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Call for Papers: Foot & Ankle Specialist

 Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS) is a bimonthly journal that offers peer-reviewed content with a practice-based application for caregivers who specialize in foot and ankle care. This educational journal covers the latest techniques and advancements in foot and ankle treatment through technical articles, case studies, practice-based content and articles that address treatment dilemmas.
FAS serves as a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the advancement of foot and ankle care. Primary audiences for FAS include podiatrists and orthopaedists specializing in foot and ankle care.

The journal’s focus is on the needs and interests of these individuals with particular emphasis on clinical relevance of any data cited or recommendations.

Peer Reviewed: Manuscripts are critically reviewed by an editor and undergo at least two double-blind peer reviews by independent referees from the Editorial Board and other expert resources.

• Practice: Technical articles, case studies, practice-based articles, treatment dilemmas
• Clinical Research: Advancements in foot and ankle specialization care
• Review Articles: Relevant reviews of research and techniques

The co-editors invite podiatrists, orthopaedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, physical therapists, and other professionals concerned with foot and ankle care to submit articles.

Ankle Instability
Biografts
The Diabetic Foot
Wound Care
Systemic Inflammatory Disease
Imaging of the Foot
Orthotics

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