Date: 3/25/2009 - 3/28/2009
Topic: 2009 Annual Meeting: e Teens - Incorporating Technology and Health
Sponsor: The Society for Adolescent Medicine
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contact: 816/224-8010
Specialty: Primary Care
This diverse course will focus on how physicians can deal with the pervasiveness of electronic media and technology in the lives of adolescents. Some of the topics to be discussed include how technology influences the way clinicians care for adolescents; how clinicians can--and do--use technology to improve efficiency in patient care; and whether a cultural and digital divide exists between adolescents and clinicians. There will also be programs about scientific and clinical topics relevant to adolescent health. CME credit will be available.
Date: 3/25/2009 - 3/29/2009
Topic: 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings
Sponsor: The National Kidney Foundation
Location: Nashville, TN
Contact: 800/622-9010
Specialty: Internal Medicine
This program will offer a menu of opportunities for discussion of the clinical practice of nephrology. There will be sessions on hemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis, hypertension and risk management of kidney transplant recipients. CME credit will be available.
Date: 4/29/2009 - 5/1/2009
Topic: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Annual Conference 2009
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: 888/242-2453
Specialty: Cardiology
This conference encourages an exchange between researchers and clinicians in areas such as lipids and lipoproteins, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis and vascular biology. There will also be discussions about the latest advances and methods in atherosclerosis research. CME credit will be available.