Notice board

Notices of meetings and conferences should be submitted on or before the 20th of the month for publication in the following Alberta RN (June 20 for July/August 2000 issue). Items should be typewritten and include the phone number of a contact person. Please send notices to: Alberta RN, Attention: Rachel, at (780) 452-3276 (fax), 11620168 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5M 4A6 (mail) or rchampag@nurses.ab.ca (e-mail).

Edmonton

Alberta Occupational Health Nurses Association, North Central Chapter Supper BBQ, June 5> 2000. Location: to be announced, contact Darlene Hilts (780) 471-7306.

12th Annual Edmonton Palliative Care Conference: Out of the Past and Into the Future

Oct. 23-24, 2000 Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton Mall. Contact: Lynda Bykewich, Ph: (780) 450-7727; fax: (780) 450-7700 or e-mail: lbvkewic@chaab.ca

Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association (CONA)

23rd Annual Conference, A joint venture with the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. June 4-6, 2000. Contact Sandra Marsh, Tel: (780) 430-7863; fax (780) 434-0594, or e-mail marsom@telusplanet.net or Mareg Keddie, ph: (780) 431-0804 fax: (780) 431-0804, email keddiemmr@telusplanet.net

Sharing the Caring of Mothers and Babies Conference

June 9, 2000 at the Mayfield Inn & Suites hosted by the Healthy Beginnings Maternity Network. Keynote speaker: Jeanne Watson Driscoll from Boston, MS. For more information contact the Northern and Central Alberta Perinatal Outreach Program at (780) 477-4718.

Statistics and Health Conference June 11-13, 2000 at the Shaw Conference Centre. Hosted by the Biostatistics Research Group from the Statistics Centre at the University of Alberta Call (780) 492-4230 or visit www math.ualberta.ca/kcarrier/BioStats.html.

Parish Nurse Interest Group (PNIG) Anyone interested in parish nursing is invited to attend our regular meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the AARN building, 11620-168 Street. Contact Deanne Ripoel at 481-6213 or e-mail deanne@powersurfr.com.

Alzheimer Support Centre

Information & discussion meetings every second Wednesday of the month at McConnell Place West (8720-165 St) and every third Wednesday and subsequent Thursday of the month at McConnell Place North (9113-144 Ave). For information call 496-2588.

The Personal Directives Act

Presented by Dr. Joanne Seitz. Sat., Sept.16, 2000 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. #680, 10303 Jasper Ave. $100/PAA member, $60/PAA Student, $150/Non-Member. For information contact in Edmonton (780) 424-0294, in Calgary (403) 246-8255 or toll-free anywhere in Alberta 1-888-424-0297.

Calgary

Emergency Nurse Interest Group of Alberta Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing

Prerequisites: TNCC Provider Course or equivalent knowledge/experience. Sept. 15-16, 2000, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. Alberta Children's Hospital. Course Fee: $300 for NENA members $325 non-members. Max. 20 participants. For more information call Carole Rush, at (403) 238-6587 or e-mail carole.rush@crha-health.ab.ca

The Calgary Area Practitioners in Infection Control (CAPIC)

A New Millennium: The Era of Resistance Sept. 14 &15, 2000. Carewest Fanning Centre. Max. 100 participants. Registration fee $105 for one day or $175 for two days. Full time students $50/day For more information and/or registration forms call Donna at (403) 291-8024.

Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association - 2000 Annual symposium

Oct. 20-21, 2000 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. The application form "Call for Presentations" can be accessed via our web site at www alberta-tr.org or call (403) 258-2520 for a copy

Mental Health Interventions for the 21st Century

June 13-16, 2000 hosted by the Advanced Studies in Mental Health Program at Mount Royal College, the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses and the Calgary Regional Health Authority. Call 1-800-2406891, option 6, or 240-6867. Visit www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/centrehs/docs/a smh/whatsnew.htm.

Calgary Breastfeeding Matters Group (CBMG)

Latch, Supply & Language: Clinical Applicalions in Breastfeeding June 19, 2000. Coast Plaza Hotel. Cost $100. For more information contact Debbie Lopushinsky at (403) 247-9845 or fax (403) 247-8180. International Association of Forensic Nurses, 8th Annual Scientific Assembly

Oct. 12-16, 2000. Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire. Registration$400 U.S, Pre-conference $90 U.S. Contact Arlene Kent-Wilkinson (403) 293-1598 or visit www.forensiceducation.com.

Holistic Nursing Level II

Institute: November 2000. Pre-requisite: Level-I. Please register before Aug. 1, 2000. Contact: Betty Petersen (403)275-6288, email edbetty@telusplanet.net or Fei Wong (780) 482-2617, e-mail fwong@compusmart.ab.ca

Alberta Association of Nurses in Independent Practice

Breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the Quality Inn in Motel Village. Cost $10. Contact Karen Lasby at (403) 286-6212.

Independent Foot Nurses of Calgary join us for our regular meetings. Contact juli at (403) 274-6556 or Fleurette at (403) 2708812.

Red Deer

Emergency Nurse Interest Group of Alberta (ENIG) Annual Conference