ICN New Year Message
12/21/06
Dear Friends and colleagues,
On behalf of the Board and staff of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) we are pleased to send you warm greetings and best wishes for a healthy, peaceful and successful 2007.
In lieu of sending greeting cards, ICN will make a donation to the ICN and FNIF programme for orphaned children - the Girl Child Education Fund. You can find out more about this Fund here or donate online.
Sincerely,
Hiroko Minami Judith A Oulton
President Chief Executive Officer
More information...
ANA Statement on the Bulgarian Nurses Death Sentence
12/19/06
The American Nurses Association (ANA) condemns the latest verdict in the trial of the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor in Libya. ANA Statement | INC/WMA Joint Statement | Past Action
UPDATE on Bulgarian Nurses--Action Needed
12/14/06
The World Medical Association and the International Council of Nurses Plead to Drop Death Sentences against Doctor and Nurses after New Scientific Evidence...
An urgent plea for the death sentence to be dropped against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV, has come from the representative bodies of the world's physicians and nurses.
The World Medical Association (WMA) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) have sent a joint letter to the African Union, Amnesty International, the Libyan Government, the Council of Europe and Physicians for Human Rights, drawing their attention to new scientific findings casting doubt on the evidence against the accused health professionals.
Now they are urging nurses worldwide to do the same. Download sample letter (.doc)
Please send your letters ASAP – prior to December 19, 2006 to:
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
and
Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI
Leader of the Revolution
Office of the Leader of the Revolution
Tripoli
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Email: info@algathafi.org
The ICN urges nurses to write or e-mail their elected officials, the European Union president (Mr. Rene van der Linden, pace.com@coe.int) and the African Union president (Mr. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, KonareAO@africa-union.org), requesting they pressure the Libyan government to rescind the death sentences.
An article published December 7 in the magazine Nature, reported the findings of an international team of scientists that analyzed samples taken from the infected patients. They found that the HIV subtype involved infected patients in Libya well before the medical workers arrived in 1998.
The doctor and nurses, who have been in prison since 1999, face a sentencing court scheduled for December 19 in Tripoli. They were condemned to death in 2004, but in 2005 the Libyan Supreme Court overturned the verdicts and ordered a retrial on the grounds that there were "irregularities" in the arrests and interrogations of the accused.
Recent news reports on the status of the five nurses and doctor include:
On November 22, 2006, the Interior Minister Roumen Petkov met the five Bulgarian nurses in Judeida prison. He promised to use all of Bulgaria’s resources to guarantee a positive sentencing outcome. Any decision other than the finding of the nurses innocent will not be accepted, he said.
During court sessions in 2006, the Libyan prosecutors demanded the confirmation of the previous death sentences.
The WMA, which represents more than eight million physicians worldwide, and the ICN, which is a federation of 129 national nurses' associations representing 13 million nurses worldwide, have repeatedly called for the death penalty to be rescinded.
ANA, as part of ICN's 129 national nursing associations across the world, is encouraging all nurses to speak out against the injustice facing the imprisoned health professionals by communicating directly with government leaders. ANA also continues to urge the United States government to remain vocal in expressing its concern for the health professionals and advocate for a just, fair and expeditious trial.
Past Action...
WMA AND ICN Plead to Drop Death Sentences Against Doctor and Nurses After New Scientific Evidence
12/11/06
An urgent plea for the death sentence to be dropped against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV, has come from the representative bodies of the world's physicians and nurses.
The World Medical Association (WMA) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) have sent a joint letter to the African Union, Amnesty International, the Libyan Government, the Council of Europe and Physicians for Human Rights drawing their attention to new scientific findings casting doubt on the evidence against the accused health professionals. More...
ICN Launches a New Centre Specializing in the Nursing Workforce
12/05/06
The International Centre for Human Resources in Nursing (ICHRN) was launched November 27, 2006 in Geneva by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and its premier foundation, the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF). The Centre is an innovative initiative aimed at informing policy-making and building capacity in the areas of nursing human resources planning, management and development. More...
