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Around Europe A C C R E D I T A T I O N FOR E D U C A T I O N A L COURSES Continuing education courses can now be submitted to EONS for approval and, if desired, the awarding of EONS credit points. The benefits of accreditation are numerous including: • • • •
Formal recognition of the standard of the course by a European society Demonstration that the course is of a high quality Incentive to attract participants from other countries Participants can use credit points to demonstrate continuing professional education (CPE) activity.
Any individual or organization who is organizing a continuing education programme in cancer nursing which fulfils the criteria for accreditation laid down by EONS can submit an application for review by a panel of experts. Applications can be submitted in English, German, French and Spanish. More detailed information about the submission of applications, review process and benefits of accreditation will be presented by Giel Vaessen at the 'EONS Educational Initiatives' symposium. Further information and application forms will be available at the EONS stand at ECCO or by contacting the EONS Secretariat.
SATELLITE S Y M P O S I U M A satellite symposium for nurses will be held on Monday 13 September from 18.00~0.00 in Hall El. The topic of the symposium is 'I am H E R 2 positive- what does that mean?'. The goal o f the symposium is to provide nurses with accurate information on the rapidly advancing field of cancer genetics which will enable them to better answer patient questions. The symposium is sponsored by F. Hoffmann La-Roche.
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING A meeting o f the Advisory Council will take place on Sunday 12 September from 14.1516.15 in room A 441, level 02. All invited national cancer nursing organization representatives are encouraged to attend.
GENERAL MEETING The General Meeting o f the EONS membership will take place on Tuesday 14 September from 18.30-20.00 in Hall N, level 01. All members of the Society, as well as interested persons, are cordially invited to attend.
EONS RECEPTION Nora Kearney, EONS President, cordially invites all EONS members to attend a reception which will be held on Tuesday 14 September directly following the General Meeting. This is a great opportunity to make new and renew old acquaintances and to network with colleagues from throughout Europe. The location o f the reception will be announced at the conference.
will be available free of charge for all participants requiring translation at all sessions (plenary and teaching) held in Hall F. In order to be able to provide translation services at future conferences and to justify the cost of this rather expensive service, it is necessary to solicit information about the number of participants requiring translation services, the number o f participants actually using the service, the quality of the translation and the importance o f the service in terms of participants' decision to attend the Conference. Therefore, a survey interview will be conducted during ECCO to solicit answers to these questions. Please be aware that you may be approached by colleagues seeking your input on the provision of simultaneous translation. You are kindly asked to take a few moments to answer questions on this issue.
EONS S T A N D AT ECCO CONFERENCE EVALUATION As in previous years, the ECCO Nursing Scientific Committee will distribute evaluation forms to conference participants. Comments, opinions and ratings of lectures obtained through the completion of these forms provides the Committee with information which is useful in planning future nursing programmes at ECCO conferences. Please take the time to complete an evaluation form and return it to either the EONS stand or disignated drop-off sites. Input from participants ensures that the programme goals meet the learning needs of cancer nurses in Europe.
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As an incentive to complete the conference evaluation form, the Nursing Scientific Committee will reward 5 persons with free EONS membership for 1 year for completing the evaluation. The winners will be drawn at random at the conclusion of ECCO and notified by mail. Please be sure to complete all required address information on the evaluation form to be eligible for the prize drawing.
SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION The Nursing Scientific Committee is pleased to be able to provide simultaneous translation of the nursing programme from English to German and German to English. Headsets
The Society will host an information stand which will be located in the entrance area near the registration desk of the main conference hall. Information about all EONS activities, including membership application forms, submission forms for accreditation of education courses, copies of the revised Core Curriculum for a Post-Registration Course in Cancer Nursing, complimentary copies of the European Journal of Oncology Nursing and Oneology Nurses today and numerous other titbits o f information about cancer nursing in Europe can be obtained at the stand. Please stop by and introduce yourself to our secretaries Iris Struyf and Rita Cautley.
EONS ON-LINE Regularly updated news about the Society's projects and activities can be obtained by accessing the EONS web site at http://www. cancereurope.org.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership information, as well as more detailed information about EONS activities, can be obtained by contacting: EONS Secretariat, Avenue E Mounier 83/4, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. Tel.: +32 2 779 99 23; fax: + 32 2 779 99 37. E-mail: eons@evillage. uumet.be
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Formal recognition of the standard of the course by a European society Demonstration that the course is of a high quality Incentive to attract participants from other countries Participants can use credit points to demonstrate continuing professional education (CPE) activity.
