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The Center for Home Care Policy & Research, Visiting Nurse Service of new york (VNSNY) is launching a new study to test state-of-the art, information technology (IT) strategies that will alert home care nurses to patients at high risk for medication management problems so that they can take immediate action to prevent potentially serious harm from happening.

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) faculty member Jason Farley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, is a man on a mission. His goal: To identify, seek, and destroy potentially lethal, treatment-resistant infections in hospitals and in the community.

The 20th annual conference of The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago will honor the Center's founder and director, Mark Siegler, MD, and examine his work and influence on the field. The conference will be held at the University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th Street, on Fri., Nov 14 from 1 to 5 pm, and Sat., Nov. 15, from 7:30 am to 5:15 pm.

The F.M. Kirby Foundation of Morristown, N.J., awarded a $750,000 grant to the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to support the education of 10 doctoral fellows who are New Jersey residents. The grant will also fund the work of a faculty member who is committed to teaching, research and service in the best academic tradition, said Interim Dean Lucille Joel.

Responding to today's Home Office announcement that 200,000 fewer jobs would be available for migrant workers under new government rules, Dr. Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "These changes are going to have a huge impact on the care home sector which has become heavily reliant on overseas nurses and care workers.