Registration Now Available for the 2007 Conference on Internationally Recruited Nurses: Creating Positive Practice Environments
11/27/06
Creating a positive work environment for all registered nurses – foreign or U.S. educated – will result in better patient outcomes, improved retention of nursing staff, and optimal performance by the health care facility. This conference focuses on strategies that create a positive work environment and facilitate the successful integration of internationally recruited nurses into the health care team and provides a better understanding of the immigration processes related to internationally recruited nurses. It is being co-sponsored by the American Nurses Association and the International Centre on Nurse Migration (which is a joint initiative of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and the International Council of Nurses).
Online registration is now available for this conference series. Meetings will be held in the
following cities:
- San Antonio, TX, February 26-27, 2007
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 1&2, 2007
- Chicago, IL, March 5&6, 2007
- San Francisco, CA, March 19-20, 2007
Register Now.
ICN Position Statement Review
11/17/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is seeking feedback on a proposed new position statement, Delegation and Supervision. The deadline for feedback to ANA is January 5, 2007. Provided for review are the following two documents:
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Delegation and Supervision: Policy and Supporting Concepts - Download (.doc)
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Delegation and Supervision: Questionnaire
- Download (.doc)
Please send all comments to Cheryl Peterson, ANA Senior Policy Fellow, at cheryl.peterson@ana.org for compilation and forwarding to ICN. ANA can ONLY accept comments from U.S. registered nurses and organizations. Comments can also be submitted via fax at 301-628-5349. Deadline for comments is January 5, 2007.
ICN Applauds the High Level Panel Recommendation for a UN Agency for Women
11/10/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and its member organisations in129 countries applaud the recommendation made today by the UN Coherence Panel, urging the formation of a single UN organization to fulfill the UN mandate of achieving gender equality and the advancement for women.
Read the press release
UN Coherence Panel and Women’s Agency
09/18/06
Thanks in large part to the efforts of the worldwide nursing community, the UN Coherence Panel is likely to recommend the establishment of a new independent women’s fund or program that will be governed by its own board and have its own mandate and operational capacity at the field level. Additionally, the panel will likely recommend funding of US$200 million for the first year, and that the program be headed by an Under Secretary General, which is two levels higher than the head of the existing women’s fund, the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
According to Paula Donovan, Senior Advisor, Women’s and Children’s Issues, Office of the UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, “Nurses played a greater role than any other single lobbying force. The outpouring of concern from nurses was extraordinarily influential and helped persuade panel members that this issue should be taken seriously.” ANA, in conjunction with the International Council of Nurses, strongly advocated for this program and urged all nurses to join in this effort.
The panel’s recommendations will be made public in mid-October and the UN General Assembly will debate this particular recommendation some time after that. During this time, it is important that nurses and all who are supporting this effort continue to advocate for the establishment of a UN women’s agency. In addition, we need to urge the U.S. government to support sufficient funding for the new program so that it will be able to design and implement programs that truly empower women.
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
United States Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Under Secretary Josette Shiner
Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs
United States Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
In February 2006, Secretary-General Kofi Annan formed the High-Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance and Environment. The panel’s charge was to explore how the UN system could work more coherently and effectively in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment. The outcome of this panel’s work will lay the groundwork for a fundamental restructuring of the UN operational work.
Call to Action: Bulgarian Nurses on Trial in Libya
09/14/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the ANA urge all nurses to take action regarding the trial of five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian physician imprisoned in Libya for allegedly infecting Libyan children with HIV. The health professionals have been imprisoned since 1999, suffered physical and mental torture and endured the agony of repeated trial cancellations, threats of execution and a compromising legal defense. We must join together in calling for 1) a just, fair and expeditious trail, 2) their release to house arrest for the duration of the legal proceedings, and 3) immediate access to lawyers of their choice and the expert witnesses they require.
