September 21-24, 2008
Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations Partnerships for the Future: Supporting Practitioners and Advancing the Field through Innovation, Policy and Research.
Location: Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Minneapolis, MN
This conference, which has been held biennially since 1998, is one of the most respected and well-supported conferences on cultural competence and health disparities reduction in the United States. Co-produced by Drexel University School of Public Health's Center for Health Equality, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care, and the USDHHS Office of Minority Health. The theme for the Sixth National Conference will be "Partnerships for the Future: Supporting Practitioners and Advancing the Field through Innovation, Policy and Research." Please visit http://www.DiversityRxConference.org for more information about the conference, including agendas and presentation abstracts from previous years.
November 13-14, 2008
9th Annual Chronic Illness and Disability: Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Based Care
Location:
M. D. Anderson Basic Sciences Research Building
Onstead Auditorium
6767 Bertner Avenue, 3rd Floor
Houston, Texas 77030
Presented By:
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Texas Children's Hospital, Adolescent Medicine Service Houston, Texas
More Information: Save-The-Date Card
Online Registration: www.BaylorCME.org/CME/1411
December 10-12, 2008
Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference
Location: Atlanta, GA
For more information: http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/MCHEpi/2008/AboutConference.htm
March 16-20, 2009
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum
Location: National Cancer Institute facility at 6130 Executive Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland, the NIH Clinical Center and the USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Center.
This week long educational offering provides specialized instruction about the role of diet and bioactive food components as modifiers of cancer incidence and tumor behavior. The intent of the Practicum is to introduce participants to research currently being conducted in the field, expose them to research opportunities available in the field, and lay the foundation for future researchers in diet and cancer prevention. The Practicum is provided, at no cost to participants. However, no travel, hotel or per diem funds are available for participants. Since space is limited an application must be submitted by December 31, 2008. For additional information please contact Elaine Trujillo at trujille@mail.nih.gov or at 301-594-0903.
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