- Email: [email protected]
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CA 92656, phone (714) 362-2050, ext. 403, fax (714) 362-2020, website www.best4health.org, email [email protected]
APNs Score Victory in Budget Deal The 1997 balanced budget package, signed into law by President Clinton in August 1997, contains a provision that expands Medicare payments to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) in urban areas. This reimburse~ ment has been provided to NPs and CNSs in rural areas since 1989. With the signing of this bill, effective Jan. 1, 1998, NPs and CNSs will be paid directly for services provided to Medicare patients in urban areas in collaboration with physicians.
NCSBN Endorses Model of Nursing Regulation The Delegate Assembly of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing took an important step in the advancement of nursing regulation at the 1997 Annual Meeting held in Chicago on August 19-23. Delegates unanimously adopted the following recommendation: "That the National Council of State Boards of Nursing endorses a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation and authorizes the Board of Directors to develop strategies for implementation to be adopted by the Delegate Assembly.'! The National Council is now one step closer to developing a model for mutual recognition of nursing regulation. Under this concept, boards of nursing agree to work toward an interstate compact, under which nurses would hold a license in one state and be able to practice in any state, provided they follow the laws and regulations of the state in which they practice. More information about the mutual recognition model of nursing regulation and the activities of the Council's Multistate Regulation Task Force can be found on the National Council's web site at http://www.ncsbn.org.
In M e m o r i a m Edna Fritz, PhD, RN, emeritus dean, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, died August 20, 1997, in Palm Desert, California. Dr. Fritz received her master's degree and doctorate from Columbia University Teachers College. She assumed the directorship of Ohio State's program in 1974, and succeeded in the implementation of a new baccalaureate program and an integrated master of science program and the establishment of the Center for Nursing Research. In 1983, independent college status was attained under her leadership. She retired from Ohio State later that year.
Best Practice Network Seeks Submissions The Best Practice Network is accepting submissions of best practices for review and publication. Application kits may be obtained from The Best Practice Network, c/o AACN, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo,
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• Carol White of the Loyola University Medical Center's Inpatient Chemotherapy Team in Maywood, Ill., has been recognized as "Nurse of the Year" by the Leukemia Research Foundation.
NAMES IN THE NEWS RESOURCES • Helen Grace, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Chairperson of the Board of Governs, National Council for International Health (NCIH). She recently presided at an international symposium on globalization of health care services, new information technology, and trends toward privatization of health care and managed care in developing and developed countries. She also described restructuring at NCIH and an initiative to link domestic and international health issues. For more information on NCIH programs contact Chuck Wo01ery at (202) 833-5900. • Jane Llewellyn, DNSc, RN, has been appointed associate vice president, nursing services, for Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago. She is responsible for leadership of the nursing services division of hospital operations, which includes all hospital nursing units in Rush's 744-bed medicaI center complex. • Sharon J. Coulter, chairman of the Division of Patient Care Operations for the Cleveland Clinic Foundatior~, will become the vice president for Patient Care Services at VfaHealth. In her new role, Coulter will have system-wide responsibility for developing and coordinating patient care services across ViaHealth's continuum of services. • Paula Hindle has been named vice president for patient care services and chief nurse executive at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill. Hindle will oversee management of human, financial, material, and information resources for all patient care service lines at the medical center. • Dr. Zane Robinson Wolf, director of La Salle University's Master of Science in Nursing Program, has been named dean of the University's School of Nursing. Dr. Wolf is a founding faculty member of the School of Nursing at La Salle and started the Master of Science in Nursing Program in 1988. She is also president-elect of the Pennsylvania League of Nursing. • Dr. Katherine Kinsey recently received the Independence Foundation Endowed Chair for Nursing Education in ceremonies at La Salle University, where she serves as an associate professor in the School of Nursing and director of the University's Neighborhood Nursing Center. • The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) has awarded its Nurse Executive Leadership Award to Duane D. Walker, Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. The award honors a nurse executive who has demonstrated creative and contemporary leadership, promoted the growth of sound nursing practices, and contributed to the long-term development of the nursing profession.
Directory of International Grants and Fellowships A new Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences has been published by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at NIH (NIH publication 97-3027). For example, the Fellowship Program allows U.S. scientists to conduct research in several other countries for up to 24 months. For more information, access website www.nih.gov/fic or send a fax to (301) 402-0779.