ANA and ICN are very concerned for the health professionals whom we believe to be innocent and for the infected children and their families. We call on all interested parties to work toward a speedy and mutually agreeable resolution that will see justice for the imprisoned health professionals, address the pain of the families, and mobilize resources for the treatment of the surviving children.
Action is needed now!
Write a letter (download sample letter) to Libyan President, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI, urging him to ensure a fair and expeditious trial and release of the detainees to house arrest.
Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI
Leader of the Revolution
Office of the Leaders of the Revolution
Tripoli
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Write a letter/e-mail (download sample letter) to Secretary Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Department of State, the EU President and the African Union President urging them to pressure the Libyan government on this issue. For letters to the U.S. State Department and Secretary Rice, please acknowledge that the State Department has been actively involved in diplomacy around this issue. Urge Secretary Rice to continue actively engaging in this very serious situation.
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
United States Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
202-647-2283 - fax
Council of Europe
Mr. René van der Linden
President, Parliamentary Assembly
67075 Strasbourg Cedex
France
Tel: +33 3 88 41 31 93
Fax: +33 3 90 21 41 34
Email: pace.com@coe.int
African Union
Mr. Denis Sassou-Nguesso
President of the Republic of Congo
The Chairperson African Union
P.O. Box: 3243
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel.: (251-11) 551 38 22
Fax: (251-11) 551 93 21
E-mail: KonareAO@africa-union.org
You may also consider communicating your concern for the fate of these colleagues to the Members of Congress representing your state.
ANA and ICN Action
Letter to President Bush - May 26, 2004
ANA Press Release– June 4, 2004
House of Delegates action – June 2004
Resolution
| Backgrounder
ICN Press Release - 9/12/06
ANA Press Release - 9/18/06
ANA letter to Secretary Rice - 9/19/06
ANA Statement on Verdict - 12/19/06
INC/WMA Joint Statement - 12/19/06
ICN 2007 Conference - Call for Abstracts Deadline
09/07/06
Final week for submitting abstracts for The International Council of Nurses (ICN) 2007 Conference is in Yokohama, Japan.
To share your ideas, research and expertise on how to provide quality nursing care, improve health care practice, policies and services or contribute to the discussion of nurses dealing with the unexpected, you are invited to submit abstracts. Abstracts must address one of the sub-themes and demonstrate a direct link to the Conference theme.
Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 12 midnight GMT September 15, 2006.
More information about the conference and to register go to www.icn.ch/Conference2007.htm.
ICN 2007 Conference
06/29/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) 2007 Conference is in Yokohama, Japan from May 27- June 1, 2007. The theme of the conference is Nurses at the Forefront: Dealing with the Unexpected.
More information about the conference and to register go to www.icn.ch/Conference2007.htm.
6th US-Russian Nursing Conference Cruise on the Russian Waterways
04/17/06
You Can Be Part of this Exciting Cruise Conference:
The opportunity to learn together and build collaborative relationships highlights the theme of the 6th US – Russian Nursing Conference: Building Connections for a Global Nursing Community scheduled August 1-16, 2007. This 6th US Russian Nursing Conference will cruise the Russian waterways offering US and Russian nurses opportunities to learn about nursing education, practice and health care systems in their respective countries and dialogue on ways to improve care for patients and their families. While cruising the Neva and Volga rivers, conference participants will explore topics in depth and form collaborative relationships, while experiencing the rich culture and history of Russia.
Discover charming villages, visit old churches, enjoy local arts and crafts in this exciting cultural exchange. Sail the Russian waterways, visiting St Petersburg, Novgorod, Lake Onega/Lake Ladoga, Kishi Island, Goritsy, Yaroslavl, Uglich and Moscow. You will visit health care and education facilities and have plenty of time for sightseeing.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS: The Russian Nurses' Association, St Petersburg, Russia; Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon; Novgorod State University Medical Institute Nursing Department, Yaroslavl Mudri, Russia; Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Psi Chapter, Portland, Oregon and Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. For more information go to Conference Website: http://www.us-russiannurses.com/
WE WELCOME YOUR SUBMISSIONS: Guidelines for submission of Abstracts for paper or poster presentation or Plans for focused discussion groups are available on the Conference Website:http://www.us-russiannurses.com/call_submissions.html
Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2006.
