AIDS Nurses to Tackle Daunting Challenges at National Conference.News Editors & Medical/Health Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 5, 2001 The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC ANAC Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (Brasil) ANAC Association of Nurses in AIDS Care ANAC Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada ANAC Animal Nutrition Association of Canada ANAC Automatic Number Announcement Circuit ) expects the largest number of attendees at its annual conference later this month, mirroring the growing unmet healthcare needs of people living with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome . "More nurses are realizing that every nurse is an AIDS nurse," said Adele Webb, Ph.D., RN, executive director of ANAC, "yet there's still a shortage of nurses qualified to address the many ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl of HIV/AIDS." In today's healthcare system of "treat `em and street `em," nurses have approximately 40 times more face-to-face interactions with patients than doctors do, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ANAC. More than 400 attendees are expected at this year's 14th annual event, reflecting a 15% increase from last year. The keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. will be presented by public health expert and Pulitzer-winner Laurie Garrett. This conference also offers the AIDS Certified Registered Nurse examination and dozens of panels and workshops. Bill Roedy, president, MTV Networks International, who will receive an ANAC award for MTV's outstanding coverage of AIDS-related issues, said, "Given that 50% of new infections are among young people, it's essential that MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. does everything possible to arm kids with the knowledge to protect themselves. Using our global reach, we highlight prevention, tackle stigma and discrimination, and empower young people so that they can help to fight HIV/AIDS." The conference will be held Nov. 11-to-14 at the Hilton Minneapolis. More details and online registration are available at www.anacnet.org. Call 800/260-6780 for non-media-related questions. Principal sponsors of the conference include Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Sage Publications; and Ortho Biotech who gave 50 scholarships for members to attend the conference. Future ANAC conferences will be held November 2002 in San Francisco and November 2003 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Founded in 1987, the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care is the nation's largest and oldest organization dedicated to bolstering and advocating for HIV/AIDS nurses and their patients. A nonprofit professional organization headquartered in Akron, Ohio, ANAC advocates for 2,400 nurses nationally and internationally involved in the delivery of health care to persons infected or affected by HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. . ANAC is also dedicated to promoting the health, welfare, and rights of all HIV-infected persons. |
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