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
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.
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.
The Netherlands
Nurse Practitioner: Challenging Conventional Roles in Healthcare
Sponsored by: University Hospital Groningen
Dates: April 24-25, 1997
Location: Groningen, the Netherlands
Contact: Conference Secretariat `Nurse Practitioner,' P 3.250, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands, Phone: +31.(0)50.3614609, FAX: +31.(0)50.3611701, E-Mail: [email protected]
Portugal
10th International Meeting of Gynaecological Oncology
Sponsored by: European Society of Gynaecological Oncology
Dates: April 25-May 2, 1997
Location: Coimbra, Portugal: Auditorium of Hospitals da Universidade de Coimbra
Contact: Secretariat, 10th International Meeting of Gynaecological Oncology, ESGO 10, c/o Prof. Carlos F. de Oliveira, Servico de Ginecologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3049 Coimbra Codex-Portugal, Tel: (351)(39) 400-400 Ext. = 10312 or 10336, FAX: (351)(39) 721-478.
Switzerland
8th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Sponsored by: 8th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease
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 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.
California
88th Annual Meeting AACR
Sponsored by: AACR
Dates: April 12-16, 1997
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact: AACR, Public Ledger Building, Suite 816, 620 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, FAX: (215) 440-9313.
Colorado
The Fourteenth Annual Symposium in Gynecologic Oncology Nursing
Sponsored by: The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists, (SGNO)
Dates: January 26-29, 1997
Location: Denver, Colorado
Contact: Lois Windelman, MSN, President, SGNO, 14628 Stonegate Drive, Lockport, IL 60441, Phone: (708) 301-7868.
Florida
Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Programs, 20th Annual Seminar, "Advances in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology"
Sponsored by: Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Programs, Inc.
Dates: November 21-23, 1996
Location: Tampa, Florida
Contact: Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Programs, P.O. Box 17757, Tampa, FL 33682-7757, Phone: (813) 632-1309, FAX: (813) 632-1334.
4th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research
Sponsored by: American Cancer Society in cooperation with the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses and the Oncology Nursing Society
Dates: January 23-25, 1997
Location: Panama City, Florida
Contact: ACS, (404) 329-7616.
Louisiana
22nd Annual Congress Oncology Nursing Society
Sponsored by: Oncology Nursing Society
Dates: May 1-4, 1997
Location: New Orleans, LA
Contact: P. Moore, ONS, 501 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, FAX: (412) 921-6565.
Missouri
Ethics in Caring VI: Ethics in Clinical Oncology
Sponsored by: Deaconess Incarnate World Health System
Dates: February 28-March 1, 1997
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Contact: Suzanne M. Mahon, RN, DNSc, OCN, Clinical Coordinator, Deacones Cancer Screening Center, Deaconess Medical Center-Central Campus, 6150 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139, Phone: (314) 768-3686, FAX: (314) 768-5620.
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.
The Strang International Conference on Cancer Prevention: "Genetics and the Environment"
Sponsored by: Strang Cancer Prevention Center and Cornell University Medical College
Dates: November 15-16, 1996
Location: New York, NY
Contact: Cornell University Medical College, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 1300 York Avenue-Box 16, New York, NY 10021, Phone: (212) 746-2631, FAX: (212) 746-8180.
Third World Congress of Psycho-Oncology: "Global Psycho-Oncology in the Next Millennium"
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.
Virgin Islands
Women's Health Issues: A Global Nursing Perspective
Sponsored by: University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, Continuing Education Program
Dates: August 4-6, 1997
Location: St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
Contact: College of Nursing, Continuing Education Program, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210038, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, Telephone: (513) 558-5650, FAX: (513) 558-7523, E-mail: Lavonne, Lewis @UC.Edu