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worked Health Information for the Public, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explored cutting edge issues in empowering communities with computer technology. M a d e l e i n e teininger, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the Wayne State University College of Nursing, was honored at the First International Nursing Conference on Education for Caring in Brunei, in South East Asia, in November 1994. She was also honored at the University of Chulongkarn, Bangkok, Thailand, for her outstanding leadership in transcultural nursing. Three Academy Fellows were elected to the Institute of Medicine in the fall of 1994. They are Dyanne D. Affonso, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University; Ann W. Burgess, DNSc, RN, FAAN, van Ameringen Professor of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania; and Jane S. Norbeck, DNSc, RN, FAAN, dean and professor, School of Nursing~ University OfCalifornia, San Francisco. Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender (USA Retired), MSN, CNAA, FAAN, has been appointed to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. The committee is composed of civilian women and men throughout the United States who are prominent in the professions, industry, and public service. Cornelia P. Porter, PhD, RN, FAAN, assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, represented the Academy and the Expert Panel on Adolescents at a meeting hosted by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to announce the release of Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health
Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Copies of this publication are available for $20 plus $2.35 shipping and handling from the National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse (703) 8218955 or fax (703) 821-2098. 142
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The Virginia Stone Endowment Established at Duke University Virginia Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN, a pioneer in gerontological nursing, is being honored and remembered by her friends with the establishment of an endowment fund at Duke University School of Nursing. The Fund will provide scholarship support for graduate nursing students studying gerontological nursing. Contributions may be sent to: The Virginia Stone Endowment, Gift Records, Duke University, 614 Chapel Drive Annex, Durham, NC 27708.
Helen Creighton, DistinguishedFellow,Dies Dr. Helen E. Creighton, distinguished professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing, died on February 19, 1995. Dr. Creighton, internationally recognized for pioneering legal aspects of nursing, cardiovascular nursing, and for her dedication to teaching, was 81 years old. Dr. Creighton received her bachelor's degree from Waynesburg College at the age of 18, her master's degree from the University of Michigan, and her juris doctor, with honors, from George Washington University Law School. In 1953 she received a diploma from Georgetown University School of Nursing, and in 1956 a BSN from St. Louis University, with a specialty rating in cardiovascular nursing. She served as an assistant professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing, associate professor at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and professor and distinguished professor at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. Her published works include two books and 321 articles in professional journals of nursing. Creighton's Law Every Nurse Should Know is familiar to thousands of nurses.
Nursing Management.(SupervisorNurse), where she had longrunning monthly column on legal aspects of nursing. As a tribute to Creighton, the School of Nursing has established the Helen Creighton Memorial Fund. The Fund will be used for the support of scholarship in her areas of interest. Contributions should be made out to the H. Creighton Fund-UWM Foundation and sent to the UWM Foundation, Attention: L. Linder, at 3230 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53211.
Public Health Symposium Held Beverly C. Flynn, PhD, RN, FAAN, represented the Academy at the 1995 Public Health & Preventive Medicine Symposium held in Atlanta. The Symposium was a collaborative initiative by the Association of Schools of Public Health, The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, the Minority Health Professions Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The changing CDC environment and programs were discussed, such as HIV/AIDS, managed care, block grants, and downsizing. The CDC is targeting intervention programs in states and local areas. Across CDC programs, there is interest in proposals that focus on community planning, community interventions, and community-based programs. There are many opportunities for linkages between the Academy and the CDC.
AAN Governing Council Reviews the Establishment and Future Activities of Expert Panels At the February meeting of the AAN Governing Council, a draft of policies and procedures for the activities of the
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Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Copies of this publication are available for $20 plus $2.35 shipping and handling from the National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse (703) 8218955 or fax (703) 821-2098. 142
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Creighton was a contributing editor to
The Virginia Stone Endowment Established at Duke University Virginia Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN, a pioneer in gerontological nursing, is being honored and remembered by her friends with the establishment of an endowment fund at Duke University School of Nursing. The Fund will provide scholarship support for graduate nursing students studying gerontological nursing. Contributions may be sent to: The Virginia Stone Endowment, Gift Records, Duke University, 614 Chapel Drive Annex, Durham, NC 27708.
Helen Creighton, DistinguishedFellow,Dies Dr. Helen E. Creighton, distinguished professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing, died on February 19, 1995. Dr. Creighton, internationally recognized for pioneering legal aspects of nursing, cardiovascular nursing, and for her dedication to teaching, was 81 years old. Dr. Creighton received her bachelor's degree from Waynesburg College at the age of 18, her master's degree from the University of Michigan, and her juris doctor, with honors, from George Washington University Law School. In 1953 she received a diploma from Georgetown University School of Nursing, and in 1956 a BSN from St. Louis University, with a specialty rating in cardiovascular nursing. She served as an assistant professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing, associate professor at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and professor and distinguished professor at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. Her published works include two books and 321 articles in professional journals of nursing. Creighton's Law Every Nurse Should Know is familiar to thousands of nurses.
Nursing Management.(SupervisorNurse), where she had longrunning monthly column on legal aspects of nursing. As a tribute to Creighton, the School of Nursing has established the Helen Creighton Memorial Fund. The Fund will be used for the support of scholarship in her areas of interest. Contributions should be made out to the H. Creighton Fund-UWM Foundation and sent to the UWM Foundation, Attention: L. Linder, at 3230 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53211.
Public Health Symposium Held Beverly C. Flynn, PhD, RN, FAAN, represented the Academy at the 1995 Public Health & Preventive Medicine Symposium held in Atlanta. The Symposium was a collaborative initiative by the Association of Schools of Public Health, The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, the Minority Health Professions Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The changing CDC environment and programs were discussed, such as HIV/AIDS, managed care, block grants, and downsizing. The CDC is targeting intervention programs in states and local areas. Across CDC programs, there is interest in proposals that focus on community planning, community interventions, and community-based programs. There are many opportunities for linkages between the Academy and the CDC.
AAN Governing Council Reviews the Establishment and Future Activities of Expert Panels At the February meeting of the AAN Governing Council, a draft of policies and procedures for the activities of the
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