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Presentation on health care set for March 18 at Misericordia University

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<p>The Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library will host their 31st Annual Luncheon with a Special Author at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18 at the Appletree Terrace, Newberry Estate, Dallas. Guest speaker will be local author and educator Joyce Victor.</p><p>The author is a registered nurse who holds both a Master of Science degree in Nursing and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Wilkes University. She earned her PhD from Duquesne University.</p><p>She served on an ethics committee for 15 years and was active in the implementation of the Patient Self-Determination Act, legislation mandating healthcare institutions to provide information on advance directives and living wills.</p><p>She is the author of numerous articles on the topics of nursing education and simulation and has been published in several scholarly journals. &#8220;You&#8217;re Not Dead &#8216;til I Say You&#8217;re Dead&#8221; is her first full-length book. Victor is a native of Nanticoke and currently resides in Wilkes Barre.</p><p>A social hour will begin at 11 a.m., and the buffet luncheon will be served at noon. All proceeds from the luncheon, sale of books, the basket raffle and plant sale will benefit the library. Tables of eight are encouraged and may be reserved.</p><p>Checks in the amount of $27 per person should be made payable to the Back Mountain Memorial Library and mailed or delivered to 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, PA 18612 by April 9. You may also obtain and complete a registration form and leave it with a check at the main desk at the library.</p><style>
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Joyce Victor is featured speaker at Annual Luncheon with a Special Author