MaAOHN:
2007
AAOHN Chapter of the Year!

2008 Massachusetts Medique award:
Susan Katz Sliski

Nancy Clover, Susan Katz Sliski

Susan Katz Sliski is an active member of MaAOHN. Susan has served on the MaAOHN Board, been the legislative coordinator for the North of Boston Board, was the NIWI Grant recipient and returned from Washington to share her knowledge of the legislative process with her colleagues.

Susan has written and published 2 articles which were featured in the AAOHN journal.

As Chairperson of the MaAOHN professional development committee, Susan coordinated three educational conferences that were very well attended. Susan also facilitated a joint research project with MaAOHN and Liberty Mutual.

Susan has worked tirelessly to move our organization ahead and she, while she was employed by Tuft’s Health Plan, single handily convinced Tufts to offer grant money of 200K to Regis College for nursing scholarships.

I am so pleased to be able to present you Susan, the Massachusetts Medique award.

October 20, 2007: MaAOHN Edwards Medical Supply Excellence Award Winner: Nancy Clover, RN, COHN-S

The Edwards Medical Supply Excellence Award is an opportunity to recognize a member of the state Occupational Health Nurses Association who has exhibited exemplary performance and pursuit of educational goals in Occupational Health.

Edwards Medical Supply is the nation’s leading supplier of medical products and services to Occupational Health Professionals. The company’s commitment to Occupational Health excellence extends to national, state and local professional organizations.

2007 Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI) Grant: 
Susan Katz Sliski, RN, MSN, CCM

2007 Medique Leadership Award:
Terry Donahue

Deadline for 2009 Medique Award applications is Dec 1, 2008

It is time to apply for the Medique award again this year. The deadline for the application is December 1st. MaAOHN is proud to have had 2 recipients in the past 2 years. This is an award that recognizes leadership and excellence in the field of Occupational Health and all are encouraged to apply. The award includes a stipend that would support your attendance at the NEAOHN or NECOEM Conference. For more information and application please go to…..

http://www.mediqueproducts.com/award.html

2007 Northeast Grant, Getting Connected- Initiative:
Joan Balkus      

Joan is the Recording Secretary for Central Mass and is the Central Mass website liaison.  She is the OHN with Nypro, Inc.  This program was developed to help reenergize the chapter and assist in organizing the chapter board of directors.  The packet included a “welcome letter from the President”, an educational calendar, website information   and an organizational chart for the new board of directors.  This was the first step in reaching out to the membership and the member feed back was very positive.

The 2007 winners of the MaAOHN Nurse Excellence Award are:

MaAOHN Dorothy Reid Life-Time Achievement Award:

The recipient of the MaAOHN Dorothy Reid Lifetime Achievement award is selected by the Board of Directors to honor a MaAOHN member in recognition of outstanding service to MaAOHN and dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to the field of occupational and environmental health Nursing. The award recognizes years of dedication and service and also confers upon its recipient lifetime membership status in MaAOHN.

The Dorothy Reid Life-Time Acheivement Award is named in memory of Dorothy Hope (Johnson) Reid. Dorothy's own life-time of acheivements has proved to be an inspiring example for all Occupational Health professionals. Read Dorothy's bio...

The 2007 winner of the MaAOHN Dorothy Reid Life-Time Achievement Award:

Gail K. Army, RN, COHN-S, CCM

Gail Army began her Occupational Health Nursing career 28 years ago and has been an active participant in her local chapter, the Central Massachusetts Chapter of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses for the past 27 years. Gail’s service to her chapter includes responsibilities for membership, legislative affairs and peer education. Gail has served in several elected capacities for the Central Mass Chapter including as a member of the Board of Director’s, Corresponding Secretary, Vice President and President.  In addition Gail has also served as President of the Massachusetts Association of Occupational Heath Nurses.  

Gail is currently employed by Intel where she is the QA, Regulatory Compliance and Business Continuity Nurse for Intel’s America’s Region on site clinics.

In the past Gail has been employed by Motorola; by Marlborough Hospital where she was the MedWorks Program Director; by the Waters Division of Millipore; by Novacore and by Jamesbury Corporation. She was also co-founder/President of Occupational Health & Safety Solutions Inc (OHSSI) providing health and safety consulting services to small employers and Fortune 500 companies.  She is an accomplished safety training grant writer and guest presenter at both local and National AAOHN conferences.

The world we live in has changed, and words like Terrorism and Pandemic require strategic workplace response initiatives. Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine are key components of these plans. As a preparedness advocate Gail represents AAOHN at the federal level on Health and Human Services planning committees engaged in Emergency Response planning and response. Gail also partners with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Fire Academy to bring Incident Command and Personal Protective Equipment/ Decontamination training to hospitals across Massachusetts.

2006 winner of the MaAOHN Dorothy Reid Life-Time Achievement Award - Anne LaFontaine

2005 winner of the MaAOHN Dorothy Reid Life-Time Achievement Award - Helen Willliams

2004 winner of the MaAOHN Life-Time Achievement Award - Maureen Longtin RN, COHN-S, CCM