1.
Members Elect Dr. Joan Creasia to AACN Board
2. Nursing Students Among Winners of 2004
Secretary's Awards
3. Federal Funding Available for Nursing Faculty
Development
4. Tenet Healthcare Funds Accelerated Nursing
Programs
5. CNL Implementation Meeting Scheduled for
June 16-17
6. Nursing Leadership Forum Issues a Call for
Papers
7. VA Commission Releases Report on Nursing
Workforce
8. AHRQ Cites Link Between Nurse Staffing,
Education and Patient Safety
9. AACN Supports National Effort to Cover
the Uninsured
10. RFP Issued for Careers in Geriatric Nursing
Program
11. AACN Summer Seminar Coming to Santa Fe,
NM
12. Call for Abstracts Issued for Baccalaureate
Education Conference
13. Baccalaureate Preconference Focuses on
End-of-Life Care
14. Support the National Tobacco Free Nurses
Initiative
15. Mentors Needed for AACN's New Dean Mentoring
Program
16. RN Recruitment and Retention Conference
Coming June 17-18
17. Education Scholar Offers Convenient Faculty
Development
18. Dr. Jeri Milstead Represents AACN on Capitol
Hill Day
19. Advertise Vacancies on AACN's Faculty
Careerlink
20. New Partnerships and Grant-Funded Initiatives
21. AACN Outreach and Advocacy Update
22. Member News, Announcements and Awards
23. Opportunities and Resources to Consider
1.
MEMBERS ELECT DR. JOAN CREASIA TO THE AACN BOARD
In
a special election held in April, AACN members elected Dr.
Joan Creasia, dean of the College of Nursing at the University
of Tennessee-Knoxville, to the AACN Board. She will serve
for one year in the unexpired term of Dr. Kathleen Potempa
from Oregon Health and Science University who assumed the
role of AACN Board Secretary in March. Please join us in
thanking Dr. Creasia for her commitment to AACN and to advancing
professional nursing education.
2.
NURSING STUDENTS AMONG WINNERS OF 2004 SECRETARY’S
AWARDS
This
year, nursing was well represented among the winners of
the 2004 Secretary's Awards for Innovations in Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention, a national awards program sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Three nursing students will be honored at a ceremony and
reception on June 7, 2004 in Washington, DC along with other
winning students from a variety of health professions. Over
100 papers were submitted for review this year, with 36
papers representing various nursing schools around the country.
The nursing winners are Christine A. Bingman from Duquesne
University (PA) who won second place in the Single Discipline
category; Lindsey VanDenHeuvel from Ferris State University
(MI) who won first place in the Interdisciplinary category;
and Elizabeth C. Steeley from Auburn University (AL) who
won second place in the Interdisciplinary category. Abstracts
of the winning entries will be posted on the AACN Web site
in early June.
3.
FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR NURSE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Administered
by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) authorizes schools
of nursing to establish and operate a student loan fund
to increase the number of qualified nurse faculty. The school
of nursing makes loans from the fund to students enrolled
full-time in an advanced degree program in nursing that
will prepare students to teach. Loan recipients who complete
the education program may cancel up to 85% of the loan in
exchange for serving as full-time nurse faculty for a consecutive
4-year period at a school of nursing. HRSA is now accepting
applications for funding through the NFLP program, and approximately
80 grants will be awarded this year. For more details including
an application, see http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/guidancebhpr/hrsa04086.htm.
The application deadline is June 1, 2004. The projected
award date is June 30. Please direct questions to Denise
Thompson at 301-443-1399 or dthompson@hrsa.gov.
4.
TENET HEALTHCARE FUNDS ACCELERATED NURSING PROGRAMS
On
April 22, Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving
arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, announced that it will
award $2.78 million over three years to support accelerated
undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs at five
nursing colleges in Southern California, South Florida,
Georgia and Texas, including:
*California
State University-Los Angeles: $790,000
*Florida Atlantic University: $547,740
*Georgia State University: $528,894
*Texas Woman's University: $400,812
*University of Texas-El Paso: $459,966
Trevor
Fetter, Tenet's president and chief executive officer, said
“we see this as an exciting opportunity to support
new approaches to nursing education and to increase the
number of registered nurses in communities served by Tenet
hospitals."
