The COMPASS
Directions in Health Policy and Nursing
The Electronic Newsletter of the Association of Health Policy Scholars.
Volume 4 Issue 5 Date: January, 2002
WELCOME to the latest edition of The Compass! The Compass is published monthly. It contains news from the Association of Health Policy Scholars and information relevant to matriculated students in the Doctoral Program in Nursing/Health Policy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston.
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In this Issue:
· Association News:
· From the Director:
· Professional News Updates: Awards, Citations, Presentations, & Publications.
· Research News: Grants and fellowships
· Dates to Remember: abstract deadlines, meetings, colloquia, and seminars.
· Resources you can use
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Association News:
Reported by Darcy Brewin, Association President
The Holiday party was a great success. Despite pending exams and papers, students and faculty enjoyed a wonderful meal and relaxed conversation - just the right event to help us all push through the final 10 days!
Building on our successful attendance, we are planning to host the first graduate student seminar on Tuesday, February 5, 2002. Dr. Russell and Dr Fawcett will be presenting the updated Russell-Fawcett Model, followed by group discussion on theory building, evaluation, and application. Faculty and graduate students from the Boston, Lowell, and Amherst campuses will be invited. The classes is scheduled from 4:00-6:00 PM. Alight supper will be served. Please mark your calendar.
A goal for 2002 is to become a student group of the Academy for Health Research and Health Policy. The first step is to have 10 members. The cost of membership is $60.00 and you get many benefits i.e. subscription to Health Affairs. Other steps are already in place – meetings with minutes, officers and faculty advisor ( Dr. Brooke Harrow has volunteered). The most challenging task is the writing of bylaws, however they have a sample on the web which they encourage chapters to adapt to their needs. Please let me know if you have already signed up so we can apply for formal group status.
The final task is to start review sessions for comps. I made some inquiries as to what rooms might be available – not many. I think our best option is to use the PhD office for now. I was thinking about a biweekly meeting. I know evening are difficult but many are working. Tuesday PM after seminar might be a choice. Saturday AM is also a possibility. Please let me know if there is an interest in a review and best times.
From Kathy Suyematsu:
Take time to mentor and be mentored by another! I recently joined the mentorship program of the Student Nurses Association. I responded to a flyer designed to capture the interests of students willing to be mentored or to mentor another. I asked to do both. OK, so admittedly I'm "overzealous." I'm working on this with my mentor! :)
The flyers are located on a bulletin board just after our mailboxes but before the reception desk of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. I just received my mentorship assignment today, by email!
From the Director
May the new year be blessed with health and happiness for you and your families.
Gail Russell, Ed.D., R.N., CNAA
Professional News Updates:
Publications:
Fawcett, J. (2002). On science and human science: A conversation with
Marilyn M. Rawnsley. Nursing Science Quarterly, 15, 41-45.
Gall, G. (2001, December 21). School-based health centers are critical strand in network of services protecting Bay State’s Children. [Viewpoint article]The Evening News, Salem, MA. B7.
Presentations
Eileen O'Connell was a speaker at the Governor's Fitness Summit, held on October 10, 2001 at Children's Hospital. She spoke on the topic of Mind/Body approaches to life transitions.
Honors
Eileen Stuart-Shor has been elected as a Fellow in the Scientific Councils of the American Heart Association.
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Research News: Grants and Fellowships:
AHRQ Solicits Career Development (K) Grants in Patient Safety
Release Date: December 20, 2001, NOTICE: NOT-HS-02-001 http://www.ahrq.gov
New Fellowship Program Launched: NCHS/Academy Health Policy Fellowship
Doctoral students in their dissertation phase, recent graduates of doctoral programs, and junior faculty are encouraged to apply.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/fellowship.htm
The Summer Genetics Institute for 2002 is now available for online
registration. This is the third offering of the Summer Genetics Institute,
an eight week program on the campus of NIH offering graduate course credit.
Housing and a modest stipend are provided to participants. The SGI website
provides success stories of the graduates of the two prior Institute
offerings and further details about the 2002 program at:
http://www.nih.gov/ninr/research/dir/sgi.html
Register at the same website; deadline for this year is March 1, 2002.
The National Advisory Council for Nursing Research
January 16-17, 2002 agenda and September 2001 minutes are posted at: http://www.nih.gov/ninr/about/advisory.html
Pathophysiology and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
It can be reviewed at the NIH Guide for number
PA-02-034: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-034.html
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-034.html>
Resource Centers and Coordinating Center for Minority Aging Research.
It can be reviewed at the NIH Guide at number
RFA-AG-02-004:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-02-004.html
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-02-004.html>
From the Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison
301-496-0207 or info@ninr.nih.gov
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Dates to Remember: abstract deadlines, meetings, colloquia, and seminars.
