Power: with knowledge comes innovation, and with innovation.
The World Trade Centre in Taipei, Taiwan, was like a city of nurses in May, when nurses from across the globe met to discuss issues affecting their profession. The challenges they discussed were at once similar and different; universal and unique. But whatever the problem, all of nursing's solutions...

Concept mapping: an effective, active teaching-learning method.
ABSTRACT Nurse educators, under pressure to prepare graduates who are able to think critically and solve problems in a variety of clinical practice settings, require active teaching strategies to promote meaningful learning, instead of relying on traditional methods that promote rote memorization. A review of the current state of...

Calendar Canada.
Mar. 30-Apr. 1: International Cancer Rehabilitation Conference; Survivorship; Vancouver; www.interprofessional.ubc.ca Mar. 30-Apr. 3: Convention: Canadian Counselling Association & American Counseling Association; Montreal; www.ccacc.ca Apr. 4: Diversity Competence for Non-Profit Organizations, Toronto, presented by: DIVUNA Tel. 1-866 434-8862 Email: info@divuna.com Apr. 4-7: Training for...

Drug benefit draws fire at conference on aging.
WASHINGTON -- Delegates to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging made it clear that they weren't happy with Medicare's new prescription drug benefit. Challenging administration claims that the benefit's tools were accessible and easy to use, delegates recommended that Part D be simplified to create one...

Medicare Rx benefit causes 'confusion and paralysis'.
WASHINGTON -- Delegates to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging made it clear that they weren't happy with Medicare's new prescription drug benefit. Challenging administration claims that the benefit's tools were accessible and easy to use, delegates recommended that Part D be simplified to create one...

Senate bill seeks to encourage care for elderly.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation aimed at addressing the potential crisis in providing care for elderly Americans. The bill, introduced in March, seeks to offer a combination of educational-loan forgiveness and career-advancement opportunities for health care professionals choosing practice in nursing homes. The...

Ontario cancels bidding on home care contracts after Hamilton protest.
Ontario's new competitive tendering process for home care services was brought to a complete halt after a controversy arose in Hamilton. The issue raises once again the role of competition in the management of health and social services. "I work for patients and I am not going...

Mobile Dentistry.
J. Edward Murphy Jr. PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan Road/P.O. Box 1260, Tulsa, OK 74101. 1996. Indexed. 300 pages. $69.95 Reviewed by Peggy Ellingson, RDH, MA, faculty, department of dental hygiene, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington. Mobile Dentistry is written for health care professionals contemplating developing...

Easing The Caregiver Burden.
Helping employees care for older relatives with long-term care insurance can reduce worker stress and lost time, as well as increase productivity and provide employers with tax advantages. Sam works hard at his job in the factory. His supervisor knows him as a diligent, focused employee. He...

Reduced mortality: the unexpected impact of a telephone-based care management intervention for older adults in managed care.
About 125 million Americans live with one or more chronic conditions, a number that is expected to increase dramatically over the next several decades (Anderson and Horvath 2002). Among people aged 65 and older, most health care spending (96 percent) is for the treatment and management of chronic disease...