Committees
Education Committee
The Education Committee's primary area of responsibility is to plan and organize MENAs annual conference. The conference is usually held in the spring of the year and offers a variety of topics related to emergency department nursing practice.
Contact: Debi Cannatti (Chairperson, 2006)
Phone: 586.228.1643
ENCARE and Injury Prevention Committee
EN CARE is the injury prevention institute of the Emergency Nurses Association. EN CARE and ENA are committed to reducing the number of preventable injuries through public education, professional training courses and legislative advocacy.
The main goal of this committee is to reduce injury- and violence-related morbidity and mortality by developing, promoting, evaluating and disseminating injury and violence prevention programs for emergency health care professionals and the community.
The Injury Prevention Institute provides professional training and develops up-to-date programs and resource materials to educate the young, the adult, and the mature adult communities. More than 5,000 emergency nurses, EMTs, and law enforcement officers have been trained to teach ENA's injury prevention programs in local communities.
This committee works to organize the efforts of injury prevention education programs in the state of Michigan. There are currently educational programs developed on the following topics:
- Alcohol Prevention Education
- Dare to Care
- Safety Education
- Bike & Helmet Safety
- Child Passenger Safety
- Gun Safety: It's NO Accident
- Healthy Aging Education
- TAKE CARE I: Safe Medication Use and Falls Prevention for Mature Adults
- TAKE CARE II: Safe Mobility for Mature Adults
Contact: Kathy Wolowiec
Phone: 810.667.944
Trauma Committee
The Trauma Committee is the over-sight committee for the Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) for the state of Michigan. A major responsibility of this committee is to monitor quality issues related to TNCC courses, instructors and course directors in Michigan. In addition, the committee maintains a list of TNCC Instructors and Course Directors; educates and mentors new TNCC instructors; and serves as a resourse for TNCC throught the state.
At least 4 committee meetings are held annually and are generally held immediately prior to state council meetings.
Contact: Gerri Muller (Chairperson, 2005)
Phone: 248.544.3448
Pediatric Committee
The Pediatric Committee is the over-sight committee for the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) for the state of Michigan. A major responsibility of this committee is to monitor quality issues related to ENPC courses, instructors and course directors in Michigan. In addition, the committee maintains a list of ENPC Instructors and Course Directors; educates and mentors new ENPC instructors; and serves as a resource for ENPC throughout the state.
At least 4 committee meetings are held annually and are generally held immediately prior to state council meetings.
Contact: Sherri Veurink-Balicki (Chairperson, 2005)
Phone: 616.752.6798
Government Affairs Committee
The Government Affairs Committee is responsible for monitoring both government and public policies, as well as current issues which affect emergency health care and relating this information to the membership of MENA.
Contact: Elaine Whipp (Chairperson, 2006)
Membership Committee
The committee evaluates the membership databases received from National ENA on current members, new members and non-renewing members to develop strategies to retain members and attract new members. The committee is also responsible for coordinating the scholarship process and promoting emergency nursing to the Michigan Student Nurses Association.
Contact: Margaret Woleben (Chairperson, 2005)
Phone: 586.573.6239
Professional Practice Committee
The primary goal of the Professional Practice Committee is to identify, evaluate and explore professional issues that may impact the profession of emergency nursing and keep the membership informed of these pertinent issues.
The committee also supports emergency nurses in the development, planning and implementation of research pertinent to clinical practice, education or issues in emergency nursing. Research scholarships are available to members and this committee evaluates applications for research funds and makes recommendations to the executive board for final approval.
SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners)
The primary function of the Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiners (SANE) Committee is to monitor current practices and support best practice of the SANE program in the state of Michigan.
For information about SANE courses in Michigan contact Rene Diegel at 586.792.0051 or rdiegel@turningpointinc.com.
Contact Name: Bea Kelley
Phone: 989.732.248
