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| A New International Resource for Nurses | |
| Nurses have a
new resource for tackling world-wide health issues —
the Global Institute for Nursing and Health (GINH). Two
nursing leaders, who saw the need for wider transcultural
collaboration in today’s international society,
founded the institute in 1998. These forward-thinking
leaders are Connie Vance, RN, EdD, FAAN, professor,
College of New Rochelle School of Nursing, New Rochelle,
NY, and Anie Kalayjian, RN, EdD, BCETS, DDL, adjunct
professor, Fordham University, New York, NY, and College
of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY. The institute’s mission is to support global partnerships in nursing and healthcare practice, education, research, policy, and administration. To meet this goal, the group strives to facilitate mutual collaboration and resource sharing among nurses. Strategies include networking, mentorship, think-tanks, conferences, and linkages with organizations such as the United Nations and Sigma Theta Tau International. Representatives of GINH1 presented an informational session on the institute on June 29 at the International Conference of Nursing (ICN) in London, England. More than 50 nurses from a variety of countries (e.g., Denmark, India, Jamaica, Russia, Sweden, Thailand, Vietnam) learned about the institute, its listserv (ginh.org), and its plans for a website powered by Nursing Spectrum. The institute’s second annual conference, Health Beyond 2000: New Partnerships and Paradigms, will be held in Eskilstuna, Sweden, on October 29. The deadline for abstracts is August 15, 1999. For more information about attending, presenting, or submitting an abstract for the conference, or to learn more about GINH, contact Connie Vance by e-mail at cvancern@aol.com. 1. Presenters:
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