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JANUARY 25 - 26

Philippine Rheumatology Association

15th annual meeting, Pryce Plaza Hotel, CDO

Tel : +63-2-7230101 ext. 5148

Telefax : +63-2-7268875

E-mail : pra@pacific.net.ph; pra_office@yahoo.com

Mobile : +63-917-8517963

JANUARY 26 - 28

Society of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

5th biennial convention, Baguio Country Club

Tel : +63-2-9246601 ext. 238

Fax : +63-2-5260150

FEBRUARY

Philippine Dental Association

National Dental Health Month

Telefax : +63-2-8996332

E-mail : secretariat@pda.ph • Web site : www.pda.ph

FEBRUARY 1 - 2

University of the Philippines–Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

15th grand scientific symposium, Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila

Tel : +63-2-5361319 • Mobile : +63-917-9428637

E-mail : upcmpgim@gmail.com

FEBRUARY 2 - 3

Philippine Society of Nuclear Medicine

23rd annual convention, Villa Criselda, Boracay

Tel : +63-2-6719740 ext. 124

Web site : www.psnm.org

FEBRUARY 3 - 4

Philippine Society for Newborn Medicine

2nd annual meeting and postgraduate course, Manila Hotel

Tel : +63-2-4107116 • Telefax : +63-2-4118925

E-mail : neo_psnbm@yahoo.com; ustneonatology@yahoo.com

FEBRUARY 6 - 7

Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines

15th annual convention, Crowne Plaza Galleria

Tel : +63-2-3741855 • Fax : +63-2-4126998

E-mail : pidsp@uplink.com.ph

Web site : www.pidsphil.org

FEBRUARY 10

Philippine Heart Association

Heart fair, Entertainment Center, SM Mall of Asia

Tel : +63-2-9291161 • Fax : +63-2-9291165

E-mail : hearthouse@pldtdsl.net; phil.heart@yahoo.com

Web site : www.philheart.org

FEBRUARY 13 - 15

Philippine Society of Hypertension

Philippine Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society

13th joint annual convention, Crowne Plaza Galleria

Tel : +63-2-6877073; +63-2-6357970

Fax : +63-2-6317970

E-mail : phihyper@pldtvibe.net

Web site : www.psh.org.ph

FEBRUARY 21 - 24

Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine

18th annual convention, Club Malarayat, Lipa City

Telefax : +63-2-4159048 • E-mail : parm_ph@yahoo.com

Web site : www.eparm.org

FEBRUARY 21 - 23

Philippine Academy of Family Physicians

47th anniversary and annual convention, PICC

Tel : +63-2-8443436 • Fax : +63-2-8442135

E-mail : tiniomd2001@yahoo.com

FEBRUARY 21 - 23

Philippine College of Radiology

Annual convention, AIM Conference Center

Tel : +63-2-3738462 • Fax : +63-2-3743299

E-mail : pcr@i-manila.com.ph

Web site : www.philippinecollegeofrdiology.org

FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 1

Philippine College of Occupational Medicine

30th annual national convention, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel

Tel : +63-2-4552410 • Fax : +63-2-9297741

E-mail : pcom@skydsl.com.ph

Web site : www.pcom.org.ph

MARCH 4 - 7

Philippine College of Chest Physicians

27th annual convention, Sofitel Philippine Plaza

Tel : +63-2-9249204 • Fax : +63-2-9240144

Mobile : +63-920-9605979 • E-mail : pccp@zpdee.net

Web site : www.philchest.org

MARCH 7 - 9

Philippine Academy of Dermatologic Surgery Foundation

1st spring meeting of the International Society for Dermatologic

Surgery, Boracay Regency Hotel and Convention Center

Tel : +63-2-5265421 • Fax : +63-2-5284287

E-mail : padsfi@yahoo.com

Web site : www.isdsworld.com

MARCH 9

Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy

Philippine Society of Gastroenterology

Philippine Hepatology Society

Lay Forum, Megatrade Hall I

Tel : +63-2-9283768, +63-2-9287014

Fax : +63-2-4361556

E-mail : psgpsde@yahoo.com

Web site : www.gastrophil.org

MARCH 10 - 12

Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy

Philippine Society of Gastroenterology

Philippine Hepatology Society

Joint annual convention, EDSA Shangri-la

Tel : +63-2-9283768; +63-2-9287014

Fax : +63-2-4361556 • E-mail : psgpsde@yahoo.com

Web site : www.gastrophil.org

MARCH 20 - 22

Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine

6th annual convention, Holiday Inn Galleria

AFSUMB 5th ultrasound workshop, Holiday Inn Galleria

Telefax : +63-2-4009483

E-mail : psucmi@yahoo.com; cvlab@cm.upm.edu.ph

MARCH 26 - 28

Philippine Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Annual convention, EDSA Shangri-la

