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The
2004 Convention
will be held in
Tampa June 26-30,
2004, at the Tampa
Convention Center. The
headquarters hotel will be
the Marriott Tampa
Waterside Hotel and Marina. In
making this announcement, Kathleen
Campbell, AWHONN President, con-
veyed the Board’s excitement about all
Tampa has to offer, noting the water-
front location will provide a restful
and energizing venue for AWHONN
members and their families. The
change in location is in no way a
reflection on the wonderful conven-
tion center and hotel facilities available
in Kansas City and, in fact,
AWHONN’s Board plans to consider
Kansas City as a host city in the future.
The 2004 AWHONN Program
Committee, under the leadership of
Leith Mullaly, 1999 President, and
Claudia Reid Ravin, associate director,
Women’s Health Programs, has devel-
oped a world-class array of stimulating
topics and speakers. For more infor-
mation about this exciting upcoming
convention, go to www.awhonn.org.
Seeking Research Grant Proposals
AWHONN is now accepting
research grant proposals for
funding later this year. Designed for
novice researchers, priority is given to
studies that are clinically relevant and
outcome-based. AWHONN member-
ship must be current at the time of
application and selection/funding; a
membership application may accom-
pany the proposal. If there are multiple
investigators, the individual named as
principal investigator must be a mem-
ber. Researchers who are currently
principal investigators on a federally
funded grant or who have already
received an AWHONN-funded
research grant are not eligible.
The following grants are available
for the 2004 funding cycle:
• Hill Rom Maternal-Child Nursing
Award: $10,000; award granted with
preference to studies about maternal
child nursing
• Johnson & Johnson Marshall Klaus
Mother Baby Nursing Award:
$5,000; award to honor Marshall
Klaus and to extend his work in
maternal child care
• Ohmeda Neonatal Microenviron-
ment Nursing Research Grant
Award: $3,000; award to study the
effect of the microenvironment
on neonates and nursing care
• Philips Medical Advancing
Health for Women and New-
borns With Technology; two
awards: the first of up to
$10,000 and the second of
up to $5,000 supporting
nurses who conduct
research using technol-
ogy as a tool to facili-
tate or measure
patient outcomes for
newborns
• Wyeth Women’s
Health Research Award: $10,000.
Granted to nurse investigators with
preference to studies on contracep-
tion or the perimenopausal and
menopausal health care needs of
women
To apply for these grants, go to
www.awhonn.org or contact Daniella
McCarthy at (800) 673-8499, ext. 2434
Web-Based Exhibiton Genetics ResearchNow Available
An online exhibit on genetics
research, sponsored by the
Office of NIH History, is now available
on the World Wide Web at http://
history.nih.gov/exhibits/genetics/. The
exhibit answers important questions
about genetics research and features
cartoons to increase children’s interest
in genetics. A physical version of the
exhibit is also on display at the NIH
Clinical Center.
Titled “Revolution in Progress:
Human Genetics and Medical
Research,” the exhibit looks specifically
at how this research will help in the
prevention and treatment of disease. It
also provides information on what
DNA, genes and chromosomes do in
our bodies; explains how basic
research has led to a better under-
standing of genetic research and dis-
cusses the scope, purpose, and tech-
niques of the Human Genome
Project to map and
decode
our genes.
The exhibit poses such
questions as, How do genes cause dis-
ease? Can gene therapy work? How do
we manipulate genes and should we?
Nominees Sought for 2003 ChildbirthNursing Award
AWHONN and JOHNSON’S®
share a commitment to pro-
mote and recognize excellence in
practice by childbirth nurses. The
Johnson’s® Childbirth Nursing Award
provides nurses with a unique oppor-
tunity to recognize each other for
their outstanding professional contri-
butions.
August | September 2003 AWHONN Lifelines 357
