NPSF workshop builds community to improve pharmaceutical safety
... the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)will convene a workshop in Washington, DC to design and build consensus around acollaborative action plan to promote pharmaceutical safety. Fifty opinionleaders will participate, representing five key stakeholder groups that can makea difference - the FDA & Gover...National summit on pain management to discuss new standards for pain assessment and treatment
...e Organizations and the American Pain Society will convene the Leadership Summit on Pain Management on Monday, May 22 in Chicago and Monday, July 31 in Los Angeles. The Summit will examine the Joint Commission's new pain management standards, organizational change strategies, and legal and ethical issues. ...UB to host global conference on environmental health
...in environmental health from around the globe will convene in Buffalo for 10 days in August to present the latest research in the field and to assess the worldwide disease burden caused by environmental problems. The primary venue for the 12th conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidem...... professionals from California and the nation will convene at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento April 10-12 to present research findings and increase their knowledge and practice skills in treating child abuse and neglect. "Thanks to the increase in awareness and resources to help families and victims of c...International Thiamine (Vitamin B-1) Conference at Rutgers Newark
...itamin B-1) researchers from around the world will convene at Rutgers-Newark for an International Conference on Thiamine: Its Biochemistry and Structural Biology, May 18-21. Thiamine is a coenzyme that plays a vital role in carbohydrate metabolism within all cells of the human body, as well as in certain hum...National conference to address communication problems in health care (Oct. 22)
...nal Medicine Foundation (ACP-ASIM Foundation) will convene a one-day Health Communication Conference, Health Care Communication: A Key to Quality , to be held at the National Academy of Sciences on October 22, 2002. The conference, co-sponsored by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), will be an opportunity for...Chemical society convenes regional meeting in Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 23-25
...iety, the world's largest scientific society, will convene its 37th Midwest regional meeting, Oct. 23-25, in Lawrence, Kan. Over 330 scientific presentations will be made and approximately 600 scientists and students will attend the meeting at the University of Kansas, Kansas Union Building, 785-864-4651. In...Fluorine chemists take their expertise to the sunshine state
...iety, the world's largest scientific society, will convene its 16 th biennial winter fluorine conference, Jan. 12-17, 2003, in St. Pete Beach, Fla., hosted by the ACS' Division of Fluorine Chemistry. Over 100 scientific presentations will be made at the winter conference and approximately 250 scientists and...Capturing airborne pathogens, breath tests for lung cancer
... lasers and related fields. The news luncheon will convene Tuesday, June 3 from 12 PM to 2 PM in Room 332 of the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. Reporters wishing to attend should fill out the reply form at the end of this release or contact Colleen Morrison (202-416-1437, cmorri@osa.org ). T...ACP hosting summit to address the future of internal medicine and patient care
... Leaders from nearly 30 medical organizations will convene in Philadelphia Nov. 1-2, 2003, to address the challenges in today's health care environment that affect patient care and compromise the future of primary care. Participants at the "Revitalization of Internal Medicine Summit" will assess educational,...ACP Foundation health communication conference to discuss literacy, technology, & ethnic disparities
...ege of Physicians Foundation (ACP Foundation) will convene a national conference on November 17, 2003, in Washington, DC, at the Academy of Sciences to discuss the relationship of health to communication, literacy, technology, diversity, and funding. With rapidly improving treatments and developments in medi...New report presents options for oversight of genetic testing of human embryos
...entative sample of Americans. The Center will also convene meetings of stakeholders and experts in order to gain their feedback and input. The Center will then use input from all these sources to refine our PGD policy options and issue a complete set of options and public opinion data for consideration by po...Earth Institute at Columbia University hosts State of the Planet 2004
...e, the Earth Institute at Columbia University will convene the third biennial State of the Planet conference on March 29-30, 2004. The two-day conference, hosted by Earth Institute Director Jeffrey D. Sachs, brings together an international roster of influential and innovative thinkers discussing ideas to en...IU Medical School poised to host global HIV/AIDS conference
...by the Indiana University School of Medicine, will convene some of the world's top experts on the myriad issues related to HIV/AIDS. The conference will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel, 350 W. Maryland Street. The conference will be in Ballroom 5. Registration for b...Conference to examine effects of dietary supplements in patients taking blood thinning medications
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will convene a conference this week to evaluate the risks of interactions between dietary supplements and prescription blood-thinning medications which are used by four million Americans to ward off heart attack or stroke. Experts from the National Institutes of ...83rd General session & exhibition of the IADR
...students, and educators from around the world will convene in Baltimore, Maryland, as the International Association for Dental Research holds its 83rd General Session & Exhibition at the Baltimore Convention Center. This is also the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the ...Hopkins convenes 'consensus' conference to develop blueprint for nationwide matching program
...nsplant experts from across the United States will convene here March 2 to March 5, 2005, to design a national paired kidney exchange program. Paired kidney exchanges provide organs to patients who have a willing, designated donor who is incompatible. A kidney from such a donor is matched to and transplant...