Forum Urges Medicare Reform To Emphasize Health Promotion
...dation held today in Washington, D.C. The forum featured remarks by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), former Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging in the Clinton Administration Dr. Robyn Stone, as well as Drs. John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn, authors of the critically acclaimed best-seller, Suc...Dobson Must Quit Denial Of Rationing
...Council for Health Care Priorities would provide a forum and a focus for the rationing debate in the UK. However, he ponders the role of such a body and concludes that this reflects the general dilemma about how to develop the way we think about rationing, which in turn reinforces the case for more debate......ach to scientific publishing. PharmSci willoffer a forum for the rapid exchange and dissemination of scientific knowledgein the pharmaceutical sciences. Manuscripts will be submitted by the authorsdirectly via the World Wide Web; will be available to peer reviewers on theWorld Wide Web; and, once accepted ...... scientific areas, the meeting will also feature a forum that takes a critical look at current strategies in the area of cancer prevention. The session, entitled "Tamoxifen: The Benefit/Risk Balancing Act," will be chaired by Leslie G. Ford, M.D. Associate Director, Early Detection and Community Oncology, ...Second Annual AIDS Vaccine Day Honors Volunteers Nationwide
... Health Center is alsoscheduled to present a media forum on the state of HIV preventive vaccines. TheUniversity of Rochester Medical Center will honor volunteers at the AIDSRemembrance Garden in Highland Park. Other AIDS Vaccine Day activities rangefrom a volunteer recognition luncheon at the Johns Hopki...NPSF workshop builds community to improve pharmaceutical safety
...llow of the NPSF. "This workshop provides aneutral forum to leverage the discussion about underlying issues...ng awareness, building a knowledge base,creating a forum for sharing that knowledge, and facilitating the implementationof practices that improve patient saf...Scientists see with 'Eyes Wide Shut'
...nse radiation. The conference will provide a vital forum for exchanging research ideas and experiences. Speaking today David Miller, Professor of Physics at University College London and the conference organiser , said; "This is the best kind of technology transfer. Since the first conference in 1987 detec...Visionary physician pioneers alternative clubfoot treatment
...a 20-minute video digitized for web use and a chat forum where parents of children with clubfoot can communicate with families who have experienced the Ponseti Method of treatment. "It is my hope that vehicles such as this class and the new web site will inspire other physicians and parents to more active...AAPS applauds FDA efforts to expand monitoring of dietary supplements
... DC, to explore the science of nutraceuticals. The forum will bring together nutraceutical companies, government agencies such as the FDA and NIH, scientific associations, experts in the field, and the general public to discuss the safety, efficacy, purity, quality control and standardization of dietary su...AAPS co-sponsors FDA science forum
...egulated products. "Speakers and panelists at this forum will address emerging issues in the safety assessm...g, Ph.D., AAPS Director of Scientific Affairs. The forum will feature plenary lectures and focused discussion groups that include FDA, industry, and universi...Conference on youth and violence to be held May 12-13, 2000
...e public, on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The forum will be moderated by John Callaway, award-winning former host of PBS's Chicago Tonight. The Public Forum is chaired by Mark D. Smaller, Ph.D. (Chicago psychoanalyst and Chair of the Public Forum) and panelists include Isaiah Anderson, Ph.D. (Universi...AAPS workshop to explore pharmaceutical reference standards
...provide more experienced scientists and managers a forum for discussion." The objective of the workshop is to provide an update on current and emerging issues in the development, characterization and use of reference standards. The workshop will be of particular interest to pharmaceutical scientists worki...AAPS workshop to examine changes in analytical methods and packaging
..." The objectives of the workshop are: To provide a forum for discussion of scientific issues related to changes in analytical methodologies and packaging for pharmaceuticals;To explore viable scientific approaches for the prediction of the potential impact of these changes on drug substances and drug produ......reased consumer confidence in herbal remedies The forum will be held at the International Trade Center in The Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C. Discussion topics include understanding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, promoting consistency in testing ...7,500 pharmaceutical scientists to explore therapies for new millennium
...s to advance the value of PK/PD in the future. The forum will provide feedback on key principles of "best practices" that should be considered for inclusion in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft PK/PD guidance. More than 450 companies will exhibit at this year's Exposition, October 30 - Novembe...PQRI workshop to address blend uniformity
...orms. The workshop will: Provide a public forum for debate of batch homogeneity issues and establish a common understanding of the scientific principles; Discuss current status and identify scientific and regulatory gaps that exist; Provide preliminary recommendations for science based change...Society for the Study of Impotence 2000 Fall Research Meeting In Cleveland September 15-17
...The information to be presented at this scientific forum represents the state-of-the-art in preventing, diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders impacting on sexual function," says Dr. Robert P. Nelson, a urologist at the Medical University of South Carolina and president of the Society for the Study o...Rise in non-communicable diseases commands pharmaceutical scientists attention
...ast year. The 2000 AAPS Annual Meeting will be the forum for the first introduction of an inhalable flu vaccine thats been tested and shown to be more effective than its injectable counterpart. By inhaling the flu vaccine, clinical tests show that antibodies linger in the mucus membranes of the nose and lu...... create a venue to continue the dialogue, and this forum was the result. The journal articles showed that nearly all institutions have established policies for monitoring potential conflicts but that there is currently considerable variation in the way medical schools and teaching hospitals manage conflic...Examining The Science Behind Nutraceuticals: Proceedings of the AAPS Dietary Supplements Forum
... from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The forum was held June 28-30, 200 in Washington, DC. The us...of the AAPS Dietary Supplements Advisory Board and forum chair, is to gain a better understanding of the science and quality issues of dietary supplements an...