Nurses's Directory of Capitol Connections The latest edition of The Nurse's Directory of Capitol Connections by Nancy Sharp, MSN, RN, is now available. The Directory is a great way to find nurses within the federal government who are working as lobbyists or staffing Congressional offices.For more information, contact Sharp Legislative Resources, 8819 Ridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817; phone (301) 469-4997; fax (301) 469-8411.
King International Nursing Group Formed Oakland University's School of Nursing is serving as the headquarters for a new group, the King International Nursing Group, focusing on the work of nursing theorist Imogene M. King. Further information is available from Dr. Christina Sieloff, the Group's president, at [email protected], phone (248) 370-4492, fax (248) 370-4279. A bibliography, developed by Dr. Gary Moore, is available at http:// www.nursing.oakland.edu/king/kingbib.html. The Group plans to publish a newsletter and a refereed journal. Starting in i999, the Group will host an annual education conference. Charter membersh!ps are available through March 24, 1998.
Latino Health Beliefs, Practices "Nuestra Cultura, Nuestra Salud: A Handbook on Latin American Health Beliefs and Practices," is available from Centro San Bonifacio in Chicago. The handbook, funded by the Opening Doors Program of the Robert Wood Johnson and Kaiser Family foundations, includes an overview of Hispanic health, explanations of concepts and belief systems, and a catalog of plant-based remedies commonly used in Latin American communities, along with a bibliography on culture and health. For ordering information, write to Centro San Bonifacio, 1332 N. Greenview, Chicago, IL 60622.
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Lead Poisoning Prevention A recent publication, "Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Strategies and Resources," describes the problem of childhood lead poisoning
and the threat to the health and well-being of children, tt also describes intervention strategies for regional, state, and local health professionals and offers information for parents. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, in the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, is offering single copies at no cost from: The National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182-2536, telephone (703) 821-8955, fax (703) 832-2098.
M EETINGS/CONTINUINGEDUCATION PHILADELPHIA, PA. 22nd Annual Postgraduate Seminar for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health Care
Sponsor: Respiratory Nursing Society. Contact: Henrietta J. Elston, Director of Convention Services, telephone (850) 474-8869 or (888) 3304767, fax (850) 484-8762.
Dates: Feb. 11-13, 1998. Place: Philadelphia, Pa. Sponsors: Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Center for Professional Development, the National Association for Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health, and the Family PlanningCouncil. Contact: OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner Program, 260 South Broad Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19102, telephone (215) 985-2612.
CHICAGO, ILL. Case Management Along the Continuum Dates: March 16-18, 1998. Place: Chicago, Ill. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registrar, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, telephone (510) 828-7100, Internet address http://www.cforums.com (Dept. PR)
Dates: February 17-19, 1998. Place: Hyatt Hotel. Sponsor: School of Nursing, University of Canberra. Contact: 3rd International Congress for Nursing Academics, ACTS, GPO Box 2200, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia, fax 61-6-257-3256.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Fourth International, Multidisciplinary Qualitative Health Research Conference Dates: February 19-21, 1998. Place: Hotel Vancouver. Contact: Dr. Joan L. Bottorff, School of Nursing, T201 2211 Wesbrook Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2B5, fax (604) 822-7466, e-mail [email protected]
FORT WORTH, TEX. Making a Difference Through Outcomes Research Dates: Feb. 19-21, 1998. Place: Fort Worth, Tex. Sponsor: Southern Nursing Research Society. Contact: Jean Ashwill, The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing, telephone (817 ) 272-2778.
VARIOUS LOCATIONS Contraceptive Technology Dates and places: March 19-21, 1998, Washington, D.C.; March 26-28, 1998, San Francisco, Calif. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registrar, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, telephone (510) 828-7100, Internet address http://www.cforums.com (Dept. PR)
Celebrating Our Past, Choosing Our Future: Respiratory Nursing at the Crossroads Dates: March 12-14, 1998. Place: Orlando, Fla.
NURSING OUTLOOK
American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting Dates: May 6-10, 1998. Place: Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers and the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Sponsors: American Geriatrics Society and the American Federation for Aging Research. Contact: American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting Department, telephone (212) 308-1414.
