SGNA Resources and Membership
MEETING YOUR NEEDS…
OUR STRENGTH IS OUR COMMUNITY
Join us and be part of the premier society
for GI nursing professionals!
Sign up online and learn about SGNA
membership benefits: www.sgna.org/whyjoin
SGNA Member Benefits
SGNA is working for you, member benefits include
• Free subscription to Gastroenterology Nursing Journal
• 50% off most books and DVDs from SGNA
• 50% off the Associates/Advanced Associates Program
• Discounts on Events, including $150 off Annual Course
registration
• Access to the Career Center
• $85 discount on Certification and Recertification through
ABCGN
• Free online CEs
Endoscope Cleaning and High-Level
Disinfection Module
> Learning Guide (5th Edition, 2012)
—$40 Member; $80 Non-member
—Complete and submit for 2.0 contact hours
> Wall Chart (6th Edition, 2012)
—$25 Member; $50 Non-member
> DVD (5th Edition; 2013)
—$70 Member; $185 Non-member
> HLD Module (Includes all three)
—$115 Member; $290 Non-member
Generously supported by an
educational grant from Medivators.
Go to the online SGNA Marketplace to order today!
www.sgna.org/Marketplace
Gastroenterology Nursing: A Core Curriculum
Gastroenterology Nursing:
A Core Curriculum (5th Edition; 2013)
> $100 Member; $200 Non-member
The Foundational Resource for an GI/
Endoscopy Facility
Generously supported in part by an
educational grant from Medivators
Go to the online SGNA Marketplace to order today!
www.sgna.org/Marketplace
GI/Endoscopy Nursing Review: Certification Study
Manual
GI/Endoscopy Nursing Review: Certification Study Manual
> (1st Edition; 2011)
> $75 Member; $150 Non-member
Enhance your preparation
for the CGRN Exam with
this invaluable resource
Go to the online SGNA Marketplace to order today!
www.sgna.org/Marketplace
CAREER CONNECTIONS
Gain exclusive access to Members only areas
of the SGNA website including the Career
Center, Discussion Forums, and Member
Directory!
GI/ENDOSCOPY PRACTICE DOCUMENTS
Download current SGNA practice
documents at www.sgna.org
EDUCATION FOR ASSOCIATES/TECHNICIANS
eLearning Center Modules
> Associates Program (8 parts)
—Receive GI Technical Specialist (GTS)
recognition
—$80 Member; $160 Non-member
> Advanced Associates Program (3 parts)
—Receive Advanced GI Technical Specialist
(AGTS) recognition
—$100 Member; $200 Non-member
GI/ENDOSCOPY PRACTICE DOCUMENT WEBINARS
Practice Document Webinars
> Offered quarterly throughout the year
> Go to Events at www.sgna.org for details
eLearning Center Modules
> Ergonomics in the Gastroenterology Setting
> Statements on Minimum RN Staffing and Role
Delineation of the RN
> Use of Sedation and Analgesia in the
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Setting
> Nursing Documentation in GI Endoscopy
—Go to Learner-Driven Education in the
SGNA Marketplace for details
Contact hours available
INFECTION PREVENTION ONLINE LEARNING
From the Annual Course
> Commitment to Safety:
Protecting Patients from
Clostridium difficile During
Endoscopy
> Infection Control: What Role
Does the Technician Play?
> Prevention and Control of
Infections Associated with
Endoscopy
> Have Bug: Will Travel
> Exceptional Reprocessing
From Practice Documents and
Webinars
> SGNA’s Standard of Infection
Control
> Statement on Reprocessing of
Endoscopic Accessories and
Valves
> Mechanistic and Evidencebased Approach Towards
Reducing Risk Associated
with Endoscopic Reprocess
> Reprocessing of Flexible
Gastrointestinal Endoscopes
HOW CAN YOU IMPACT THE PRACTICE?
Make The First Move.
Go online to www.sgna.org/EBPwanted and sign up for the
SGNA Scholars Program or SGNA Fellowship Program.
Applications are due September 30, 2015.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE – Join The Fellows!
Nurse Fellowship Program
• Fellows receive in-person training from SGNA and the TCU
Center for Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Educate and support GI/Endoscopy staff nurses in evidencebased practice and apply to practice setting
> Accepting a new class of 8-10 fellows each year
> Complete the 2016 application at www.sgna.org/EBPwanted
> 2016 application due 9/30/15
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE –
Become an SGNA Scholar
SGNA Scholars Program
• Scholars receive in-person training from SGNA and the TCU
Center for Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Build a repository of evidence applicable to the GI/Endoscopy
Setting
> Accepting a new class of 8 scholars each year
> Complete the 2016 application at www.sgna.org/EBPwanted
> 2016 application due 9/30/15
Save the Date!
Download the NEW
SGNA Mobile App
The app includes:
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Practice documents
Regional Society directories
Annual Course materials
Calendar of events
And much more!
Download the SGNA mobile app to
your Apple or Android mobile device
by searching "SGNA."
Explore the Program and Enroll Your Champion!
www.sgna.org/infectionprevention
Participate in the Infection Prevention Champions
Program — Enroll Today!
Visit www.sgna.org/infectionprevention for more.
MEETING YOUR NEEDS…
INFECTION PREVENTION RESOURCES
MEETING YOUR NEEDS…
LIVE EDUCATION
Train the Trainer:
The Nurse Manager’s Guide to the
Reprocessing Competency
Learn more at:
www.sgna.org/Events/Train-the-Trainer
Share the Wealth!
When you share the wealth of SGNA membership by referring a
new member, you too can reap the rewards!
It’s Easy!
1. Refer a new member to SGNA
2. Include your name in the
‘referred by’ section of the new
membership application
3. You will automatically be entered
into a prize drawing, including
free SGNA membership dues
and gift certificates to the SGNA
Marketplace
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