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Educational opportunities relevant to cancer care are presented in this feature. Nurses and other health professionals are invited to submit notices of symposia, workshops, and continuing education offerings to: Carol Reed Ash, Editor, CANCER NURSING, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, P.O. Box 100187, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0187. Academic programs leading to advanced degrees in cancer nursing will be listed at the request of the sponsoring agency or institution. Selection of items for review will be based on their relevance to cancer care and the availability of space. Items must be submitted at least four months prior to the program date.

 

Meetings

INTERNATIONAL

Austria

How to Read and Use Results of Nursing Research

Sponsored by: UICC International Union Against Cancer

 

Dates: June 20 to July 1, 1997

 

Location: Vienna, Austria

 

Contact: Mr. A.J. Turnbull, UICC, 3 rue de Conseil-General, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: 41 22 809 18 11, FAX: 41 22 809 18 10; or: Univ. Prof. Dr. H. Ludwig, 1st Dept of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Wilhelminenspital, Montleartstrasse 37, A-1171 Vienna, Austria, Tel: 43 1 49150 2711, FAX: 43 1 49150 2554.

 

Germany

ECCO 9: The European Cancer Conference

Sponsored by: ECCO/Federation of European Cancer Societies

 

Dates: September 14-18, 1997

 

Location: Hamburg, Germany, Congress Centrum Hamburg

 

Contact: ECCO 9, Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS), Avenue E. Mounier 83, B-1200 Brussels, Tel: +32 (2) 7750202, FAX: +32 (2) 7750200.

 

Ireland

8th World Conference on Lung Cancer

Sponsored by: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)

 

Dates: August 10-15, 1997

 

Location: Dublin, Ireland, University College

 

Contact: Regina Prenderville, Postgraduate Medical Centre, 52 Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland, Tel: 353-1-8306795, FAX: 353-1-8309090.

 

The Netherlands

Nurse Practitioner: Challenging Conventional Roles in Healthcare

Sponsored by: University Hospital Groningen

 

Dates: April 24-25, 1997

 

Location: Groningen, the Netherlands

 

Contact: Conference Secretariat `Nurse Practitioner,' P 3.250, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands, Phone: +31.(0)50.3614609, FAX: +31.(0)50.3611701, E-Mail: [email protected]

 

Portugal

10th International Meeting of Gynaecological Oncology

Sponsored by: European Society of Gynaecological Oncology

 

Dates: April 25-May 2, 1997

 

Location: Coimbra, Portugal: Auditorium of Hospitals da Universidade de Coimbra

 

Contact: Secretariat, 10th International Meeting of Gynaecological Oncology, ESGO 10, c/o Prof. Carlos F. de Oliveira, Servico de Ginecologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3049 Coimbra Codex-Portugal, Tel: (351)(39) 400-400 Ext. = 10312 or 10336, FAX: (351)(39) 721-478.

 

Switzerland

9th International MASCC Symposium Supportive Care in Cancer

Sponsored by: MASCC

 

Dates: February 26-March 1, 1997

 

Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland

 

Contact: Mrs. Beatrice Nair, Department of Medicine C, Bldg. 09, Kantonsspital, CH-9077, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Tel: 41 71 494 1097, FAX: 41 71 245 6805.

 

8th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Sponsored by: 8th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

 

Dates: Sunday, May 25 to Wednesday, May 28, 1997

 

Location: Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Contact: Administrative Secretariat, 8th ECCMID '97, c/o AKM Congress Clarastrasse 57, Post Office Box, CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland, Tel: (41 61) 691 51 11, FAX: (41 61) 691 81 89.

 

UNITED STATES

California

88th Annual Meeting AACR

Sponsored by: AACR

 

Dates: April 12-16, 1997

 

Location: San Diego, CA

 

Contact: AACR, Public Ledger Building, Suite 816, 620 Chestnut, Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, FAX: (215) 440-9313.

 

Colorado

Annual Symposium of the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists

Sponsored by: The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists, (SGNO)

 

Dates: January 18-22, 1997

 

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

 

Contact: Lois Winkelman, RN, SGNO, 14628 Stonegate Drive, Lockport, IL 60441, Tel: (708) 301-7868.

 

The Fourteenth Annual Symposium in Gynecologic Oncology Nursing

Sponsored by: The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists, (SGNO)

 

Dates: January 26-29, 1997

 

Location: Denver, Colorado

 

Contact: Lois Winkelman, MSN, President, SGNO, 14628 Stonegate Drive, Lockport, IL 60441, Phone: (708) 301-7868.

 

Florida

4th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research

Sponsored by: American Cancer Society in cooperation with the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses and the Oncology Nursing Society

 

Dates: January 23-25, 1997

 

Location: Panama City, Florida

 

Contact: ACS, (404) 329-7616.

 

ISPCLN Eleventh Annual Meeting, Creating Order from Chaos-The Role of the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Nurse

Sponsored by: International Society of Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Nurses (ISPCLN)

 

Dates: April 17-19, 1997

 

Location: Tampa, Florida

 

Contact: Henrietta Elston, Director of Conventions, ISPCLN National Office, 437 Twin Bay Drive, Pensacola FL 32534-1350, Tel: (904) 474-4147, FAX: (904) 484-8762.

 

Georgia

Society for Vascular Nursing, 15th Annual Symposium

Sponsored by: Society for Vascular Nursing

 

Dates: June 12-14, 1997

 

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

 

Contact: Henrietta Elston, Director of Conventions, SVN National Office, 437 Twin Bay Drive, Pensacola FL 32534-1350, Tel: (904) 474-6963, FAX: (904) 484-8762.

 

Louisiana

22nd Annual Congress Oncology Nursing Society

Sponsored by: Oncology Nursing Society

 

Dates: May 1-4, 1997

 

Location: New Orleans, LA

 

Contact: P. Moore, ONS, 501 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, FAX: (412) 921-6565.

 

Missouri

Ethics in Caring VI: Ethics in Clinical Oncology

Sponsored by: Deaconess Incarnate World Health System

 

Dates: February 28-March 1, 1997

 

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

 

Contact: Suzanne M. Mahon, RN, DNSc, OCN, Clinical Coordinator, Deaconess Cancer Screening Center, Deaconess Medical Center-Central Campus, 6150 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139, Phone: (314) 768-3686, FAX: (314) 768-5620.

 

Virgin Islands

Women's Health Issues: A Global Nursing Perspective

Sponsored by: University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, Continuing Education Program

 

Dates: August 4-6, 1997

 

Location: St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

 

Contact: College of Nursing, Continuing Education Program, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210038, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, Telephone: (513) 558-5650, FAX: (513) 558-7523, E-Mail: Lavonne, Lewis @UC.Edu

 

Washington, DC

HHNA Annual Convention, Home Care Nurse: Clinician, Advocate, Teacher

Sponsored by: Home Healthcare Nurses Association (HHNA)

 

Dates: April 10-13, 1997

 

Location: Washington, DC

 

Contact: Henrietta Elston, Director of Conventions, HHNA National Office, 437 Twin Bay Drive, Pensacola FL 32534-1350, Tel: (904) 474-1066, FAX: (904) 484-8762.