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Conference Calendar

Educational opportunities relevant to cancer 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. Selections 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.

 

Nursing Education 2000, The Conference for Nursing Faculty. June 2-4, 2000. Washington, DC. For more information, contact Judy Draper, Nurse Educator. Telephone: 800-666-7737 or 215-842-4386; e-mail: [email protected]; web site: http://nursing.mcphu.ed.

 

Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology: A Workshop. June 30-July 7, 2000. Aspen, CO. For more information, contact Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology Workshop, American Association for Cancer Research, Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483. Telephone: 215-440-9300; fax: 215-351-9165.

 

American Association for Cancer Research, AACR, Pathobiology of Cancer. July 16-23, 2000. Keystone, Colorado. For more information, contact Pathobiology of Cancer Workshop, American Association for Cancer Research, Public Ledger Building, Suite 826, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483. Telephone: 215-440-9300; fax: 215-351-9165.

 

Staffing Crisis: Nurse/Patient Ratios. July 21-24, 2000. Washington, DC. For more information, contact The Forum on Health Care Leadership, Staffing Crisis: Nurse/Patient Ratios, c/o Cross Country University, 6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., NW, #200, Boca Raton, FL 33487-8218; web site: http://www.healthcareforum.com.

 

11th International Conference on Cancer Nursing. July 30-August 3, 2000. Oslo, Norway. For more information, contact Emap Healthcare. Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ, UK. Telephone: 44-171-874-0294; fax: 44-171-874-0298; e-mail: [email protected].

 

5th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology. September 3-7, 2000. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. For more information contact The Conference Organisers Pty Ltd, PO Box 1127, Sandringham Victoria 3191 Australia. e-mail: http://www.psycho-oncology2000.com.

 

Oncology Nursing: Perspectives on Practice. September 17-20, 2000. San Francisco, CA. For more information, contact Contemporary Forums. Telephone: 925-828-7100, ext. 0; web site: http://www.cforums.com or [email protected].

 

17th Annual Conference of the American Association for the History of Nursing. September 22-24, 2000 Villanova, PA. For more information, telephone: 609-693-7250; internet: http://www.aahn.org.

 

7th International Conference on Mechanisms of Antimutagenesis and Anticarcinogenesis (ICMAA). September 23-27, 2000. Grand Rapids, MI. For more information, contact 7th ICMAA Secretariat: Phillipp Orme, 12 Church Street, West Haney, Nr. Wantage, Oxon OX12-0LN, United Kingdom. Telephone: 44-1235-868811; e-mail: [email protected]; web site: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/icmaa2000.

 

New Molecular Targets in Cancer Therapy. October 14-17, 2000. St. Petersburg Beach, FL. For more information, contact Susan Easter, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOW-PR/EDU, Tampa, FL 33612-9497. Telephone: 813-632-1775; e-mail: [email protected].

 

American and European Associations for Cancer Education Joint Meeting. November 2-5, 2000. Washington, DC. For more information, contact Secretariat, Virginia Krawiec, MPA, AACE Secretary, P.O. Box 601, Snellville, GA 30078-0601. Telephone: 404-329-7612; fax: 404-321-4669; e-mail: [email protected].

 

Notices of upcoming conferences of interest to staff development educators will be printed in Cancer Nursing without charge. Please send information at least four months in advance of desired publication date.