5.
CNL IMPLEMENTATION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 16-17
In
response to the Request for Proposals issued by AACN in
April, we are very excited that 79 member institutions and
their practice partners have asked to participate in the
upcoming Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) invitational meeting.
On June 16-17, 2004, education and practice partners will
meet in Washington, DC to begin the process of developing
and launching a CNL pilot program. Institutions participating
in this historic meeting include both large and small schools,
public and private institutions, and rural and urban based
programs. AACN will keep all member institutions informed
as the CNL implementation unfolds with regular items in
AACN News Watch and updates posted on the Web site at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/NewNurse/index.htm.
6.
NURSING LEADERSHIP FORUM ISSUES A CALL FOR PAPERS
Springer
Publishing has issued a Call for Papers for its quarterly
refereed journal called Nursing Leadership Forum. The journal
editor is seeking papers on three topics, including Strategic
Planning, Leadership in Higher Education, and Succession
Planning. Strategic Planning papers may relate to the process
and outcomes of strategic planning in health care and nursing
higher education. Submission deadline is May 30. Leadership
in Higher Education papers may relate to nurses assuming
the positions of dean, provost, and president, including
how to get there, transitioning to the role, and advancing
the role. Submission deadline is July 30. Succession Planning
papers may relate to organizational strategies for succession
of leadership roles in health care and higher education.
Submission deadline is September 30. For more details on
submitting a manuscript, contact nursing dean Dr. Harriet
Feldman at hfeldman@pace.edu.
7.
VA COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON NURSING WORKFORCE
On
May 12, the National Commission on Veterans Affairs (VA)
Nursing released a report assessing the future of VA nursing
and recommending legislative and policy changes necessary
to recruit and retain the nursing staff needed to maintain
and improve quality care for veterans. Dr. Linda Burns Bolton,
Chair of the VA Commission, stated that “the key driver
to improving the Veterans Health Administration’s ability
to retain and recruit a qualified nursing workforce is leadership
and commitment to engaging nurses and other health professionals
in the transformation of care delivery. Nurses and other
health professionals must receive education to assure their
ability to deliver patient centered, safe, satisfying, and
evidence-based, quality care.” The final report cites
AACN’s work with the Clinical Nurse Leader as a mechanism
for “strengthening the nurse’s role at the point
of care delivery.” Read the final report online at
http://www1.va.gov/ncvan/docs/CaringforAmerica.pdf.
8.
AHRQ CITES LINK BETWEEN NURSE STAFFING, EDUCATION AND PATIENT
SAFETY
On
May 7, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
issued a new synthesis of research studies that details
the impact that staffing levels, staff mix, and education
levels have on patient outcomes. The studies cited show
that hospitals with lower nurse staffing levels, nurses
who spend less time with patients, and practice settings
with fewer registered nurses compared with licensed practical
nurses or nurses' aides tend to have higher rates of poor
patient outcomes. Among the research, two studies showed
that the 30-day mortality rate and the likelihood of failure
to rescue are higher when nurse staffing levels are lower;
and another study by Dr. Linda Aiken showed that a higher
proportion of more highly educated nurses can reduce the
30-day mortality rate and the odds of failure to rescue.
To access this report titled "Research in Action: Hospital
Nurse Staffing and Availability of Care," see http://www.ahrq.gov/research/nursestaffing/nursestaff.htm.
9.
AACN SUPPORTS NATIONAL EFFORT TO COVER THE UNINSURED
AACN
is proud to serve as cosponsor of the second annual Cover
the Uninsured Week (CTUW) currently underway from May 10-16,
2004. An initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
CTUW features national and local activities designed to
sensitize the public and opinion leaders to the plight of
more than 44 million Americans who lack health insurance.
