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Index:3 12/28/07 11:17 AM Page 17 Nurses, Moore Launch Campaign to Expose the Real Sickos. A rally and screening in Sacramento herald the release of Michael Moore's SiCKO. June p. 4. We're Flippo for SiCKO. Review of SiCKO. June p. 8. On the Road With Michael Moore. The RNs' bus tour to promote SiCKO nationwide. June p. 9. No Turning Back. SiCKO has opened the eyes of the public to the ills of the insurance industry and why it's got to go. June p. 11. Postcard from Colorado: What a Long, Strange Trip it's Been. SiCKO's Donna Smith relates her experiences on the RNs' SiCKO bus tour. June p. 14. Taking the SiCKO Cure to the People. Donna Smith writes a dispatch from the SiCKO DVD roadshow. November p. 9. Nurses in the House. The 2007 House of Delegates convention is a time to learn, laugh, and lead. July/August p. 9. Nurses Gather for National Convention. October p. 9. Why Bargaining, Organizing, and Politics Matters. CNA/NNOC Director of Collec- tive Bargaining Mike Griffing's address to the 2007 House of Delegates. October p. 10. Don't Mess With Texas. Texas RNs speak to the 2007 House of Delegates about organizing in their facilities. October p. 11. CNA/NNOC Honors Awards Recipients for 2007. October p. 12. Comparing International Health Systems. GERIATRICS Coming of Age. Though global and national demographics show the number of seniors is about to explode, neither the medical profession nor society is prepared to care for their health. What will it take to ensure patients can live well as seniors? September p. 10. tHq HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY New Study Says to Follow the Money in Healthcare. July/August p. 7. HOSPITAL CLOSURES RNs Fight Against Sutter Hospital Closure. Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa announces plans to close by 2008. January/February p. 7. HOSPITAL SAFETY Falling Down on the Job. How hospitals have procrastinated making needed seismic upgrades to their facilities and are endangering their workers, patients, and the community. December p. 10. HOUSE OF DELEGATES 2007 House of Delegates Convenes in September. July/August p. 6. DECEMBER 2007 CNA/NNOC's Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Nurses. April p. 16. Comparing International Health Systems. A panel of international RNs discusses government health plans with the 2007 House of Delegates. October p. 13. The Auctioning of Britain's Pride. The United Kingdom's esteemed National Health Service is under attack, facing patchwork privatization by money-hungry politicians and unscrupulous foreign investors. November p. 18. A panel of international RNs discusses government health plans with the 2007 House of Delegates. October p. 13. House of Delegates Resolutions Passed. tGq in other countries when they can least afford to. What's the solution to the global crisis of nurse migration? April p. 12. October p. 14. The Roads We've Taken: Revisiting our successes of the last two years, and looking toward the many challenges ahead. Rose tKq KATRINA Stressed Out. Local nurses in New Orleans still struggle on the front lines of a constant healthcare crisis. June p. 15. Ann DeMoro's address to the 2007 House of Delegates. October p. 15. tIq INSURANCE DENIALS The Pain of Rejection. Meet a healthy RN who's suddenly found himself uninsurable. January/February p. 13. System Failure. Why does the insurance industry fear 3-year-old Thomas Wilkes? Because he's proof that they have no business in healthcare. March p. 14. Fighting Two Fronts. It's tough enough to battle cancer. But RN Cynthia Campbell found herself also waging war against the health insurance industry. Is this any way to treat patients? May p. 20. A Life Denied. All Tracy Pierce wanted was to be given a chance to fight his cancer. His insurance coverage wouldn't even give him that. October p. 20. tLq LESBIAN HEALTH Not Seeing Straight. Providers lacking training and research are often insensitive to the needs of lesbians, making them uncomfortable by treating them like straight patients. And many lesbians, in turn, shun medical care—falsely assuming they don't have as many health risks as straights. Learn the latest on what nurses can do to ensure everyone gets the care they need. October p. 16. tMq MILITARY HEALTH Walter Reed Scandal Symbolizes a Broader Pattern. April p. 7. tNq INTERNATIONAL Educating Overseas Nursing Students. CNA/NNOC Vice President Zenei Triunfo-Cortez addresses 2,500 nursing students in the Philippines on the realities of working abroad. March p. 7. Moving Out. Developing nations are quickly losing their nurses to higher-paying jobs W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G NATIONAL CNA/NNOC Joins Forces with AFL-CIO. July/August p. 6. Cook County RNs march in the 78th Annual Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago. September p. 8. REGISTERED NURSE 17