July 12
Greater Atlanta Chapter of the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses meeting: Living With Sickle Cell Disease. The program will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Rich Auditorium at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Contact hours provided. A hot dog dinner is available for $2.50 or free if you join AMSN. For information, call Caroline Ashman, 404-605-2491.

July 19
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants-Atlanta Chapter meeting: Investigation by Root Cause Analysis. The program, presented by Susan Sommers, will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Road, Atlanta. RSVP before July 10 at www.atlantaaalnc.org or by contacting Elizabeth Crittenden, 706-969-8520 or eacrittenden@hotmail.com. Cost: members $15; nonmembers $25. Late or failure to RSVP will result in an additional $5 charge.

Aug. 24-26
17th annual three-day course: Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, sponsored by ICP Associates. Sheraton Hotel Buckhead, 3387 Lenox Road N.E., Atlanta. 21.3 contact hours. For information, call Gail Bennett or Kelly Foll at ICP Associates, 706-235-1167 or register online at www.icpassociates.com.

Sept. 22-23
Leading Edge 2005: Advances in Cardiovascular Nursing Care, will be at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. Presentations and topic discussions will include heart failure, diabetes and cardiac disease, cardiac surgery, ventricular assist devices, myocardial infarction, nursing research, vascular surgery, rapid response teams and angiogenesis. CEUs are offered. The keynote speaker will be Linda Aiken, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FRCN, a professor of sociology and director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania. For information or to register, call Marilyn Wood, 404-851-5546.

Oct. 12-14
24th annual conference: Partners In Prevention, sponsored by the Georgia Infection Control Network. The event will be at the Unicoi Lodge in Helen. Contact hours will be provided. For information, call Stephanie DeLoach, program coordinator, 912-435-5094 or go to www.gicn.org.

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