MEDIA ADVISORY

1,000 Nurses to Attend Worcester-Based Clinical Conference

May 18th Program is the largest educational forum for nurses in the State

What:              On Friday, May 18, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is hosting its second annual Clinical Nursing Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester. The event will provide cutting edge continuing education to more than 1,000 nurses, making it the largest educational forum for nurses in the state.

The day-long conference will include sessions that focus on a variety of nursing and health care topics, including advances in cancer therapy and diabetes treatment; care for victims of sexual violence; the peri-natal causes of cerebral palsy; caring for late preterm infants; critical care for patients in acute respiratory distress; what today’s nurses need to know about psychotropic drugs; and stress reduction techniques for nurses.

This MNA-sponsored program will also provide reporters with a unique chance to interview experienced RNs about today’s hot health care topics, including the nursing crisis and the MNA’s proposed safe staffing legislation. The best time to interview nurses will be during the morning break from 10 – 10:30 a.m. and during lunch from noon – 1 p.m.

Founded in 1903, the MNA is the professional association and largest union for registered nurses in the Commonwealth. The MNA is also among the leading, if not the leading, provider of continuing education for nurses in the state. The MNA provided continuing education to more than 6,000 nurses in the past year alone, with more than a thousand nurses obtaining continuing education on line through the MNA’s Web site.

Who:                • 1,000 nurses from across the Commonwealth
• Nationally recognized nursing/health care experts
• Key spokespeople from the Massachusetts Nurses Association

When:             Friday, May 11, 2007 from 11 am - 4 pm (largest turnout from Noon – 2 pm)

Where:            DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.

Contact:          David Schildmeier, (781) 249-0430, dshildmeier@mnarn.org