Aerospace Nursing Society News
A Message from the President
by Cathy DiBiase
Greetings to you all! In the hope of your reception of this message before the AsMA Annual Scientific meeting, I would like
to highlight some information pertaining to it.
Wonderful scientific sessions have been planned by Dr. Susan Northrup and her committee. The sessions are a place where we
can experience learning about new research and ideas from our colleagues in flight medicine, human factors, physiology, and space medicine.
Besides learning, the social aspects are important as well. You never know if someone you meet, from another specialty, may
be a future employer or collaborator on a forthcoming project. At the Nursing section events you will have an opportunity to meet new nurses
in the field and catch up with nurses who are already members. I would like to invite all nurses and allied health professionals who are members
of AsMA and not the ANS to consider joining us at our reception Monday night, and luncheon/business meeting on Wednesday afternoon. I would
hope that once you meet us, you will see that we are a good group and we would love to have you participate in our organization. Our dues are
a lowly ten dollars, so please consider joining.
For those of us already members I would like to see you also at the meetings and events. If you have not already done so,
please send in your dues. You will be seeing information on ballots and the like in preparation for the meeting. If any of you are interested
in serving as an officer or to some capacity in the organization, please let us know. Event planning is in full swing and everything is coming
together. We have procured our luncheon speaker and menus will highlight local cuisine.
Now I would like to switch tracks. This will be my last message, as this will appear in the May blue journal issue. At the
Annual Scientific meeting, in May, I will be handing over the reigns to Kim Barber. I wish Kim the best. This position was more than I expected
but I know she will do a great job representing our organization. It is hard to believe my time as President is almost up. I think all of us
who serve in office hope to do great things but our private lives and work tend to get in the way and demands of this position sometimes exceed
our vision. I have done my best to represent our organization’s interest at council and have tried to keep you all informed. Looking back I feel
I could have done better and if I have let any of you down in anyway I ask your forgiveness.
There are many people that have been helpful to me throughout this year that I would like to thank and recognize. My officers,
especially Nora Taylor for all her correspondence, Charles Tupper for the obtainment of an award sponsor, to Eileen Habdavny for her devoted
support at the meetings and to the arrangements. To the corporate office staff especially Pam Day for her enormous patience and guidance which
I could not have done without. I would also like to thank my manager, Art Arnold who has been supportive in many ways; my co-workers Ken Cohen
and Lou Moreno for editing my messages and being substantiative.
I bid you all farewell; at least from these messages but not from the organization. I hope to remain involved and contribute
well into the future. Best of luck to the new officers!
