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
Canada
8th World Congress on Pain
Sponsored by: International Association for the Study of Pain
Dates: August 17-22, 1996
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact: L. E. Jones, International Association for the Study of Pain, 909 NE 43rd Street, Room 306, Seattle, WA 98105-6020
11th International Congress: Care of the Terminally Ill
Dates: September 7-13, 1996
Location: Montreal, Canada
Contact: Palais des Congres de Montreal, 201 Avenue Viger Quest, Montreal, H2Z 1X7, Canada
EUROPE
Austria
21st Congress: European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Dates: November 1-5, 1996
Location: Vienna, Austria, Austria Center, Am Hubertusdamm 6, 1220 Vienna
Contact: ESMO Congress Secretariat, Via Soldino 22, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland, Tel: ++41 91 795 3170, Fax: ++41 91 795 3172
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].
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, c/o 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
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, HeriotWatt 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)
ASIA
Malaysia
13th Asia Pacific Cancer Conference
Sponsored by: Asia Pacific Cancer Conference
Dates: November 18-22, 1996
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Contact: Secretariat, A2.27 Komtar, 10,000 Penang, Malaysia, Fax: (60 4) 2618691
UNITED STATES
Arizona
ASCO: Fall Educational Conference
Sponsored by: ASCO
Dates: November 8-10, 1996
Location: Phoenix, Arizona; Contact: ASCO, 435 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1717, Chicago, IL 60611, Fax: (312) 644-8557
Oncology Nursing Society Fall Institute Meeting
Sponsored by: Oncology Nursing Society
Dates: November 8-10, 1996
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Contact: ONS, 501 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220-2749, Fax: (412) 921-6565.
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, c/o Ms. Charon Pierson, Editor, Nurse Practitioner Forum, 46-064 Alii Kane Place #2021, Kaneohe, HI 96744, Fax: (808) 956-3257
Surviving the Changing Times
Sponsored by: ONS Hawaii (Oahu) Chapter of The Queen's Medical Center
Dates: August 16, 1996
Location: Hawaiian Regent Hotel, 2552 Kalakawa Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
Contact: Beth Freitas, 1301 Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI 96813, (808) 537-7578
New York
Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
Sponsored by: Division of Neoplastic Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dates: November 6-8, 1996
Location: New York, NY
Contact: Division of Neoplastic Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1178, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, Fax: (212) 996-5787
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]
South Carolina
Second Annual Psychosocial Conference, "Loss: A Common Thread Through the Cancer Experience"
Sponsored by: Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine
Dates: October 11, 1996
Location: South Carolina State Museum, 301 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29203
Contact: Susan Pearson, Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, 15 Richland Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 (803) 434-4211
Texas
International Association for Study of Pain
Sponsored by: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dates: August 11-15, 1996
Location: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Contact: P. Hamre, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Conference Services, Box 131, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030-4095, Fax: (713) 794-1724.