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Leadership in National Prevention Policy and Practice Fellowships The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), support 1- to 2-year stipend-supported fellowship opportunities in a variety of public health and prevention interest areas. Topics include disability prevention, aging and health, perinatal epidemiology, STD prevention, immunizations, injury control, hazard evaluation, and maternal/child health. Graduate students and early career professionals are eligible to apply. Positions are located at the CDC Centers/Institutes/Offices throughout the United States. Applications will be due in November/December 1997 for the summer or early fall of 1998. For more information contact ATPM at (202) 463-0550 or [email protected].
Call for Articles The On-Line Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI) is issuing a call for articles. OJNI is a newly created professional, electronic journal that will be published four times a year for health professionals interested in nursing informatics. Topics covered will deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of nursing informatics as it related to the four areas of nursing: administration, education, practice, and research. Contributors will find article submission guidelines at OJNI's website: http:/ /cac.psu.edu/-dxm12/OJNI.html.
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RhetaughGravesDumas,PhD, RN, FAAN, was appointed by President Clinton to the 18-member National Bioethics Advisory Commission, which will focus on protection of human research subjects and issues in the management and use of genetic information. The Commission wii1 also provide advice to the President's National Science and Technology Council on biomedical and ethics issues related to science and new technologies. Patricia F. Brennan, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed as the Bascom Moehlman Professor of Nursing and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Michalene Maringer,RN, MS, who has served as associate vice president for health care services and chief nurse executive at Loyola University Medical Center since i994, has been named Loyola's chief operating officer, Foster G. McGaw Hospital. New members of the Board of Directors of the NURSING OUTLOOK
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists are as follows: • President: NancyBruton-lVlaree,CRNA, MS, Raleigh, N.C. • President-elect: Scot D. Foster, CRNA, PhD, Oakland, Calif. • Vice President: Rodney C. tester, CRNA, PhD, Houston, Tex. • Treasurer: tinda R. Williams, CRNA, JD, Englewood, Colo. • Regional Directors: Deborah A. Chambers, CRNA, MHSA, Greenville, S.C.; Jeanne B. Learman, CRNA, MS, Hudson, Mich.; Christine M. Allen-Sanders, CRNA, BSed, Pittsburgh; and Larry G. Hornsby, CRNA, BSN, Pike Road, Ala. The following appointments have been made at La Salle University: CynthiaFlynnCapers,PhD, RN, interim dean of the School of Nursing; Zane R. Wolf, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of the Graduate Nursing Program; Eileen Giardino, PhD, RN, interim director of the Undergraduate Nursing Program; and Katherine Kinsey, PhD, RN, director of the Neighborhood Nursing Center.
RESOURCES
The Inventory describes 83 activities in the areas of prevention effectiveness and guidelines, research, Medicaid and managed care, partnerships with pubIic health departments, and quality assurance funded by CDC. It also includes the report "Prevention and Managed Care: Opportunities for Managed Care Organizations, Purchasers of Health Care, and Public Health Agencies." Copies of the inventory are available from the Office of the Director, Jeffrey Harris, MD, MPH, Managed Care Coordinator, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone (404) 639-4500.
TriService Nursing Research Program Report An Institute of Medicine Committee on the TriService Nursing Research Program, chaired by Ruth McCorkle, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Geraldene Felton, EdD, RN, FAAN, issued a report on ways to improve the research program. The report also provides recommendations for the future focus of research efforts, such as military nursing care during wartime and peace-keeping. The full report is available from the Director, REA, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. A bibliography is also available in book or electronic form from the same source. The report summary is available on-line at http://www.nap.edu/nap/online.
National Women's Health Information Center Established
New AAN Primary Care Resource Available
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is being established at a joint project of the U.S. Public Health Service, Office on Women's Health, and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command to provide a national resource that links available women's health information from the federal and state government, private sector organizations, and the World Wide Web. A new program is the Canada-U.S.A. Women's Health Forum proposed joint initiatives on research, including clinical trials. In addition to sharing scientific information and encouraging collaborative investigations, there will be shared scientific meetings. Examples include the Consensus Development Conference on Screening Mamrnography for Younger Women to be held in January 1997 in Bethesda, Md., and research workshops on specific conditions, such as a workshop on urinary incontinence being developed for Iate spring 1997. For more information, contact SusanJ. Blumenthal, MD, MPA, U.S. Public Health Service, Office on Women's Health, 200 Independence Ave., SW~Room 730B, Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 690-7650, fax (202) 690-7172.
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has published a comprehensive reference, the Primary Care Annotated Bibliography and Reference List by Joyce Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, Professor and Dean, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The work was completed as part of the Institute of Medicine/ AAN Senior Scholar in Residence program. Copies of this reference (Pub. No. G-193) may be obtained for $39.95 from American Nurses Publishing, PO. Box 2244, Waldorf, MD 20604-2244, telephone (800) 637-0323, fax (301) 843-0159.
Managed Care Inventory Available from CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new publication, Inventory
of Managed Care Related Projectsfor FY 1995-1996.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1996
Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era The recently released report from the Institute of Medicine, Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era, provides a new definition of primary care that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other first-contact health care providers. The report addresses primary care provided in a variety of settings and to several different populations. It contains recommendations for core competencies and interdisciplinary training as well as recommendations for research and national databases. Copies of the full report are available for $42.95 from the National Academy Press at (800) 624-6242. Summaries are available on-line at http://www.nap.edu/nap/online.