AACN member institutions are actively engaged in this week’s
activities, which include health fairs, issues forums, fundraisers
and other local activities. To find events in your area,
see http://covertheuninsuredweek.org/states.
CTUW organizers have also created a variety of free resources,
including a Campus Resource Guide, to help students and
faculty understand this important health care concern. See
http://covertheuninsuredweek.org/materials.
10.
RFP ISSUED FOR CAREERS IN GERIATRIC NURSING PROGRAM
On
April 21, 2004, AACN issued a Request for Proposals (RFP)
to begin the process of distributing new grant funds to
schools of nursing with master’s programs in geriatric
nursing. In March, The John A. Hartford Foundation of New
York awarded a $1.8 million grant to AACN to extend the
“Creating Careers in Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing”
program. Three-year awards will be provided to schools with
geriatric advanced practice nursing programs, including
traditional master's degrees, accelerated RN to master's
degree programs, master's degrees for non-nursing college
graduates, and post-master's certificate tracks. Up to $17,000
will be awarded per year per student to cover one half the
tuition and documented academic fees. Schools must provide
1-to-1 matching funds. Schools must demonstrate that funds
will be used to increase enrollment in geriatric nursing
programs; show how recruitment efforts will target under-represented
groups in APN programs; and describe how leadership development
is built into their geriatric APN programs. Schools seeking
grant funds must submit a proposal by 5:00 pm EDT on June
15, 2004. The RFP is posted on the AACN Web site at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/RFP404.pdf.
11.
AACN SUMMER SEMINAR COMING TO SANTA FE, NM
Join
colleagues to discuss the complexities of fiscal administration
for nursing education at AACN's Summer Seminar coming to
the El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe, NM on July 25-28, 2004.
Focused on the theme "Tight Times, Resourceful Responses:
New Realities in Fiscal Management," questions to be
addressed include what are the differences and similarities
regarding funding for public and private institutions; what
new sources of state funds might be available for nursing
education and how do we tap into them; what approaches might
academic administrators try in response to decreasing funding
for higher education; and how do we calculate the cost of
nursing education? Discussion will include how to ask various
constituencies for funding support and articulating the
value nursing brings to the larger institution. Numerous
academic leaders will set the context and offer observations
and guidance. Participants will be encouraged to share perspectives,
ideas, concerns, and successful strategies. Brochures will
be mailed in late May. Watch for more details to be posted
at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Conferences/confsche.htm.
12.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ISSUED FOR BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
All
baccalaureate faculty are urged to consider submitting an
abstract for the November 11-13 Baccalaureate Education
Conference at the Sanibel Harbour Resort, Fort Myers, FL.
The theme is "Fortifying the Foundations: Teaching
From an Evidence Base in Baccalaureate Education".
Abstracts are invited that illustrate programs, courses,
initiatives, or evaluation processes built on the theory-guided,
evidence-based underpinnings of teaching nursing. Abstracts
should include background information and a description
of methods, programs or practices that your institution
employs to promote and utilize evidence-based practice in
baccalaureate nursing education. Abstracts must be postmarked
by Friday, September 10, 2004. Complete information regarding
abstracts is posted at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Conferences/BaccCall04.pdf
NOTE:
The Executive Development Series will be held November 10-11,
2004, in conjunction with the Baccalaureate Education Conference.
Program descriptions and registration information will be
available on the AACN Web site in mid-summer, and brochures
for both conferences will be mailed to member schools in
late summer.
13.
BACCALAUREATE PRECONFERENCE FOCUSES ON END-OF-LIFE CARE
Have
you been teaching end-of-life and palliative care courses
for many years? Do you need to update your lectures and
obtain more current case studies and other teaching strategies?
