Cancers

• Understanding NCI: Toll-Free Teleconference on Research at NCI-Frederick
  When: November 8, 2007
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  NCI’s Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR) continues its Understanding NCI teleconference series with the topic “From Bench to Bedside: Research at NCI-Frederick, Maryland.”
  
  NCI-Frederick is part of the Institute’s in-house research enterprise. Scientists at NCI-Frederick focus on research aimed at identifying the causes of cancer, AIDS, and related diseases.
  
  The featured speaker is Craig W. Reynolds, associate director of NCI-Frederick and director of the Office of Scientific Operations, who will discuss how researchers at NCI-Frederick are working to speed the translation of laboratory research into new, more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases. More

  Next Steps
  The teleconference can be accessed toll-free within the United States at 1 (800) 857-6584; the passcode is FREDERICK. Toll-free playback will be available through December 8 at 1 (866) 379-4229. To learn about future teleconference topics, visit http://ola.cancer.gov/activities/teleconferences.
  
  For information on NCI Frederick, visit www.ncifcrf.gov.
  
  For more information on Understanding NCI, contact OAR at (301) 594-3194 or liaison@od.nci.gov.  

Community Outreach

• “Changing the Face of Medicine,” Exhibit on Women Physicians, Tours Nation
  When: November 1, 2007
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  “Changing the Face of Medicine,” a traveling exhibit highlighting the contributions of women physicians, will run through November of 2010. More than 60 public, university, and medical libraries will play host to the exhibit.
  
  2007 TOUR SCHEDULE
  

  October 10–November 30
  The City College Library, New York, NY
  
  
  October 10–November 30
  University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Iowa City, IA
  
  
  December 12, 2007–February 15, 2008
  University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, Birmingham, AL
  
  
  December 12, 2007–February 15, 2008
  Council Bluffs Public Library, Council Bluffs, IA
  
  More

  Next Steps
  You can see material related to the "Changing the Face of Medicine" exhibit and participate in educational components by visiting www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changingthefaceofmedicine.
  
  Check the complete itinerary online to find out when the exhibit will be near you: www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/changingthefaceofmedicine/ExhibitionIntinerary.htm.  

Education and Training

• “Changing the Face of Medicine,” Exhibit on Women Physicians, Tours Nation
  When: November 1, 2007
  Where: Nationwide
  Institute: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  “Changing the Face of Medicine,” a traveling exhibit highlighting the contributions of women physicians, will run through November of 2010. More than 60 public, university, and medical libraries will play host to the exhibit.
  
  2007 TOUR SCHEDULE
  

  October 10–November 30
  The City College Library, New York, NY
  
  
  October 10–November 30
  University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Iowa City, IA
  
  
  December 12, 2007–February 15, 2008
  University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, Birmingham, AL
  
  
  December 12, 2007–February 15, 2008
  Council Bluffs Public Library, Council Bluffs, IA
  
  More

  Next Steps
  You can see material related to the "Changing the Face of Medicine" exhibit and participate in educational components by visiting www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changingthefaceofmedicine.
  
  Check the complete itinerary online to find out when the exhibit will be near you: www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/changingthefaceofmedicine/ExhibitionIntinerary.htm.  

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