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.