If so, you are invited to attend the AACN Baccalaureate
Education Pre-Conference on November 10 & 11, 2004 at
Sanibel Harbour Resort in Ft. Myers, FL. During this 10-hour
course, you will review the End-of-Life Nursing Education
Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum geared specifically for undergraduate
nursing students. This 1,000+ page curriculum contains 9
modules related to end-of-life issues. In addition, the
syllabus contains objectives for each module, student outlines,
PowerPoint slides, faculty talking points, teaching strategies,
and exhaustive lists of references. You will also receive
a CD-ROM that contains all of this information. For more
information on the ELNEC project, visit www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC.
If you are interested in attending this course, contact
Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC
or 202-463-6930, ext. 238.
14.
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL TOBACCO FREE NURSES INITIATIVE
Tobacco
use (including exposure to second hand smoke) remains the
leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United
States. AACN is a partner of a new nationwide initiative,
Tobacco Free Nurses (TFN), which seeks to enhance nursing
involvement in tobacco control. The TFN mission is to ensure
that the nursing profession is prepared to actively promote
health by reducing nurses' barriers to involvement in tobacco
control, including lack of education, smoking among professionals,
and lack of nursing leadership. Schools of nursing play
an important role in the future of the tobacco epidemic.
In order to assess how TFN and AACN can better interact
with nursing schools, we will be inviting input from members
in upcoming surveys about existing tobacco policies in schools
and educational content. Your input is appreciated as we
continue to develop this important initiative. For more
information, see http://www.tobaccofreenurses.org.
15.
BOARD ENDORSES NEW POSITION STATEMENT AND CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
**At
their February Board meeting, the AACN Board endorsed a
new position statement from the National Environmental Education
& Training Foundation (NEETF) on Health Professionals
and Environmental Health Education. This statement addresses
the preparation of health professionals to diagnose, treat
and prevent health conditions related to environmental exposures
in their patients and communities. AACN encourages you to
download this document at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Posstatewend.pdf.
**At
the Spring Annual Meeting, the AACN Board endorsed the “Clinical
Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework”
developed by the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force. The
mission of the interdisciplinary task force is to accomplish
the Healthy People 2010 goal of increasing the extent to
which content in health promotion and disease prevention
is included in health professional education. To that end,
the task force developed a trans-discipline curriculum framework
for clinical prevention and population health. This framework
can be viewed on the task force Web site found at http://www.atpm.org/taskforce/HPC_Taskforce.html
16.
RN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CONFERENCE COMING JUNE 17-18
Active
Communications International (ACI) has developed a series
of national conferences on the latest trends in “Recruiting
and Retaining Registered Nurses” designed specifically
for executives and key decision-makers in the education,
practice and policy arenas. On June 17-18, 2004, the next
conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
Featured presenters include AACN President Jean Bartels;
Nancy Valentine with CIGNA Health Care; Andrea Higham with
Johnson & Johnson; and health management consultant
Bobbi Kimball, among others. AACN has negotiated a $500
discount for all deans and faculty at member institutions
wishing to attend. For registration details, contact Jessica
Alfe at JAlfe@acius.net
or visit http://www.acius.net/pdf/pdf_cID-170.pdf.
17.
EDUCATION SCHOLAR OFFERS CONVENIENT FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
An
increasing number of nurse faculty members are taking advantage
of this convenient and affordable way to enhance their reputation
as a scholar and improve their teaching skills. Education
Scholar is a Web-based, interactive program that is available
in seven modules. The experience includes reading from required
references, reflective exercises to examine beliefs about
teaching and learning, and projects that expand expertise
as a health professions educator. NOTE: For details, see
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/edscholar.htm.
18.
DR. JERI MILSTEAD REPRESENTS AACN ON CAPITOL HILL DAY
On
April 28, Dr. Jeri Milstead, dean of the School of Nursing
at the Medical of Ohio, represented AACN at the Health Professions
and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) Capitol Hill Day.
The event, titled “Health Professions Leadership Hill
Day,” brought leaders from the health professions and
nursing to Washington to meet with members of Congress.
Dr. Milstead and the other participants advocated for the
need for increased funding for Title VII and VIII programs.
