45 million for women, families, and children in crisis.
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Discussion Facilitator:
Cheryl Cooke, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, researcher, and teacher. Dr. Cooke has clinical and private practice experience with adults and children. She recently served as a fellow in the Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship with University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her academic research focused on the intersections of race and health. She has an ongoing interest in health equity, systemic change, self-development, and social action.
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Seattle Children's Video Library
The Seattle Children's Hospital has compiled a video library for nurses. Some are eligible for continuing education, and others are eligible for certificates of participation. Please click HERE for the videos.
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Looking for presenters!
The Interagency Academy's Columbia City location (a small alternative high school in Seattle) has started a new Health and Medical Pathway program. In order to expose their students to different pathways in nursing, they are looking for nurse presenters on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 1:30 and 3 pm through the school year. For more information, please contact Lynne Oliphant, MSN, RN, Career and Technical Education Health Pathways Educator at 206 743-3949 or loliphant@seattleschools.org
Here is a flier with more information.
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Here is an article published in the Greater Good magazine that focuses on a new book -- The Mindful Body by Ellen J. Langer -- describing the surprising ways that our minds can influence our health, and that we can use the power of our minds to change our health and well-being in ways that are mostly untapped. Click HERE to read the article.
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