Fourth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research January 23-25, 1997 Panama City, Florida

The American Cancer Society, in cooperation with the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses and the Oncology Nursing Society, announces the Fourth National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research to be held January 23-25, 1997, at the Marriott Baypoint Resort in Panama City, Florida. The conference brings together researchers, educators, and clinicians for an opportunity of scholarly exchange to bridge the gap between nursing research and practice.

The conference objectives are: (1) to discuss state-of-the-art research in selected areas of practice, (2) to examine and discuss research outcomes in selected areas of cancer nursing, (3) to evaluate the application of research findings to cancer nursing practice, education, and future cancer nursing research, (4) to describe the empirical database for selected aspects of cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and rehabilitation, (5) to discuss application of state-of-the-art research methodologies to the study of selected aspects of cancer, and (6) to examine the implications of research findings to nursing practice, education, administration, and research.

Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for presentation or for poster sessions. Deadline for abstract submission is July 8, 1996. For more information, contact Terri Ades, RN, MS, OCN, Director, Detection and Treatment/Nursing, American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4251, 404/329-7616.