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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 326100187. 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

Canada

8th International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer

Sponsored by: Imedex

 

Dates: June 19-22, 1996

 

Location: Toronto, Canada

 

Contact: Imedex, 1060 Cambridge Square, Suite D, Alpharetta, GA 30201, Fax: (404) 751-7334.

 

Israel

11th Biennial Congress of the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists

Dates: June 23-28, 1996

 

Location: Jerusalem

 

Contact: Organizing Committee, 11th Biennial Congress of the WCET, PO Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel. Tel. (972 3) 5140014; Fax: (972 3) 5175674/660325.

 

EUROPE

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The 9th Meeting of the European Society for Psychosocial Oncology

Sponsored by: ESPO

 

Dates: July 7-10, 1996

 

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

Contact: Mrs. Emmy van Rijen, Conference Office, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Spui 21, 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 20 525 2690/2946, Fax: +31 20 525 4799, E-mail: [email protected].

 

Sweden

Berzelius Symposium XXXIV: Virus as Target for Cancer Prevention and Therapy

Sponsored by: The Swedish Society of Medicine

 

Dates: June 12-14, 1996

 

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

 

Contact: Agneta Ohlson, Symposium Secretariat, The Swedish Society of Medicine, PO Box 738, S-101, 35 Stockholm, Sweden, Tel: +46-(0)8-440 88 60, Fax: +46-(0)8-440 88 99

 

Switzerland

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,% AKM Congress Service Clarastrasse 57, Post Office Box, CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland, Tel: (41 61) 691 51 11; Fax: (41 61) 691 81 89

 

UNITED KINGDOM

Brighton, Sussex

9th International Conference on Cancer Nursing

Sponsored by: International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Royal College of Nursing, Nursing Standard

 

Dates: Monday, August 12 to Thursday, August 15, 1996

 

Location: The Metropole Hotel, Brighton, Sussex

 

Contact: Karen Waterman, Conference and Exhibition Manager, Nursing Standard, Viking House, 17-19 Peterborough Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2AX, UK, Tel: 0181 423 1066 (UK), (44) 181 423 1066 (international), Fax: 0181 423 4302 (UK), (44) 181 423 4302 (international)

 

Edinburgh, Scotland

4th International Conference and Exhibition on Nurse Practitioner Practice-Nurse Practitioners Making a World of Difference: A Global Perspective

Sponsored by: Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard

 

Dates: Thursday, August 22 to Saturday, August 24, 1996

 

Location: The Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

 

Contact: Nursing Standard, Conference and Exhibition Unit, Viking House, 17-19 Peterborough Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2AX, Tel: 0181 423 1066, 44 181 423 1066 (international), Fax: 0181 423 4302, 44 181 423 4302 (international)

 

UNITED STATES

California

Advances in Medical Surgical Nursing

Sponsored by: Contemporary Forums

 

Dates: May 8-10, 1996

 

Location: Anaheim, CA

 

Contact: Contemporary Forums, 11900 Silvergate Drive, Dept. PR, Dublin, CA 94568, (510) 828-7100 Ext. 0.

 

Florida

Contemporary Issues in Palliative Care Medicine

Sponsored by: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

 

Dates: April 26-28, 1996

 

Location: Orlando, FL

 

Contact: A. Marsh, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Division of Educational Services, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, Fax: (904) 223-2954.

 

Hawaii

International Academy of Nursing Editors 15th Annual Conference-The Pacific Rim: East Meets West in Global Publishing

Sponsored by: International Acedemy of Nursing Editors

 

Dates: Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18, 1996

 

Location: The Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii

 

Contact: 1996 INANE Conference,% Ms. Charon Pierson, Editor, Nurse Practitioner Forum, 46-064 Alii Kane Place #2021, Kaneohe, HI 96744, Fax: (808) 956-3257

 

Illinois

Home Healthcare Nurses Association First Annual Convention

Sponsored by: HHNA

 

Dates: April 11-14, 1996

 

Location: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, Illinois

 

Contact: Belinda E. Puetz, PhD, RN, HHNA, 437 Twin Bay Drive, Pensacola, FL 32534-1350, Tel: (904) 474-1066, Fax: (904) 484-8762, 1-800-558-HHNA.

 

Maine

The 7th National Conference for Clinical Nurse Specialists

Sponsored by: Center for Continuing Education in Health Sciences, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

 

Dates: May 30-31, 1996

 

Location: Portland, Maine

 

Contact: Irene Bise, MSN, RN, Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756-0001, Tel: (603) 650-1523, Fax: (603) 650-1507.

 

New York

Third World Congress of Psycho-Oncology "Global Psycho-Oncology in the Next Millenium"

Sponsored by: World Congress

 

Dates: October 4-6, 1996

 

Location: New York Vista Hotel

 

Contact: Congress Secretariat, Imedex USA, Inc., 1060 Cambridge Square Suite D, Alpharetta, Georgia 30201-USA, Tel: (404) 751-7332, Fax: (404) 751-7334, E-mail: [email protected]

 

Pennsylvania

21st Annual Congress Oncology Nursing Society

Sponsored by: ONS

 

Dates: May 2-5, 1996

 

Location: Philadelphia, PA

 

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

 

32nd Annual Meeting ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology

Sponsored by: ASCO

 

Dates: May 18-21, 1996

 

Location: Philadelphia, PA

 

Contact: A. Van Horn, ASCO, 435 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1717, Chicago, Illinois 60611-4067, Fax: (312) 644-8557.

 

Texas

National Cancer Pain Initiative Convention

Sponsored by: MD Anderson Cancer Center-Conference Services

 

Dates: April 11-14, 1996

 

Location: Houston, Texas

 

Contact: Austin P. Hamre, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Conference Services, Box 131, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4095, Fax: (713) 794-1724.

 

Washington, D.C.

87th Annual Meeting AACR

Sponsored by: AACR

 

Dates: April 20-24, 1996

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

 

Contact: AACR, Public Ledger Building, Suite 816, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483, Fax: (215) 440-9313.