Ninth International Congress on Women's Health Issues: "Women, Toward a Better Quality of Life"
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Dates: June 22-25, 1998.Place: Alexandria, Egypt. Sponsor: The International Council on Women's Health Issues in collaboration with the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Contact: Lotus of La Costa Tours, 7219 Durango Circle, La Costa, CALL 92009, telephone (800) 235-6887, fax (619) 438-7931, e-mail [email protected]
Perinatal Nursing
HELSINKI, FINLAND
Dates: March 26-28, 1998. Place: New Orleans, La. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registrar, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, telephone (510) 828-7100, Internet address http://www.cforums.com (Dept. PR)
9th Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society International Nursing Research Conference Dates: Apr. 3-5, 1998. Place: James Watt Centre, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Sponsor: Royal College of Nursing of the United KingdomResearch Society. Contact: RCN Conference Unit, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1M 0AB, telephone 44 (0) 171 647 3585, fax 44 (0) 171 647 3412.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ORLANDO, FLA.
SEA]TLE, WASH.
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA Third Nursing Academic International Congress: "Collaboration in Nursing: Making a Difference to Health Outcomes"
of Convention Services, telephone (850) 4741066 or (800) 558-4462, fax (850) 484-8762.
The Changing Course of Home Health Care in the Next Century
Dates: July 5-8, 1998. Place: Helsinki, Finland. Contact: WENR, Tuulikki Niemela/the Finnish Federation of Nurses, Asemamiehenkatu 4, FIN-00520 Helsinki, telephone +358-9-229 00 235, fax +358-9-148 1840, e-mail tuulikki.niemela@ sairaanhoitajaliitto.fi
LAS VEGAS, NEV. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses 15th Annual Educational Conference Dates: Sept. 8-10, 1998. Abstract or film deadline: Jan. 15, 1998. Sponsor: American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. Contact: AASCIN, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11370-1177; telephone (718) 803-3782, fax (718) 803-0414.
Dates: Apr. 30-May 3, 1998. Place: Indianapolis, Ind. Sponsor: Home Healthcare Nurses Association. Contact: Henrietta J. Elston, Director
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CA 92656, phone (714) 362-2050, ext. 403, fax (714) 362-2020, website www.best4health.org, email [email protected]
APNs Score Victory in Budget Deal The 1997 balanced budget package, signed into law by President Clinton in August 1997, contains a provision that expands Medicare payments to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) in urban areas. This reimburse~ ment has been provided to NPs and CNSs in rural areas since 1989. With the signing of this bill, effective Jan. 1, 1998, NPs and CNSs will be paid directly for services provided to Medicare patients in urban areas in collaboration with physicians.
NCSBN Endorses Model of Nursing Regulation The Delegate Assembly of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing took an important step in the advancement of nursing regulation at the 1997 Annual Meeting held in Chicago on August 19-23. Delegates unanimously adopted the following recommendation: "That the National Council of State Boards of Nursing endorses a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation and authorizes the Board of Directors to develop strategies for implementation to be adopted by the Delegate Assembly.'! The National Council is now one step closer to developing a model for mutual recognition of nursing regulation. Under this concept, boards of nursing agree to work toward an interstate compact, under which nurses would hold a license in one state and be able to practice in any state, provided they follow the laws and regulations of the state in which they practice. More information about the mutual recognition model of nursing regulation and the activities of the Council's Multistate Regulation Task Force can be found on the National Council's web site at http://www.ncsbn.org.
In M e m o r i a m Edna Fritz, PhD, RN, emeritus dean, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, died August 20, 1997, in Palm Desert, California. Dr. Fritz received her master's degree and doctorate from Columbia University Teachers College. She assumed the directorship of Ohio State's program in 1974, and succeeded in the implementation of a new baccalaureate program and an integrated master of science program and the establishment of the Center for Nursing Research. In 1983, independent college status was attained under her leadership. She retired from Ohio State later that year.
Best Practice Network Seeks Submissions The Best Practice Network is accepting submissions of best practices for review and publication. Application kits may be obtained from The Best Practice Network, c/o AACN, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo,
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• Carol White of the Loyola University Medical Center's Inpatient Chemotherapy Team in Maywood, Ill., has been recognized as "Nurse of the Year" by the Leukemia Research Foundation.
