Be aware of the changes to the membership enrollment which is now for the calendar year. We now have not only an online membership enrollment but this year an online registration for the state conference. Completing the process is very user friendly and payment is easy also. Both of these processes make it easier to update data connected to both.
Get your 2025 membership in now.
Check which zone you would belong to by the zone map. If your zone is not active and you would like help activating it contact one of the state officers or the membership chairperson. You can attend functions of a nearby zone.
Check our Facebook page for other information or to post your own information or query.
Presentations have been made available by members of the group particularly Linda Cultrara and Cindy Pross. Some of these presentations have been kept available. Check with information@nysidddna.org to find out the status.
Recent visits from DQI emphasize PONs and ensuring DSPs understand information on MARs. Instructions for AMAPs are being checked.
Both scholarships were made available this year for DSP to RN and RN to to BSN.
Resources available or linked to the website were reviewed and updated.
In testing is a neurostimulator similar to a VNS. This would be implanted in the person’s brain. This is by Amber Therapeutics and named Picostim. This study was out of London and focused on Lennox-Gestault syndrome patients. (medpagetoday 6/25/24)
Research is being done on the effect of neuromuscular training on reducing neuropathy secondary to chemotherapy. Two specific exercise regimens were used with reduction of symptoms.
Medpage Today 7/2/24