JOIN THE CONFERENCE: Registration materials available on the Conference Website:
http://www.us-russiannurses.com/registrationforms.html
Registration and trip deposit due by November 1, 2006 (Early Bird Registration due October 5, 2006).
For Questions, contact (West Coast) Dr. Marie Driever, (503) 215-6223 or marie.driever@providence.org or (East Coast) Rachel DiFazio, (978) 927 4452 or rachel.difazio@childens.harvard.edu
ANA seeks Nominations for ICN’s 2007 International Achievement Award
04/03/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN), in conjunction with the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF), is pleased to announce the competition for the 2007 International Achievement Award.
The Award is offered biennially to a nurse who is currently practicing nursing and impacting health internationally. Nursing contributions need to be evident in any two areas of nursing: direct care, education, management, and/or research. The nominee must be an ANA member through a Constituent Member Association (CMA) or ANA’s Individual Affiliate Membership program. The award recipient will be invited to give an oration at the Florence Nightingale International Foundation luncheon during the ICN 2007 Congress to be held in Yokohama, Japan, 27 May – 1 June 2007.
Nominations must be completed and returned to ANA by 5 June 2006. As the ICN member, ANA is eligible to nominate one candidate for this award. No direct nominations are accepted by ICN. Additional information about the award and the nomination form are available from ICN’s website at www.icn.ch/awards.htm#international.
Questions can be directed to Cheryl Peterson at 301-628-5089 or cheryl.peterson@ana.org.org.
Applications should be returned to ANA c/o Cheryl Peterson no later than 5 June 2006 either by fax at 301-628-5349 or by mail:
Cheryl Peterson
American Nurses Association
8515 Georgia Avenue
Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910
ICN Position Statement Review: Health Human Resources Development
03/10/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is currently reviewing its position statement, Health Human Resources Development. This statement speaks to the need for countries to engage in significant planning for how and by whom health services will be delivered and what nursing's role is in this planning and development. The following documents can assist with this review:
- ICN Position Statement Review - Summary Sheet and Current Position Statement - Download (.doc)
- Questionnaire for Position Statement on Health Human Resources Development - Download (.doc)
If you are interested in participating in this review, please complete the questionnaire by 27 March 2006 and return to Cheryl Peterson by fax at 301-628-5349 or via email at cheryl.peterson@ana.org.
ANA appreciates your assistance with reviewing this ICN Position Statement.
ICN Call for Abstracts for the 2007 Conference
03/06/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has issued a call for abstracts for its conference in Yokohama, Japan from May 27- June 1, 2007. The theme of the conference is Nurses at the Forefront: Dealing with the Unexpected. Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 12 midnight GMT September 15, 2006. More information about the conference and abstract submission can be found at www.icn.ch/Conference2007.htm.
ICN Call for Abstract for the 2007 Conference
01/31/06
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has issued a call for abstracts for its conference in Yokohama, Japan from May 27- June 1, 2007. The theme of the conference is Nurses at the Forefront: Dealing with the Unexpected. Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 12 midnight GMT September 15, 2006. More information about the conference and abstract submission can be found at www.icn.ch/Conference2007.htm.
ICN Bank of Nurse Experts
11/09/05
ANA continues to recruit for the International Council of Nurses’ Bank of Nurse Experts. In particular, ANA is in need of applicants for the following subject areas: environmental health; ethics; family nursing/family health; HIV/AIDS, human resources planning and development; macroeconomics; malaria; nursing remuneration and working conditions; occupational safety and health; TB; and tobacco. For more information, a full listing of subject areas, and the application see the 10/31/05 notice below. The deadline for submitting applications to ANA is November 18, 2005.
