Christine A. Hinz

 

Christine A. Hinz is a free-lance writer based in Milwaukee.

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Trust: The Barrier Between Minorities and Clinical Research

Given the major health issues disproportionately affecting minorities, there are life-altering reasons to target such communities for clinical trials and research. But doing so requires combating lingering mistrust, reaching out to neighborhood allies, and even educating yourself.

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Making a Switch: Nursing Careers in Pharmaceutics

Whether you're stuck in a professional rut or just looking for a change of scenery, a career in pharmaceuticals and medical devices may offer the shift you're looking for. Of course, if you're going from a patient-care setting to pharmaco sales, it's not so much a "shift" as a giant leap--but it could be just the career jolt you're looking for.

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Come On In, Make Yourself At Home

A growing number of specialty nursing associations are not only reaching out to attract a more ethnically, culturally and gender-diverse membership but making sure their new minority members feel welcome enough to stay.

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Fighting Diabetes Disparities in Communities of Color

From Indian reservations and U.S./Mexico border communities to major urban centers, minority nurses are finding that culturally competent interventions and community outreach are beginning to make a difference in closing the diabetes gap.

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TITLE: National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition: Together. Stronger. Bolder. ORGANIZATION: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses DESCRIPTION:

NTI offers hundreds of sessions for nurses who care for high acuity and critically ill patients, while highlighting the latest trends and best practices in healthcare. The Critical Care Exposition showcases the best of what’s new in practice and technology.

Web: www.aacn.org/nti
Phone: (800) 899-2226
email: info@aacn.org

 

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POSITION: Nursing Faculty EMPLOYER: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center DESCRIPTION:

The College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, invites applications for full time, tenure and non-tenure track positions. Faculty opportunities are available immediately for candidates with clinical expertise in the following areas of nursing (Adult Acute Care; OB, and Maternal Child). Positions are available at Tulsa campus.

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POSITION: Froedtert Hospital, a Magnet Hospital, was also named one of Southeastern Wisconsin's "Best Places to Work." LOCATIONS: Milwaukee, WI

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