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ITNS
Save $100 when you register today for the Symposium! The Transplant Nursing Symposium will bring together staff, nurses, students and many more for an inspiring educational experience. Earn up to 28 contact hours as you attend sessions directed at your interest and level of practice.
An attendee of the 2016 symposium said, "It was great to experience the camaraderie among transplant professionals. Whether you're a newcomer to the field or hold many years of experience, I have found that transplant nurses are welcoming of everyone. That is very special!"
Take advantage of the register 5 nurses, get 1 FREE promotion!
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Masina Scavuzzo and Lecia Snell, members of the ITNS Education committee, are currently participating in a collaborative to develop coordinated education related to transplant immunology and histocompatibility, and incompatible transplants.
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ITNS
 The International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) is proud to announce the ITNS Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses, second edition. Expanded and updated to reflect today's thinking, this brand-new edition offers crucial, real-life direction on the science and skills required for every kind of solid organ transplant — from initial evaluation to long-term follow-up.
Order your copy today! ITNS members pay only $79.99 USD!
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ITNS, in conjunction with Jim Coleman, is offering Transplant Nurses Day tote bags, tumblers, and pens. Purchase your gifts early to ensure the best selection. These make great gifts for your colleagues to recognize their outstanding patient care.
CKD News
The National Kidney Foundation has partnered with Warner Bros. to promote the release of a movie that draws long-overdue attention to kidney disease and organ donation.
"Going in Style" is a comedy about three lifelong friends — Willie (Morgan Freeman), Joe (Michael Caine) and Al (Alan Arkin) — who plan to get revenge on a bank that stole their pension money.
Willie finds himself in a tough spot, however — as a kidney patient on dialysis who learns he needs a transplant.
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By Joan Spitrey
 On May 12, 2016, a grassroots movement took a stand on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of nurses from around the country gathered to bring attention to patient-nurse ratios. But more importantly, they gathered to show their fellow healthcare workers that they would no longer be silent when it came to patient safety. From that grand but humble beginning, it was clear that a movement was afoot, and plans immediately began to continue the momentum.
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Pharmacy Practice News
Although unusual, a CDC epidemiological investigation found that hepatitis A virus (HAV) can be transmitted through solid-organ transplantation.
While the spread of HAV, which is the most common cause of viral hepatitis, has been shown to occur through blood transfusion, transmission through organ transplantation had not been reported. But in this case, it was a perfect storm of unique factors that led to the transmission.
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Reuters
Creating kidney transplant vouchers for future transplants could reduce the long waiting list for organs in the United States, a new study suggests.
In particular, a voucher program could help with "chronological incompatibility," when the donor wants to provide a kidney but the patient doesn't need it yet.
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Sunbelt Staffing
Being a nurse is a rewarding and fulfilling career. From patient care on the hospital floor to assisting surgeons in the operating room, a nurse's career possibilities are endless. We're proud to offer our nurses some fantastic opportunities for nursing positions, but where in the country offers the best prospects?
We analyzed wage and location data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hospital quality scores, and cost of living of scores in cities across America to find the top 10 places to live for nurses in the USA.
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Fortune
Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig parts for medical uses, with the ultimate goal of selling pig organs for transplantation into humans.
Routine pig-human organ transplants are years away, but recent scientific advances are breaking down barriers that frustrated prior attempts to use pigs as a ready supply of replacement parts for sick or injured people, making it an attractive new market.
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