Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
CHICAGO One of the nation's preeminent symbols of quality in health care the 2005 National Quality Health Care Award was bestowed upon Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The award is presented annually by the National Committee for Quality Health Care (NCQHC) with corporate sponsorship fr...New scientific advances in gastroenterology
...INGTON, DC (November 1, 2004) Many of the world's preeminent gastroenterologists will gather from October 29th through November 3rd for the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 69th Annual Scientific Meeting at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The agenda includes the ...Journal of Alzheimer's disease to publish ISOA Catalyst Conference
...ss are honored to be working with ISOA, one of the preeminent private foundations in Alzheimer's disease research, on this timely issue," says George Perry, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of JAD. Designed to help further the advancement of drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases, the conference New Directions in ...The Group Room(R)cancer radio talk show to air live from CHEST 2003, Sunday, Oct. 26, in Orlando, FL
... and its European equivalents, ECCO/ESMO, and from preeminent cancer centers in the United States and Europe. The ACCP represents more than 15,700 members who provide clinical respiratory, critical care, and cardiothoracic patient care in the United States and throughout the world. ACCP's mission is to promote...New scientific advances in gastroenterology presented at college's 68th annual meeting
...TON, DC (October 13, 2003) Several of the world's preeminent gastroenterologists will gather from October 10 October 15 for the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 68th Annual Scientific Meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The agenda includes the latest advances in gast...Joslin and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sign new joint venture clinical agreement
...boration between these two institutions to provide preeminent specialty care for people with diabetes. Joslin Clinic brings to the joint venture expertise in caring for and educating people with diabetes and their families, as well as proven disease management techniques for identifying patients at risk for dev...American Neurological Association 128th Annual Meeting
...d 240 refereed poster presentations at the world's preeminent neurology meeting. Symposium subjects will include: Public Policy: Infections and Terrorism --Whether wrought by Mother Nature (e.g., AIDS or West Nile virus) or humans (weapons or antibiotic resistant pathogens), infectious agents commonly target t...DuPont R&D leader named American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
...titive process that recognizes those who have made preeminent contributions to their disciplines." Chowdhry, 55, is honored for her accomplishments in the field of engineering sciences and technologies. According to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Chowdhry was appointed "for engineering contributio...Nationwide improvement in nursing home care not likely, despite some changes
.... The guest editors for this special issue are two preeminent scholars in the field aging: Jill Quadagno of Florida State University and Sidney M. Stahl of the National Institute on Aging. The articles in this issue are a result of a conference held at Florida State University and sponsored in part by the Nati......the academic medical center as one of the nation's preeminent institutions for imaging in clinical care and scientific research. The landmark agreement will bring to NYU Medical Center a broad array of state-of-the-art imaging equipment that, collectively, will provide patients with access to the best diagnost......curred to a health care system once considered the preeminent model for developing countries," she said. The U.S. trade and aid embargo against Cuba, which began in 1961, was tolerable until the Soviet bloc crumbled as did its aid to Cuba -- in the late 1980s, she said. The situation was worsened with passag......er's Academic Affairs.Widely considered one of the preeminent experts on the pituitary, he hasauthored or co-authored hundreds of articles on that topic, is editor-in-chiefof "Pituitary Journal," and wrote the major classic text, The Pituitary. Like Dr. Melmed, Dr. Shahinian brings with him a wealth of experien...