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5 events,This conference of interventional radiologists and affiliated scientists will be held at the Mascone Center in San Francisco this March. More than 5,000 physicians, researchers and health professionals are expected to attend. Presentations will cover the latest trends in interventional radiology research. The American College of Cardiology will host its 61st annual conference from March 24-27, 2012, in Chicago. This year’s program features lectures by the Legends of Cardiovascular Medicine, highlights new scientific breakthroughs and encourages attendees use topic-specific “learning pathways,” customized program modules that guide you through sessions that are relevant to your areas of interest. Medical-legal partnership practitioners and other leaders in the health care and legal communities will explore themes including quality of care, transforming health and legal practices and new innovations in medical-legal partnerships. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging congressional authority to mandate health insurance coverage and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act. |
6 events,This webinar will bring you up to date on what’s happening in the states with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. By watching, you will be better able to answer questions on this topic for readers, viewers and listeners. |
4 events,The 2012 annual conference of the American Society on Aging will examine the future of entitlement programs, health reform, and the Older Americans Act, among many other subjects. |
2 events,Today’s science writers have to understand and communicate advances in science and technology. These topics are not only complex and important – they frequently raise potential or immediate ethical concerns for individuals, institutions, families, and society. Bioethics Bootcamp has been designed specifically for science reporters and editors, other professional science writers, public information officers, journalism students, and concerned physicians and scientists to provide an in-depth look at the intricate, expanding bioethics spectrum. |
2 events,This AACR Annual Meeting 2012 happens on Saturday, March 31 through Wednesday, April 4, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s theme is “Accelerating Science: Concept to Clinic,” which aims to link basic, clinical and translational research that is on the forefront of worldwide cancer initiatives. |
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3 events,This report from the Institute of Medicine, which recommends ways that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other domestic and overseas organizations can strengthen the regulatory systems of low- and middle-income nations. will be released at 11 a.m. ET, Wednesday April 4. The embargoed report is available to reporters at noon ET, Tuesday, April 3. A briefing with the committee that wrote the report will be held at 1 p.m. ET, Wednesday, April 4 at the National Press Club. Those who cannot attend may listen through a telephone dial-in. |
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2 events,The 2012 National Health Promotion Summit will showcase health promotion activities that support the Affordable Care Act, Healthy People 2020, and other key prevention-related initiatives. |
2 events,The AANS conference will present the latest research in neurosurgery through panels, seminars, and practical clinics. This year’s theme is “We are Neurosurgery.” Scientific guest speakers include National Medal of Science Laureate and Cushing Orator J. Craig Venter, the first person to decode the human genome, Brian Greene, a theoretical physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos, and MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, a recipient of Time magazine’s best inventions award. |
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3 events,A media briefing on comparative effectiveness research will be held on April 17 in Washington, D.C. The media briefing will discuss major issue of comparative effectiveness research, which includes the comparison of treatments to determine which carry the greatest benefits and harms for which patients, with results assisting patients and physicians in making more informed health care decisions. |
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6 events,The 64th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology includes more than 2,000 scientific presentations and will provide educational courses on neurological issues ranging from dementia and degenerative diseases to childhood neurology. A full listing of this year’s courses can be found here. The 64th AAN Annual Meeting is all about tailoring to your needs, your interests. Whether you’re planning to take in just two days, all seven, or extend your stay after the meeting, there is a wide-array of education, science, and practice programs and events—and, of course, the beauty of New Orleans—available for you to customize the week to your specific interests, career stage, and schedule. It’s your experience, so make this your meeting. The Brain Health Fair is a free, daylong family event connecting thousands of patients, families, and caregivers affected by a neurologic disorder with important resources to win the battle against brain disease. |
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5 events,Science writers now work in an age where uncomfortable ideas and truths meet organized resistance. Opposing scientific consensus on such things as anthropogenic climate change, the theory of evolution, and even the astonishingly obvious benefits of vaccination has become politically de rigueur, a litmus test and a genuine threat to science. How does denial affect the craft of the science writer? How can science writers effectively explain disputed science? What’s the big picture? Are denialists ever right? The John A. Hartford Foundation will hold a briefing about its first national survey, which exposes large and troubling gaps in the primary care that many older adults receive. |
4 events,AHRQ is sponsoring a full-day, intermediate-level workshop designed for health services researchers and analysts who want to learn how to use or improve their use of Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases and products. |
4 events,More than 7,500 leaders in academic pediatrics are expected at this year’s Boston meeting. Journalists will have access to hundreds of scientists who conduct research in children’s health, including clinical scientices, health services and translational research. |
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3 events,The theme this year is “patient safety and quality, what geriatrics has to offer.” The meeting will feature new research on aging, clinical care and innovative models of care delivery. This two-day conference in Seattle, sponsored by the American Academy of Home Care Physicians, will examine emerging new technologies and… |
5 events,The goal of the annual ACOG meeting is to continue improving worldwide women’s health care efforts. This conference will specifically offer clinical seminars, post-graduate courses, hands-on sessions, poster sessions and other extracurricular activities. Psychiatry scholars and professionals from the United States and more than 50 other countries will convene in Philadelphia this May for “the psychiatry event of the year.” Journalists will have the opportunity to interview leaders in mental health research and practice as well as American Psychological Association decision makers. |
5 events,This year’s ARVO meeting theme is Translational Research: Seeing the Possibilites. According to the conference description, the meeting will explore “how basic research translates to effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment.” At the annual meeting exhibit hall, 220 booths and roughly 170 companies will exhibit products and technologies relevant to ophthamology. |
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