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            face=verdana><B>    VOLUME 6, NO. 1</B></FONT></TD>
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            <P align=center><FONT color=#800000 size=5 face=Georgia><EM>Nursing 
            Informatics News</EM></FONT></P>
            <P align=center><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><I>Infusing Nurses 
            with Power for the 21st Century</STRONG></I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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                              face=Arial><B>From the Editor </B></FONT></P>
                              <P align=left><FONT size=2 face=arial>This is the 
                              current 2009 issue of <I>NI News</I> - the free 
                              ezine from the site Nursing Informatics.com. 
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                              <P align=left><FONT size=2 face=arial>This 
                              publication offers articles, news, product and 
                              systems analyses, tech resources and dialogue on 
                              global nursing informatics issues, discoveries and 
                              theory. We will provide a comprehensive view of 
                              informatics in practice, education, research and 
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                              <DIV align=right>June Kaminski 
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                              <CENTER><FONT size=2 face=arial>Read the OJNI - 
                              <BR>The Online Journal of<BR>Nursing 
                              Informatics<BR><BR><A href="http://ojni.org" 
                              target=_blank><B>Go to 
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                              <CENTER><FONT size=2 face=arial>As Editor in 
                              Charge of Virtual Nursing Practice and Culture, I 
                              invite you to submit your research and other 
                              papers related to using the online environment as 
                              a nursing context for OJNI publication. <BR><BR>
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                              <BR><BR><A href="http://cnia.ca">Join the 
                              CNIA!</A> <BR><BR>As President, I also invite you 
                              to join the Canadian Nursing Informatics 
                              Association at <A 
                              href="http://cnia.ca">cnia.ca</A><BR><BR>
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                              <P align=center><EM><STRONG><FONT size=4 
                              face=arial>Two National Nursing Informatics 
                              Conferences <BR>On the 
                              Horizon!</FONT></STRONG></EM> </P></TD></TR>
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                              The Canadian Nursing Informatics Association 
                              (CNIA) is hosting the third National Nursing 
                              Informatics Conference November 22 to 24, 2009 at 
                              the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Convention entre 
                              in Mississauga, Ontario. The theme of the 
                              Conference is "Nurse 2.0" with a focus on how Web 
                              2.0 and social media, as well as other 
                              technological means of collaboration, networking, 
                              innovation, and global awareness and initiatives 
                              impact on the practice of nursing in Canada. The 
                              official Conference web site is at: <A 
                              href="http://cnia.ca/2009/"><FONT 
                              color=blue>http://cnia.ca/2009/</A> 
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                              width=50>Opening Keynote Speaker <A 
                              href="http://nsb.com/speakers/view/juliette-powell"><FONT 
                              color=blue>Juliette Powell, </A></FONT>Social 
                              Media Expert, best selling author and former Miss 
                              Canada<BR><BR><IMG align=left 
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                              width=50>Closing Keynote Speaker <A 
                              href="http://nsb.com/speakers/view/francesca-grosso"><FONT 
                              color=blue>Francesca Grosso, </A></FONT>Health 
                              Policy and Communication Expert<BR><BR><IMG 
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                              width=50>Plenary Speaker Dr Lynn Nagle, Canadian 
                              Nursing Informatics Expert, IMIA-NI representative 
                              and Founding President of 
                              CNIA<BR><BR>PreConference focus: Peer to Peer 
                              Networks: Casting the Web. The PreConference will 
                              focus on Peer to Peer Networks and how they can 
                              work for Canadian nurses. We will look at the 
                              various models used to create these Networks, look 
                              at the role of the CNIA and other Canadian nursing 
                              informatics experts in their development, and 
                              brainstorm together about how we can collectively 
                              promote usable models within all provinces and 
                              territories across the nation.<BR><BR>Plenary 
                              Panel on C-HOBIC - Dr. Kathryn Hannah,the “Grand 
                              Dame of Canadian Nursing Informatics” and Peggy 
                              White are organizing a Plenary Panel about their 
                              exciting work with C-HOBIC – the Canadian Health 
                              Outcomes for Better Information and Care project, 
                              supported by Canada Health Infoway. </FONT></TD>
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                              The American Nursing Informatics Association 
                              (ANIA) and CARING are pleased to announce their 
                              joint annual conference for 2010. The 2010 
                              conference will be held in Boston on April 22 - 
                              24, 2010. The theme of the conference is 
                              "Re-Evolution in Nursing Informatics". This 
                              conference again promises to be an outstanding 
                              educational opportunity for nursing informatics. 
                              The official Conference web site is at <A 
                              href="http://www.ania.org/"><FONT 
                              color=blue>http://www.ania.org/</A> 
                              </FONT><BR><BR>The conference objectives 
                              are:<BR><BR>
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                                <LI>Discuss the opportunities and challenges for 
                                nursing informatics as a result of the Health 
                                Care Stimulus Package.<BR><BR>
                                <LI>Identify opportunities in education and 
                                career development for nurse 
                                informaticists.<BR><BR>
                                <LI>Discuss strategies for improving system 
                                implementations and adoption.<BR><BR>
                                <LI>Describe methods to measure the impact 
                                Clinical Information Systems have on clinicians 
                                and patients.<BR><BR>
                                <LI>Discuss innovations in 
                              informatics.</LI></UL>For further information 
                              visit either the ANIA <A 
                              href="http://www.ania.org/"><FONT 
                              color=blue>www.ania.org</A></FONT> or Caring <A 
                              href="http://www.caringonline.org"><FONT 
                              color=blue>www.caringonline.org</A></FONT> web 
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