Healthcare Traveler - September 2008 - (Page 1)

Editor’s Desk The Magazine for Healthcare Travel Professionals www.HealthcareTraveler.com 106 Milford Street, Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804 (410) 749-3200 • (800) 948-8728 • Fax (410) 742-3235 For subscriptions, call (877) 922-2022 Editorial GROUP EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR EDITORIAL/SALES ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Patricia Stille Lederman plederman@advanstar.com Bobbi Harrison bharrison@advanstar.com A Where to next? Jennifer Samuels jennifer.samuels@advanstar.com Karen Tull ktull@advanstar.com W. Kevin Wolff Peggy K. Onstad Cary Jon Lederman, JD clederman@advanstar.com Advertising GEN MGR., SPECIALTY CARE GROUP PUBLISHER LIST ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Renee Schuster rschuster@advanstar.com (440) 891-2613 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING- Diane Ward RECRUITMENT diane.ward@advanstar.com PRODUCTS & SERVICES (201) 690 -5355 REPRINTS Kimberly A. 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Hewins Steve Morris Laura Wagner Teresa Kivlehan John C. Marlow, MD Articles in Healthcare Traveler are indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Healthcare Traveler does not verify any claims or other information appearing in any of the advertisements contained in the publication, and cannot take any responsibility for any losses or other damages incurred by readers in reliance on such content. Healthcare Traveler welcomes unsolicited articles, manuscripts, photographs, illustrations, and other materials but cannot be held responsible for their safekeeping or return. Healthcare Traveler (ISSN 1077-5676) is published monthly by Advanstar Communications, Inc., 131 West 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55802-2065. Periodicals postage paid at Duluth, MN and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Healthcare Traveler, PO Box 6000, Duluth, MN 55806-6000. Canadian G.S.T. Number: # R-124213133RT001, Publications Mail Agreement Number: # 40017597. Printed in the U.S.A. Healthcare Traveler is distributed free of charge in the United States and Canada to nurses and allied healthcare providers who travel, or would consider travel as a career opportunity. Single copies (prepaid only): $6.00 in the United States, $8.00 all other countries. Healthcare Traveler is available on a paid subscription basis to nonqualified readers at the rate of: US and Possessions: 1 year, $45.00; 2 years, $80.00; Canada/Mexico: 1 year, $65.00; 2 years, $115.00; All other countries: 1 year, $85.00; 2 years, $135.00. Back issues, if available: $11.00 in the U.S., $15.00 all other countries. Include $6.50 per order plus $2.00 per additional copy for U.S. postage and handling. If shipping outside the U.S., include an additional $10.00 per order plus $2.00 per additional copy. s summer draws to a close, and gas prices have begun a downward trend, roadtrips to nearby cities may be just the ticket for whiling away your off hours this fall. But where to next? Travel and adventure experts have ranked the best of the best destinations, from the up and coming, to well-known gems, to the small hamlets that you may not even know exist right around the corner. Some of the “coolest” small towns in the U.S.—with some of the most talented artisans, eclectic shops, and to-die-for bakeries and coffee clutches, according to budgettravel. com—include Port Jervis, New York; Manitou Springs, Colorado; Yellow Springs, Ohio; Mazomanie, Wisconsin; Point Reyes Station, California: Belfast, Maine; Catskill, New York; Truth or Consequences, New Mexico; Livingston, Montana; and White River Junction, Vermont. Seattle, Washington, ranks as the most “innovative” place “A welcome to live and play now, counters Adventure magazine. Also on change of pace the list: 4. Girdwood, Alaska (for ski bums); 7. Joshua Tree, could be closer California (for rock climbers); than you think.” 16. Silver City, New Mexico (for hikers); 23. Tucson, Arizona (for cyclists); and 31. Lafayette, Louisiana (for paddlers). Even our hometown, Salisbury, Maryland, made the grade, coming in at Number 47, with references to the Sea Gull Century, a “Best Bicycling in America” event to be held on October 4 this year; the Delmarva Shorebirds, a Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles; and, of course, those famous Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Can’t find a town near you? Check out “Did You Know ” on page 6 for more “Best Towns”—from Washington, DC, to Brattleboro, Vermont, as reported by Outside Online. And review www.bizjournal.com’s analysis of 140 “micropolitan” areas. Its resulting 10 “dreamtowns” include Torrington, Connecticut; Bozeman, Montana; Lexington Park, Maryland; Lebanon, New Hampshire; and Helena, Montana. If you enjoy your stay so much that you want to take an assignment or relocate permanently to the area, see how the community stacks up. Money magazine’s 100 picks for “Best Places to Live”— including Plymouth, Minnesota; Fort Collins, Colorado; Naperville, Illinois; Irvine, California; and Franklin Township, New Jersey—are found at money.cnn. com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/top100/. Kiplinger’s lists this year’s top “Best Cities to Live, Work, and Play” as Houston, Texas; Raleigh, North Carolina; Omaha, Nebraska; Boise, Idaho; and Colorado Springs, Colorado (for more on this hotspot, see Cityscape on page 44). Patricia Stille Lederman Who knows? Whether you’re a permanent staff Group Editor member or a traveling healthcare professional, a welplederman@advanstar.com come change of pace could be closer than you think. HT Mission Statement Healthcare Traveler and www.HealthcareTraveler.com are the most widely read and favorite resources for mobile healthcare professionals and for those who might be interested in joining this community. Dedicated to this lifestyle, Healthcare Traveler engages and encourages nursing and allied healthcare professionals through the perspectives of industry experts and travelers alike. Practitioners can master life on the road, enhance their professional development, and connect with staffing companies and hospitals for career opportunities. www.healthcaretraveler.com September 2008 Healthcare Traveler 1 http://www.HealthcareTraveler.com http://www.HealthcareTraveler.com http://Budgettravel.com http://Budgettravel.com http://www.bizjournal.com http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/top100/ http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/top100/ http://www.HealthcareTraveler.com http://www.healthcaretraveler.com

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Healthcare Traveler - September 2008 Editor's Desk Contents In a Flash Paws for Thought Field Notes Regional Differences in the ED Joining Together Drug Update Clinical Tips Cityscape Advertiser's Index Name It Travel Tips Big Deals Tax Facts Dot.com Contest Rules Allied Corner Going the Distance Classifieds Tales from the Road

Healthcare Traveler - September 2008

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