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Call for Papers: European Journal of Heart Failure

The European Journal of Heart Failure is the International Journal of the European Society of Cardiology dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of heart failure.

As an author, you may be aware of the many factors to consider when choosing the best outlet for your work. Who do you want to read it? How quickly will it be published? Is Open Access offered? And, most importantly, who will cite it?

European Journal of Heart Failure is geared up to meet your needs on all these fronts.

• Leading European Heart Failure journal with an impact factor of 4.512
• Receive a rapid initial decision from the Editors – on average 20 days
• Fast publication time – under 4 weeks from acceptance to publication
• Welcomes submissions on basic science and clinical topics
• All papers freely available online 12 months after publication
• Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dirk Van Veldhuisen

If your work is novel, relevant to Heart Failure and likely to make a difference in the field, submit it to the European Journal of Heart Failure. Originality, timeliness, significance and scientific excellence are sole criteria for acceptance.

The European Journal of Heart Failure is published by Oxford Journals on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and is a member of the ESC Family of Journals.

Call for Papers for a Special Focus of the American Heart Journal: Transradial Angiography and Intervention

In recognition of the increasing interest and adoption of transradial angiography and intervention, the American Heart Journal will publish a special section dedicated to transradial invasive procedures, in the September 2012 issue. Studies that will be considered for publication include observational analyses or randomized trials that examine technical issues, implementation, or outcomes. Manuscripts should be submitted by June 30, 2012.

To submit your manuscript and for Instructions to Authors, visit http://ees.elsevier.com/ahj/.

For further information, contact Guest Editor Sunil Rao, MD, at sunil.rao@dm.duke.edu.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Advances in School Mental Health Promotion: Applications of Pediatric Psychology in the School-Based Setting

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion will publish a special issue on applications of pediatric psychology in the school-based setting. This special issue will be edited by Dr. Brian P. Daly, Department of Psychology, Drexel University. This issue will seek to delineate the provision of school-based mental health services for educational, emotional, and behavioral issues in children with chronic illness.

Prevalence data indicate that approximately 15% to 20% of school-age children and adolescents suffer from a health-related disorder (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008), with the incidence rate of chronic illness in children continuing to rise. A significant number of these children will experience negative consequences from their disorder resulting in decrements to school functioning and performance (Taras & Potts-Datema, 2005). In addition, children with chronic illness are at significantly greater risk for emotional, social, and behavioral issues relative to their healthy peers (Martinez & Erickan, 2009). While these issues are significantly impairing for children, many school-based personnel report receiving inadequate training to work with youth with chronic illness (Barraclough & Machek, 2010; Hamlet, Gergar, & Schaefer, 2011), resulting in serious concerns about their preparation to provide appropriate services for this unique population (Kaffenberger, 2006).

The aim of this special issue is to highlight approaches to the assessment and treatment of cognitive, learning, emotional, and behavioral issues among children with chronic illness in the school setting. We anticipate that studies or review papers will focus on a range of topics, including, but not limited to: school-based intervention or prevention programs that are specifically designed for children with health-related disorders; strategies for training and consulting with teachers to work with students with chronic illness; health promotion with pediatric populations in the school setting; school reintegration or school reentry programs for children with chronic illness; and, legal and ethical issues for children with chronic illness in the school setting.

Authors are encouraged to focus on those health-related disorders that are prevalent and likely to be encountered in the school setting including, but not limited to, asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy, congenital heart problems, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, obesity, sickle cell anemia, spina bifida, and traumatic brain injury. We expect manuscripts to highlight science-based practice recommendations of relevance to mental health practitioners and/or policy makers. We are also interested in reviewing empirical manuscripts that report findings from smaller sample studies in addition to pilot or feasibility interventions. We very much welcome manuscripts from graduate students and fellows under faculty mentorship.

Papers must be double-spaced and should generally follow APA style (Sixth ed.) (please refer to http://www.schoolmentalhealth.co.uk/submiss.htm for more specific details on article submissions). Manuscripts will be peer reviewed. Papers that are not appropriate for inclusion in the special issue may be rerouted (with the authors’ knowledge and consent) for consideration for publication in ASMHP as regular papers.

For more information, please contact the Special Issue Guest Editor Brian P. Daly at brian.daly@drexel.edu. The deadline for manuscript submission is July 1, 2012. Submissions should be sent to: brian.daly@drexel.edu.