Abstract Deadlines:
Abstract Due Event & Date Type of work sought Topic or Theme Event contact UMB contact/source
Postmarked by February 14, 2002. Electronic mailsubmissions will be accepted. EASTERN NURSING RESEARCH SOCIETYFAMILY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP March 21- 23,2002 Family and family-related research abstractsdescribing current or proposal-stage research. Presentations will be for 15 minutes. Following which, two distinguished family researchers will provide acritique. Research of Families: An Opportunity forCritique and DialogueParticipants will attend the pre-conference free of charge. One full conference registration will be awarded for the best presentation by a doctoral student or young researcher. Margaret P. Shepard, PhD, RNTemple University215-707-7268mshepard@unix. temple.edu Dr. Gail Russell
February 4 to February 8 depending on which Section, Special Primary Interest Group(SPIG) or Caucus to which you wish to submit. American Public Health Association130th Annual Meeting & ExpositionNovember 9-13, 2002 - Philadelphia, PA Various "Putting the Public Back into PublicHealth." Abstracts will only be accepted through the APHA Web site,http://www.apha.org/meetings Dr. Angela Nannini
February 1, 2002 September 25-28, 2002. Washington DC.Sigma Theta Tau. Advancing Nursing Practice Excellence: State of the Science Electronic submission required: www.nursingsociety.org.
March 15, 2002 Portland Maine, November 8, 9, and 10, 2002 Pre-Conference: November 7, 2002Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference. . . e-mail to: nurconference@usm.maine.edu
Meetings:
February 2-5, 2002.
Policy and Politics in Action. Washington, DC. American College of Nurse Practitioners. www.acnpweb.org.
February 10-13, 2002 :
CDC National Leadership Conference, Washington DC. www.cdc.gov
February 27- March 1, 2002.
National Conference on Chronic Disease, Prevention, and Control. Atlanta, GA,
Sponsored by CDC. Prevention Research Centers Program. Contact www.cdc.gov
Colloquia:
January 15, 2002, 5-7 PM,
From Silence to Voice: Health Policy and the Nursing Profession.
Judith Shindul-Rothchild, PhD, RNCS and Suzanne Gordon
Sponsored by: Boston College School of Nursing.
Location: McGuinn 5th Floor Lounge
Seminar:
February 5, 2002, 4-6PM.
Russell – Fawcett Model
U MA Boston Doctoral Program in Nursing Graduate Student Seminar.
Presented by Drs. Jacqueline Fawcett and Gail Russell.
Sponsored by UMA/Boston Doctoral Program in Health Care Policy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Contact Darcy Brewin at dbrewin@aol.com
Hold These Dates:
March 21-23, 2001
Eastern Nursing Research Society Scientific Sessions.
May 17, 2001
Distinguished Scholar Series
Dr. Nancy Folbre, The invisible heart: Economics and family values
All doctoral students are expected to attend this program.
May 23, 2002.
The Annual Research Day for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
All doctoral students are expected not only to attend but to participate. All PhD candidates and / or
graduates should submit an abstract on their research. One PhD(c) will be selected to address the
meeting; the others will present posters. A call for abstracts will be published at the beginning of the semster.
Resources you can use:
Handy website for advocacy: www.ccpax.org: lists contact numbers for state and national legislators
The 54-page "Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health" can be downloaded from the Internet at www.surgeongeneral.gov/cmh/childreport.htm.
The latest issue of The Commonwealth Fund Quarterly¾a digest of current work in health policy and practice¾is now available. A cover story on the Medicare+Choice program's many woes discusses new research on managed care plan withdrawals from the Medicare market; the disruption caused by high physician turnover; and the need for standardized plan benefits to preserve beneficiary choice. Another article, meanwhile, examines the increasingly urgent need for a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Troubling trends in women's health insurance coverage, the need for improved collection of racial and ethnic health data, and a new study of the quality of physician websites are also covered in the issue.
The Quarterly also contains notices about the Fund's most recent grants and publications by grantees and staff. Click on the : www.cmfw.org
The following resources were among many listed in the latest edition of:
UCLA SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT/CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS
To access more information, , you can be added to the list at no charge by
sending an Email request to Listserv@listserv.ucla.edu. Leave the subject line
blank, and in the body of the message type Subscribe mentalhealth-L
Building Capacity for Community Decisionmaking" (2001) A Series of Six
Learning Guides for Community Partners. Center for the Study of Social Policy.
(Http://www.cssp.org)
Bright Futures Case Studies for Primary Care Clinicians" (2001) Call 1-888-
ASK-HRSA to order copies
"Brighter Futures: Improvements in depression care pay for themselves" (2001).
Rand (http://www.rand.org/rnb/randreview.html)
"Community-Based Health Plans for the Uninsured: Expanding Access,
Enhancing Dignity" (2001 Kellogg Foundation.
(Http://www.communityvoices.org)
"Toward Improving Birth Outcomes" (2001) Toolkit of Best Clinical and
Administrative Practices, Center for Health Care Strategies
(http://www.chcs.org/ManagedCare/ibo.html)
The Association of Health Policy Scholars is a registered member of the Graduate Student Assembly.
Membership in the association is open to all matriculated nursing Ph.D. students, full or part time. The goal of the association is to promote the professional growth of students by providing ongoing information, and networking opportunities among students and nursing faculty within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
The Compass is the newsletter of the association. Any student or faculty member of the College of Nursing is welcome to submit announcements or articles to the newsletter. Announcements/articles for the next issue should be submitted by the first of each month to: Gail Gall at GallGB@aol.com
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