Tel : +63-2-6336420 • Fax : +63-2-6373162

E-mail : psem@info.com.ph

Web site : www.endo-society.org.ph

APRIL

Private School Health Officers’ Association

28th anniversary and 27th annual convention, Unilab

Tel : +63-2-6318456 ext. 123

Fax : +63-2-6387281

E-mail : pshoa1980@yahoo.com

Web site : www. pshoa1980.googlepages.com

APRIL 9 - 11

American College of Chest Physicians (Philippine Chapter)

Annual scientific meeting, Xavier Sports and Country Club, CDO

Tel : +63-2-6877510 • Fax : +63-2-6876540

E-mail : accp_philcap@yahoo.com.ph

Web site : www.accp.org.ph

APRIL 9 - 12

Philippine Orthopaedic Association

19th midyear convention, Cagayan de Oro

Tel : +63-2-6673926 • Fax : +63-2-6379842

E-mail : poa@pldtdsl.net • Web site : www.philortho.org

APRIL 13 - 16

Philippine Pediatric Society

45th annual convention, PICC

Tel : +63-2-9266758 to 59

Fax : +63-2-9262381

E-mail : ppsinc@pps.org.ph • Web site : www.pps.org.ph

APRIL 13 - 16

Philippine Pediatric Society

3th ASEAN Pediatric Federation, Sofitel Plaza

Tel : +63-2-9266758 to 59

Fax : +63-2-9262381 • E-mail : ppsinc@pps.org.ph

Web site : www.pps.org.ph

APRIL 16 - 19

Philippine Society of Pathologists

57th annual convention, Diamond Hotel

Tel : +63-2-4341118 • Telefax : +63-2-9203192

E-mail : pspath_inc@yahoo.com

APRIL 23 - 25

Philippine Society of Medical Oncology

6th midyear convention, EDSA Shangri-la

Tel : +63-2-7230101 ext. 5318

Telefax : +63-2-7219326 • E-mail : psmo-sec@pacific.net.ph

Web site : www.psmo.org

APRIL 25 - 26

Pain Society of the Philippines

16th annual convention, CAP John Hay, Baguio City

Telefax : +63-2-5842700

E-mail : painsoc@i-manila.com.ph

APRIL 28 - MAY 2

Philippine Dental Association

100th annual convention

Telefax : +63-2-8996332

E-mail : secretariat@pda.ph • Web site : www.pda.ph

APRIL 30 - MAY 2

Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists

Midyear postgraduate course, Sarabia Manor Hotel

Tel : +63-2-4558263 • Fax : +63-2-9295852

E-mail : psa_sec@yahoo.com; psa_secretariat@hotmail.com

Web site : www.psa-ph.org

APRIL 30 - MAY 2

Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonologists

16th annual convention and 18th national meeting, CAP John

Hay, Baguio City

Tel. : +63-2-3747201

E-mail : papp_office@yahoo.com

MAY

Philippine Society of General Surgeons

Foundation day

Tel : +63-2-9268432

E-mail : psgs_secretariat@yahoo.com

Web site : www.psgs.org.ph

MAY

Philippine Society of General Surgeons

6th surgical forum

Tel : +63-2-9268432

E-mail : psgs_secretariat@yahoo.com

Web site : www.psgs.org.ph

MAY 4 - 7

Philippine College of Physicians

38th annual convention, SMX convention center

Tel : +63-2-9102252 to 54

Telefax : +63-2-9102251 • E-mail : secretariat@pcp.org.ph

Web site : www.pcp.org.ph

MAY 9 - 10

Philippine College of Surgeons

34th midyear convention, CAP John Hay, Baguio City

Tel : +63-2-9292359; +63-2-9724973 to 74

Fax : +63-2-9292297 • E-mail : pcs@pcs.org.ph

Web site : www.pcs.org.ph

MAY 18 - 19

Philippine Academy of Physicians in School Health

9th annual convention, Bayanihan Hall, Unilab

Mobile : +63-920-8540992; +63-918-9309041

E-mail : papshi8con@yahoo.com

Web site : www.papshi8con.tripod.com

MAY 29 - 30

Philippine Hospital Infection Control Society

14th annual convention

Telefax : +63-2-5261705

E-mail : phisinc@yahoo.com

MAY 28 - 30

Philippine Heart Association

39th annual convention and scientific meeting, EDSA Shangri-la

Tel : +63-2-9291161 • Fax : +63-2-9291165

E-mail : hearthouse@pldtdsl.net; phil.heart@yahoo.com

Web site : www.philheart.org

JULY

Philippine Association of Nutrition

61st annual convention

Telefax : +63-2-8391842 • E-mail : pan@fnri.dost.gov.ph

Web site : www.fnri.dost.gov.ph/pan/index.html

