ACP-ASIM Chapter Meetings
Arizona: 21-22 November 1998, Doubletree La Posada Resort, Scottsdale, AZ. Information: Dorie Ann Ory; telephone 520-324-2095; e-mail dorie.ory@TMCAZ.com.
Arkansas: 10-11 October 1998, Big Cedar Lodge, Branson, MO. Information: Elaine Milliken; telephone 501-452-2077, extension 1003.
Army: 18-22 November 1998, Reston Hyatt Regency Hotel, Reston, VA. Information: Daisy Word; telephone 202-782-2353.
California (Northern): 16-18 October 1998, ANA Hotel, San Francisco, CA. Information: Carmelina Raffetto; telephone 916-734-5368; e-mail aeraffetto@uedavis.edu.
Connecticut: 9 October 1998, Trumbull Marriott, Trumbull, CT. Information: James Bernene, FACP: telephone 860-224-5661; e-mail jbernene@aol.com.
Illinois: 23-24 October 1998, Renaissance Hotel, Springfield, IL. Information: David Steward. FACP: telephone 217-782-2596; e-mail dsteward@siumed.edu.
Indiana: 13 November 1998, Hyatt-Regency Hotel, Indianapolis. IN. Information: Richard Kohler, FACP; telephone 317-630-6262; e-mail rkohler@iupui.edu.
Maine: 16-18 October 1998, Holiday Inn By-the-Bay, Portland, ME. Information: Shelley Bouchard; telephone 207-622-3374; e-mail bouchard@ctel.net.
Massachusetts: 3-4 October 1998. Ocean Edge, Brewster, MA. Information: Edith Lacey; telephone 617-636-8512.
Mexico: 18-22 November 1998, Cintermex Convention Center, Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Information: Clicerio Gonzalez-Villalpando, FACP; telephone 011-525-272-3558; e-mail cgonzala@buzon.main.conacyt.mx.
Minnesota: 6-7 November 1998, Airport Hilton, Bloomington, MN. Information: Scott Litin, FACP; e-mail litin.scott@mayo.edu.
Missouri: 16-18 October 1998, Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, MO. Information: Camille Goff; telephone 314-577-8762.
Navy: 16-18 October 1998, Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA. Information: Walter J. Coyle, FACP; telephone 757-482-5962; e-mail wjcoyle@med.navy.mil.
Nebraska: 16 October 1998, Mahoney State Park, Ashland, NE. Information: Joel Bessmer, MD; telephone 402-296-6009.
New Mexico: 19-21 November 1998, Sheraton Uptown, Albuquerque, NM. Information: Kelly Little; telephone 505-828-0237.
New York (Upstate): 15 October 1998, University Inn at Amherst, Buffalo, NY. Information: Adrienne Rosof; telephone 516-328-7868.
Ohio: 2-3 October 1998, Hyatt on Capital Square, Columbus, OH. Information: Patricia Ameling; telephone 313-375-4945.
Oklahoma: 1-3 October 1998, Shangri-La Resort, Grand Lake, OK. Information: Kay Bickham; telephone 405-341-3165.
Oregon: 5-7 November 1998, Eugene Hilton, Eugene, OR. Information: Mary Olhausen; telephone 503-494-8676; e-mail olhausen@ohsu.edu.
Puerto Rico: 16-18 October 1998, Condado Plaza Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Information: Carlos Ramirez-Ronda, FACP; telephone 787-766-6513.
South Carolina: 2-4 October 1998, Embassy Suites, Charleston, SC. Information: David Potts, FACP; telephone 864-455-8497; e-mail dpotts@ghsms.ghs.org.
Tennessee: 2-3 October 1998, Park Vista Hotel, Gatlinburg, TN. Information: Winston Caine, FACP; telephone 615-756-8871.
Texas: 6-7 November 1998, Hyatt Hotel, San Antonio, TX. Information: Fran Hinkle; telephone 972-392-8870.
Vermont: 13-14 November 1998, Sheraton Burlington, Burlington, VT. Information: Ada Bagalio; telephone 802-223-7898; e-mail ada.bagalio@vtmednet.org.
Washington: 10-12 December 1998, Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers, Seattle, WA. Information: Kory Diemert; telephone 206-441-9762; e-mail kad@wsma.org.
Awards and Fellowships
Berlex Foundation Awards
The Berlex Foundation announces the availability of two awards: the Berlex Scholar Award in Clinical Research and the Berlex Scholar Award in Basic Science Research. The clinical research award supports research in obstetrics and gynecology and will provide up to $50 000 for 1 year to the institution in which the recipient does this research. Candidates for this award must have a full-time faculty appointment in a school of medicine or public health. The basic science award supports research by clinician-investigators and will award a 1-year scholarship of $50 000 to the institution in which the recipient does this research. Candidates for this award must be junior faculty members who have completed an approved residency or fellowship in obstetries and gynecology. The application deadline for both awards is 1 October 1998. For more information, contact the Berlex Scholar Award in Clinical Research or the Berlex Scholar Award in Basic Science Research Review Committee, The Berlex Foundation, 80 West Madison Avenue, Dumont, NJ 07628; telephone 201-385-0006; e-mail llisanti@cbcbiomed.com.
