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ANA declares its meetings schedule for first half of 2007 |
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The American Nurses Association has set its schedule of professional conferences and meetings for nursing professionals during the first six months of 2007, which includes ANA’s first annual National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) data use conference. The ANA meetings, covering such essential issues as the economic value of nurses in quality patient care, creating positive practice environments and nursing care in times of disaster, begin late January and continue through June 2007. For more information, see www.nursingworld.org/meetings/. |
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The dates and locations of the ANA meetings are as follows: |
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2007 NDNQI® Data Use Conference
Transforming Nursing Data into Quality Outcomes
January 30-31, 2007; Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Internationally Recruited Nurses: Creating Positive Practice Environments
San Antonio, Texas
February 26-27, 2007
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
March 1&2, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
March 5&6, 2007
San Francisco, California
March 19-20, 2007 |
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Safe Patient Handling Conference
March 12-16, 2007; Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
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ANA’s 2007 Quadrennial Policy Conference
Policy by the People: Nursing Care in Life, Death and Disaster
June 20-22, 2007, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Kristen Dennis, 301-628-5038
John Stauffer, 301-628-5198 |
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The ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses through its 54 constituent member nurses associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.