Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale

GH/Innovate 2010
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 7th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 17 – Sunday, April 18, 2010

Registration & Details (Registration rate increases monthly): http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

Conference schedule: http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

New Call For Social Enterprise Pitches: Do you have an innovative idea or a new program in development?  Submit your idea for presentation.  Complete details on conference website.

8th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Teleconference Series

This Spring, CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, LIVESTRONG, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, will present a four-part telephone workshop series, The Eighth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.

This free series, made possible by support from the National Cancer Institute and LIVESTRONG, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.

Part I, which takes place on Tuesday, April 13th, is entitled, Trouble Sleeping? Sleep Better to Feel Better: Tips You Can Use. The faculty for this program includes Elizabeth D. McKinley, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dean, Emily Blackwell Society, Case School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Director, Gillin Sleep and Chronomedicine Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego; and Stewart B. Fleishman, MD, Director, Supportive Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital.

Part II, Communicating with Your Health Care Team After Treatment: Making the Most of Your Visit, will take place on May 18th. Part III, Survivorship and Workplace Transitions, will take place on June 22nd. And Part IV, Survivors Too: Communicating With and Among Family, Friends and Loved Ones, will take place on July 13th. All of the workshops take place from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Eastern Time.

These workshops are free – no phone charges apply. However, pre-registration is required. To register simply go to the CancerCare website, www.cancercare.org/connect.

Communicating Public Health Data Online Seminar

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) kicks off a series of monthly cyber-seminars in January designed to engage researchers, cancer control and public health practitioners in a discussion around the successes and challenges of translating research into practice.

Making Data Talk: Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press
January 26, 2010
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

The first interactive cyber-seminar will highlight Making Data Talk, a book by NCI authors Drs. David Nelson, Brad Hesse, and Bob Croyle.

Presenters will provide practical suggestions on how scientists and other public health practitioners can better communicate data to the public, policy makers, and the press in typical real-world situations. Following the presentation, you will be invited to share your experiences during an interactive question and answer session.

Featured Presenters:

David Nelson, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, National Cancer Institute

Brad Hesse, Ph.D.
Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute

Please click on the url below to register for this event. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the toll free number, passcode, and your unique PIN.
https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/rsvp/index.jsp?customHeader=mymeetings&Conference_ID=2892385&passcode=2832909

National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is hosting a National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate on March 10-11, 2010. The Summit will take place in Philadelphia, in conjunction with the NPA’s Annual Meeting, which begins on March 12th. All those with an interest in fostering programs and initiatives to assist postdoc women in transitioning to the professoriate are invited to attend the Summit.

Postdocs are especially encouraged to come, and are invited to apply for a travel award to cover their travel expenses. Travel awards of up to $750 per person are available to cover registration, lodging, meals, and
travel to the Summit.

DEADLINE FOR TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATIONS: December 18, 2009.

For more information on the Summit and instructions for applying for a travel award, visit: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/advance-summit.

Career Roadmaps for Postdocs Symposium at Univ of Michigan

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Postdoctoral Association announce an exciting event for all postdocs, researchers, and senior graduate students:

“Career Roadmaps for Postdocs: National Postdoctoral Association Regional Meeting”

The symposium will provide postdocs with a comprehensive knowledge of possible career opportunities in different fields, such as academia, industry, and organizations Speakers include NIH official, university professors, industry employees, Red Cross member, and more Topics cover both biomedical and social sciences.

The all-day event will be hosted at the Biomedical Sciences Research Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, October 10th 2009.

Find more information and register @ http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/meetings-and-events/michigan-meeting
The registration fee is $20 and this includes breakfast, lunch, and reception.