12th Annual International Meeting of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine To Be Held October 11-14, 2007.NEW ROCHELLE New Rochelle (rōshĕl`), city (1990 pop. 67,625), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on Long Island Sound; settled by Huguenots 1688, inc. as a village 1858, as a city 1899. , N.Y. -- The 12(th) Annual International Meeting of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM ABM: see guided missile. ABM - Asynchronous Balanced Mode ) (www.bfmed.org), will take place in Dallas/Fort Worth from October 11-14, 2007. The 12(th) Annual International Meeting will include world-class speakers providing key research on current and critical issues in breastfeeding medicine. ABM speakers are among leaders of clinical medicine and research in the world of breastfeeding and human lactation lactation Production of milk by female mammals after giving birth. The milk is discharged by the mammary glands in the breasts. Hormones triggered by delivery of the placenta and by nursing stimulate milk production. . The meeting will focus on the most authoritative and up-to-date clinical information on breastfeeding, spanning both maternal and child health issues. A significant educational opportunity, the ABM annual meeting is an ideal context for physicians to continue their professional education in a highly respected stimulating environment, while earning continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. credits. This year's meeting will also include the one-day breastfeeding medicine course, "What Every Physician Needs To Know About Breastfeeding" on October 11, 2007. "The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual International Meeting allows physicians from all over the world to network and hear the latest basic research, public health and clinical information about breastfeeding and human lactation," says Cynthia R. Howard, MD, MPH, President of the Academy and last year's Conference Co-Chair. Go to ABM's website for the most up-to-date information on the meeting (www.bfmed.org). The official journal of ABM, Breastfeeding Medicine (www.liebertpub.com/bfm), now in its second year, is published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers. With growing demands for the best evidence-based research, this interdisciplinary journal provides the international medical and scientific community with the latest peer-reviewed reports of laboratory, field, and clinical investigations, with special emphasis on the risks of not breastfeeding. A free sample issue is available at www.liebertpub.com/bfm. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation through education, research, and advocacy. An independent, self-sustaining, international physician organization and the only organization of its kind, ABM's mission is to unite members of various medical specialties Medical Specialties See also anatomy; disease and illness; drugs; health; remedies; surgery. adenography the science of the description of glands. — adenographic, adj. through physician education, expansion of knowledge in breastfeeding science and human lactation, facilitation Facilitation The process of providing a market for a security. Normally, this refers to bids and offers made for large blocks of securities, such as those traded by institutions. of optimal breastfeeding practices, and encouragement of the exchange of information among organizations. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals peer-reviewed journal Refereed journal Academia A professional journal that only publishes articles subjected to a rigorous peer validity review process. Cf Throwaway journal. in many promising areas of science and biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. , including Breastfeeding Medicine, Journal of Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. , Obesity Management, and Disease Management. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering News (GEN), was the first in its field, and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 60 journals, books, and newsletters is available at www.liebertpub.com. |
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