October 2004
October 14-16, 2004, Humanity, Technology, and Perinatology: Good Ethics Based on Good Information-A Conference on Perinatal Ethics, including Palliative Care, Pain and Symptom Management, San Diego, CA., Sponsored by the National Perinatal Association, 2090 Linglestown Rd, Suite 107, Harrisburg, PA 17110; telephone: 888-971-3295; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.nationalperinatal.org. FMI, contact Anita Catlin, DNSc, FNP, FAAN, e-mail [email protected].
October 15-17, 2004, Practical Aspects in Palliative Medicine: Integrating Palliative Care into Clinical Practice, Boston, MA. Sponsored by the Harvard Medical, School Department of Continuing, Education and the HMS Center for Palliative Care. FMI contact HMS, Center for Palliative Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Founders House 606 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114; telephone: 617-724-9509; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare.
October 24-27, 2004, The Transcendence of Home Care: National Association for Home Care and Hospice 23rd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Sponsored by National Association for Home Care, 228 7th, Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003., FMI telephone: 866-270-6242; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Meetings/meetings.html.
November 2004
November 4, 2004, International Palliative Care in the 21st Century: Issues and Innovations in End-of-Life Care, New York, NY. Sponsored by the Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System's Professional Education Center, 120 West 106, Street, New York, NY 10025. FMI, telephone: 212-870-4762; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.jewishhome.org/pec/.
November 4-5, 2004, Sixth Josefina Magno Annual Conference, Fairfax, VA. Sponsored by Capital Hospice, (formerly the Hospice of the National Capital Region), 9300 Lee Highway, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22031. FMI, contact Vickie Currie, Institute, Coordinator, telephone: 703-460-9224; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.capitalhospice.org.
November 5-7, 2004, Infusion Nurses Society 2004 National Academy Meeting, Indian Wells, CA. Sponsored by the INS, 220 Norwood, Park South, Norwood, MA 02062., FMI contact Deborah Benvenuto, telephone: 781-440-9408 ext 313; Web: http://www.ins1.org.
November 10-13, 2004, Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow: Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium XXII, New York. Sponsored by the Chemotherapy Foundation and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology. FMI contact Jaclyn Silverman, Conference Coordinator, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Box 1079, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029; telephone: 212-241-6772; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.mssm.edu/tcf.
November 10-16, 2004, The Program in Palliative Care Education & Practice, Part 2, Boston, MA. Sponsored by the Harvard Medical, School Department of Continuing Education and the HMS Center for Palliative Care. FMI contact HMS, Center for Palliative Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Founders House 606 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114; telephone: 617-724-9509; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cdi/pallcare.
November 12-14, 2004, First Annual Pediatric Palliative Care Conference, Linking Hands, Linking Hearts: Caring for Seriously Ill Children and their Grieving Families, Dearborn, MI. Sponsored by the Michigan, Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. FMI contact NHPCO, 1700 Diagonal Rd, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. FMI telephone: 703-837-1500; Web: http://www.nhpco.org.
November 15-18, 2004, To Comfort Always: A Course on Palliative Care, Minneapolis, MN. Sponsored by North Memorial Medical Center, 3500 France Ave North, Suite 102, Robbinsdale, MN 55422-2806. FMI, telephone: 877-396-5999; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.northmemorial.com.
November 18-19, 2004, 2nd Annual Continuing Care Beyond Cure Conference, Hagerstown, MD. Sponsored by Hospice of Washington County, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742, and the Washington County Hospital. CME and CEUs offered. For more information, contact Dawn Johns, Community Liaison, at 301-791-6360 or [email protected].
2005
January 2005
January 19, 2005, Preconference Events of the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, New Orleans, LA., Cosponsored by AAHPM and HPNA., FMI contact HPNA, One Penn Center West, Suite 229, Pittsburgh, PA, 15276; telephone: 412-787-9301; Web: http://www.hpna.org; e-mail: [email protected].
January 20-23, 2005, Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, New Orleans, LA. Cosponsored by AAHPM and HPNA. FMI contact, HPNA, One Penn Center West, Suite, 229, Pittsburgh, PA 15276; telephone: 412-787-9301; Web: http://www.hpna.org; e-mail: [email protected].
January 21-23, 2005, 2005 NAHC Private Duty & Human Resources Summit, Las Vegas, NV. Sponsored by the National Association for Home Care, 228 7th St, SE, Washington, DC 20003. FMI telephone: 866-270-6242; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Meetings/meetings.html.
March 2005
March 30-April 2, 2005, 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, Boston, MA. Sponsored by the APS, 4700 W. Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60025; telephone: 847-375-4715; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.ampainsoc.org/meeting/.
April 2005
April 6-10, 2005, Ninth Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Aachen, Germany., Sponsored by the EAPC Head Office, c/o National Cancer Institute, Via, Venezian 1, I-20133 Milan, Italy. FMI and for accommodations contact INTERPLAN Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG, Albert-Rossha upt er-Str. 65, D-81369 Munich, Germany; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.eapcnet.org/Aachen2005/in/index.html.
April 10-13, 2005, National Policy Conference and HOMECARExpo, Washington, DC. Sponsored by National Association for Home Care, 228 7th St, SE, Washington, DC, 20003. FMI telephone: 866-270-6242; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Meetings/meetings.html.
April 14-16, 2005, Disseminating End-of-Life Education to Cancer Centers (DELEtCC), Pasadena, CA. Sponsored by the City of Hope National Medical Center, Department of Nursing Research and Education, 1550 E. Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010. FMI visit the Web site, http://deletcc.coh.org.
April 28-May 1, 2005, Annual ONS Congress, Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Oncology Nursing Society, 501, Holiday Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15220-2749; 412-921-7373; Web: http://www.ons.org.
April 21-23, 2005, Science, Skills and Soul: Advancing the Continuum of Care - NHPCO's 6th Clinical Team Conference, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, 1700 Diagonal Rd, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. FMI tele: 703-837-1500; Web: http://www.nhpco.org.
May 2005
May 14-19, 2005, Infusion Nurses Society 2005 Annual Meeting and Industrial Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Sponsored by the INS, 220, Norwood Park South, Norwood, MA 02062. FMI contact Deborah, Benvenuto, telephone: 781-440-9408 ext 313; Web: http://www.ins1.org.
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