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NANN 24th Annual Educational Conference
Navigating Neonatal Care:
A Safe Passage Home
September 24-27, 2008
Ft Lauderdale Grande Hotel and Yacht Club
and Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center
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Ft Lauderdale Grande Hotel & Yacht Club
Reservations: 888/554-2130
Rates: $169 single/double, plus tax
Cutoff Date: Aug. 18, 2008
Alternate hotel:
Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel
Reservations: 800/228-9290
Web site: www.renaissancehotels.com/FLLBR?
Group Code: NANNANA
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"I was able to attend my first conference in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. I wish I had known what I was missing all these years. I love everything about the conference; the chance to travel and see a new place, the educational offerings, the networking, the vendors. What an experience!"
 The NANN annual conference is the premier educational event for neonatal nurses, with information packed sessions led by experts in the field. The conference includes a variety of educational options to meet the needs of experienced and advanced practice nurses, provide core instruction for novice nurses, and address topics and emerging technologies shaping the field.
If you are a first timer to the NANN conference, you may benefit from reading this information for first time attendees. This letter to assist in getting support from your employer may also be of interest. For information on Ft. Lauderdale, click here.
Exhibitors, supporters, and advertisers at the NANN conference can get their message to more than 800 neonatal nurses. To advertise your product or service, return your completed advertising contract to NANN by August 1, 2008. View the exhibit hall floor plan!
Corporate Satellite Symposia
Four corporate satellite symposia will be offered in conjunction with the NANN 24th Annual Educational Conference. These symposia are independently sponsored. Corporate satellite symposia are open to the registrants of the annual educational conference. The programs have been reviewed by the 2008 NANN Conference Planning Committee and approved after determining the topics to be presented are relevant to the audience and complementary to the official NANN program. Please click here to view detailed descriptions of each symposia.
POST CONFERENCE CRUISE
You're invited to join the Post Conference Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Freedom of the Seas. Your fun filled seven night cruise departs from Miami, Florida on Sunday September 28, 2008. You'll visit Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico.
Listen to this audio postcard invitation, or view the cruise line Web site.
The Faces of Neonatal Nursing Photo Contest
Neonatal nursing has many faces. It’s dedicated nursing professionals in the NICU, in transport, in home care, in academic settings, within local communities, up on Capitol Hill, and around the globe. There are also faces of neonates from days old to years old, growing and prospering. There are faces of mothers, fathers, grandparents, and siblings. Join NANN in celebrating neonatal nursing by participating in the Faces of Neonatal Nursing photo contest.
2007 photo contest winner submitted
by Cheryl Briggs of Annapolis, MD
The Faces of Neonatal Nursing Photo Contest Criteria
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Photo must convey an aspect of neonatal nursing. Costumes or unusual clothing may also be a reason for disqualification.
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A short narrative (not to exceed 50 words) must accompany the photo submission.
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If a patient appears in the photo, a signed permission from the guardian must accompany the photo.
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Submission deadline: Photos must be received no later than Friday, August 1, 2008.
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Submitter should include his or her name, address, and e-mail address along with the submission.
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The same individual may not win the Best Overall prize for 2 consecutive years.
Photo submissions and narratives will be displayed at the NANN Annual Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where attendees will determine the winning photo via ballot vote. The winning submission will receive one complimentary conference registration to NANN’s 2009 Annual Conference as well as consideration for the cover photo for an issue of Volume 9 of the journal Advances in Neonatal Care.
All submissions become the property of NANN for use by the association.
Photo Contest Judging Criteria*
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All winning photos must meet standards for developmentally appropriate care, including resting position, lighting, use of appropriate devices to support care, positioning for feeding or procedures.
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All winning photos must show compete compliance with infection control standards for a NICU setting, including only simple rings, no bracelets, short natural nails, and use of full barrier precautions for any invasive procedures (sterile drapes, gowns, hats, masks, gloves).
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All winning photos must meet commonly accepted standards for patient safety in the NICU: back sleeping and no soft bedding for non-intubated patients**, no unsecured medications or unlabeled syringes in view, artificial airways appropriately secured and positioned so that water will not drain into patient. Other issues may be identified by judges as deemed relevant.
*Photos not meeting the above listed criteria will not be entered into the contest.
** "Back-to-sleep"/safe sleep environment standards apply only to infants in open cribs.
Brighter Tomorrows Story Contest—Your Chance to Win a Conference Registration!
Enter NANN’s “Brighter Tomorrows” story contest for your chance to win a free conference registration to NANN’s 24th Annual Conference. To enter, send NANN a story relevant to neonatal nursing practice. Describe a baby or family’s progress or relate how a neonatal nurse developed professionally. Stories must not exceed 500 words. A photograph may accompany the story as long as a signed permission form is submitted.
All entries must be received by Friday, April 25, 2008. Send them to info@nann.org. The winning entry will be chosen by a drawing in May 2008, and its author will be notified immediately thereafter.
Read the 2008 story submissions
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