President's Letter

Feb 10, 2022

Dear Members,

As you may know, activities for our Wisconsin Association of Rehabilitation Nurses chapter have been on a hiatus since the emergence of COVID –19. Our chapter has faced many challenges over its 40 plus years of existence, but this has been one of the greatest we have had to face to this point. We have always depended in the past on our quarterly educational sessions hosted by Rehab units across the state.  We are looking at new and different ways to engage and grow our members through meeting, networking and obtaining some educational credits. We are scheduling a virtual meeting and educational session on March 22, 2022 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. This webinar will be free to anyone who registers to attend (ARN, WARN and non-members welcome). See evens tab for details. This will be our small test of change so we will be looking for feedback at to the best approach.  Stay tuned, stay safe! 

Sept 2021

Dear Members,

As you may have noticed, our organization has been on a hiatus for the past year. In addition to COVID, our WARN President, Michael Braden resigned his position and Nikki Gerboth resigned as our membership coordinator and social media guru (see adjacent article). We want to thank you for their time and efforts, especially Nikki who was on the board for a number of years and transformed out social media presence. Gladys Hansen has graciously stepped into the role of interim President and with the help of Sarah Hopkins , our Secretary/Treasurer and myself, we are hoping to piece the organization back together. We really need your help. We had one successful virtual conference and looking to repeat this format in the future. We are looking for members interested in helping by offering a virtual education program or taking a board position. We cannot do this alone.  Stay safe and Healthy Anne Leclaire  MSN, RN, CRRN, FARN WARN Education chair