8th Annual AECMN Conference Review
The 8th Annual Conference sponsored by the Durham Public Schools' Hospital School and the Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center. It was held in Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 8-10, 2007. Eighty seven attendees participated representing 17 states.
The overall focus of this year’s conference was intended to:
· Inform attendees about current research on the effects of cancer treatment on cognition
· Provide attendees with a successful model of homebound delivery
· Initiate the development of Instructional Standards for Hospital School Programs
· Provide increased opportunity for members to spend directed time networking on current issues pertinent to the field
Presentations:
Late Effects of Cancer Treatment
Dr. Daniel Armstrong
Dr. Melanie Bonner, Dr. Paul Martin, Dr. Philip Rosoff, Duke University Medical Center
Anne Mauck CPNP & Alma Morgan, M.Ed. – Medical College of Virginia
Mrs. Lydia Ackerman, Parent of Cancer Survivor
Homebound Delivery Model
Richard Adler & Jack Gordon, Clark County School District, Las Vegas Nevada
Dr. Anne Bessell, Ph.D University of Miami
Dr. Alan Teasley, Ed.D
Thank you to all the presenters and attendees for making the 8th Annual Conference a succes!
Instructional Standards, brainstorming session for members