NAMES IN THE NEWS RESOURCES • Helen Grace, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Chairperson of the Board of Governs, National Council for International Health (NCIH). She recently presided at an international symposium on globalization of health care services, new information technology, and trends toward privatization of health care and managed care in developing and developed countries. She also described restructuring at NCIH and an initiative to link domestic and international health issues. For more information on NCIH programs contact Chuck Wo01ery at (202) 833-5900. • Jane Llewellyn, DNSc, RN, has been appointed associate vice president, nursing services, for Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago. She is responsible for leadership of the nursing services division of hospital operations, which includes all hospital nursing units in Rush's 744-bed medicaI center complex. • Sharon J. Coulter, chairman of the Division of Patient Care Operations for the Cleveland Clinic Foundatior~, will become the vice president for Patient Care Services at VfaHealth. In her new role, Coulter will have system-wide responsibility for developing and coordinating patient care services across ViaHealth's continuum of services. • Paula Hindle has been named vice president for patient care services and chief nurse executive at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill. Hindle will oversee management of human, financial, material, and information resources for all patient care service lines at the medical center. • Dr. Zane Robinson Wolf, director of La Salle University's Master of Science in Nursing Program, has been named dean of the University's School of Nursing. Dr. Wolf is a founding faculty member of the School of Nursing at La Salle and started the Master of Science in Nursing Program in 1988. She is also president-elect of the Pennsylvania League of Nursing. • Dr. Katherine Kinsey recently received the Independence Foundation Endowed Chair for Nursing Education in ceremonies at La Salle University, where she serves as an associate professor in the School of Nursing and director of the University's Neighborhood Nursing Center. • The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) has awarded its Nurse Executive Leadership Award to Duane D. Walker, Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. The award honors a nurse executive who has demonstrated creative and contemporary leadership, promoted the growth of sound nursing practices, and contributed to the long-term development of the nursing profession.
Directory of International Grants and Fellowships A new Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences has been published by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at NIH (NIH publication 97-3027). For example, the Fellowship Program allows U.S. scientists to conduct research in several other countries for up to 24 months. For more information, access website www.nih.gov/fic or send a fax to (301) 402-0779.
Nurses's Directory of Capitol Connections The latest edition of The Nurse's Directory of Capitol Connections by Nancy Sharp, MSN, RN, is now available. The Directory is a great way to find nurses within the federal government who are working as lobbyists or staffing Congressional offices.For more information, contact Sharp Legislative Resources, 8819 Ridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817; phone (301) 469-4997; fax (301) 469-8411.
King International Nursing Group Formed Oakland University's School of Nursing is serving as the headquarters for a new group, the King International Nursing Group, focusing on the work of nursing theorist Imogene M. King. Further information is available from Dr. Christina Sieloff, the Group's president, at [email protected], phone (248) 370-4492, fax (248) 370-4279. A bibliography, developed by Dr. Gary Moore, is available at http:// www.nursing.oakland.edu/king/kingbib.html. The Group plans to publish a newsletter and a refereed journal. Starting in i999, the Group will host an annual education conference. Charter membersh!ps are available through March 24, 1998.
Latino Health Beliefs, Practices "Nuestra Cultura, Nuestra Salud: A Handbook on Latin American Health Beliefs and Practices," is available from Centro San Bonifacio in Chicago. The handbook, funded by the Opening Doors Program of the Robert Wood Johnson and Kaiser Family foundations, includes an overview of Hispanic health, explanations of concepts and belief systems, and a catalog of plant-based remedies commonly used in Latin American communities, along with a bibliography on culture and health. For ordering information, write to Centro San Bonifacio, 1332 N. Greenview, Chicago, IL 60622.
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Lead Poisoning Prevention A recent publication, "Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Strategies and Resources," describes the problem of childhood lead poisoning
and the threat to the health and well-being of children, tt also describes intervention strategies for regional, state, and local health professionals and offers information for parents. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, in the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, is offering single copies at no cost from: The National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182-2536, telephone (703) 821-8955, fax (703) 832-2098.
M EETINGS/CONTINUINGEDUCATION PHILADELPHIA, PA. 22nd Annual Postgraduate Seminar for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health Care
Sponsor: Respiratory Nursing Society. Contact: Henrietta J. Elston, Director of Convention Services, telephone (850) 474-8869 or (888) 3304767, fax (850) 484-8762.
