A favorite spot for conferences, Orlando's Walt Disney World will host this year's IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), October 25-31.
Choose from two dates and locations to attend the jointly sponsored Society of Breast Imaging and American College of Radiology course "Applications and Interpretation of Breast MRI."
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, food allergies in the past decade have increased nearly 25 percent in preschool children and nearly 20 percent for school-age children.
Collaborating with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education, Oakstone Medical Publishing has launched an audio series entitled "Topics in Cardiology."
This year's Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) and the Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO) Annual Conference will take place October 23-27 in San Francisco.
As the web increasingly shifts to a venue for education and training, the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) and the Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO) have collaborated on a series of webinars to target this $50 billion-a-year-and-growing specialty.
With only one doctor to serve 50,000 people, access to primary healthcare for people of East Africa is beyond critical. However, 97 percent of these people do have access to a cell phone, and PCs are becoming more available, too.
Throughout October and November, the Drug Information Association (DIA) will hold three online training courses each comprised of several parts.
Healthcare professionals in the home medical equipment (HME) sector could benefit from attending the Medtrade Conference and Expo, October 12-15, in Atlanta.
The MedTech 09 Bioscience Conference theme presents "Prescription for Change: Technology Risks, Economics, and Reform in the Global Healthcare Marketplace" on Monday, October 5 at The Lodge in Skaneateles, NY.
The event that bills itself as "the Genesis of Medical Product Development" celebrates 15 years of bringing advances in materials, electronics and manufacturing for medical products to the forefront of industry.
Click in October 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and learn how the language used to discuss the features of your medical device matters, especially to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
At RN.org, keeping credentials current and improving knowledge comes at a reasonable cost -- an effective one-time annual fee of $19.99.
An Epocrates, Inc. survey shows nurses are responding to the nursing shortage by relying on mobile technology.
The AdvaMed 2009 Conference promises to be an exciting event this year for MedTech professionals.
Medical device manufacturers, suppliers, consultants and functional decision-makers will want to consider attending the Medical Product Outsourcing Symposium East 2009, October 27-28, in Waltham, MA.
As one in an ongoing series, Medseek is offering a webinar on September 9 on re-thinking e-Health and health reform, asking whether a new type of hospital executive will emerge to answer change.
Need a handy guide to help your non-English speaking patients understand common medical phrases?
Come November in British Columbia, students interested in pursuing a nursing career will have an opportunity through the new Practical Nursing Diploma Program at the UCW Academy of Health Services (Academy).
From October 7-9, the Drug Information Association (DIA), FDA and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) will collaborate to host a "Progression-Free Survival Oncology Workshop" in Bethesda, MD.
Imaging payment cuts have compelled groups of radiologists and their patients across the New York metro area to unify and attempt to convince their representatives to safeguard access to imaging services.
Jill E. Jacobs, MD, Radiologist from NYU's Langone Medical Center heads to South Africa to foster international relations among radiology societies and share her medical expertise.
The ECRI Institute plans a web conference on September 16 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT on Medical Device and IT Integration: Managing the Challenges of Convergence.
The American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) will hold its Annual National Institute October 14-16 in Scottsdale, AZ.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that new health care jobs remained at about 20,000 in July, though down 10,000 over last year.
Senior health care professionals in oncology will benefit from attending the Cleveland Clinic's 2009 Medical Innovation Summit, October 5-7 in Cleveland. The Summit has a reputation of unveiling new medical technologies and the financial drivers behind them. More than 900 executives, investors, entrepreneurs and clinicians are expected to attend.
Deploying resources differently in a down economy requires innovative thinking, and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has some thinking to share.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a five-year, $16.3 million contract to the Coriell Institute for Medical Research (Coriell), Camden, NJ.
A comprehensive education and training program has been introduced by RadMD, LLC for professionals in medical imaging for pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech clinical trials.
The UCLA on-campus technology incubator program at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) is providing laboratory space to MediSens Wireless, a new company that makes personal body-monitoring systems for healthcare.
Japan recently instituted a rule change at their regulatory agency that requires routine inspection of medical device manufacturers' facilities for any who sell products within the country. FDA offers full report.
If you would like an expert's inside view about the pending health legislation before Congress, register for the free webinar to be hosted jointly by United Benefit Advisors (UBA) and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). The program will be offered Thursday, August 13 at 1 p.m. ET.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), a 10,000-member organization, announced that 12 of its distinguished members will receive Society fellowships. The recipients will receive their awards in November, during the 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago.
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) opened a Global Services Office in Brussels, Belgium to serve as a hub for decision-making for leading health information management (HIM) institutions.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) has a tag line "Making Cancer History" which is also the title of its new book, but part of its mission to eliminate cancer is to provide health care professionals access to a variety of resources for themselves and their patients.
Funding of $3 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Center effort in creating 23 openings in its Clinical Research Training Scholars and Fellows Program.
Head to Orlando in the fall and become immersed in the Healthcare Design '09 Conference, October 31- November 3, an event assuring insight toward successful outcomes for healthcare facilities.
The Council of Supply Chain Executives, a consortium of leading supply chain executives offering a connection and resource for healthcare suppliers, has set its 5th Annual Meeting for November 11-12 in Nashville, TN.
Joining forces, My InnerView, a leading provider for quality solutions for senior care and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire announced their new My SeniorCare Edvantage Program.
Is your passport current? From August 27-31, the European Radiation Research Society (ERRS) will hold its 37th Annual Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Center for Professional Innovation and Education (CfPIE), a training company specializing in educating pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device professionals, announces two new medical device certification programs.
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) has announced the recipient of its 2009 National Healthcare Leadership Award. Denis A. Cortese, MD, is president and chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic.
Global Industry Analysts (GIA), a leader in market research and reporting since 1987, has released reports on several sectors in the medical industry.
Click in on September 22 at 11:00 AM EDT to join a webinar from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) entitled "Introduction to Statistical Methods and Tools for a Quality System."
A new ultrasonic nanotechnology currently in development at the University of Nottingham, UK will permit scientists a view inside patients' individual cells.
The Seventh Annual Materials and Processes for Medical Devices (MPMD) Conference and Exposition is coming to Minneapolis, August 10-12.
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) can learn to recognize and diagnose sleep disorders by completing the sleep medicine course offered by the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine.
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) recently awarded $175,000 in research grants at its annual meeting.
Decreasing the time from design to market are new manufacturing methods such as direct digital manufacturing (DDM), a direct from CAD data technique whereby 3D plastic or metal parts are built layer by layer.
Coming for the first time this September, the American College of Radiology (ACR) will offer the Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency (CCT CoAP) Examination as part of their continuing education program.