JULY 17 - 18

Philippine Diabetes Association

Unite for diabetes, Century Park Hotel

Tel : +63-2-5349559 • Fax : +63-2-5311278

E-mail : phildiab@pworld.net.ph

Web site : esphil.org” www.diabetesphil.org

AUGUST 1 - 2

Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

7th midyear convention, Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City

Tel : +63-2-9126036 • Fax : +63-2-9116986

E-mail : psmidqc@tri-isys.com; idqc06@yahoo.com.ph;

psmidqc06@yahoo.com.ph

Website : www.psmid.org.ph

AUGUST 28

Philippine Breast Cancer Network

Foundation day, PBCN Office

Tel : +63-2-4263197 • Fax : +63-2-4263202

E-mail : pbcn@iname.com

Web site : www.pbcn.org

SEPTEMBER

Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity

Annual convention

Tel : +63-2-6321533 • Fax : +63-2-6345978

E-mail : pasoo@tri-isys.com

Web site : www.obesity.com.ph

SEPTEMBER 1 - 7

Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity

Obesity awareness and prevention week

Tel : +63-2-6321533 • Fax : +63-2-6345978

E-mail : pasoo@tri-isys.com

Web site : www.obesity.com.ph

SEPTEMBER 7 - 9

Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Biennial convention, Sofitel Philippine Plaza

Tel : +63-2-7129432

E-mail : psaai@edsamail.com.ph; psaai@hotmail.com

SEPTEMBER 8 - 10

Philippine Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

38th annual convention, EDSA Shangri-la

Telefax : +63-2-7230301 ext. 5304

E-mail : pshbtorg@yahoo.com

SEPTEMBER 28

Philippine Society of Medical Oncology

22nd annual convention

Tel : +63-2-7230101 ext. 5318

Telefax : +63-2-7219326 • E-mail :psmo-sec@pacific.net.ph

Web site : www.psmo.org

SEPTEMBER 28 - 29

Perinatal Association Philippines

17th annual convention and 18th anniversary celebration

Telefax : +63-2-9253538 • E-mail : perinatal@pacific.net.ph

Web site : www.perinatal.com.ph

OCTOBER

Pain Society of the Philippines

Global day against pain

Telefax : +63-2-5842700 • E-mail : painsoc@i-manila.com.ph

OCTOBER

Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology

9th annual convention

Tel : +63-2-4040257 • Fax : +63-2-5260062

OCTOBER 17 - 19

Philippine College of Physicians

19th midyear convention, Legend Villas Palawan

Tel : +63-2-9102252 to 54 • Telefax : +63-2-9102251

E-mail : secretariat@pcp.org.ph • Web site : www.pcp.org.ph

NOVEMBER 10 - 14

Philippine Diabetes Association

Annual convention and golden anniversary, Crowne Plaza Galleria

Tel : +63-2-5349559 • Fax : +63-2-5311278

E-mail : phildiab@pworld.net.ph

Web site : www.diabetesphil.org

NOVEMBER 21 - 22

Philippine Neurological Association

30th annual convention, Sofitel Philippine Plaza

Tel : +63-2-7233337 • Fax : +63-2-7232102

E-mail : pna@surfshop.net.ph

Web site : www.pna.org.ph

NOVEMBER 25 - 29

Philippine Orthopaedic Association

59th annual congress, EDSA Shangri-La

Tel : +63-2-6673926 • Fax : +63-2-6379842

E-mail : poa@pldtdsl.net

Web site : www.philortho.org

NOVEMBER 27 - 28

San Lazaro Hospital Medical Staff Association

9th biennial postgraduate course, Diamond Hotel

Tel : +63-2-3099936 • E-mail : lodcalegre@yahoo.com

DECEMBER 7 - 10

Philippine College of Surgeons

64th annual clinical congress, EDSA Shangri-La

Tel : +63-2-9292359 • Fax : +63-2-9292297

E-mail : pcs@pcs.org.ph • Web site : www.pcs.org.ph

DECEMBER 11 - 12

Philippine Diabetes Association

4th course on diabetes and vascular disease, Century Park Hotel

Tel : +63-2-5349559 • Fax : +63-2-5311278

E-mail : phildiab@pworld.net.ph

Web site : www.diabetesphil.org

 

 

Overseas Conventions

JANUARY 9 - 12

American Association for Hand Surgery

Annual Meeting, Beverly Hills, California, USA

E-mail : contact@handsurgery.org

Web site : www.handsurgery.org

JANUARY 10 - 12

Medical Education Resources Inc.

