NH / VT State Assembly

Letter from the President

2010-04-25T16:47:00-06:00

NH/VT State Assembly NewsApril 2010 Hello Members and Welcome to any new Members, This Spring letter is written to inform you about the happenings from your State Assembly Board members. We meet routinely to discuss and plan our spring and fall meetings. Unfortunately this year we will not be holding a spring meeting due to procedural changes from the National board. Next month is our National Conference held in Texas this year. We hope many of you will choose to attend the Conference. It is a great opportunity to meet new people, learn new information, network and have loads of fun. There is also an opportunity for you to make a difference for our State by becoming a State Delegate. Being a delegate allows you to vote at National Conference for the National candidates who will serve us. You will be attending the Opening Ceremonies, Business Sessions 1 and 2, the Candidates Forum and then the Voting Session. You will need to bring your AST card with you and your membership must be current on voting day. If you are interested in being a State Delegate, please submit a letter or e-mail your request to me-- Michael Clark at 65 Kendall St, Franklin, NH 03235-1413. My e-mail is nhroadrider@yahoo.com. If you have any further questions, please contact me. Our next State workshop/meeting date will be Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. We plan to host an exciting day talking about trauma! We usually offer 6 ceu’s for a very low price with lunch included!! We hope you will be able to join us. Sincerely, Michael Clark, CSTPresident, NH/VT State Assembly of Surgical Technologists

update

2009-08-27T17:59:00-06:00

Please remember that national surgical technologists week is coming up fast Sept. 20-26th, 2009! Celebrate with everyone that you work with.

Also check out the information on the upcoming conference hosted at Wentworth-Douglass hospital in Dover, NH in the seacoast region of NH. Save the date of Sat. Nov 14, 2009 to earn 6 ceu's, vote on some of the board members, and just meet with your fellow CST's!

Directions

2008-11-13T09:55:00-06:00

From Downtown Manchester:

From Elm Street, take Valley Street east. Take a left onto Tarrytown Road. From Tarrytown Road, turn left onto Elliot Way.

To the Emergency Department, continue straight on Tarrytown Road. Take a left onto Auburn Street. Turn left into the Emergency entrance. Parking is available on the left.

From the Manchester Airport

From Manchester airport, turn right onto Goffs Falls Road. Goffs Falls Road becomes Huse Road. At the end of Huse Road, take a left at the lights onto South Mammoth Road. Turn left onto Massabesic Street. Turn right onto Tarrytown Road at the intersection. Elliot Hospital/Elliot Way is the first road on the left.

From the North:

Take Interstate 93 South, bear right after the Hooksett tollbooth to remain on Interstate 93. Take Exit 8 (Wellington Road) off I-93. At the end of the exit ramp (traffic light), take a right. At the next set of traffic lights, take a left onto Mammoth Road. You will pass the Derryfield Country Club on your left. Proceed through two sets of traffic lights. Take your next right onto Nelson Street. Elliot Hospital is directly across the street.

From the South (Derry/Salem/Londonderry area):

Take Interstate 93 North, South of Manchester, the highway divides (93 & 293). Stay on 93 and then take Exit #6 (Candia Road). Turn left at the first set of traffic lights. Stay on Candia Road about 1 mile and take a right at the next set of traffic lights onto Mammoth Road. Go straight at next set of traffic lights turn left onto Nelson Street and follow it to the end. Elliot Hospital is directly across the street.

From Massachusetts and Southern NH:

In Massachusetts, take Route 3 North. Route 3 becomes the Everett Turnpike at the NH state line. Take first exit after tollbooth (Route 101 East/293). Stay on 101 East, which merges onto 93 North. Continue approximately 1.2 mile to Exit #6 (Candia Road). Take a left at the first set of traffic lights. Stay on Candia Road about 1 mile and take a right at the next set of traffic lights onto Mammoth Road. Go straight at next set of traffic lights, turn left onto Nelson Street, and follow it to the end. Elliot Hospital is directly across the street.

From the West:

Take 101 East to 293 South. Turn onto I-93 North to Exit #6 (Candia Road). Take a left at the first set of traffic lights. Stay on Candia Road about 1 mile and take a right at the next set of traffic lights onto Mammoth Road. Go straight at next set of traffic lights, turn left onto Nelson Street, and follow it to the end. Elliot Hospital is directly across the street.

