Copyright 2010 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/conferences/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xpqhttp://mnt.to/f/3xpqUniversity of Chicago Medical Center registered nurses will hold a press conference Tuesday to warn that hospital administration demands for sweeping reductions in RN and patient care standards erode safety conditions at the hospital and threaten the retention and recruitment of RNs...Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xnJhttp://mnt.to/f/3xnJBiocell Center announced its further commitment to working with maternal-fetal-medicine doctors by attending the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting. "Biocell Center has been working with perinatologists and Ob/Gyn doctors worldwide for several years," said Kate Torchilin, CEO of Biocell Center Corporation...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xmNhttp://mnt.to/f/3xmNCost-effectiveness research will become more important as EU responsibility for the pharmaceutical sector moves to the Health and Consumer policy directorate, Lynne Taylor and Peter Mansell report...Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xjkhttp://mnt.to/f/3xjk NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBY), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class, anti-infective compounds in the treatment and prevention of antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that Ron Najafi, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will deliver a corporate presentation at the 12th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Tuesday, Feb...Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xghhttp://mnt.to/f/3xghProtalix Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE- Amex: PLX) announced that data from its pivotal Phase III trial of taliglucerase alfa in patients with Gaucher disease will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Lysosomal Disease Network: WORLD Symposium 2010, February 10-12, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Hanna Rosenbaum, M.D...Endocrinology Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xg4http://mnt.to/f/3xg4Results from the first prospective study of minimally invasive facet arthrodesis and long-term data on spinal cord stimulation demonstrate the viability of these options to achieve pain relief in patients with various back pain conditions. The studies were presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 26th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX...Back Pain Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xfkhttp://mnt.to/f/3xfk Quintiles have announced findings from a recent study from a program in which a team of 19 nurse educators helped raise awareness of a newly approved oncology drug for a major pharmaceutical company from 37% to 57%...Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xcjhttp://mnt.to/f/3xcjWHAT: The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will join together for the first time at the regional meeting and panel discussion on "Engineering Innovations in Healthcare" at the University of Miami. Hosted by James M. Tien, Ph.D., DEng (h.c...Medical Devices / Diagnostics Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3xcchttp://mnt.to/f/3xccGE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), is committed to providing solutions for women's healthcare providers...MRI / PET / Ultrasound Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x8Dhttp://mnt.to/f/3x8D A half-day conference, co-sponsored by Stevens Institute of Technology and the N.J. Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (NJHIMSS), is being held on the Stevens campus in Hoboken, N...IT / Internet / E-mail Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x8Hhttp://mnt.to/f/3x8HA mystical glow emanates from the display case. A white light appears out of nowhere. And a light source is invisible - at least at first glance...IT / Internet / E-mail Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x4Vhttp://mnt.to/f/3x4VNanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit Offers an Event for Members of Science, Government, Medicine to Understand Nanotechnology in Order to Harness its Potential Albuquerque's blue skies and majestic mountains provided a scenic backdrop for a summit that explores one of the most promising technologies on the horizon - nanomedicine, or the medical application of molecular...Medical Devices / Diagnostics Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x4Whttp://mnt.to/f/3x4WThe Regenerative Medicine Foundation has announced the first annual Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum to be held April 6-8, 2010 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. The forum seeks to advance the field of regenerative medicine and health care innovation through the sharing of scientific discoveries, clinical and corporate best practices and business models...Stem Cell Research Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x3Xhttp://mnt.to/f/3x3XDiminishing market access has become one of the central challenges for the pharmaceutical industry. Whereas regulatory agency approval used to be the final hurdle in drug development, now pharmaceutical companies must negotiate an obstacle course of reimbursement dossiers, cost-effectiveness studies, decentralized health authorities, and post-launch observational research...Conferences Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x3Nhttp://mnt.to/f/3x3N Understanding & implementing best practice approaches to value-based sales in the competitive cancer marketplace Conference dates: 15th-16th March, 2010 Venue: Brussels, Belgium This will be the only event looking at "best practice" approaches to selling and marketing high-value cancer drugs, and working in partnership with generalists and specialists such as oncologists, ...Conferences Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x3Lhttp://mnt.to/f/3x3LDevelop and implement your tactics to enhance the performance of your site pool to ensure the time, cost and quality objectives of your global trial. Conference dates: 17th-18th March, 2010 Venue: Radisson Royal, Brussels, Belgium This event will look at the principal factors that affect the performance of clinical sites when conducting trials...Conferences Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x3Hhttp://mnt.to/f/3x3HUnderstanding & satisfying payer & stakeholder needs to demonstrate cost-effectiveness & product value Conference dates: 18th-19th March, 2010 Venue: Budapest, Hungary Event Overview Increasing national healthcare budgetary pressures, are forcing manufacturers to think out of the box and implement more innovative reimbursement models and value-based schemes...Conferences Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wZZhttp://mnt.to/f/3wZZRetired Gen. Russel Honoré, who served as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, will headline an impressive lineup of keynote speakers and panelists set to appear as part of the 2010 National Evacuation Conference. The conference will be held Feb. 3-5at the JW Marriott in New Orleans, La...Aid / Disasters Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3x22http://mnt.to/f/3x22The 8,700-member Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Roger Tsien will deliver the National Lecture at the Biophysical Society 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, February 20-24, 2010. Being named the National Lecturer is the Society's highest honor. Tsien, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008...Biology / Biochemistry Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wXchttp://mnt.to/f/3wXcAutism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, is a sponsor of the first-ever International Autism Conference (IAC) in Manila, Philippines. The conference, reaching out to the Asian autism community and organized by the Autism Hearts Foundation and Autism Hearts Philippines, is being co-sponsored by Autism Speaks with partners UC Davis M.I.N.D...Autism Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wRbhttp://mnt.to/f/3wRbReading and retaining information. That's the challenge faced by the one in five children who have some form of dyslexia. Overcoming that challenge could soon become easier for educators and children thanks to pioneering design research from the University of Cincinnati's internationally ranked College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP)...Dyslexia Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wRKhttp://mnt.to/f/3wRKClinical and basic science researchers from around the world will convene in Hong Kong from January 28 to 30 for the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity: "Bridging the Gap between Cardiology and Diabetology...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wPChttp://mnt.to/f/3wPCSince the beginning of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, there have been nearly 36,000 battle- injured warriors, of which approximately 82 percent suffer extremity trauma. Many of these injuries are complicated by the effects of improvised explosive devices which cause injury patterns distinct from civilian trauma. Traditional wound-management guidelines simply fall short...Bones / Orthopaedics Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wPMhttp://mnt.to/f/3wPMThe American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will host its 2010 Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting February 21-24, 2010 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, MD...Bio-terrorism / Terrorism Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wPQhttp://mnt.to/f/3wPQThe United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) will convene a meeting of its member organizations on April 21 in Washington, D.C. Member delegates and experts from around the world will gather to discuss pressing global and domestic public health issues...Conferences