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Leadership in National Prevention Policy and Practice Fellowships The Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), support 1- to 2-year stipend-supported fellowship opportunities in a variety of public health and prevention interest areas. Topics include disability prevention, aging and health, perinatal epidemiology, STD prevention, immunizations, injury control, hazard evaluation, and maternal/child health. Graduate students and early career professionals are eligible to apply. Positions are located at the CDC Centers/Institutes/Offices throughout the United States. Applications will be due in November/December 1997 for the summer or early fall of 1998. For more information contact ATPM at (202) 463-0550 or [email protected].
Call for Articles The On-Line Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI) is issuing a call for articles. OJNI is a newly created professional, electronic journal that will be published four times a year for health professionals interested in nursing informatics. Topics covered will deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of nursing informatics as it related to the four areas of nursing: administration, education, practice, and research. Contributors will find article submission guidelines at OJNI's website: http:/ /cac.psu.edu/-dxm12/OJNI.html.
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RhetaughGravesDumas,PhD, RN, FAAN, was appointed by President Clinton to the 18-member National Bioethics Advisory Commission, which will focus on protection of human research subjects and issues in the management and use of genetic information. The Commission wii1 also provide advice to the President's National Science and Technology Council on biomedical and ethics issues related to science and new technologies. Patricia F. Brennan, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed as the Bascom Moehlman Professor of Nursing and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Michalene Maringer,RN, MS, who has served as associate vice president for health care services and chief nurse executive at Loyola University Medical Center since i994, has been named Loyola's chief operating officer, Foster G. McGaw Hospital. New members of the Board of Directors of the NURSING OUTLOOK
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists are as follows: • President: NancyBruton-lVlaree,CRNA, MS, Raleigh, N.C. • President-elect: Scot D. Foster, CRNA, PhD, Oakland, Calif. • Vice President: Rodney C. tester, CRNA, PhD, Houston, Tex. • Treasurer: tinda R. Williams, CRNA, JD, Englewood, Colo. • Regional Directors: Deborah A. Chambers, CRNA, MHSA, Greenville, S.C.; Jeanne B. Learman, CRNA, MS, Hudson, Mich.; Christine M. Allen-Sanders, CRNA, BSed, Pittsburgh; and Larry G. Hornsby, CRNA, BSN, Pike Road, Ala. The following appointments have been made at La Salle University: CynthiaFlynnCapers,PhD, RN, interim dean of the School of Nursing; Zane R. Wolf, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of the Graduate Nursing Program; Eileen Giardino, PhD, RN, interim director of the Undergraduate Nursing Program; and Katherine Kinsey, PhD, RN, director of the Neighborhood Nursing Center.
RESOURCES
The Inventory describes 83 activities in the areas of prevention effectiveness and guidelines, research, Medicaid and managed care, partnerships with pubIic health departments, and quality assurance funded by CDC. It also includes the report "Prevention and Managed Care: Opportunities for Managed Care Organizations, Purchasers of Health Care, and Public Health Agencies." Copies of the inventory are available from the Office of the Director, Jeffrey Harris, MD, MPH, Managed Care Coordinator, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone (404) 639-4500.
TriService Nursing Research Program Report An Institute of Medicine Committee on the TriService Nursing Research Program, chaired by Ruth McCorkle, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Geraldene Felton, EdD, RN, FAAN, issued a report on ways to improve the research program. The report also provides recommendations for the future focus of research efforts, such as military nursing care during wartime and peace-keeping. The full report is available from the Director, REA, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. A bibliography is also available in book or electronic form from the same source. The report summary is available on-line at http://www.nap.edu/nap/online.
National Women's Health Information Center Established
New AAN Primary Care Resource Available
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is being established at a joint project of the U.S. Public Health Service, Office on Women's Health, and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command to provide a national resource that links available women's health information from the federal and state government, private sector organizations, and the World Wide Web. A new program is the Canada-U.S.A. Women's Health Forum proposed joint initiatives on research, including clinical trials. In addition to sharing scientific information and encouraging collaborative investigations, there will be shared scientific meetings. Examples include the Consensus Development Conference on Screening Mamrnography for Younger Women to be held in January 1997 in Bethesda, Md., and research workshops on specific conditions, such as a workshop on urinary incontinence being developed for Iate spring 1997. For more information, contact SusanJ. Blumenthal, MD, MPA, U.S. Public Health Service, Office on Women's Health, 200 Independence Ave., SW~Room 730B, Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 690-7650, fax (202) 690-7172.
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has published a comprehensive reference, the Primary Care Annotated Bibliography and Reference List by Joyce Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, Professor and Dean, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The work was completed as part of the Institute of Medicine/ AAN Senior Scholar in Residence program. Copies of this reference (Pub. No. G-193) may be obtained for $39.95 from American Nurses Publishing, PO. Box 2244, Waldorf, MD 20604-2244, telephone (800) 637-0323, fax (301) 843-0159.
Managed Care Inventory Available from CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new publication, Inventory
of Managed Care Related Projectsfor FY 1995-1996.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1996
Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era The recently released report from the Institute of Medicine, Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era, provides a new definition of primary care that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other first-contact health care providers. The report addresses primary care provided in a variety of settings and to several different populations. It contains recommendations for core competencies and interdisciplinary training as well as recommendations for research and national databases. Copies of the full report are available for $42.95 from the National Academy Press at (800) 624-6242. Summaries are available on-line at http://www.nap.edu/nap/online.
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