Here’s a glance at what’s happening in nursing and healthcare during April 2021, along with some resources for your learning and professional development.

Nursing Recognition Dates

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Week 
April 11-17, 2021
#WOCNurseWeek2021
If you are a WOC nurse or interested in WOC Nursing, here are some resources:

• Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Resources
• Pocket Card: Ostomy Management
• Pocket card: Pressure Injury Assessment and Management
• Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
• Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing

Transplant Nurses Week
April 25-May 2, 2021
Are you a transplant nurse or interested in transplant nursing? 

• Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses
• Common Postoperative Heart Transplant Complications

Healthcare Observances

Alcohol Awareness Month
#AlcoholAwarenessMonth

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Journal of Addictions Nursing

Autism Acceptance Month
#StandUpForAutism #celebratedifferences

• Autism Society of America
• NCPD Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse's Role
• World Autism Awareness Day - It's Our Normal Everyday

National Donate Life Month
#DonateLife
Theme: Garden of Life

• Donate Life America
• NCPD Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Vital Partnerships

STD Awareness Week
April 11-17, 2021

• CDC STD Awareness Week
• Pocket Card: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• STD and STI – What’s the difference?

World Immunization Week
April 24-30, 2021
Theme: Vaccines Bring Us Closer

• World Health Organization
• Disseminating Facts, Dispelling Myths – Building COVID Vaccine Confidence in Communities (AJN Webinar, February 2021)
• How Can You Build Vaccine Confidence and Dispel Myths?
• NCPD A Looming Threat Within a Pandemic: Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal

Nursing Events

• NSNA 69^th Annual Convention
• National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP) 2021
• The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing 2021 Annual Conference
• 2021 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium
• American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) 2021 Conference
• 2021 WIN Conference
• SPN Annual Conference
• AANN 53^rd Annual Educational Meeting
• DNA's 2021 Annual Convention
• 2021 ASPAN National Conference

See all events for 2021 here!

Anything missing? Please let us know in the comments!
Have a good month!