ANA contact person: Cheryl Peterson, cheryl.peterson@ana.org
ICN Bank of Nurse Experts
10/31/05
ANA is recruiting U.S. nurse experts to participate in the International Council of Nurses’ Bank of Nurse Experts. Established in 1997, the ICN Bank of Nurse Experts provides ICN with access to the most current infor
mation, opinion and advice on issues it deals with regularly. These experts are asked from time to time to share their experience and assist ICN with advice, written comment, help identify trends, and to participate in ad hoc groups, represent ICN at meetings, etc. Costs associated with attending meetings are covered by the ICN. ANA may submit two names per Subject Area. Deadline for submissions to ANA is November 18, 2005.
Subject Areas for 2005-2009
Advanced Practice |
Mental Health |
Aging |
Nursing Education |
Classification for Nursing Practice |
Nursing & Health Informatics |
Clinical Guidelines/Evidence Based Outcomes |
Nursing Leadership |
Disaster planning & relief |
Nursing & Health Management |
Environmental Health |
Nursing Remuneration/Working Conditions |
Ethics |
Nursing Research |
Family Nursing/Family Health |
Occupational Health & Safety |
Health & Nursing Policy & Economics |
Patient Safety |
HIV/AIDS |
Primary Health Care |
Home/Community Care |
Regulation (including competencies and credentialing) |
Human Resources/Planning & Development |
TB |
Human Rights |
Telehealth/Telenursing |
Infant & Child Care |
Tobacco |
Malaria |
Violence |
Macroeconomics |
Women’s Health |
Download and complete the application (word doc) and return to Cheryl Peterson via email at cheryl.peterson@ana.org or fax to 301-628-5349.
All applicants will receive a letter from ANA in January informing them as to whether their name was submitted to the ICN Bank of Nurse Experts.
Deadline for Applications to ANA – November 18, 2005
Nurses From Across the Globe Converge on Taipei, Taiwan, for ICN 23rd Quadrennial Congress; ANF President Holzemer Elected to ICN Board
6/23/05
Celebrating nursing innovation and knowledge, more than 4,000 nurses from 148 countries and every region of the world gathered in Taipei, Taiwan, May 21-26, 2005, to participate in the International Council of Nurses (ICN) 23rd Quadrennial Congress.
ANA was represented at the conference by ANA President Barbara Blakeney, First Vice President Patricia Yoder-Wise, ANA Chief Executive Officer Linda J. Stierle, and staff members Carol Bickford and Rita Munley Gallagher. In addition, over 400 attendees came from the United States, including representatives from the American Academy of Nursing, the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Nurses Foundation.
The scientific program boasted more than 1,500 presentations, including a motivating speech by Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, who was also the recipient of ICN's Health and Human Rights Award. Representing ANA, President Blakeney took part in a panel presentation on Nursing Ageing Workforce: A Threat to Innovation. The panel provided an overview of the impact of the aging workforce on the workplace. In addition, she presented ANA's Handle with Care campaign, a national effort that focuses on preventing disabling back injuries and musculoskeletal disorders among nurses.
Also featured was a keynote address by Samoan nurse Pelanetete Stowers on the impact of knowledge, innovation and vitality on nursing and health care; a discussion on nursing at the forefront of innovation led by Frances Hughes of New Zealand; and a debate on the value and future of legislated nurse-to-patient ratios led by New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) representative Karen Ballard. In addition, participants joined in an international summit on the global nursing workforce, which continued critical work by ICN and the Florence Nightingale International Foundation in addressing the global nursing shortage.
ICN's most prestigious nursing award, the Christiane Reimann Prize, was awarded to Dr Margretta Madden Styles, a nurse scholar renowned globally as an international leader in nursing education, regulation and credentialing. Styles was nominated by ANA.
