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The Japan Academy of Nursing Science (JANS) was founded in 1981, and has become the leading organization in the field of nursing research and nursing education in Japan. JANS publishes a quarterly journal in Japanese, and a biannual journal in English (Japan Journal of Nursing Science). JANS will be hosting the World Academy of Nursing Science Academic Conference to be held in Kobe Japan, on September 19 and 20, 2009. Information regarding this conference will become available this October at the following URL. http://jans.umin.ac.jp/eng/index.html
Dr. Rachel Spector, TCNS Scholars and Past President, has been selected to receive the ANA Honorary Human Rights Award. The Transcultural Nursing Society congratulates Dr. Spector on receiving this prestigious award. The Awards Ceremony will be June 26, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Dr. Ruth Davidhizar Dean of the School of Nursing at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana, and Co-author, Dr. Joyce Newman Giger, Professor and Lulu Wolff Hassenpluf Endowed Chair at UCLA have written a chapter entitled Promoting Culturally-Appropriate Interventions Among Vulnerable Populations in the 2007 Annual Review of Nursing Research. Ruth has also authored a chapter entitled Active Listening in the 2008 edited by Ackley and Ladwig in Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines Medical-Surgical Interventions published by Mosby/Elsevier and The Successful Nurse scholar as Interdisciplinary Collaborator and Leader in Nurse Author and Editor, Dec., 2007.
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www.nightingaledeclaration.net "We, the nurses and concerned citizens of the global community, hereby dedicate ourselves to the accomplishment of a healthy world by the year 2020. We declare our willingness to unite in a program of action, sharing information and solutions to resolve problems and improve conditions-- locally, nationally and globally-- in order to achieve health for all humanity. We further resolve to adopt personal practices and to implement public policies in our communities and nations, making this goal for the year 2020 achievable and inevitable, beginning today in our own lives, in the life of our nations and in the world at large." This is the nightingale declaration. The Transcultural Nursing Society has signed this declaration which is located on the link provided. Please check it out!
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Former Peace Corps Volunteers and Staff
Sought for Short-term Overseas Health Projects Peace Corps Encore! (Encore!), a new nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., is seeking Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) and former Peace Corps staff for short-term overseas health projects. Encore! is partnering with non-governmental organizations to provide opportunities for people with Peace Corps experience to return to service in projects that have a direct impact on pressing social issues in developing countries. Projects in the health sector may include: hunger and malnutrition, malaria prevention, community health outreach campaigns, HIV/AIDS education, or training for health care professionals. If you, or someone you know, is an RPCV or former staff person please visit the Peace Corps Encore! web site to register for future opportunities. Utilize your professional expertise and cross-cultural experience to return to service in the international public health sector! www.peacecorpsencore.org “Once a Peace Corps Volunteer, always a Peace Corps Volunteer” Are you, or is someone you know, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) or former PC staff member? Join thousands of fellow RPCVs and former staff members who are committed to a lifetime of service. Enter your profile in our database and be a part of Peace Corps Encore!
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In today’s conflicts ninety percent of the victims are civilians. Every year war takes the lives of millions of people worldwide. Emergency provides free of charge, high standard medical and surgical care in war torn areas. Emergency promotes a culture of peace, solidarity and respect of human rights. Emergency is an independent, neutral and non political humanitarian organization established to provide care to civilian victims of war and of landmines. All Emergency facilities are designed, built and managed by specialized international staff committed to training local medical personnel.
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