- Email: [email protected]
2005 AWHONN Advisory Panels
AWHONN Speaks Out Using 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate (17P) to Prevent Pre-term Birth
a The meeting provided a forum to share information on programmatic activities and challenges related to the use of 17P to prevent pre-term birth
December 2004 | January 2005
AWHONN recently attended a meeting titled “Addressing Programmatic Challenges for the Use of 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate (17P) to Prevent Preterm Birth” held by the CDC and the March of Dimes. The meeting provided a forum to share information on programmatic activities and challenges related to the use of 17P to prevent pre-term birth. Issues such as drug availability, drug reimbursement, health care provider practices and concerns and patient education, acceptance and adherence were discussed. Many organizations were represented to include American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, AWHONN was recently present at the National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research in Washington, DC, on Oct. 7-9. A number of AWHONN members presented, including those whose research was funded through AWHONN’s small research grant awards program. The conference, titled “Nursing Science: Working Toward a Healthier Nation,” reflected the importance of nursing science in areas of health promotion, disease prevention and management, and health care systems.
2005 Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI) Program
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pplications for the 2005 NIWI Internship Program, a project of the Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA), are now available. They can be printed from www.nursingalliance.org or you can request one by contacting the AWHONN Public Affairs Department at (202) 261-2400. The program provides nurses the opportunity to learn how to influence health care through the legislative and regulatory processes. Participants learn from health policy experts and government officials, network with other nurses and visit members of Congress. For more information, visit www.awhonn.org.
2005 AWHONN Advisory Panels
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ive advisory panels have been appointed for 2005 in the following areas. Names of panel co-chairs and panelists are published in the fall membership mailing. The 2005 panels are: • • • • •
Diversity Near Term Infant Perinatal Morbidity and Chronic Illness Research Review Women’s Health Hospital-based Service Line
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Diversity Panel. This panel will plan a core set of initiatives to address cultural competence and diversity in the workplace. Near Term Infant Expert Advisory Panel (NTI). This panel will develop the conceptual framework for AWHONN’s NTI program and define content areas for educational programming and clinical practice guideline development. Perinatal Morbidity and Chronic Illness Panel. This panel will identify the most critical clinical issues related to chronic illness and pregnancy and recommend practice, education, research, health policy and consumer education programs and resources that need to be developed by project teams. Research Panel. This panel will create a three- to five-year plan for AWHONN’s Nursing Research Program to advance nursing science and evidence-based clinical practice in the specialties of women’s health, obstetric and neonatal nurses through translational research, funding of nurse researchers and research grants. Women’s Health Hospital-based Service Line Panel. This panel will focus on benchmarking database needs for strategic business planning and development.
2006 Leadership Opportunities
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whole host of leadership opportunities await you for 2006. Information concerning the various options along with applications can be found on AWHONN’s website, www. awhonn.org. The following sections will hold elections in 2005 for the 2006-2007 term: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Armed Forces California Delaware Florida Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Nevada
Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming
ARTICLE REPRINTS Looking for an effective way to support your company's marketing efforts with articles published in leading scientific and scholarly journals? Sage Publications offers reprints of published articles from over 200 professional journals that could be used for the following purposes: • Internal education • Sales support material • Seminar literature • Exhibit and meeting handouts • Distribution education tools • Direct mail inserts • Handouts for field sales reps To order reprints of any Sage article, please contact: Bob Vrooman • 2455 Teller Road • Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 • Phone: (805) 499-0721 ext. 7594 • Fax: (805) 499-8096 • E-Mail: [email protected]
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AWHONN Lifelines
Volume 8
Issue 6
a The meeting provided a forum to share information on programmatic activities and challenges related to the use of 17P to prevent pre-term birth
December 2004 | January 2005
AWHONN recently attended a meeting titled “Addressing Programmatic Challenges for the Use of 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate (17P) to Prevent Preterm Birth” held by the CDC and the March of Dimes. The meeting provided a forum to share information on programmatic activities and challenges related to the use of 17P to prevent pre-term birth. Issues such as drug availability, drug reimbursement, health care provider practices and concerns and patient education, acceptance and adherence were discussed. Many organizations were represented to include American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, AWHONN was recently present at the National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research in Washington, DC, on Oct. 7-9. A number of AWHONN members presented, including those whose research was funded through AWHONN’s small research grant awards program. The conference, titled “Nursing Science: Working Toward a Healthier Nation,” reflected the importance of nursing science in areas of health promotion, disease prevention and management, and health care systems.
2005 Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI) Program
A
pplications for the 2005 NIWI Internship Program, a project of the Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA), are now available. They can be printed from www.nursingalliance.org or you can request one by contacting the AWHONN Public Affairs Department at (202) 261-2400. The program provides nurses the opportunity to learn how to influence health care through the legislative and regulatory processes. Participants learn from health policy experts and government officials, network with other nurses and visit members of Congress. For more information, visit www.awhonn.org.
2005 AWHONN Advisory Panels
F
ive advisory panels have been appointed for 2005 in the following areas. Names of panel co-chairs and panelists are published in the fall membership mailing. The 2005 panels are: • • • • •
Diversity Near Term Infant Perinatal Morbidity and Chronic Illness Research Review Women’s Health Hospital-based Service Line
AWHONN Lifelines
543
Diversity Panel. This panel will plan a core set of initiatives to address cultural competence and diversity in the workplace. Near Term Infant Expert Advisory Panel (NTI). This panel will develop the conceptual framework for AWHONN’s NTI program and define content areas for educational programming and clinical practice guideline development. Perinatal Morbidity and Chronic Illness Panel. This panel will identify the most critical clinical issues related to chronic illness and pregnancy and recommend practice, education, research, health policy and consumer education programs and resources that need to be developed by project teams. Research Panel. This panel will create a three- to five-year plan for AWHONN’s Nursing Research Program to advance nursing science and evidence-based clinical practice in the specialties of women’s health, obstetric and neonatal nurses through translational research, funding of nurse researchers and research grants. Women’s Health Hospital-based Service Line Panel. This panel will focus on benchmarking database needs for strategic business planning and development.
2006 Leadership Opportunities
A
whole host of leadership opportunities await you for 2006. Information concerning the various options along with applications can be found on AWHONN’s website, www. awhonn.org. The following sections will hold elections in 2005 for the 2006-2007 term: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Armed Forces California Delaware Florida Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Nevada
Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming
ARTICLE REPRINTS Looking for an effective way to support your company's marketing efforts with articles published in leading scientific and scholarly journals? Sage Publications offers reprints of published articles from over 200 professional journals that could be used for the following purposes: • Internal education • Sales support material • Seminar literature • Exhibit and meeting handouts • Distribution education tools • Direct mail inserts • Handouts for field sales reps To order reprints of any Sage article, please contact: Bob Vrooman • 2455 Teller Road • Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 • Phone: (805) 499-0721 ext. 7594 • Fax: (805) 499-8096 • E-Mail: [email protected]
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AWHONN Lifelines
Volume 8
Issue 6