Examinations
1998 Infectious Disease Board Review Course
The Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc., will sponsor "Infectious Disease '98 Board Review: A Comprehensive Review for Board Preparation," on 14-18 October 1998 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia. Topics will include clinical immunology and host disease, retroviruses and antifetroviral therapy, viruses and parasitology, gastrointestinal syndromes, geographic medicine, and bacteria and mycobacteria. This course is intended for infectious disease specialists seeking recertification, internists seeking certification in the infectious disease subspecialty, and fellows preparing for the infectious disease subspecialty examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine. For more information, contact the Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc., 80 West Madison Avenue, Dumont, NJ 07628; telephone 201-385-8080; fax 201-385-5650; e-mail cmeinfo@cbcbiomed.com.
American Board of Internal Medicine 1999 Certification Examinations
The American Board of Internal Medicine will offer certification examinations in sports medicine and internal medicine. The registration period for the examination in sports medicine is 1 July-1 November 1998, and the examination will be held on 16 April 1999; the registration period for the examination in internal medicine is 1 September-1 December 1998, and the examination will be held on 24-25 August 1999. The 1999 sports medicine examination is the last one for which diplomates may qualify through a practice pathway. For more information and application forms, contact the Registration Section, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699; telephone 800-441-2246; fax 215-446-3590; e-mail request@abim.org.
Meetings
The Atopy Syndrome in the Third Millennium
University Hospital, Zurich, and the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology will present a symposium, "The Atopy Syndrome in the Third Millennium," on 2-3 October 1998 in Zurich, Switzerland. For more information, contact the Department of Dermatology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; telephone 41-1-255-3079; fax 41-1-255-4431.
American College of Nutrition 39th Annual Meeting
The American College of Nutrition will hold its 39th annual meeting on 2-4 October 1998 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information, please contact the American College of Nutrition, in care of the Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003; telephone 212-777-1037; fax 212-777-1103.
Second Annual Optimal Management of the Hospitalized Patient
The Baylor College of Medicine and the Ben Taub General Hospital Medicine Service will sponsor a course, "Second Annual Optimal Management of the Hospitalized Patient," on 2-4 October 1998 in Houston, Texas. This course will focus on common medical problems in hospitalized adult patients. Topics will include stroke, myocardial infarction, hyperglycemic syndromes, jaundice, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. For more information, contact Eleanor Milsap, Baylor College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Education, 1 Baylor Plaza S104, Houston, TX 77030-3498; telephone 713-798-6026; fax 713-798-7955; e-mail cme@bmc.tmc.edu.
50th Institute on Psychiatric Services
The American Psychiatric Association will present its 50th Institute, "Kaleidoscope of Care: Clinical Advances and Research and Educational Excellence," on 2-6 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California. For more information, contact Tana A. Grady, MD, American Psychiatric Association, 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-682-6396; fax 202-682-6345.
Brain Attack! '98
The University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine will present "Brain Attack! '98" on 10 October 1998 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California. For more information, contact Sheryl Crowley, Office of Continuing Medical Education, UCLA School of Medicine, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1060, Los Angeles, CA; telephone 310-794-3324; fax 310-794-2624.
Bridging Canyons to the 21st Century
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine will present its 50th annual state-of-the-art conference, "Bridging Canyons to the 21st Century," on 18-22 October 1998 in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, contact the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 55 West Seegers Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-3919; telephone 847-228-6850, extension 184; fax 847-228-1856.
Sixth Multidisciplinary Conference: Osteoporosis
Wake Forest University School of Medicine will sponsor a course, "Sixth Multidisciplinary Conference: Osteoporosis," in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on 22-25 October 1998. Topics will include the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, risk factors and screening, the clinical utility of densitometry, laboratory evaluation in osteoporosis, corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis, osteoporosis in athletes, and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. For more information, contact Pat Rice, Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088; telephone 336-716-2470.
International Society of Internal Medicine 24th Congress: Rescheduled
The International Society of Internal Medicine has rescheduled the location and dates of its 24th Congress. The Congress will be held in Lima, Peru, on 4-8 November 1998, rather than in Jerusalem, Israel, on 1-6 November 1998. The meeting will include lectures, computer courses, meet-the-professor sessions, breakfast and lunch conferences, an international health care conference, and an update on internal medicine. For more information, contact Lisa Landrum; telephone 215-351-2520; fax 215-351-2759; e-mail llandrum@mail.acponline.org.
The Scottsdale Headache Symposium
The American Association for the Study of Headache will present the Scottsdale Headache Symposium on 6-8 November 1998 at the Marriott Camelback Inn Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, contact the American Association for the Study of Headache Headquarters, 875 Kings Highway, Suite 200, Woodbury, NJ 08096; telephone 609-845-0322; fax 609-384-5811; e-mail headquarters@aash.ccmaila.compuserve.com.
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine First International Congress
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine will host its First International Congress on 26-29 November 1998. Topics will include congenital anomaly, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, gene therapy, the application of laser, and hepatocellular carcinoma. For further information, contact Ms. Colour Lee, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, 9/F, Multicentre Block A, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong; telephone 852-2515-5755; fax 852-2505-3149; e-mail hkam@hkam.org.hk.
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