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Breast Cancer “Sister Study” Seeks Participants
Each annual volume of Every Woman is distributed to nurses who sign up to receive copies twice a year: in July and again in January of the following year. To qualify to receive Every Woman, • You must be a nurse • You must see a minimum of 500 women a year in the clinical setting • You must agree to hand out at least 500 copies of Every Woman to your female patients
If you’re a nurse who would like to receive
Every Woman for your female patients, please go to www.awhonn.org and click on the picture of
Every Woman
There is no charge to receive books, and nurses are asked to provide anecdotal feedback regarding their impressions of Every Woman at the time of sign up. Every Woman is the recipient of four national consumer health information awards and is considered the leading women’s health guide published by a recognized health authority available to consumers through nurses. Every Woman is available through nurses only and is not for sale in bookstores or newsstands. If you’re a nurse who would like to receive Every Woman for your female patients, please go to www.awhonn.org and click on the picture of “Every Woman” on the AWHONN homepage. This will take you to an online signup form where you can request books and confirm your enrollment to receive books. For more information about receiving Every Woman at your location, contact Michelle Chandler, Editorial Administrative Assistant, at (800) 673-8499 or e-mail [email protected].
Breast Cancer “Sister Study” Seeks Participants he National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has begun recruiting for the “Sister Study.” This 10-year longitudinal study will seek to enroll 50,000 women ages 35 to 74 whose sisters have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Such women typically have twice the risk of getting breast cancer compared with
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those women whose sisters don’t have the condition. Among other areas, researchers from the NIEHS plan to look at the sisters’ genes, diet, development history, and household environments as contributing factors for the development of breast cancer. For more information, go to www.niehs.gov or www.sisterstudy.org.
APRNs Sought for Cardiovascular Health Conference
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WHONN has been awarded a professional services grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health, to educate advanced practice nurses who practice direct patient care in regions of the country identified as having a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in women. These states include, • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Pennsylvania Washington, DC Delaware Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama Florida
Through an invitational conference to be held in DC April 26-27, 2003, 30 advanced practice nurses from these states will be educated about the science and use of the evidence-based guideline, screening and assessment tools, and medications and diagnostic testing in primary care. They will also participate in a Continuous Quality Improvement Study to measure the effectiveness of the guideline on improving practice and patient outcomes. AWHONN is asking section and chapter leaders from the high-risk states to help us identify APRNs who might be interested in participating in the program. While AWHONN membership is preferred, nonmembers will also be considered. For more information or an
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If you’re a nurse who would like to receive
Every Woman for your female patients, please go to www.awhonn.org and click on the picture of
Every Woman
There is no charge to receive books, and nurses are asked to provide anecdotal feedback regarding their impressions of Every Woman at the time of sign up. Every Woman is the recipient of four national consumer health information awards and is considered the leading women’s health guide published by a recognized health authority available to consumers through nurses. Every Woman is available through nurses only and is not for sale in bookstores or newsstands. If you’re a nurse who would like to receive Every Woman for your female patients, please go to www.awhonn.org and click on the picture of “Every Woman” on the AWHONN homepage. This will take you to an online signup form where you can request books and confirm your enrollment to receive books. For more information about receiving Every Woman at your location, contact Michelle Chandler, Editorial Administrative Assistant, at (800) 673-8499 or e-mail [email protected].
Breast Cancer “Sister Study” Seeks Participants he National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has begun recruiting for the “Sister Study.” This 10-year longitudinal study will seek to enroll 50,000 women ages 35 to 74 whose sisters have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Such women typically have twice the risk of getting breast cancer compared with
T
538
AWHONN Lifelines
those women whose sisters don’t have the condition. Among other areas, researchers from the NIEHS plan to look at the sisters’ genes, diet, development history, and household environments as contributing factors for the development of breast cancer. For more information, go to www.niehs.gov or www.sisterstudy.org.
APRNs Sought for Cardiovascular Health Conference
A
WHONN has been awarded a professional services grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health, to educate advanced practice nurses who practice direct patient care in regions of the country identified as having a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in women. These states include, • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Pennsylvania Washington, DC Delaware Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama Florida
Through an invitational conference to be held in DC April 26-27, 2003, 30 advanced practice nurses from these states will be educated about the science and use of the evidence-based guideline, screening and assessment tools, and medications and diagnostic testing in primary care. They will also participate in a Continuous Quality Improvement Study to measure the effectiveness of the guideline on improving practice and patient outcomes. AWHONN is asking section and chapter leaders from the high-risk states to help us identify APRNs who might be interested in participating in the program. While AWHONN membership is preferred, nonmembers will also be considered. For more information or an
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Issue 6