The 2008 Annual Education Conference titled “Addiction Nursing and the Public’s Health: Healthy People 2010 Initiatives” will focus on where we are and how we move forward. At the end of this conference participants, should have a better understanding of the goal of the Healthy People 2010 Initiatives Program, created by the CDC, and its efforts to improve mental health and ensure access to appropriate, quality mental health services and substance abuse treatment. Addiction nurses caring for individuals and families in a wide array of settings will benefit from the host of excellent speakers presenting informative topics related to our conference theme. Participants will have had an opportunity to develop mentoring relationships and increase networking opportunities with other behavioral health care professionals.
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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Invitation to Exhibit
Invitation to Exhibit The 32nd Annual Educational Conference of the International Society of Nurses on Addictions will be held October 1-4, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. This is your invitation and opportunity to build relationships while marketing your company to a concentrated audience of addictions nurses.
2008 Invitation to Exhibit, Click Here: http://intnsa.org/pdfs/intnsa-n3jfkM.pdf
Conference Hotel
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303-1294
(404) 557-1234
Reservations must be made by Monday, September 15 in order to receive the IntNSA discounted room rate.
To reserve a room, call the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Reservations at (800) 233-1234 and request the International Nurses Society on Addictions Meeting discounted rate of $149.00 plus tax (Single/Double).
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It’s the First Annual Addiction Nurses Week! (Sept. 24th-30th)
Celebrate the contribution of nurses in addiction treatment and be a part of Recovery Month – September 1st-30th.
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, now in its 19th year, is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September. Recovery Month highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers, and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month also serves to educate the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis that addiction is a treatable disease, and that recovery is possible. Recovery Month highlights the benefits of treatment for not only the affected individual, but for their family, friends, workplace, and society as a whole. Educating the public reduces the stigma associated with addiction and treatment. Accurate knowledge of the disease helps people to understand the importance of supporting treatment programs, those who work within the treatment field, and those in need of treatment.
Recovery Month provides a platform to celebrate people in recovery and those who serve them. Each September, thousands of treatment programs around the country celebrate their successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an effort to educate the public about treatment, how it works, for whom, and why. Substance abuse treatment providers have made significant accomplishments, having transformed the lives of untold thousands of Americans. These successes often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recovery Month provides a vehicle to celebrate these successes.
What you can do – Addiction nurses are integral to the process. Addiction nurses know firsthand the effects of addiction and the process of recovery, from treatment to counseling to education and from working with patients, families and communities. Now addiction nurses can celebrate their experience along with their colleagues in the field of substance use disorders. CSAT will work with us and link IntNSA to their website and the Recovery Month website. The materials and resources to help you publicize this joint effort will be available at www.intnsa.org and www.recoverymonth.gov/2008. Since the colors of the Recovery Month literature are purple and pink this year, everyone is asked to wear purple and pink ribbons during Addiction Nurses Week – September 24th – 30th. We are also asking EVERYONE to spread the word, not only at their facilities, but also to any local and state agencies or associations state nurses, peer assistance – any where a nurse works! Perhaps you know a local politician who could write a proclamation. Widespread public awareness is our goal! If you have a contact you think should be linked to the website or a suggestion you need help with, please let Suzan (SuzanB5753@aol.com) or Carolyn (carolynab@earthlink.net) know. An informational flyer can be downloaded here, and hopefully we can use it to spread the word!
This week will lead us right up to our conference. Wear your pink and purple. Join us in Atlanta to celebrate the successful ending of the first Addiction Nurses Week! We will have successfully initiated a period of national recognition for all nurses working in the field of addictions and it is only fitting that it will culminate with a celebration at our conference. Work hard! Then come celebrate at the IntNSA Conference in Atlanta!
For more information about Recovery Month, please follow the links below:
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2008
Are you hosting or attending a local event in celebration of Recovery Month? Let us know about it!