Winter Total Joint Symposium

Vail, Colorado, USA • Web site : www.biomet.com

JANUARY 10 - 13

University of California School of Medicine

New Era Cardiac Care 2008: Innovation and Technology

San Diego, California, USA

Web site : www.amainc.com/newerahome.html

JANUARY 14 - 18

American Medical Seminars

Endocrinology and Rheumatology: The Most Useful Topics in

Both Specialties

Sarasota, Florida, USA

E-mail : mail@ams4cme.com

Web site : www.ams4cme.com

JANUARY 15 - 19

Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium Faculty

Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium

Maui, Hawaii

E-mail : information.services@r-w-c-s.com

JANUARY 18

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine

From Basic Science to Clinical Practice and Policy: A Medical-

Dental Dialogue on the Relationship between

Periodontal Disease and Systemic Health

New York, USA

Web site : www.nyas.org/OSHconf

JANUARY 18

New York Academy of Sciences

From Basic Science to Clinical Practice and Policy: A Medical-

Dental Dialogue on the Relationship between

Periodontal Disease and Systemic Health

New York, United States

Web site : www.nyas.org/OSHconf

JANUARY 18 - 19

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons/

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

Rosemont, Illinois, USA

E-mail : meeting@aaos.org

Web site : www.aaos.org

JANUARY 21

Royal Society of Chemistry

Antibiotics- Where now?

London, United Kingdom

Web site : www.rsc.org/antibiotics08

JANUARY 20 - 22

Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability

World Congress on Neck Pain

Los Angeles, CA

Web site : www.neckpaincongress.org

JANUARY 25 - 27

Aga Khan University, Department of Family Medicine

3rd International Family Medicine Conference: Family

Medicine Today Looking Towards The Future

Karachi, Sind, Pakistan

E-mail : conf.sect_@_aku.edu

JANUARY 26 - 29

Midwinter Conference of Immunologists

2008 Midwinter Conference of Immunologists

Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California, USA

E-mail : kim.gurney@byu.net

JANUARY 27 - 29

India Institute of Medical Sciences

International Conference on Opportunistic Pathogens in

AIDS

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Web site : www.icopa-india.org

JANUARY 27 - 30

International Society of Bipolar Disorder

3rd Biennial Conference of the International Society for Bipolar

Disorders (ISBD)

New Delhi, India

Web site : www.isbd.org

JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1

American College of Rheumatology

Winter Rheumatology Symposium

Snowmass Colorado, USA

Web site : www.rheumatology.org/meetings

JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 2

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adults and Children in the

Emergency Department

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

E-mail : registration@caep.ca

Web site : www.caep.ca

JANUARY 29 - 30

Royal College of Nursing

Rheumatology Nursing Forum Annual Conference and

Exhibition

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

E-mail : rheumatology@rcn.org.uk.

Website : www.rcn.org.uk

JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 3

Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology

32nd Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology

Levi, Lapland, Finland

E-mail : marja-leena.porsanger@ulapland.fi

JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 3

Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology

4th Asian Pacific Congress of Heart Failure

Melbourne, Australia

Web site : www.apchf.com.au

FEBRUARY 1

International Journal of Medicine

Emergencies in Elderly

Athens, Greece

Web site : www.neardrowning.page.tl

FEBRUARY 2

International Journal of Medicine

Emergencies in Cancer

Athens, Greece

Web site : www.endo-depression.page.tl

FEBRUARY 4 - 8

American Medical Seminars, Inc.

