Our History

Northern Illinois Pain Resource Nurse Consortium began in 1997 as a cooperative venture of Medical Pain Management Services, Swedish American Hospital (now UW-Health), and Saint Anthony Hospital (now OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center). They were later joined by CGH, FHN, Northern Illinois Hospice, and Rockford Memorial Hospital (now Mercyhealth). The group’s mission was to “provide education and networking opportunities for the Pain Resource Professionals and the regional healthcare community” with the goals of:

  • Providing & pursuing excellence in pain management education to all healthcare professionals in the Midwest region

  • Providing a pain forum for networking between healthcare professionals in the region

  • Promoting pain awareness, pain management and the rights of those with pain throughout the community

The group organized Pain Resource Nurse (PRN) Education programs—based on Betty Ferell and City of Hope PRN Pain Education—which provided training for decentralized staff to function as resources/experts in pain management for other staff members and colleagues. Through their collaborative efforts, NIPRN trained over 1,000 nurses in the role of PRN, networking with international, national, and local experts to speak at ten 2-4 day PRN programs and 20 full-day conferences led by clinical leaders in pain management.

In recognition of their advocacy for safe and effective pain management throughout the lifespan and crossing all specialties, as well as their outstanding contributions to quality care for patients with pain, NIPRN was awarded the 2014 ASPMN National Advocacy Award. The Joint Commission also recognized NIPRN as a resource for other communities desiring to improve pain management in their own regions.


Our Present and Future 

Fast forward to 2024, the NIPRN group embarked on an exciting new chapter of their history. They have entered a partnership with Stateline Nurses Network (SNN), rebranding as the Pain Resource Committee, under the umbrella of SNN. With a continued goal of offering nursing resources to the local community, the two leadership groups plan to include a pain-focused conference speaker at each annual Nursing Expo in the spring, and offer additional pain resource education sessions throughout the year.

Contact Us

To learn more about the Pain Resource Committee, please contact our chair, Pamela Moore: pmoore@niha.org or administrative assistant, Patty Hall: statelinenurses2013@gmail.com

Pain Resource Committee Programs

 

Thursday, November 14, 2024

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Networking/Registration/Light Meal

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Future Trends in Pain Management Pharmacology

 

Details:

Our first evening program as the new Pain Resource Committee of Stateline Nurses Network is here!

We are honored to have our first speaker be Linda Vanni, MSN, PMGT-BC, ACNS-BC, NP, AP-PMN. Her topic for the evening is “Future Trends in Pain Management Pharmacology”.

Linda is a licensed Nurse Practitioner specializing in pain management for the past 40 years, presenting over three thousand lectures. Linda received her undergraduate nursing degree from Wayne State University and her master’s degree in nursing from Madonna University. She is board certified as both a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Pain Management Nurse through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The American Society of Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) has granted Linda recognition as an Advanced Practice Pain Management Nurse, only sixty in existence. Linda has co-authored the ASPMN core curriculum chapter on Cancer Pain and is ASPMN’s Director of Master Faculty for Advanced Pharmacology. She is a consultant, author, and clinician. Her awards include the Clinical Excellence Award from the Midwest Pain Society, the WSU College of Nursing Alumni of the Year, the ASPMN Nurse Exemplar Award and the prestigious Nightingale award.

Agenda:

Networking/Registration/Light Meal at 4:30 PM

Program 5:30 PM

1.5 CEs

Venue: Northern Illinois Hospice – 4751 Harrison Avenue, Rockford IL 61108

Fee: $15 PRN & SNN Mbrs / $20 non-PRN/Non-SNN Mbrs / $5 non-licensed nursing students

Please click here for the registration flyer. Complete the form, save it to your computer, and attach and email it to statelinenurses2013@gmail.com.

Interested in being an exhibitor (limit of two exhibitors) or sponsor for this program? Contact Patty Hall at statelinenurses2013@gmail.com for details.