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EVENTS NAPNAP Chapter Activities*
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IOWA CHAPTER March 30-31, 1989, Annual Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Conference, University of Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, Iowa Contact: Nancy Lathrop, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Continuing Education Department, Iowa City, Iowa 55242. GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER May 6, 1989, “Current Concepts in Pediatrics,” varied speakers, St. Moritz Hotel, 50 Central Park South, New York, New York Contact: Elizabeth A. Kuehne, 310 Hudson St., Hoboken, N. J. 07030. OHIO CHAPTER April 21-22, 1989, “Pediatric Neurology Update and More,” varied speakers, Worthington Holiday Inn, Columbus, Ohio. (NAPNAP approval pending). Contact: Judy Gibeaut, 2089 Guilford Rd., Columbus, Ohio 4322 1. Other Programs* April 6-7, 1989, “Pediatric Cardiology Nursing,” Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Nancy Kosiba Koster, MSN, l-800-621-4649 (Illinois) or l-800-621-4651 (outside Illinois), Registrar% Office. April 10-11, 1989, “Pediatric Emergency Nursing,” Symposia Medicus, varied speakers,The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: Symposia Medicus, 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 128, Walnut Creek, California 94598-1622. April 14-16, 1989, “2nd Annual Pediatric in Progress,” American Academy of Pediatrics, varied topics & speakers, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: AAP, P.O. Box 927, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60009-0927. *All Chapter programs have been approved for NAPNAP Contact Hours, which are also given for all PREP-approved AAP and NAACOC Programs. Unless otherwise indicated, the reader should write to the contact person or the National Office of NAPNAP to verify whether NAPNAP Contact Hours will be granted in the program. JOURNAL
OF
PEDIATRIC
HEALTH
CARE
June 1-3, 1989, ‘The National Conference on Neonatal Nursing,” Contemporary Forums, varied speakers & topics, Anaheim, California. Contact: Contemporary Forums, 530 La Gonda Way, Suite E, Danville, California 94526. October 9-13, 1989, “Nursing Systems Toward Effective Parenting-Preterm-(NSTEP-P) Conference,” Seattle, Washington. October 2 l-27, 1989, “NCAST Local Instructor Training Conference,” Seattle, Washington. Contact: Nia Johnson-Crowley or Georgina Sumner, NCAST, WJ-10, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195. . PLACES The University of Colorado is submitting
a Call for
Abstracts for the 14th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium to be held Aug. 11-14, 1989. The theme of the Symposium is “NPs Creating New Horizons
for the 1990s.” Anyone interested
should contact Judith Igoe, RNMS, University of Colorado, School of Nursing, Box C-288,4200 East 9th Ave., Denver, CO 80262. A brochure on contract negotiations for nurse practitioners was prepared by the attorney for the California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, Kathleen Kaufroath, RN, JD. Copies of the booklet, ‘Contract Negotiations: A Nurse Practitioners Guide” are available for $5.00 (NAPNAP member) or $10.00 (nonmember) from Debbie Hatch, 1700 Church, McKinleyville, CA 95521. “Recommendations for Delivery of Comprehensive Primary Health Care to Children and Youth in the School Setting,” a joint-statement of the American Nurses Association, American School Health Association, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, National Association of School Nurses, and National Association of State School Nurses. Consultation is now available from the American School Health Association, P.O. Box 708, Kent, Ohio 44240. Anyone wishing a copy of this Statement should contact the American
School Health
Association. 99
EVENTS NAPNAP Chapter Activities*
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IOWA CHAPTER March 30-31, 1989, Annual Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Conference, University of Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, Iowa Contact: Nancy Lathrop, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Continuing Education Department, Iowa City, Iowa 55242. GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER May 6, 1989, “Current Concepts in Pediatrics,” varied speakers, St. Moritz Hotel, 50 Central Park South, New York, New York Contact: Elizabeth A. Kuehne, 310 Hudson St., Hoboken, N. J. 07030. OHIO CHAPTER April 21-22, 1989, “Pediatric Neurology Update and More,” varied speakers, Worthington Holiday Inn, Columbus, Ohio. (NAPNAP approval pending). Contact: Judy Gibeaut, 2089 Guilford Rd., Columbus, Ohio 4322 1. Other Programs* April 6-7, 1989, “Pediatric Cardiology Nursing,” Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Nancy Kosiba Koster, MSN, l-800-621-4649 (Illinois) or l-800-621-4651 (outside Illinois), Registrar% Office. April 10-11, 1989, “Pediatric Emergency Nursing,” Symposia Medicus, varied speakers,The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: Symposia Medicus, 2815 Mitchell Drive, Suite 128, Walnut Creek, California 94598-1622. April 14-16, 1989, “2nd Annual Pediatric in Progress,” American Academy of Pediatrics, varied topics & speakers, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: AAP, P.O. Box 927, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60009-0927. *All Chapter programs have been approved for NAPNAP Contact Hours, which are also given for all PREP-approved AAP and NAACOC Programs. Unless otherwise indicated, the reader should write to the contact person or the National Office of NAPNAP to verify whether NAPNAP Contact Hours will be granted in the program. JOURNAL
OF
PEDIATRIC
HEALTH
CARE
June 1-3, 1989, ‘The National Conference on Neonatal Nursing,” Contemporary Forums, varied speakers & topics, Anaheim, California. Contact: Contemporary Forums, 530 La Gonda Way, Suite E, Danville, California 94526. October 9-13, 1989, “Nursing Systems Toward Effective Parenting-Preterm-(NSTEP-P) Conference,” Seattle, Washington. October 2 l-27, 1989, “NCAST Local Instructor Training Conference,” Seattle, Washington. Contact: Nia Johnson-Crowley or Georgina Sumner, NCAST, WJ-10, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195. . PLACES The University of Colorado is submitting
a Call for
Abstracts for the 14th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium to be held Aug. 11-14, 1989. The theme of the Symposium is “NPs Creating New Horizons
for the 1990s.” Anyone interested
should contact Judith Igoe, RNMS, University of Colorado, School of Nursing, Box C-288,4200 East 9th Ave., Denver, CO 80262. A brochure on contract negotiations for nurse practitioners was prepared by the attorney for the California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, Kathleen Kaufroath, RN, JD. Copies of the booklet, ‘Contract Negotiations: A Nurse Practitioners Guide” are available for $5.00 (NAPNAP member) or $10.00 (nonmember) from Debbie Hatch, 1700 Church, McKinleyville, CA 95521. “Recommendations for Delivery of Comprehensive Primary Health Care to Children and Youth in the School Setting,” a joint-statement of the American Nurses Association, American School Health Association, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, National Association of School Nurses, and National Association of State School Nurses. Consultation is now available from the American School Health Association, P.O. Box 708, Kent, Ohio 44240. Anyone wishing a copy of this Statement should contact the American
School Health
Association. 99