Dates: Feb. 11-13, 1998. Place: Philadelphia, Pa. Sponsors: Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Center for Professional Development, the National Association for Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health, and the Family PlanningCouncil. Contact: OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner Program, 260 South Broad Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19102, telephone (215) 985-2612.
CHICAGO, ILL. Case Management Along the Continuum Dates: March 16-18, 1998. Place: Chicago, Ill. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registrar, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, telephone (510) 828-7100, Internet address http://www.cforums.com (Dept. PR)
Dates: February 17-19, 1998. Place: Hyatt Hotel. Sponsor: School of Nursing, University of Canberra. Contact: 3rd International Congress for Nursing Academics, ACTS, GPO Box 2200, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia, fax 61-6-257-3256.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Fourth International, Multidisciplinary Qualitative Health Research Conference Dates: February 19-21, 1998. Place: Hotel Vancouver. Contact: Dr. Joan L. Bottorff, School of Nursing, T201 2211 Wesbrook Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2B5, fax (604) 822-7466, e-mail [email protected]
FORT WORTH, TEX. Making a Difference Through Outcomes Research Dates: Feb. 19-21, 1998. Place: Fort Worth, Tex. Sponsor: Southern Nursing Research Society. Contact: Jean Ashwill, The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing, telephone (817 ) 272-2778.
VARIOUS LOCATIONS Contraceptive Technology Dates and places: March 19-21, 1998, Washington, D.C.; March 26-28, 1998, San Francisco, Calif. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registrar, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, telephone (510) 828-7100, Internet address http://www.cforums.com (Dept. PR)
Celebrating Our Past, Choosing Our Future: Respiratory Nursing at the Crossroads Dates: March 12-14, 1998. Place: Orlando, Fla.
NURSING OUTLOOK
American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting Dates: May 6-10, 1998. Place: Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers and the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Sponsors: American Geriatrics Society and the American Federation for Aging Research. Contact: American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting Department, telephone (212) 308-1414.
Ninth International Congress on Women's Health Issues: "Women, Toward a Better Quality of Life"
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Dates: June 22-25, 1998.Place: Alexandria, Egypt. Sponsor: The International Council on Women's Health Issues in collaboration with the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Contact: Lotus of La Costa Tours, 7219 Durango Circle, La Costa, CALL 92009, telephone (800) 235-6887, fax (619) 438-7931, e-mail [email protected]
Perinatal Nursing
HELSINKI, FINLAND
Dates: March 26-28, 1998. Place: New Orleans, La. Sponsor: Contemporary Forums. Contact: Registrar, 11900 Silvergate Dr., Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, telephone (510) 828-7100, Internet address http://www.cforums.com (Dept. PR)
9th Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society International Nursing Research Conference Dates: Apr. 3-5, 1998. Place: James Watt Centre, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Sponsor: Royal College of Nursing of the United KingdomResearch Society. Contact: RCN Conference Unit, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1M 0AB, telephone 44 (0) 171 647 3585, fax 44 (0) 171 647 3412.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ORLANDO, FLA.
SEA]TLE, WASH.
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA Third Nursing Academic International Congress: "Collaboration in Nursing: Making a Difference to Health Outcomes"
of Convention Services, telephone (850) 4741066 or (800) 558-4462, fax (850) 484-8762.
The Changing Course of Home Health Care in the Next Century
Dates: July 5-8, 1998. Place: Helsinki, Finland. Contact: WENR, Tuulikki Niemela/the Finnish Federation of Nurses, Asemamiehenkatu 4, FIN-00520 Helsinki, telephone +358-9-229 00 235, fax +358-9-148 1840, e-mail tuulikki.niemela@ sairaanhoitajaliitto.fi
LAS VEGAS, NEV. American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses 15th Annual Educational Conference Dates: Sept. 8-10, 1998. Abstract or film deadline: Jan. 15, 1998. Sponsor: American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. Contact: AASCIN, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11370-1177; telephone (718) 803-3782, fax (718) 803-0414.
Dates: Apr. 30-May 3, 1998. Place: Indianapolis, Ind. Sponsor: Home Healthcare Nurses Association. Contact: Henrietta J. Elston, Director
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