15th Annual Congress on Women's Health To Take Place June 2-5, 2007 in Hilton Head, SC.NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- A prestigious group of physicians, nurses, and policymakers will gather in Hilton Head, SC, June 2-5, 2007 at the Hilton Head Marriott Beach & Golf Resort to learn practical, clinical information on cutting-edge therapeutic protocols, novel diagnostic procedures, and innovative research advances that impact on patient care. Conference Chair Susan Kornstein, M.D., Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Formed by a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968, VCU has a medical school that is home to the nation's oldest organ transplant program. Institute for Women's Health, a DHHS National Center of Excellence, Richmond, Virginia and Co-Chairs Nieca Goldberg, M.D., NYU School of Medicine, and Nancy King Reame, M.S.N., Ph.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, abbreviated P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. , have convened an outstanding faculty and an array of informative sessions that will focus on hot topics in cardiology, menopause, new diagnostics and therapeutics, lifestyle medicine, integrative medicine, and common clinical conditions. This year's Congress will also highlight obesity and weight management in women in a special morning session in collaboration with NAASO: The Obesity Society. The full program is available at www.bioconferences.com/wh The Congress is sponsored by University of South Florida College of Medicine As of Fall 2006, there were 477 students in the M.D. program; 78 students in the M.S. and 83 students in the Ph.D. program in the School of Basic Biomedical Sciences; and 55 students in the DPT program in the School of Physical Therapy. and Journal of Women's Health. Collaborating Organizations include the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA), n.pr U.S. organization of practicing acupuncturists who hold medical degrees. Membership requirements include two hundred and twenty hours of academy-approved training and two years of practical acupuncture , American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, American Chronic Pain Association, American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. , American Menopause Foundation, Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Arthritis Foundation, NAASO: The Obesity Society, National Stroke Association, National Women's Health Resource Center, and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Corporate supporters include Endo Pharmaceuticals and the National Stroke Association. The Congress offers Continuing Medical Education continuing medical education See CME. credits, Continuing Nursing Education credits, American Dietetic Association credits, and Continuing Pharmacy Education credits sponsored by the University of South Florida • • [ . For further information about the Congress and the Program, visit our website at www.bioconferences.com/wh, call (914) 740-2100 or 800-5-BIOCON, or e-mail hmatysko@liebertpub.com. |
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