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The Support Group Model of Intervention for AMD Patients    Would you like to join a community of nurses who are action oriented and contributing to the knowledge base for ophthalmic nursing? Are you frustrated that there are no effective medical treatments for the majority of your AMD patients? Would you like to enhance your job satisfaction? Would you like to see a group of concerned individuals reach out to your patients? Do your patients need more educational opportunities? If you answer yes to any of these questions, please call us to get information on how to obtain a kit for starting a support group in your community. We are looking for fellow nurses to become co-investigators in the very important endeavor of developing and implementing support groups for AMD patients. Support groups help low vision patients by n ormalizing patient experiences, providing positive role modeling, encouraging health promoting behaviors, enhancing self esteem, reducing isolation, and by providing an opportunity to look beyond the self and reach out to others. You can make a difference in your patients’ lives. Learn more by contacting one of us listed below. We would love to work with you as you effect change in your community. Betsy Campochiaro, RN, MSN The Wilmer Eye Institute 600 N. Wolfe Street Maumenee 207 Baltimore, MD 21287 Phone- 410-614-6209 E-mail: bcampo@jhmi.edu Kitty Sackett, RN, C.A.N.P. The Wilmer Eye Institute 600 N. Wolfe Street Woods 265 Baltimore, MD 21287 Phone- 410-955-2408 E-mail: ksackett@jhmi.edu Pat Nesbitt, RN The Wilmer Eye Institute 600 N. Wolfe Street Maumenee 215 Baltimore, MD 21287 Phone- 410-955-2965 E-mail: pnesbitt@jhmi.edu   This program is funded through a grant by Nurse Competence in Aging, a 5-year initiative funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc. (September 2002) awarded to the American Nurses Association (ANA) through the American Nurses Foundation, and representing a strategic alliance between ANA, the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, The Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing. This partnership seeks to improve the knowledge and practice of the ophthalmic nurse as he/she cares for the patient diagnosed with age related macular degeneration (AMD). Home | Membership Information | Annual Meeting | Educational Programs | Awards | Publications | Certification | Contact Us | Corporate Affiliates | Opportunities and Items of Interest | Copyright (C) 1998-2002 by the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses. All rights reserved. Last update November 9, 2004