ANA Convention Highlights Unveiled

Washington, DC -- Inspirational stories of nurses caring for America, nursing's role in the nation's unfolding genetics revolution, and the nursing profession's agenda for the future are just a few of the educational topics to be featured at the American Nurses Association (ANA) 2002 Biennial Convention, June 29- July 2 in Philadelphia, PA.

"Nurses Care for America" is the theme of the convention, which will offer more than 135 educational sessions covering a range of topics and practice areas, and some of nursing's top speakers, who will share their knowledge and experiences.

The four-day biennial nursing event will kick off with a keynote address given by Elizabeth Norman, PhD, RN, FAAN, the author of two books on nurses' war time experiences: Women at War, the story of 50 military nurses who served in Vietnam, 1965-73, and We Band of Angels, the untold story of American nurses trapped on Batann by the Japanese during World War II.

Also scheduled is a July 1 plenary session on building the nation's genetic future, featuring Francis Sellers Collins, MD, PhD, who as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute spearheaded a world-wide consortium that completed the first map and sequence of the human genome in 2001. In his presentation, Collins will discuss the potential for nurses as leaders in preparing the public for the genetics revolution that is now unfolding.

Another key event will be a July 2 plenary focusing on the implementation of Nursing's Agenda for the Future, an overarching plan developed by ANA and 60 other nursing organizations to address critical staffing and shortage issues affecting safety and quality of care for all health care consumers. The comprehensive and strategic plan outlined in Nursing's Agenda for the Future focuses on the desired future state and work objectives within 10 specific domains: leadership and planning; economic value; work environment; delivery systems; legislation/regulation/policy; public relations/communications; professional culture; education; recruitment and retention; and diversity. The development of objectives for each of these domains will be discussed during the session.

In between these featured events are a plethora of concurrent educational sessions designed to provide nurses from all levels of clinical background and practice the opportunity to build their knowledge and skills on issues and areas that are vital to nursing. In addition, nurses from around the country will have the opportunity to network and exchange information with one another, and to visit the convention's exhibit hall where health care products and services designed to make nursing practice safer and more efficient will be on display.

"Nurses have always cared for America - both in times of war and peace," said ANA President Mary E. Foley. "Now it is ANA's turn to show that it cares for the nation's nurses - by offering these one-of-a-kind educational events and exhibit offerings, along with the unique opportunity to discuss and share the challenges and joys of nursing with others who practice in the profession."

For more information, including how to register, call 1-800-274-4ANA or visit www.nursingworld.org. Members of the press may register for complimentary media passes to cover the convention either onsite or by calling 202-651-7028.

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The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.7 million Registered Nurses through its constituent member nurses associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.

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