Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Conferences News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/conferences/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155943.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155943.php Spain hosts this week, for the first time in history, this event, the most renowned international symposium on humour and laughter, where scientists and experts from four continents will discuss the latest advances and research of this field of study. Psychology / Psychiatry Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155860.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155860.php "Epidemiology is always important and topical, though sometimes unsung," says Professor Johan Giesecke, Chief Scientist at ECDC, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, "but the third applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology Conference in Stockholm in October this year will be an o Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155845.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155845.php The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth*. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public for the first time at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition [30 June to 4 July]. Dentistry Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155817.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155817.php The latest news on procedures, drugs and equipment in the field of cardiology will be presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress which will take place in Barcelona, from 29 August to 2 September. With over 30,000 participants, the ESC Congress is the world's biggest cardiology meeting. A record number of abstract submissions - 9,848 - were registered this year, reflecting how the meeting is now the main platform for cardiovascular research. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155676.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155676.php When a patient is diagnosed with metastatic disease the primary site of the cancer is usually, but not always, evident. When the origin of the cancer is not identified it is described as a Cancer of Unknown Primary site, or CUP. Each year in the UK over 10,000 people are diagnosed with CUP. This is a higher incidence than known cancers such as pancreatic, ovarian, uterine, kidney, brain, cervical or blood (leukaemia) cancers. Conferences Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155630.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155630.php July 1, 2009 9:30am - Noon Caspary Auditorium Rockefeller University The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation International Prize Program will celebrate its tenth anniversary on July 1, 2009, with an event to be held at Rockefeller University in New York City. The 2009 Gruber Genetics Prize and Neuroscience Prize recipients will be announced live at the event, which will also include a symposium entitled DNA, the Brain, and Society. Genetics Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155345.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155345.php The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) announced former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) as this year's keynote speaker at the NACDS Pharmacy and Technology Conference. Senator Daschle will speak on Sunday, August 9, 2009, at the Business Program to be held from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. "Senator Daschle is a healthcare expert," commented NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE. Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155230.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155230.php The global economic crisis has had a devastating impact on the world's hungry. In the past year, approximately 100 million people have been added to the ranks of the roughly 1 billion people worldwide considered by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization to be undernourished, according to its report issued June 19, 2009. Thus, the second annual McGill Conference on Global Food Security, Oct. 5-7, 2009, could not be more timely. Conferences Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155231.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155231.php More than 5,000 sociologists will convene in San Francisco this August to explore ideas and scientific research about how community affects contemporary social issues as part of the American Sociological Association's 104th annual meeting. In addition to three plenary sessions featuring leading sociological minds, a mini-symposium will examine how the election of Barack Obama might signal a refreshed spirit of community activism and involvement. Conferences Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154928.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154928.php What Physician leaders from McAllen, Texas, and other border communities discuss the challenges of providing health care to patients at news conference. The physicians are calling upon President Obama to visit their communities to learn firsthand the struggles physicians face in delivering health care to the poorest and unhealthiest population in the nation. Primary Care / General Practice Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154893.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154893.php Patricia A. Furlong, Founding President and CEO of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest non-profit organization in the United States focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that PPMD will be honoring United States Senator Johnny Isakson and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) with "Change It Champion" awards at the 2009 Connect Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, June 27. Muscular Dystrophy / ALS Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154807.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154807.php Some Pacific Health Summit attendees said more action should have come from the tuberculosis-focused conference, which ended on Thursday in Seattle, Seattle Times' "Business of Giving" blog reports. Tuberculosis Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154700.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154700.php Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: HBP) announced that Dr. Heman Chao, chief scientific officer at Helix BioPharma Corp., will be presenting a scientific poster describing L-DOS47 analytical method development findings at the 2009 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists ("AAPS") National Biotechnology Conference, which runs from June 21st to 24th at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. Lung Cancer Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154711.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154711.php PLC Systems Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLCSF), a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, announced that it will be presenting at the IN3 East Medical Technology Company Conference at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 5:35 pm. Presenting for the company, with a review of the Company's newest product, RenalGuard(R), will be James G. Thomasch, Chief Financial Officer. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154626.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154626.php Rural Solutions, an organization in northeast Colorado, held the "Community HIV/AIDS Education and Action Conference" as part of its ongoing effort to address issues related to HIV, the Sterling Journal-Advocate reports. HIV / AIDS Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154656.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154656.php Title: National Social Services Conference 2009 Date: 17 June 2009 By: Gwenda Thomas ,Deputy Minister for Social Services I am today making a keynote address at Wales' National Social Services Conference 2009 "Delivering the Change": A Shared Responsibility". Public Health Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154568.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154568.php Bioheart, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: BHRT) a company committed to delivering intelligent devices and biologics that help monitor, diagnose and treat heart failure and cardiovascular diseases announced that the company will be introducing its heart failure monitoring systems at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses 5th Annual Meeting. This year's meeting will take place from June 25 - 27, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Heart Disease Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154535.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154535.php Following the recent adulteration of infant formula and other milk products with the industrial chemical melamine, the U. S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is holding an international workshop this week to explore better ways to detect deliberately falsified protein content in food ingredients. Conferences Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154226.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154226.php When: 8 July 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm What: Launch of the APPG's report into inequalities of access to services for people with Parkinson's and their carers. In response to the report, the Parkinson's Disease Society will also launch Fair Care for Parkinson's, calling for the Government to ensure the APPG report recommendations are carried out. Parkinson's Disease Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154179.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154179.php Science fact surpasses science fiction at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron's 12th Annual Users' Meeting Thursday, June 18 at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon. Conference participants will hear about some of the newest biomedical results from the CLS, as well as ways that synchrotron techniques are lighting the way to advances in environmental clean up and nanotechnology. Conferences Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154079.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154079.php Numerous Global Health Events In Seattle This Week Four "major health gatherings" will be held in Seattle this week, the Seattle Times' "Business of Giving" blog reports. Conferences Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154005.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154005.php FluoroPharma Inc., a company developing breakthrough PET molecular imaging agents, announced that it will present Phase I data relating to the safety, dosimetry, and pharmacokinetics in human subjects of BFPET, its novel 18-F labeled PET tracer for myocardial perfusion imaging, at the Society of Nuclear Medicine 2009 Annual Meeting in Toronto. The results of this study will be presented by Dr. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154007.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154007.php Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will present preclinical data from its LPA1 receptor antagonist program on June 30, 2009 at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summer Research Conference in Carefree, Arizona. The LPA1 receptor is part of the Phosphatidic Acid/Lysophosphatidylcholine pathway, which among other things is associated with cell to cell communication. Respiratory / Asthma Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153771.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153771.php GPs have warned that the reorganisation of health visitor services is putting children at risk and underlined the importance of them remaining in practice based teams. The call came at the Annual GPs Conference being held in London. Recognising the important role that health visitors play in the primary care team, Dr Michael Haughney, a GP in Newton Mearns said: "We are concerned that patient care is being compromised. Primary Care / General Practice Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153790.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153790.php Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that three new independent studies demonstrating the clinical accuracy and utility of Masimo PVI as a noninvasive and continuous measure of patient fluid status and responsiveness were presented this week at the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) Annual Congress in Milan, Italy. Pain / Anesthetics