Aging Population: Primary Care Medicine for the Elderly

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Web site : www.ams4cme.com

FEBRUARY 8 - 10

University of Southern California

12th International Conference on Lymphocyte Activation

and Immune Regulation, TCell Regulation and

Autoimmunity

Newport Beach, California, USA

E-mail : jsatouta@uci.edu

FEBRUARY 11 - 13

ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies

2nd Congress

Bangkok, Thailand

Web site : www.psy.chula.ac.th/arups2/;

www.psy.chula.ac.th/arups2

FEBRUARY 14 - 15

Campden’s MedTech Investing

6th MedTech Investing Europe Conference

Lausanne, Switzerland

Web site : www.medtechinvesting.com

FEBRUARY 14 - 17

Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand

7th Congress Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery

of the Hand

Hong Kong, China

E-mail : apfssh@mvdmc.com

Web site : www.apfssh2008.org

FEBRUARY 14 - 17

American Society of Nephrology

8th International Conference on New Trends in

Immunosuppression and Immunotherapy

Berlin, Germany

Web site : www.kenes.com/immuno

E-mail : immuno@kenes.com

FEBRUARY 15 - 16

Panamerican Trauma Society

AUSTRAUMA 2008 Trauma Critical Care and Emergency Surgery

Conference

Sydney, Australia

Web site : www.austraumaconference.org

FEBRUARY 15 - 17

Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of

Hematology

International Conference on Medical and Community Genetics

Chandigarh, India

Web site : www.geneticsandpopulationhealth.com

FEBRUARY 17 - 21

American College of Emergency Physicians

Reimbursement: Trends and Strategies in Emergency Medicine

Advanced Procedure Coding for Emergency Medicine

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Web site : www.meetings.acep.org/meetings/RC1

FEBRUARY 20 - 23

American College of Preventive Medicine

Preventive Medicine 2008

Austin, Texas

Web site : www.preventivemedicine2008.org

FEBRUARY 22 - 24

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Institute of Vascular

Medicine

International Symposium on Cardiovascular and Neurovascular

Medicine (ISCNM)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Web site : www.mect.cuhk.edu.hk/cardiology

FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 1

Continuing Education, Inc.

Infectious Disease

Cruise from San Diego, California, USA

Web site : www.continuingeducation.net

FEBRUARY 24 - 27

Hamad Medical Corporation, Emergency Department

4th International Trauma & Emergency Medicine Conference

Doha, Qatar

Web site : www.hmc.org.qa/edc

FEBRUARY 25 - 29

American Medical Seminars

Emergency Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Adult

Care

Sarasota, Florida, USA

E-mail : mail@ams4cme.com

FEBRUARY 28 - 29

Yonsei University, Center for Social Welfare Research and

School of Social Welfare

Information Society and the Elderly: Global Perspectives

Seoul, Korea

Web site : www.yonsei.ac.kr/~sswy

MARCH 1 - 5

American College of Rheumatology

Keystone Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

Keystone, Colorado, USA

Web site : www.rheumatology.org/meetings

MARCH 2 - 7

World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists

14th World Congress of Anesthesiologists

Cape Town, South Africa

Web site : www.wca2008.org

MARCH 6 - 8

International Union against Cancer

5th International Conference Cancer Prevention 2008

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Web site : www.uicc.org

MARCH 6 - 8

Collegio Reumatologi Ospedalieri Italiani

Societΰ Italiana Malattie Infettive e Tropicali

Societΰ Italiana di Reumatologia

Infections, Rheumatism and Autoimmunity

Milan, Italy

E-mail : e.guerriero@oic.it

Web site : www.oic.it/ira2008

MARCH 6 - 9

Universidad de Guadalajara, Department of Immunology and

Rheumatology

10th International Workshop on Autoantibodies and Autoimmunity

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

E-mail : igdlt@aol.com;

iwaa-gdl@prodigy.net.mx;

Web site : www.iwaa.com.mx

MARCH 7 - 11

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

64th Annual Meeting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Web site : www.aaaai.org

MARCH 7 - 11

European Society of Radiology

European Congress of Radiology

Vienna, Austria

Web site : www.ecr.org

MARCH 8

Arthroscopy Association of North America

Arthroscopy Association of North America Specialty Day

San Francisco, California, USA

E-mail : info@aana.org

Web site : www.aana.org

MARCH 8 - 14

International Bone and Mineral Society

Davos Workshop: Bone Biology & Therapy

Davos, Switzerland

E-mail : info@ibmsonline.org

MARCH 12

Royal College of Physicians

Osteoarthritis Conference

London, England

E-mail : conferences@rcplondon.ac.uk

Web site : www.rcplondon.ac.uk

MARCH 12 - 15

International Society for Clinical Densitometry

Annual Meeting

San Francisco, California, USA

E-mail : iscd@iscd.org • Web site : www.iscd.org

MARCH 13 - 15

Cleveland Clinic

Palliative Medicine 2008 - The 12th Annual International

Symposium

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Web site : www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/live/promo/

