SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGS)

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) can further your involvement in SPN and expand your career network. SIGs offer opportunities to hone your leadership skills, get assistance planning educational offerings, and meet other SPN members with similar interests, areas of specialization or practice settings. SIGs are open and free to any active member of SPN.

Ambulatory SIG

Mission Statement
The Ambulatory SIG will work collaboratively to advance the quality and impact of ambulatory nursing on our pediatric patients.

Vision
Through collaboration, research, quality work and developing evidence based practices we will advance the practice of pediatric nursing throughout ambulatory care settings. We will help develop innovative ways to coordinate care through the patients journey whether acute or chronic in nature. Together we will work to keep pediatric patient functioning at their optimal level of health through improved processes and workflows throughout ambulatory care areas. We will publish and share nursing quality work related to ambulatory settings to help train the next generation of pediatric ambulatory nurses. Ambulatory care is the future of medicine and this is the chance for our pediatric nurses to lead it.

Clinical Nurse Specialist SIG

Mission Statement
The purpose of this SIG will be to engage the SPN membership through activities and education pertaining to the CE and CNS. We will be sending a survey to gather information about general responsibilities and topics of interest to benefit these roles. In addition, we are looking for any SPN members who are passionate about these roles and who are interested in becoming involved in this group.

Vision
Members of the SIG will collaborate to develop at least two projects over the course of the year. These projects could include education through development of a webinar, fact sheet, or newsletter article. We plan to hold virtual meetings, monthly, starting in April. 

Developmental, Behavioral, and Mental Health SIG

Mission Statement
The mission of the DBMH SIG is to collaborate with SPN leaders and members and other stakeholders for the purpose of educating SPN members as to best practices, trends, and current issues related to the care of children with developmental, behavioral, and mental health challenges as well as share content with members that promotes evidence-based developmentally appropriate pediatric nursing practice in all settings.

Vision
Members of the SIG will educate SPN membership as to the care of children and families with DBMH challenges, utilize multiple options for content delivery to enhance educational opportunity and effectiveness, and capitalize on the range of expertise exhibited by DBMH SIG members.

Education Specialist SIG

Mission Statement
The Education Specialist SIG will delineate the commitment, integrity, leadership skills, lifelong attainment of knowledge and excellence in for education specialists in the field of pediatrics.

Vision
Furthermore, the Education Specialist SIG will discern the mission and vison for pediatric education specialists and identify key innovation.

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety SIG

Mission Statement
The mission of the Quality Improvement/ Patient Safety SIG is to promote safe care of the pediatric patient nationally.

Vision
The purpose of this SIG will be to engage the SPN membership through activities and education involving multiple modalities that revolve around quality of care. We are looking for any SPN members who are passionate about quality and safety and are interested in becoming involved in this group.