Yale-New Haven Hospital news release
Release date: Aug. 18, 2009
Media contact: (203) 688-2488
NEW HAVEN — Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven will present the eighth annual oncology nursing conference on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Study at Yale, 1157 Chapel Street, in New Haven.
The title of this year's conference is "Challenges in Oncology Nursing Practice." Conference topics include depression assessment and psychosocial interventions for cancer survivors and their partners, compassion fatigue in nurses, legal issues confronting nurses and management of skin reactions associated with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors.
Registrants are invited to attend a reception at Smilow Cancer Hospital on Friday, September 25, from 5-7 pm, and to hear Deborah Boyle, RN, MSN, program leader for geriatric oncology and survivorship nursing studies at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, who will speak about "Oncology Nursing in 2025."
The conference, which offers continuing education credits, is open to caregivers throughout the state who care for cancer patients in any practice setting. The cost is $75, which includes breakfast, lunch and a syllabus. Registration is required. For more information or to register, those interested should contact Jamy Stenger in YNHH development at (203) 688-6437, or jamy.stenger@ynhh.org.
Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 944-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine. Yale-New Haven was founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826 and today, the hospital complex includes Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, and Smilow Cancer Hospital, scheduled to open in late 2009. YNHH has a combined medical staff of about 3,400 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. Visit www.ynhh.org for additional information.