Dr. Milstead met with Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH), Chairman
of the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
(LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Mike DeWine
(R-OH), a member of the Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee.
For more information about HPNEC, visit http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/hpnec.
19.
ADVERTISE VACANCIES THROUGH AACN’S FACULTY CAREER LINK
AACN’s
newly revamped Faculty CareerLink is the Web’s most
comprehensive resource for nurse faculty vacancies and information
on careers in nursing education. In addition to listing
hundreds of faculty vacancies over the past two months,
this section also includes a nurse educator career profile,
lists of academic programs that prepare faculty, financial
aid opportunities for graduate study, and links to faculty
development programs. To highlight this new resource, AACN
members are encouraged to promote CareerLink to your master’s
and doctoral students. AACN has also launched a promotional
campaign to raise awareness of this resource that includes
reaching out to nurse employers and organizations that serve
advanced practice nurses. For more information, visit Faculty
CareerLink at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CareerLink. To place
an ad for June, contact Robert Rosseter at rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu.
20.
NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES
In
this section, AACN spotlights new partnerships and initiatives
launched by members, corporate citizens, philanthropies,
and government sponsors that effectively increase student
capacity, add new nursing faculty, increase student diversity,
address the nursing shortage, and enhance the way education
is delivered.
**On
May 3, Dominican College (NY) signed a comprehensive articulation
agreement with an associate degree program offered at the
Mount Vernon Hospital at Mount Vernon, NY. The agreement
allows students graduating from the Dorothea Hopfer School
of Nursing with an Associate Degree in Nursing to transfer
up to 58 credits, including a maximum of 31 credits in nursing,
towards a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Dominican. Transferring
students will begin at Dominican with junior status and
will complete their BSN in Dominican’s Weekend or ACCELerated
Evening College format. Dominican College currently has
articulation agreements with Westchester Community College,
Orange Community College, SUNY-Rockland Community College,
and the Helene Fuld College of Nursing.
21.
AACN OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY UPDATE
**Recently,
AACN Government Affairs staff met with nursing students
from three different member universities. Undergraduate
and graduate nursing students from Bloomsburg University
(PA), Wilkes University (PA), and Western Connecticut State
University attended briefings at AACN headquarters. These
students learned about the appropriations process and how
the federal government funds nursing education and research.
If you would like to bring your students to Washington to
learn more about public health policy, contact Gene Throwe
at 202-463-6930, ext. 237 or gthrowe@aacn.nche.edu.
**On
May 12, AACN staff attended a Capitol Hill reception hosted
by the American Nurses Association and the House Nursing
Caucus. The reception celebrated National Nurses Week and
brought together the members of Congress belonging to the
caucus and nursing advocates. For more information about
the Caucus, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Government/NursingCaucus.htm.
**On
May 10, AACN staff attended the Department of Veterans Affairs
“2004 Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing”
ceremony. The program honors individual nurses for their
outstanding service and dedication to veterans and the Department
of Veterans Affairs. To read more about this event, go to
http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/PressArtInternet.cfm?id=812.
**On
May 5, AACN participated in a meeting with Capt. Kerry Nesseler,
Associate Administrator of the Bureau of Health Professions
that was organized by the Federation of Associations of
Schools of Health Professions. Capt. Nesseler briefed the
group on recent activities related to reauthorization of
Titles VII and VIII and reviewed the status of the strategic
planning and outcomes identification initiatives of the
Bureau. To learn more about this agency, visit http://bhpr.hrsa.gov.
**On
April 14-16, AACN staff attended a meeting of the National
Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (NACNEP).
The purpose of the meeting was to address issues related
to geriatric care with implications to the nursing workforce.
Presentations were given by Dr. Denise Geolot, Director
of the Division of Nursing, and Capt. Kerry Nesseler, Associate
Administrator of the Bureau of Health Professions. Other
presenters included Dr. Mathy Mezey, Director of The John
A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing and
Dr. Brian Biles, Professor of Health Policy at George Washington
University and Director of the National Commission on Nursing
Workforce of Long-Term Care. For more details about NACNEP,
please see http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/nacnep/default.htm.