The Journal of Emergency Nursing is looking for manuscripts particularly for the topics listed below, but is interested in any papers related to emergency nursing and emergency patient care.

-- Advanced Practice Issues
-- Cardiology
o Cardiac Arrhythmia Management in Emergency Care
o Management of Cardiac Problems
o Medications (including review of old and new medications)
o Protocols
o Management of Technological Cardiac Problems in the Emergency
Department (for example, LVAD)
-- Caring for Victims of Torture
-- Case Studies
-- The Challenges of Emergency Nursing and the Aging Workforce
-- Clinical Articles
-- Clinical Nurse Specialist Issues and Interests
-- Continuing Education Challenges
-- Critical Care Issues in the Emergency Department
-- Current Trends in Emergency Care Treatments: some examples
o Wound care
o Splinting
o Resuscitation
o Sepsis
-- “Cutting Edge” Procedures
-- Dealing with Cultural Diversity
-- EKG Interpretation
-- Emergency Care Policy and Advocacy

-- Emergency Management
-- Emergency Nurse Practitioner Roles and Cases
-- Emergency Nursing Pearls
-- Emerging Issues in Emergency Healthcare
-- Endocrinology Emergencies
o Diabetic Emergencies
o Diabetes Evaluation in the Emergency Department
-- Forensic Nursing
-- Geriatric Issues
-- How to Write for Publication
-- Implementation of Patient Care Standards
-- Infection Control in the Emergency Department
-- Information on Charging, Coding
-- Information on Use of Fast Tracks and Urgent Care Units
-- Injury Prevention Programs
-- International Emergency Nursing Practice
-- JCAHO Standards and How to Implement Them in the Emergency Department
-- Lab Value Interpretation
-- Leadership Topics
o What it Takes to be a Leader
o Leadership Examples
-- Legal Practice Issues
-- Legislative Updates: What Have You Done in Your City, State?
-- Lessons Learned from and Solutions Developed for Specific Emergency Department Situations
-- Management Issues
o Staffing
o Recruitment and Retention
--Management of the Patient with a Psychiatric Emergency
-- Military Emergency Nursing/Deployed Nursing
-- Nursing Exemplars
-- Obstetrics and Gynecological Emergencies
-- Orientation and Competency Training and Evaluation
-- Patient Assessment in the Emergency Department
-- Patient Flow Issues
-- Patient Safety Issues Specific to the Emergency Department
-- Pediatric Care and Challenges in the Emergency Department
-- Prehospital Issues
-- Protocols and Guidelines
-- Research Related to Emergency Nursing and Emergency Practice
-- Safety Stories (near misses and lessons learned)
-- Sexual Assault Issues, SANE Articles
-- Trauma Care and Patient Management
-- Use of Specific Equipment and its Application to Practice (in other words, does it work?)
-- Volunteer Experiences

If interested, please contact Reneé Holleran, JEN Editor, at
RHolleran@ena.org

Call for Papers for a Special Focus Issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography on CT Imaging of Cardiac Structure: Valves

Issue 6, November/December 2012: CT Imaging of Cardiac Structure: Valves

Submission deadline: August 15, 2012

For any questions, please contact the Managing Editor through email at aleong@scct.org or call 1-800-997-1261
 

Call for a Papers for a Special Issue of Dynamics, the Journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses: Cardiopulmonary Nursing Care

We are looking for clinical articles related to the care of patients experiencing any cardiac or pulmonary disorder.

Suggested topics for manuscripts include: review of pathophysiologies, treatments, case studies, or new interventions.

Please submit manuscripts by May 31, 2012 to

Paula Price pprice@mtroyal.ca
CACCN National caccn@caccn.ca

For inquiries please contact
Paula Price at pprice@mtroyal.ca

Dynamics: The Official Journal of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) is distributed to members of the CACCN, to individuals, and to institutions interested in critical care nursing.

The editorial board invites submissions on any of the following: clinical, education, management, research and professional issues in critical care nursing. Critical care encompasses a diverse field of clinical situations which are characterised by the nursing care of patients and their families with complex, acute and life-threatening biopsychosocial risk. While the patient’s problems are primarily physiologic in nature, the psychosocial impact of the health problem on the patient and family is of equal and sometimes lasting intensity. Articles on any aspect of critical care nursing are welcome.