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All men in nursing & male nursing students should consider going to this conference. It's a great opportunity to meet leaders in the nursing field, get contact hours, quality education sessions and network opportunities. Totally worth the investment! Women welcome too! [TABLE=class: table] [TR] [TD=class: cell, align: left]American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN) 39th Annual Conference - Register Now at aamn.org[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=class: cell][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE=class: table] [TR] [TD=class: cell]"GATEWAY TO GREATNESS: AAMN ON THE MOVE" is the theme for this year's AAMN 39th Annual Conference. Held in St. Louis, Missouri from October 16th through October 18th, this conference will indeed be a gateway to greatness, both professionally, and personally. You will get the chance to listen to dynamic speakers and leaders, share knowledge about nursing, and exchange ideas with friends and colleagues; all while enjoying one of the United States' most historic and beautiful cities. This year's featured speakers will include: Steve Lipstein, CEO, Barnes-Jewish Health Care System Russell Eugene Tranbarger, EdD, RN, FAAN Sean Clark, PhD, CRNP, FAAN Michael Bleich, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Don Anderson, MSN, Ed D, CMSRN Tom Ahrens, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN Katie Duke, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN Sheldon Fields, Ph.D., ARNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, DPNAP, FAANP Oct 18th special session: "Job Search Boot Camp" - including sessions on resume writing, job search & interviewing skills, how to become an advance practice nurse, etc. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

Following is a list of presentations for the conference for a total of 14 educational units. Breakout Sessions (which occur 2 at a time and require your choice): - "Veterans Satisfaction and Use of Veterans Administration Health Care Services" - "Advancing Men's Health, One Partnership at a Time" - "Leadership Strategies to Advance Gender Diversity, Inclusion or Balance in the Nursing Workforce" - "Dude, You Need to get Into Nursing: How Health Care Organizations Recruit Men in Nursing" - "Fostering Intraprofessional Collaborations Using Social Media" - "Gender & Resilience: Implications for Nursing" - "The Future of Nursing Campaign for Action" - "Seeking Gender Balance in Nursing" - "Men do it Differently: Examining Men's Nursing Care" - "Patient's Perceptions of Being Cared for by Male Nurses" - "Building Academic Leadership Capacity Across Diverse Career Pathways" - "Describe Leadership Strategies to Advance Gender Diversity within a Professional Association" - "Exploring the Role of Men in Nursing from a Historical Perspective" - "Formulate Plans to Increase the Number of Men Entering Nursing" Featured speakers: - Franklin A. Shaffer, Ed.D., RN, FAAN, CEO GCFNS International Inc. - "Men as Leaders in Nursing Span the Globe" - William L. Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean & Professor Rutgers College of Nursing - "The Future of Nursing" - John Welton, RN, PhD, Professor & Senior Scientist, Health Systems Research & University of Colorado, Denver - "Nursing and the Value Proposition" - Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, Dean, Goldfarb School of Nursing - Creating and Acting on a Socially Responsible Agenda: Cultural Awareness and Inclulsiveness in a Reformed Health System" - Linda Burns Bolton, Dr. PH, RN, FAAN, VP & Chief Nursing Officer, Cedar Sinai System & Research Institute - "Diversity and Inclusion: Strategies to Promote the IOM Future Nursing Recommendations" - Bob Hess, RN, PhD, FAAN, EVP Global Programming - "Empowering Evidence for Shared Governance"

The conference is hosted each year by a different school of nursing. This year, we are sponsored by Seaton Hall University in NJ. The conference was in San Francisco last year and will be in St. Louis next year. From Newark, NYC is easily accessible and groups of us will be going into the city at night. Come join us!

Sharing the following info for all who may be interested. A great way to meet other men in Nursing from across the country and get involved with an organization that supports diversity in the nursing profession. Great presenters and CEUs. Membership is open to both women and men. American Assembly For Men in Nursing 37th Annual AAMN Conference: "Men in Nursing: Guided by the Past, Based in the Present, & Unfolding Our Future" Hilton Newark Airport Hotel, Elizabeth, NJ October 23-25, 2013 Registration: $385 for members and $435 for non-members For more info, check out http://www.aamn.org/store/conf-registration.html

I applaud these early practioners whose ideas at the time must have been revolutionary to the practice of nursing. Now a days, they seem like standard practice and stating the obvious. I think it is worth a brief mention in nursing school, but not the longevity that most schools seem to give it. We had to study someone (can't even remember her name) and do a major paper on it. I think there are far more important things to be studied.

I appreciate when my patients tell me ahead of time that they are nurses, so that we can do patient education on a higher level and have an honest, open relationship. I can usually tell when a patient or family member is a nurse by the words they use or questions they ask.

The best thing I got was a gift certificate to the store where I buy my scrubs. My student inocently asked where I buy scrubs and then got me a gift certificate. Also, find out where your preceptor buys coffee and get a gift certificate for there. Or, get a gift certificate for the hospital gift shop. Something can always be purchased there.