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ITNS
 Plan ahead to attend the Transplant Nursing Symposium 24-26 June 2017 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., which is nearby to Walt Disney World. Bring your family along to make this an educational and fun trip! ITNS is proud to offer discounted admission tickets to Walt Disney World. Registration for the Transplant Nursing Symposium opens in January, but you can purchase your Disney tickets today at http://www.mydisneygroup.com/itns2017.
These tickets offer pre-arrival savings of 10 percent on our Full-Multi-Day (2 days or longer) Tickets and include one (1) complimentary admission to an additional Disney Experience at any one (1) of the following (additional details are listed on the web site):
- Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
- Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
- Disney's Winter Summerland or Disney's Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Courses (before 4 p.m.)
- Greens Fees for one round of golf at Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course, our 9-hole walking course.
We are also offering partial-day tickets, which are exclusive to the meetings market.
ITNS
 Holiday shopping is easy with Amazon's Holiday Gift Guides. #StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS).
Gift Guide Link: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/homepage.html?orig=%2Fgp%2Fbrowse.html%3Fnode%3D12745394011&ein=20-1589538.
ITNS
We deeply appreciate the support individuals like you give to the ITNS Foundation and your support for transplant nursing, which ultimately impacts patient care.
Please make your tax-deductible donation today.
Thank you for your support!
The Times of India
City's doctors scripted history by conducting not only state's first heart and lung transplant but also it has become the first center in northern India to do the challenging surgery.
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By Chelsea Adams
 For decades, donated organs have been submerged in a cold solution simply called "UW liquid" — because it was developed at the University of Wisconsin — while en route to a recipient. It's been the gold standard for organ transportation for years. Now, a new method of preserving organs is being studied, and an organ recipient recently became the first in the country to receive a liver preserved at body temperature instead of cold storage.
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BBC News
Of the hundreds of thousands of people who agree to donate organs every year, there is often one sticking point — the eyes.
While relatives will sign away a loved one's heart or a kidney, they are more reluctant to give their eyes, said Belfast opthalmic surgeon David Frazer.
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By Joan Spitrey
 With the busy holiday season is upon us, many will be enjoying time off from work so they can visit with family. However, while holiday cheer is spreading, nurses and healthcare providers will continue to march along caring for those who are sick and in need of care. Many nurses will work through breaks to provide care to those vulnerable patients in need. Although the idea of skipping a meal break is unheard of in most professions, it sadly is more the norm than not in nursing.
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Nurse.com
Nurse Green wasn’t surprised when a June 2015 Washington Post article featured a story about a patient undergoing a colonoscopy who inadvertently taped inappropriate comments made about him by his anesthesiologist and physician. The patient, who knew he would be sedated for the procedure, had hit record so he would remember his post-procedure instructions. He did not realize it would tape all the comments during his procedure.
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Health Leaders Media
Workplace safety and nurse surveillance capacity are significantly associated with healthcare organizations' performance on nurse, patient, patient experience, and pay-for-performance outcomes, according to analysis by Press Ganey.
The South Bend, IN-based company reached these conclusions after analyzing data from its patient and caregiver surveys, its National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, and the CMS Hospital Compare website.
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