Letter from the Editor Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS
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he Plastic Surgical Nursing Journal has had a facelift. At the Editorial Board meeting in San Diego, CA, last fall, it was discussed about the desire to update the journal design. Thank you to the creative department at PRRI for developing a professional, crisp, and branded cover for the journal. We are excited to announce that we now have four new departments for the journal. This will provide articles that will cover a more diverse number of topics within the plastic surgery field of nursing. The department chair position is a 2-year term. We are still looking for a chair for the Reconstruction Department. A sincere thank you to the following department chairs for 2014–2015: Aesthetics—Jill Jones and Connie Brennan Management—Nancy Radoslovich Pediatrics Department—Linda Duffy Pharmacology Department—Tracey Hotta Risk Management—Wesley Cook Skin Care—Barbara Dugas What's New—Tracey Hotta Wound Care—Marcia Spear and Valentina Lucas
If you have an article that you would like to submit for a department article, please contact me and I will send the information to the department chair. The journal awards were presented at the business meeting in San Diego. Congratulations to the following winners. 3rd Place : The Use of Targeted MicroCurrent Therapy in Postoperative Pain Management. Volume 33(1). Author – Allen Gabriel, MD, from Vancouver, WA. 2nd Place : Lymphedema Strategies for Investigation and Treatment: A Review. Volume 32(4). Author – Michelle Coriddi, MD, from Columbus, OH. 1st Place : Care of Patients With Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Reconstruction. Volume 33(2). Author Laura Long, PhD, from Needham, MA. Thank you to all those authors who submitted articles last year. Your contribution to the journal is greatly appreciated. Respectfully, Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS Editor, PSN
Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS, is the Aesthetic Nurse Specialist for Dr. Mitchell Brown. Her passion for plastic surgery led her to be the first Canadian president of the American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses and played an instrumental role in establishing the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses. Tracey is actively involved at the local and national levels and is committed to the continued education for nurses and is an advocate for the consumer. Tracey currently holds the position as the editor of the Plastic Surgical Nursing Journal, on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, and is the Director of Operations in Canada for AAI. The author has not received any funding in writing this article. The author reports no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS, 45 Wild Cherry Lane, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 3T3, Canada (e-mail: tracey@ hotta.ca). DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000028
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he Plastic Surgical Nursing Journal has had a facelift. At the Editorial Board meeting in San Diego, CA, last fall, it was discussed about the desire to update the journal design. Thank you to the creative department at PRRI for developing a professional, crisp, and branded cover for the journal. We are excited to announce that we now have four new departments for the journal. This will provide articles that will cover a more diverse number of topics within the plastic surgery field of nursing. The department chair position is a 2-year term. We are still looking for a chair for the Reconstruction Department. A sincere thank you to the following department chairs for 2014–2015: Aesthetics—Jill Jones and Connie Brennan Management—Nancy Radoslovich Pediatrics Department—Linda Duffy Pharmacology Department—Tracey Hotta Risk Management—Wesley Cook Skin Care—Barbara Dugas What's New—Tracey Hotta Wound Care—Marcia Spear and Valentina Lucas
If you have an article that you would like to submit for a department article, please contact me and I will send the information to the department chair. The journal awards were presented at the business meeting in San Diego. Congratulations to the following winners. 3rd Place : The Use of Targeted MicroCurrent Therapy in Postoperative Pain Management. Volume 33(1). Author – Allen Gabriel, MD, from Vancouver, WA. 2nd Place : Lymphedema Strategies for Investigation and Treatment: A Review. Volume 32(4). Author – Michelle Coriddi, MD, from Columbus, OH. 1st Place : Care of Patients With Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Reconstruction. Volume 33(2). Author Laura Long, PhD, from Needham, MA. Thank you to all those authors who submitted articles last year. Your contribution to the journal is greatly appreciated. Respectfully, Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS Editor, PSN
Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS, is the Aesthetic Nurse Specialist for Dr. Mitchell Brown. Her passion for plastic surgery led her to be the first Canadian president of the American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses and played an instrumental role in establishing the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses. Tracey is actively involved at the local and national levels and is committed to the continued education for nurses and is an advocate for the consumer. Tracey currently holds the position as the editor of the Plastic Surgical Nursing Journal, on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, and is the Director of Operations in Canada for AAI. The author has not received any funding in writing this article. The author reports no conflicts of interest. Address correspondence to Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS, 45 Wild Cherry Lane, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 3T3, Canada (e-mail: tracey@ hotta.ca). DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000028
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