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Public Release: 9-May-2008
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 35th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting
APIC conference to focus on patient safety and 'Targeting Zero' initiatives to reduce HAIs
Strategies for infection prevention, best practices, the changing legal landscape of healthcare-associated infections and emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria are among the topics that will be covered at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 35th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting, June 15-19 in Denver, Colo. The meeting is the largest annual gathering of infection prevention and control professionals from around the world.
Contact: Liz Garman
egarman@apic.org
202-454-2604
Association for Professionals in Infection Control
Public Release: 9-May-2008
Digestive Disease Week
Exciting new data will be released at Digestive Disease Week
Join leading researchers and clinicians in the field of gastrointestinal medicine as they discuss the latest research in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
Contact: Aimee Frank
newsroom@gastro.org
301-941-2620
American Gastroenterological Association
Public Release: 8-May-2008
Accelerating the Dissemination and Translation of Clinical Research into Practice
Accelerating the Dissemination and Translation of Clinical Research into Practice
The National Institutes of Health is hosting a series of meetings on May 8 and 9, 2008, to discuss ways in which researchers can partner with community health care providers to translate clinical research into practice. Columbia University Medical Center will present results from a three-year contract to help re-engineer the NIH Clinical Research Networks program.
Contact: Susan Craig
sc2756@columbia.edu
212-305-9746
Columbia University Medical Center
Public Release: 7-May-2008
2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security
IEEE Homeland Security Conference Business Panel to feature experts on technology commercialization
The 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security will feature a "Business Panel" on Tuesday, May 13. Local and national experts will discuss the commercialization of homeland security technologies.
Contact: Chris McManes
c.mcmanes@ieee.org
202-530-8356
IEEE-USA
Public Release: 7-May-2008
ENDO 08
ENDO 08 preliminary news conference and webcast schedule
Breaking news on sexual performance, diabetes, combating obesity, steroid abuse and growth hormone doping will be presented in a series of news briefings at ENDO 08, the 90th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society.
Contact: Charles Blue
cblue@endo-society.org
301-941-0240
The Endocrine Society
Public Release: 6-May-2008
Phoenix Mars Mission Science Operations
Media reminded to register for Phoenix Mars Mission credentials
With fewer than three weeks to go until the Phoenix Mars Mission makes its touch-down on Mars, the University of Arizona is proud to welcome journalists worldwide to Tucson to cover the historic science event this summer.
Contact: Sara Hammond
shammond@lpl.arizona.edu
520-626-1974
University of Arizona
Public Release: 6-May-2008
TCT2008
Media registration now open for TCT2008
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics is the annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. TCT gathers leading medical researchers and clinicians from around the world to present and discuss leading-edge developments in interventional cardiology. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, it is the world’s largest privately-run medical conference, attended by more than 10,000 participants each year and features live procedures from 26 medical centers around the world. TCT 2008 will be held Oct. 12-17 in Washington, DC.
Contact: Judy Romero
press@crf.org
212-851-9311
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Public Release: 6-May-2008
AAAS Lecture and Videoteleconference on Artworks by Siberian Schoolchildren
May 14 AAAS Lecture and videoteleconference on artworks by Siberian schoolchildren
Schoolchildren from a Siberian village will discuss their artworks via a videoteleconference beginning at 6 p.m. May 14 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Their art is on display at the AAAS Gallery. R. Max Holmes, an earth system scientist at Woods Hole Research Center -- co-sponsor of the exhibit at AAAS -- will give a lecture on his Arctic field studies and research collaborations with Siberian students interested in science.
Contact: Molly McElroy
mmcelroy@aaas.org
202-326-6434
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Public Release: 6-May-2008
Combat Stress Injuries/PTSD: Implications for Rural Veterans and Their Families
Geisinger hosting national conference to help rural veterans cope with combat stress
With rural soldiers carrying a huge burden in today's war on terror, Geisinger is gathering a group of leading experts on combat stress. The May 13 conference at the Geisinger Center for Health Research in Danville, Pa. will address how health care providers can best work together and help rural soldiers and their families.
Contact: Patti Urosevich
purosevich@geisinger.edu
570-271-7441
Geisinger Health System
Public Release: 5-May-2008
Rebirth of Location-Based Services - the Next Great Idea
Howe School conference: 'The Rebirth of Location-Based Services -- The Next Great Idea,' May 12
The Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology and the investment bank of Kaufman Brothers will host the May 12 conference, "The Rebirth of Location-Based Services: The Next Great Idea," at Stevens' campus in Hoboken, N.J.
Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski
pberzins@stevens.edu
201-216-5687
Stevens Institute of Technology
Public Release: 2-May-2008
Clearing the Air: Issues and Strategies for Future Progress
UC Riverside to host conference on stricter air quality standards for Southern California
How Southern California tackles the daunting task of meeting stricter federal and state emissions standards and reducing greenhouse gases is the focus of an all-day conference hosted by UC Riverside's Edward J. Blakely Center for Sustainable Suburban Development and the Southern California Association of Governments.
Contact: Rick Burham
Rick.burnham@ucr.edu
951-827-4103
University of California - Riverside
Public Release: 1-May-2008
EuroPrevent 08
Healthy lifestyles become a political affair
Experts from all over Europe will gather from today in Paris to exchange scientific knowledge, professional experiences, upgrade skills and propose strategies to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the continent. EuroPrevent is the annual congress of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu
jpartarrieu@escardio.org
33-492-948-627
European Society of Cardiology
Public Release: 30-Apr-2008
EULAR 2008
EULAR 2008
Journalist registrations are now being accepted for EULAR, the European League Against Rheumatism's annual meeting, taking place Wednesday, June 11, to Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Paris, France.
