ANA hosts event at Democratic National Convention.SILVER SPRING, MD -- The American Nurses Association American Nurses Association, n.pr professional organization of registered nurses created to encourage high standards in nursing care, pro-mote nursing as a profession, and lobby Congress for issues of concern to nurses. (ANA), in association with The Creative Coalition, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), American Physical Therapy Association The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 66,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. (APTA APTA American Physical Therapy Association. ), American Health Care Association The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for (AHCA), National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), and AARP, hosted a special town hall meeting during the Democratic National Convention to discuss vital health care issues. The event entitled "From Hollywood to the Hill: Speak Out on Health Care--If I Had One Minute with the Next President" brought together professionals from the fields of health care, policy, media, and entertainment to share ideas and views on health system reform. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over 40 different national and international media outlets covered the event which was attended by several members of the U.S. House and Senate as well as state and local elected officials from across the country. Nurses who also serve as delegates were in attendance. The Association of periOperative perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge. per·i·op·er·a·tive adj. Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Colorado Nurses Association attended and provided volunteer support. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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