Michelle Caruso, CAVS Selected as the 2009 New England Award for Professional Excellence (NEAPE) Winner
Michelle Caruso, CAVS is the recipient of the 2009 NEAPE Award. Michelle joins a prestigious group of Award winners including Pat Rowell, Massachusetts General Hospital, Joe Dooley, CAVS Bedford VA Hospital, Sandy Cranford, CAVS, Maine Medical Center, and Millie Stewart, Mid Coast Hospital.
2009 Team of Stars Awards
The second annual Team of Stars awards were presented at the NEADHVS Spring Conference this year.
This award is given to members of NEADHVS whose commitment to the organization is exceptional. The award recipients are chosen by the present and former NEADHVS Presidents for service.
Professional Development Committee
Presidents’ Award 2009
The Presidents’ Award is about how we can continue to meet the needs of patients, families, care providers and our community, even in difficult economic times.
This year’s winner was the Hartford Hospital’s Fall Prevention Safety Monitoring Volunteer Program submitted by Eileen Pelletier and Kelley Boothby.
Steve Hurd (ME) Receives VA Award for Excellence
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded its annual Voluntary Service Award for Excellence to Steven K. Hurd, a 36-year employee of the Togus, Maine VA Medical Center.
New Process for CAVS Examination
The CAVS exam is now available at local H&R Block offices throughout the United States. Anyone wishing to take the exam should log onto the website www.aha.org/aha/certification for all the information you need to take the exam. When you leave the exam, you will have your score and know if you have passed. The current exam will be available until the Anaheim conference in September at which time the new exam under development will be administered. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Caruso, AHA CAVS Certification Program Committee. Thanks
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