Bioterrorism Just One Key Topic of American College of Preventive Medicine -ACPM- Annual Meeting, February 20-24, 2002.Health/Medical & Science Editors WASHINGTON--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 30, 2002 Top Medical Experts in Their Fields Unite in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. , for "Preventive Medicine 2002" As bioterrorism makes its way into America's homes through non-stop media coverage of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and world events, preventive medicine professionals will present their perspective on bioterrorism preparedness at Preventive Medicine 2002, the annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a national professional society for physicians established in 1954. A Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (FACPM (ACPM). Bioterrorism response strategies, emergency response/preparedness and lessons from September 11th, combating the obesity and diabetes epidemics, vaccine controversies, new cholesterol guidelines, and cancer screening controversies are just a handful of the topics that will be presented at this year's meeting, which will be held at the Adams Mark San Antonio Riverwalk hotel in San Antonio, Texas, February 20-24, 2002. Dean Ornish, MD, founder and president, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, will present the much-anticipated keynote speech, "Diet, Lifestyle & the Power to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease." Tommy Thompson, MD, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS , has been invited to give the meeting's inaugural address. Also on hand to present workshops on "Colon Cancer Screening: Best Approaches" and "School Physical Activity and Reproductive Health Programs and their Impact on Adolescent Health," among others, will be physicians from the nation's top research hospitals and educational centers, including the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, University of, main campus at Pittsburgh; private with some state support; coeducational; chartered and opened as an academy 1787, called Western Univ. of Pennsylvania 1819–1908. North Carolina and Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health. "The annual preventive medicine meeting is the premier conference for preventive medicine professionals," says Jordan (Jud) Richland, MPH, executive director of the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM). "The conference focuses on disease prevention and health promotion through clinical and environmental sessions, public health practice, prevention policy issues, quality improvement, informatics and eHealth." Attendees include the membership of the ACPM, physicians, leaders in federal and local health policy, senior health care executives, top public health officials and medical media. The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is the national professional society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion. Established in 1954, it currently has more than 2,000 members. ACPM is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education The Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) is the overseeing body for continuing medical education (CME) in the United States. The ACCME sets the standards for the accreditation of all providers of CME activities. (ACCME ACCME Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ) to provide continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. for physicians. This meeting is the group's 2nd annual conference, as many in the medical and public health communities now focus on proactively preventing public health problems. To learn more about ACPM, register for the annual meeting, or become a member, log on to www.acpm.org. Media Note: To interview any of the ACPM meeting presenters and/or members about a specific health topic, or to attend the annual conference, contact Andrew Miller at (914) 241-0086. |
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