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August 29, 2007

Air Force Women's Study identifies a unique source of stress

A study conducted by Penny Pierce PhD, RN, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing has identified that work-family conflict is an independent and significant predictor of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) among women serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. These preliminary findings have caught the attention of numerous agencies including the Air Force whose senior leadership has expressed concern about the well being of our servicewomen.

Dr. Pierce is encouraged by these findings as it points to areas where interventions can be developed to attenuate these modifiable stressors while women are serving in combat areas where other significant stressors cannot be avoided. She states, "It has been encouraging as a researcher that these findings are so quickly reaching levels where policy is created and implemented. Our team takes this responsibility very seriously as we want any recommendations to be based on sound science and reasoned thinking. We owe it to our men and women in uniform to get it right".

See related articles in the University of Michigan News Service and the Washington Post (free registration required)

Posted by espring at 10:29 AM

August 27, 2007

"Healthy People for the Healthy World" conference June 25-27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand

The 2008 international conference entitled “Healthy People for the Healthy World” will be held June 25-27, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference is organized by Mahidol University Faculty of Nursing in collaboration with Department of Nursing of Ramathibodi Hospital and is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Nursing and the University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing.

The full conference poster and call for proposals can be seen at http://www.nursing.umich.edu/news/intlConfThailand2008.pdf.

Posted by espring at 02:35 PM