Contact: Rory Berrie/Camilla Dormer
eularpressoffice@uk.cohnwolfe.com
44-020-733-15317
European League Against Rheumatism
Public Release: 30-Apr-2008
Climate Change -- Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions
Climate change
The UN Conference on Climate Change 2009 has asked IARU to organize this congress as part of the run-up to the COP Summit. The focus is on providing a picture of the "big issues" that the scientific community finds necessary that policy makers are aware of in order to make enlightened decisions in response to climate change. The main findings of this congress will be included in the official material for the COP15 meeting.
Contact: Jane Soegaard Hansen
jsha@adm.ku.dk
452-875-4251
University of Copenhagen
Public Release: 30-Apr-2008
Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind
Decade of the Mind symposium in Iowa to emphasize need for $4 billion in federal support
Internationally respected scientists will gather next week for a symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, May 7-9, to explore how a brain creates a mind and to emphasize the need for $4 billion in federal support for scientific research over the next 10 years.
Contact: Al Setka
asetka@greatapetrust.org
515-243-3580
Great Ape Trust of Iowa
Public Release: 29-Apr-2008
Pan American Congress on Plants & BioEnergy
Pan American Congress on Plants & BioEnergy
The Pan American Congress on Plants & BioEnergy will bring plant biologists together with government policy makers, agronomists, microbiologists, economists and ecologists to forge a path toward Western Hemisphere bioenergy security that is sustainable and environmentally and economically sound.
Contact: Brian Hyps
bhyps@aspb.org
301-251-0560
American Society of Plant Biologists
Public Release: 29-Apr-2008
Internal Medicine 2008
ACP hosts largest medical education meeting for general and subspecialty internists
More than 6,000 internists, subspecialists, medical students and allied health professionals will meet in Washington, D.C., for Internal Medicine 2008, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians, from May 15-17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Contact: Steve Majewski
smajewski@acponline.org
215-351-2514
American College of Physicians
Public Release: 29-Apr-2008
Internal Medicine 2008
Internal Medicine 2008 media advisory
The American College of Physicians is hosting Internal Medicine 2008 -- a continuing medical education meeting for general internists and subspecialists (cardiologists, gastroenterologists, etc.) who provide primary and subspecialty care to adult patients. More than 6,000 attendees will also include allied health professionals, medical residents, fellows and students. Internal Medicine 2008 offers more than 260 lectures, panel discussions, and workshops and is the largest CME meeting exclusively for adult medicine.
Contact: Steve Majewski
smajewski@acponline.org
215-351-2514
American College of Physicians
Public Release: 28-Apr-2008
IMNI Nanoscience Forum
Brown opens Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation
Brown University hosts a three-day forum May 5-7, 2008, to highlight the opening of its Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation. The IMNI aims to design products, processes and therapies involving molecular science and nanotechnology, the scientific toolboxes of the 21st century.
Contact: Richard Lewis
richard_lewis@brown.edu
401-863-3766
Brown University
Public Release: 28-Apr-2008
North American Energy Summit
UTSA hosts North American Energy Summit, May 1-2
The University of Texas at San Antonio hosts the inaugural North American Energy Summit, May 1-2, at the UTSA Downtown Campus Buena Vista Building. The event features energy leaders, industry professionals and academicians from the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Contact: Kris Edward Rodriguez
kris.rodriguez@utsa.edu
210-458-5116
University of Texas at San Antonio
Public Release: 25-Apr-2008
Autism Research Town Hall
Parents, families and health care providers invited to attend autism research town hall meeting
Parents and caregivers of children, teens and adults
with autism spectrum disorders are among those invited to participate in a
daylong town hall meeting on May 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Davis
Cancer Center, 4501 X St., Sacramento, to discuss priorities for current
and future autism research.
Contact: Phyllis Brown
phyllis.brown@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
916-734-9023
University of California - Davis - Health System
Public Release: 24-Apr-2008
Advancing Immunization in Developing Countries: New Horizons in Children's Health
Symposium announces great strides in childhood immunization
Top vaccine experts and child advocates meeting in Barcelona today hailed dramatic new evidence of the role of immunisation in reducing deaths among children in the world's poorest nations.
Contact: Michael Kessler
mkessler@ya.com
34-655-792-699
Burness Communications
Public Release: 23-Apr-2008
From Vision to Action: Sparking Global Change
Energy Crossroads conference April 30 and May 1 at Stanford University
A conference devoted to exploring ways to broaden the use of clean, sustainable energy will take place April 30 and May 1 at Stanford University.
Energy Crossroads, a student organization founded at Stanford that aims to reduce society's dependence on fossil fuels, is presenting the conference, "From Vision to Action: Sparking Global Change."
Contact: Louis Bergeron
louisb3@stanford.edu
650-725-1944
Stanford University
Public Release: 23-Apr-2008
ENDO 08: 90th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society
ENDO 08: Latest news on hormones, steroids, obesity, diabetes and more
The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting -- ENDO 08 -- will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif., June 15-18, 2008.
Contact: Charles Blue
cblue@endo-society.org
301-941-0240
The Endocrine Society
Public Release: 22-Apr-2008
New Data to Help with Afghanistan's Natural Resources and Hazards Assessments
New data to help with Afghanistan's natural resources and hazards assessments
You are invited to attend an event hosted by the Embassy of Afghanistan where the USGS will unveil data collected during the airborne geophysical and photographic survey of Afghanistan.
Contact: Jessica Robertson
jrobertson@usgs.gov
703-648-6624
United States Geological Survey
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