For a full report on the ICN 23rd Quadrennial Congress, see www.nursingworld.org/inc/rpt.pdf.
Also, in related news, ICN elected a new president and board members. Hiroko Minami, outstanding nursing leader in Japan and internationally, has been elected as the 25th President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). The election took place during the 23rd ICN Quadrennial Congress. Dr. Minami is the immediate past president of the Japanese Nurses Association and director of the Japanese Academy of Nursing Science. She has worked extensively in psychiatric nursing, education, research, and administration.
In addition, a new ICN Board was elected at the Council of National Representatives meeting. The 14-member board will serve for four years and includes Dr. William Holzemer, the American Nurses Foundation's board president. Read more at www.icn.ch/PR15_05.htm.
USCIS Extends Deadline for Prescreening Requirement for some Canadian and Mexican Nurses
7/21/04 - On Monday, July 19, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would continue to exempt from the prescreening requirements for one additional year those Canadian and Mexican health care workers who entered the U.S. on a TN (Trade NAFTA) visa and were employed in the U.S. and held a valid U.S. license before September 23, 2003. Notice will be published in the Federal Register later this week.
On July 29, 2003, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security, issued the final rule implementing Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. This section established the prescreening/certification requirement for all foreign educated nurses and other health care workers and named the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) as a credentialing organization. The final rule provided for a one year delay, until July 26, 2004, before current visa holders (including the Canadian nurses working in the U.S. under a Trade NAFTA (TN) visa) working in the U.S had to present a prescreening certificate. It is this delay that has been extended for the additional year.
In its March 18, 2004 letter to the Department of Homeland Security, ANA noted that this law was established back in 1996 and its implementation has been delayed long enough. ANA believes that with proper planning on the part of the foreign educated nurse and the employer, those affected should be able to meet the prescribed deadline. ANA did state that it would accept a delay until July 25, 2005, for those foreign educated nurses who entered the U.S. on a Trade NAFTA visa and hold a valid U.S. license as of July 25, 2003.
Read USCIS press release [PDF] ANA Letter [PDF]
Letter: ANA Condemns Death Sentence Of Bulgarian Nurses
6/08/04 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) urgently requests your intervention on behalf of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian physician who have been sentenced to death by a Libyan court. ANA, as the professional association for registered nurses and the U.S. representative to the International Council of Nurses, considers this to be a grave miscarriage of justice that must be addressed. More...
5th US-Russian Nursing Conference Cruise on the Russian Waterways
5/19/04 - You Can Be Part of this Exciting Cruise Conference:
The 5th US Russian Nursing Conference, August 1-16, 2005, will cruise the Russian waterways while US and Russian nurses learn about nursing education, practice and health care systems in their respective countries and dialogue on ways to improve care for patients and their families.
Discover charming villages, visit old churches, enjoy local arts and crafts in this exciting cultural exchange. Sail the Russian waterways, visiting St Petersburg, Novgorod, Lake Onega/Lake Ladoga, Kishi Island, Goritsy, Yaroslavl, Uglich and Moscow. You will visit health care and education facilities and have plenty of time for sightseeing.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS: The Russian Nurses' Association, St Petersburg, Russia; Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon; Department of Nursing, Moscow Medical Academy Sechenov, Moscow, Russia; and Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Psi Chapter, Portland, Oregon.
WE WELCOME YOUR SUBMISSIONS: Guidelines for submission of Abstracts for paper presentation or Plans for focused discussion groups are available on the Conference Website:
http://www.us-russiannurses.com
Deadline for submissions is November 5, 2004
JOIN THE CONFERENCE: Registration materials available on the Conference Website:
http://www.us-russiannurses.com/
Registration and trip deposit due by November 5, 2004.
For Questions, contact (West Coast) Dr Marie Driever, (503) 215-6223 or marie.driever@providence.org or (East Coast) Rachel DiFazio, (978) 927 4452 or rachel.difazio@childens.harvard.edu
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