**AACN
would like to thank Dina Smith and Michelle Mays for their
hard work and service as Spring 2004 Government Affairs
Interns. Dina is a joint Master in Nursing Science and Master
in Business Administration student from Johns Hopkins University,
and Michelle Mays is an undergraduate nursing student from
the University of Maryland. These two interns provided AACN
with dedicated service on a variety of policy-related projects.
To learn more about AACN’s Government Affairs Internship
program, visit http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Government/GAInternship.htm.
22.
MEMBER NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND AWARDS
**Dr.
Bonnie Gance-Cleveland was recently installed as the newly
created John Boyd Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing,
the first chair of nursing not just at the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but in all of Arkansas.
The endowment was made possible by a bequest from the John
Boyd family to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The hospital
used $1 million of that gift to fund the pediatric nursing
chair through its association with UAMS. At the May 3 investiture
ceremony, Dr. Linda Hodges, dean of the UAMS College of
Nursing, said Gance-Cleveland is known for “turning
a hurting and troubled child’s world into a safer,
happier place.” Hodges said there are 2,800 professional
nurses in Arkansas. “We will be forever honored, and
we will respect this gift.” Read more at http://www.uams.edu/news/default.htm.
**Dr.
Nancy Cervenansky, dean of the College of Nursing at Cardinal
Stritch University (WI), has been appointed to the National
Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice. HHS Secretary
Tommy G. Thompson appointed Dr. Cervenansky to this influential
council that advises Congress on nurse workforce, education
and practice improvement issues. See http://newsroom.hrsa.gov/NewsBriefs/2004/nacnep-april.htm.
**Dr. Mary Gritzmaker Schira, an associate clinical professor
and director of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
and the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program at The University
of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing, was honored by
the American Nephrology Nurses' Association at their 2004
National Symposium in Washington, D.C. in April. Dr. Schira
received two prestigious national awards: the Nephrology
Nurse Educator Award and the Ron Brady Memorial Award for
Excellence in Volunteer Leadership.
23.
OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO CONSIDER
**The
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) is offering
research grants to first-time nurse investigators through
its new Young Investigator Research program. Up to $20,000
is available in 2004 to one or more investigators to conduct
small clinical urologic nursing studies. To apply, researchers
must visit http://www.suna.org
and download the Review of Nursing Research Proposal Form.
Applications are due June 1, 2004.
**The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a conference
on "Translating Research Into Practice: Advancing Excellence
from Discovery to Delivery" on July 12-14, 2004. The
conference will examine the state of the art and next horizons
in implementing research in clinical practice and health
policy. Health care provider organizations, clinicians,
patients, purchasers, researchers, innovators, knowledge
transfer experts, and others from across the public and
private sectors will share experiences, insights, collaborations,
and initiatives for moving research into sustained behavior
change. For more details or to register, see http://www.blsmeetings.net/TRIP2004/index2.cfm.
**Coming
to San Francisco on September 13, 2004, the NCLEX Invitational
is designed specifically for nursing educators, nurse recruiters,
NCSBN member boards of nursing, and professional and review
course organizations to provide the latest information on
the NCLEX examinations. Information on the NCLEX-RN®
Test Plan and NCLEX-RN Passing Standard that were both revised
in 2003 will be presented along with the most current NCLEX
program updates. For more information, see http://www.ncsbn.org/events/index.asp.
**The Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring
the second National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)
conference, to be held July 20-23, 2004 in Washington, D.C.
at the Washington Convention Center. This year’s conference,
“NHII 04: Cornerstones for Electronic Healthcare,”
will convene essential healthcare stakeholders to develop
a consensus-based national action plan for moving NHII forward.
Please note that the early registration deadline is May
31, 2004. For more details or to register, visit http://www.hsrnet.net/nhii.
