1. ANA-MAINE Announces Plans for it's 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference
7/23/2006
ANA-MAINE President, Susan Henderson, announced the plans for this year’s ANA-MAINE Annual Meeting and Conference, “Building Nurse Leaders for Complex Environments” to be held at the Ramada Inn at 490 Pleasant Street in Lewiston, Maine on October 20th. This year’s conference faculty represents many shining stars with respect to Maine’s nurse leaders, from front-line, grass roots programs, to State level initiatives, and even those at the national level. Topics will include: a detailed description of the effective leadership behaviors needed for today’s complex work environment; identification of the ways a nurse can promote safety from chemical workplace hazards; exploration of the grass-roots leadership nurses can make in the legislative process; and a description of how ANA-MAINE’s new relationship with the Center for American Nurses can assist nurses to attain their personal and professional goals in their work environment. Finally, the nursing leaders at Maine’s two Magnet nursing services, MMC and The Acadia Hospital, will discuss their Magnet Journey at this year’s Annual Meeting. It promises to be a great conference.

For more information e-mail info@anamaine.org or Download the program brochure and registration form. [PDF]

2. Call for Abstracts: ICN 2007 Conference
07/19/2006
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) 2007 Conference is in Yokohama, Japan from May 27- June 1, 2007. The theme of the conference is Nurses at the Forefront: Dealing with the Unexpected. To share your ideas, research and expertise on how to provide quality nursing care, improve health care practice, policies and services or contribute to the discussion of nurses dealing with the unexpected, you are invited to submit abstracts. Abstracts must address one of the sub-themes and demonstrate a direct link to the Conference theme. Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 12 midnight GMT September 15, 2006.

For more information about the conference and to register go to: www.icn.ch/Conference2007.htm.

3. ANA-MAINE Delegates attend the ANA House of Delegates and the Center for American Nurses
06/27/2006
ANA-MAINE President, Susan Henderson, describes the events and activities of the 2006 ANA House of Delegates and our introduction to the Membership Council of the Center for American Nurses.

Learn More: President' Message...

4. ANA Delegates Take Action to Protect the Public's Health
06/27/2006
Washington, D.C. - Registered nurses took action to protect the public's health June 23-25, passing measures aimed at ensuring that patients have the essential care that RNs provide, and ensuring that RNs are part of improving America's response to natural disasters and potential flu pandemics. More than 600 RNs from around the country attended the American Nurses Association's (ANA) House of Delegates meeting.

Press Release

5. Avian and Pandemic Influenza: What Mainers Need to Do
05/18/06
Dora Anne Mills, M.D., M.P.H., Maine's Public Health Director, distributed an advisory regarding ways to work together to help prepare Maine for the arrival of avian influenza and the possibility of a pandemic influenza.

Read the Advisory [PDF]

6. Maine Medical Center Awarded ANCC Magnet Designation
05/16/2006
Maine Medical Center today was awarded Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - the nation's preeminent accreditation organization - for its excellence in nursing service and practice.

Press Release

7. ANA-MAINE Awards Ceremony Honors Nursing Achievements
05/12/2006
ANA-MAINE invited nurses from around the state to celebrate and honor nurses at their annual awards ceremony held May 11th at Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland. Eight Maine nurses were nominated for the two prestigious ANA-MAINE awards.

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8. ANA Co-Hosts Briefing on Safe Patient Handling and Movement
5/08/2006
In conjunction with National Nurses Week, the House Nursing Caucus and the American Nurses Association (ANA) sponsored a luncheon briefing on Monday, May 8th for congressional health staff to highlight the importance of safe patient handling and movement.

Learn More

9. Healthcom Media Launches New Journal for the American Nurses Association, AMERICAN NURSE TODAY™
03/16/2006

Press Release

10. ANA-MAINE Member Appointed ANCC Nurse Appraiser for Magnet Recognition Program
ANCC appointed Diana Crowell, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC a nurse appraiser for its Magnet Recognition Program. Diana is a member of ANA-MAINE and has served on the Board of Directors and its Membership Committee. Diana is the current dean of the nursing program at the University of New England and nurse consultant for Kittery Independent Health Care Leadership, Leading Your Life.

Ability Maine: www.abilitymaine.org/

Designs by Lucinda: www.lucinda.com/

JobsInME.com: www.jobsinme.com

Maine Cancer Foundation: www.mainecancer.org/

Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: www.maine.gov/dhhs/eohp/lead/

Maine Dental Access Coalition: www.mainedentalaccess.org/

Prevention Partners, Inc.: http://mawaonline.org/preventionpartners/getAbout.asp

Riverside Psychiatric Center : www.maine.gov/dhhs/riverview/

Sound Limbs Orthotics & Prosthetics: E-mail: soundlimbs@aol.com

The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC): http://tamc.org/default.htm

University of Southern Maine : www.usm.maine.edu/

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