2007 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - There Is Still Time To Register

Main Category: Genetics
Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry;  Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 01 Mar 2007 - 7:00 PDT

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Are you a professional in medical and clinical genetics providing comprehensive diagnostic, management or genetic counseling services for patients with, or at risk for, genetically influenced health problems? Are you a laboratory director or technician providing genetic testing, or a researcher involved in the discovery of genetic disorders and treatments? Or a corporate executive with a company that is developing and/or providing the products and services utilized in this important medical specialty. Perhaps, you are a medical or scientific reporter who covers genetics and needs to hear firsthand the latest news from leaders in the field?

Whatever your role, healthcare professionals with an interest in the rapidly evolving field of medical genetics and its integration into healthcare - should be at the upcoming ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee!

If you or any of your colleagues have not yet registered for the 2007 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, there is still time to do so! This is one opportunity no genetics professional should miss! Here are a few reasons why ….

Meeting Highlights

-- 4 Plenary sessions - including 2 half day sessions - the 38th Annual March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Symposium: The Genetics of Skeletal Dysplasias and the ACMG/SIMD Plenary Session: Expanded Newborn Screening: How Are We Dealing with Diagnostic Dilemmas and What's New On the Horizon?

-- 15 Concurrent Sessions covering a wide array of topics relevant to todays practicing genetics professional.

-- Over 260 Oral and Poster Abstract Presentations of the leading research going on in genetics today.

-- 6 Breakfast Symposia to choose from - sessions supported by Industry and presenting novel and innovative approaches to the issues impacting the fields of medical and clinical genetics.

-- A premier gathering of over 85 exhibitors - pharmaceutical companies, medical product companies (showcasing services, technology, and medical advances), educational resources, books and journals, and family/patient advocate and support groups.

-- Other program highlights include the ACMG Public Health SIG Annual Symposium on Wednesday, the Medical Genetics Training Program Director's Workshop on Thursday and the Genetic Counselors Forum - where lunch will be sponsored by the BCCNS Life Support Network on Saturday.

Nashville Highlights

-- In addition to being one of the leading music recording cities in the country, Nashville was also recently voted one of the friendliest cities in the country?

-- And that Andrew Jackson the 7th President of the United States, and James K. Polk, the 11th President both lived in the Nashville area?

-- The Hermitage: Home of the President Andrew Jackson boosts a driveway in the shape of a guitar!

-- In 1941 Nashville was granted the first FM license in the United States, and Music City became the first to enjoy static free radio.

-- And that country music artist Randy Travis was a chef at the Nashville Palace before he made it big?

-- Nashville is the home of Vanderbilt University, an international recognized research university that boasts their alumni can be found in Congress, on the judicial bench, heading corporations, writing for and appearing on the stage and screen, playing in the NFL and NBA, and of course conducting innovative medical research.

-- Among the 5 Nobel Laureates from Vanderbilt are 3 who have won the Prize in Medicine - Earl Sutherland Jr., 1971, for his discovery of the metabolic regulating compound cyclic AMP, Max Delbruck (1940-47), 1969, for discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses and Stanley Cohen, 1968, for his discovery with a colleague of epidermal growth factor.

Many movies have been made about Nashville. Enough books about Music City have been written to fill a bookcase. And, of course, scores of songs are dedicated to the city of music. But, while music is the lifeblood of Nashville, visitors will also find here a city of culture and history, of haute cuisine, of pro sports, outstanding academics, natural beauty and pure Southern charm. Nashville is a place where the past and the future peacefully coexist and build, one on the other, to create a destination that appeals to the interests of every visitor.

So don't miss out on the learning, the culture, the music, the cuisine and more - at the 2007 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Nashville!

Register today at www.acmgmeeting.net - it's not too late!

ACMG Meeting Web Site

Visit the ACMG Annual Meeting website - www.acmgmeeting.net for detailed session, hotel and registration information.