Any individual or organization who is organizing a continuing education programme in cancer nursing which fulfils the criteria for accreditation laid down by EONS can submit an application for review by a panel of experts. Applications can be submitted in English, German, French and Spanish. More detailed information about the submission of applications, review process and benefits of accreditation will be presented by Giel Vaessen at the 'EONS Educational Initiatives' symposium. Further information and application forms will be available at the EONS stand at ECCO or by contacting the EONS Secretariat.
SATELLITE S Y M P O S I U M A satellite symposium for nurses will be held on Monday 13 September from 18.00~0.00 in Hall El. The topic of the symposium is 'I am H E R 2 positive- what does that mean?'. The goal o f the symposium is to provide nurses with accurate information on the rapidly advancing field of cancer genetics which will enable them to better answer patient questions. The symposium is sponsored by F. Hoffmann La-Roche.
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING A meeting o f the Advisory Council will take place on Sunday 12 September from 14.1516.15 in room A 441, level 02. All invited national cancer nursing organization representatives are encouraged to attend.
GENERAL MEETING The General Meeting o f the EONS membership will take place on Tuesday 14 September from 18.30-20.00 in Hall N, level 01. All members of the Society, as well as interested persons, are cordially invited to attend.
EONS RECEPTION Nora Kearney, EONS President, cordially invites all EONS members to attend a reception which will be held on Tuesday 14 September directly following the General Meeting. This is a great opportunity to make new and renew old acquaintances and to network with colleagues from throughout Europe. The location o f the reception will be announced at the conference.
will be available free of charge for all participants requiring translation at all sessions (plenary and teaching) held in Hall F. In order to be able to provide translation services at future conferences and to justify the cost of this rather expensive service, it is necessary to solicit information about the number of participants requiring translation services, the number o f participants actually using the service, the quality of the translation and the importance o f the service in terms of participants' decision to attend the Conference. Therefore, a survey interview will be conducted during ECCO to solicit answers to these questions. Please be aware that you may be approached by colleagues seeking your input on the provision of simultaneous translation. You are kindly asked to take a few moments to answer questions on this issue.
EONS S T A N D AT ECCO CONFERENCE EVALUATION As in previous years, the ECCO Nursing Scientific Committee will distribute evaluation forms to conference participants. Comments, opinions and ratings of lectures obtained through the completion of these forms provides the Committee with information which is useful in planning future nursing programmes at ECCO conferences. Please take the time to complete an evaluation form and return it to either the EONS stand or disignated drop-off sites. Input from participants ensures that the programme goals meet the learning needs of cancer nurses in Europe.
R E W A R D - R E W A R D REWARDREWARD R E W A R D - R E W A R D REWARD REWARD -
As an incentive to complete the conference evaluation form, the Nursing Scientific Committee will reward 5 persons with free EONS membership for 1 year for completing the evaluation. The winners will be drawn at random at the conclusion of ECCO and notified by mail. Please be sure to complete all required address information on the evaluation form to be eligible for the prize drawing.
SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION The Nursing Scientific Committee is pleased to be able to provide simultaneous translation of the nursing programme from English to German and German to English. Headsets
The Society will host an information stand which will be located in the entrance area near the registration desk of the main conference hall. Information about all EONS activities, including membership application forms, submission forms for accreditation of education courses, copies of the revised Core Curriculum for a Post-Registration Course in Cancer Nursing, complimentary copies of the European Journal of Oncology Nursing and Oneology Nurses today and numerous other titbits o f information about cancer nursing in Europe can be obtained at the stand. Please stop by and introduce yourself to our secretaries Iris Struyf and Rita Cautley.
EONS ON-LINE Regularly updated news about the Society's projects and activities can be obtained by accessing the EONS web site at http://www. cancereurope.org.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership information, as well as more detailed information about EONS activities, can be obtained by contacting: EONS Secretariat, Avenue E Mounier 83/4, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. Tel.: +32 2 779 99 23; fax: + 32 2 779 99 37. E-mail: eons@evillage. uumet.be
EuropeanJournalof OncologyNursing 3 (3), 124-125