From the East:

Take 101 West. Bear right onto I-93 North to Exit #8 (Wellington Road). Bear right at end of exit. Go straight through two sets of traffic lights. Take left at second set of traffic lights, onto Mammoth Road. Continue through two more sets of traffic lights. Take next right onto Nelson Street, and follow it to the end. Elliot Hospital is directly across the street.

Once you get to the parkinglot for the hospital look for signs directing you to the meeting.

Fall meeting and call for candidates

2008-08-11T10:46:00-06:00

Here is the current agenda for the fall meeting. It will be held at Elliot Hospital in Manchester NH. Any questions or to preregister contact Mike Clark nhroadrider@yahoo.com

7-8 registration/breakfast provided by Covidien

1st speaker - Lap Band Rep - Rainer Koch - product demo and lecture about his product

2nd speaker - Dr. David Gould - Bariatric Surgeon

3rd speaker - Kristen Lajoie, PA - works for Dr. Gould - lecture on the pre and postop process for gastric bypass/lapband patients

4th speaker - Mesh Rep - Ben Roeder (US Surg/Covidien) - Using different types of mesh for port site hernias

Lunch provided by Ethicon and business meeting

5th speaker - either Dr. Bruce Topol or Dr. Robert Feins - Plastic Surgeon - Reconstruction after gastric bypass/lapband surgery

6th speaker - Ethicon Rep - Pete Manning - "Stapler Olympics" Lecture and a timed competition on the different types of staplers (audience participation)

Fall meeting and call for candidates

2008-06-16T15:06:00-06:00

NH -VT state assembly fall meeting (Conference)
11/15/2008
7:00 AM-5:00 PM
The fall conference and meeting will be held in Manchester, NH on Nov. 15th. Registration opens at 7 am. 6 CEU's pending approval. The topics will center around bariatric surgery. This is also a call for candidates as there are 3 board positions that are open. They are secretary and 2 general board members. All terms are for 2 years. The conference is $15 pre and $20 at the door. Students are $5. We need a quarum of 20 voters at this meeting to deal with all business. Any questions or interest should be directed to Mike Clark at nhroadrider@yahoo.com Stay tuned for further information on this event.

Spring meeting and elections

2008-04-07T11:40:00-06:00

Spring meeting and elections on April 12th, at Concord Hospital in conference room A. The topics will be laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy, laparoscopic nissen fundoplication, laparoscopic prostatectomy, advances in laparoscopic thermal equipment, and challenges in anesthesia with the laparoscopic patient. We will have lunch provided by Erica Gosslin from Covidien, and the morning break will be provided by Mark Pare of J&J. Contact Mike Clark nhroadrider@yahoo.com to attend. $15 pre-registered and $20 at the door, $5 for students

Fall meeting held at DHMC

2007-10-22T06:49:00-06:00

The fall meeting was held on Sat. Oct 20th, 2007 at DHMC hospital. There were 6 great speakers for all to enjoy. The meeting topics were: total hip overview from the inception to now, vascular disease as it affects the lower legs superficially, pediatric pain control with surgery and after, pediatric urology the top 6 disorders, MH and what to do, neck and mouth cancer surgery. Many thanks go out to Janis for getting the majority of the speakers for this conference and those that attended on the beautiful Saturday that we had. There will be a spring meeting with a date to follow.

Call for candidates

2007-10-22T06:45:00-06:00

The spring meeting of the NH/VT state assembly generally is held in April. There are several positions that will be up for elections at this meeting. 3 board members and secretary. These are 2 year positions. Feel free to contact any of the current officers to ask about what the commitment entails for these positions.

Fall NH-VT state assembly meeting

2007-07-16T07:30:00-06:00

The fall meeting will be held at Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in the conference center on Sat. Oct 20th. Registration will be held from 7:30 am to 8 am. The conference is scheduled to run from 8 am to 4 pm and is for 6 CEU's. More to follow on the exact topics of discussion for the day. There will be time provided for lunch on your own. The conference is $15 for members, $5 for students. Please contact either Mike Clark or Janis Mendenhall if you have further questions or would like to pre-register for the conference. Mike: nhroadrider@yahoo.com Janis: Janis.Mendenhall@hitchcock.org