The NMNPCNew Information page is intended to provide a way for returning visitors to get to the "new meat" of our web site quickly. The link to this page is at the top of our Home Page
so you can get to it quickly and easily. Get into the habit of checking here regularly - it's a great way to communicate new information quickly.
Current News and Items of Interest
LEGISLATIVE ALERT Please e-mail or call Senator Jeff Bingman regarding the Medical Home Demonstration Project. This legislation will be before the Senate Finance Committee soon and
we need to make sure nurse practitioners are included in the project. You may download suggested content from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) here. For more information, go to the AANP website at AANP.org. You may send e-mails to Senator Bingaman's Health Aide,
Frederick Isasi, at frederick_isasi@bingaman.senate.gov.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal is drawing attention to the "Dr. Nurse" issue and has prompted responses from both the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) and the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). To read the Wall Street Journal article, click here.
For the ACNP response, click here and for the AANP response, click here.
Click here for the 2008 final report
from the NMNPC legislative lobbyist. There is a special legislative session in August, so keep checking here
for further information.
Click here for a PDF file of a NY Times Magazine article about being a speaker for a pharmaceutical company. The article, written by a physician (and former
pharmaceutical company speaker), presents some interesting, and perhaps disturbing, information on this practice. For the original link to the article:
Dr. Drug Rep.
If you want to participate in our regular meetings via conference call, you may do so by using our conference access code. Please check the NMNPC Calendar
page for information on how to participate by conference call, including the access code. This page also lists the 2008-2009 meeting schedule. Please note that regular
meetings are now on the second Thursday of meeting months. All members and guests are welcome to attend.
See Employment Listings for information on new opportunities (updated August 11, 2008).
Current continuing education opportunities:
La Familia, a local social services agency in Albuquerque has ongoing Infant Adoption Awareness training
available in various NM communities. The program trains
participants how to
provide unbiased and culturally sensitive adoption information and referral to clients and families as well as how to counsel on all pregnancy
options that are available. The training is free and provides nursing continuing education credit. You may register online by clicking
here, or by calling Elaine Sharp at La Familia, (505) 766-9361. The toll-free number is (866) 276-5729.
Excellent updates on CHF guidelines are available on Medscape. Free enrollment in Medscape
required.
Copyright 2001 New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council.
Updated August 11, 2008.