2008/PM2008.asp

MARCH 14

University College Dublin

International Neuroimmunology Symposium

Dublin, Ireland

Web site : www.ucd.ie

MARCH 14 - 18

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

64th annual meeting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, usa

E-mail : annualmeeting@aaaai.org

MARCH 15 - 18

Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica

9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

Mexico City, Mexico

E-mail : safety2008@insp.mx

Web site : www.safety2008.mx

MARCH 16 - 20

International Association of Women’s Mental Health

3rd International Congress on Women’s Mental Health

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Web site : www.iawmhcongress2008.com.au

MARCH 20 - 22

NDDO Research Foundation

U.S. National Cancer Institute

European Society for Medical Oncology

6th International Symposium on Targeted Anticancer Therapies

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Web site : www.nddo.org/page_include_tat2008.shtml

MARCH 20 - 25

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Internal Medicine Society of Australia & New Zealand

International Society of Internal Medicine

World Congress of Internal Medicine

Melbourne, Australia • Web site : www.wcim2010.com.au

MARCH 24 - 26

Rotman Research Institute

Neuroimaging in Dementia

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Web site : www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca

MARCH 25 - 28

2nd Medical Tourism Asia 2008
Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore
Tel No.: (65) 6514 3180
Fax:  (65) 6733 5087
Web site: www.medicaltourism-asia.com

MARCH 26 - 29

International Family Therapy Association

16th World Family Therapy Congress

Porto, Portugal

Web site : www.paragon-conventions.com

MARCH 27 - 28

Biomet Inc.

Elbow/Shoulder/Wrist Trauma and Arthroplasty Meeting

Celebration

Florida, USA

Web site : www.biomet.com

MARCH 29 - 30

Washington Academy of Sciences

Capital Science 2008

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Web site : www.washacadsci.org/capsci08/Index.htm

MARCH 30 - APRIL 3

International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region

7th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region

Congress

Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand

Web site : www.idfwpr2008.org

MARCH 31 - APRIL 4

British Society for Rheumatology

25th Annual General Meeting

Brighton, United Kingdom

Web site : www.siicsalud.com

MARCH 31 - APRIL 4

American Medical Seminars

Rheumatology: Improving Primary Care Outcomes Through

Diagnosis and Treatment

Sarasota, Florida, USA

E-mail : mail@ams4cme.com

Web site : www.ams4cme.com

APRIL 2 - 5

European Federation for Immunogenetics

22nd European Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility

Conference

Toulouse, France

Web site : www.efiweb.org/meetings.html

APRIL 2 - 5

Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases & Australasian

Society for HIV Medicine

Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, Annual Scientific

Meeting

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

E-mail : conferenceinfo@ashm.org.au

APRIL 3 - 6

American College of Emergency Physicians

12th International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM)

San Francisco, California, USA

Web site : www.acep.org/meetings/2008icem

APRIL 4 - 8

European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)

Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES)

The Fifth International Congress on FMF and Systemic

Autoinflammatory Diseases

Rome, Italy

E-mail : segr-fmfsaid2008@pyramide.it

Web site : www.fmfsaid2008.com

APRIL 9

Virology Education

3rd International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of

Hepatitis Therapy

New Orleans, USA • Web site : www.virology-education.com/

APRIL 9

Biomedical TB Research

TB Vaccines for the World

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Web site : www.meetingsmanagement.com/tbv_2008

APRIL 9 - 12

European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of

Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis

8th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of

Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis

Istanbul, Turkey

Web site : www.ecceo8.org

APRIL 11 - 13

Canadian Society for Immunology

21st Annual Spring Meeting

Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada

E-mail : gill.wu@yorku.ca • Web site : www.csi.ucalgary.ca

APRIL 11 - 18

Asia-PacificOrthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

5th World Congress of Sports Trauma

6th annual meeting

Hong Kong, China

E-mail : poyee@ort.cuhk.edu.hk

Web site : www.cuhk.edu.hk/whoctr

APRIL 12

Unite For Sight

5th annual international health conference

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Web site : www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008

APRIL 12 - 13

American College of Rheumatology

State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Web site : www.rheumatology.org/meetings

APRIL 12 - 13

University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

8th Biennial Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle

Symposium 2008

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

E-mail : ce.med@utoronto.ca

APRIL 13 - 16

American College of Occupational and Environmental

Medicine

American Occupational Health Conference

New York, NY

Web site : www.acoem.org

APRIL 14 - 16

American College of Emergency Physicians

Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly

San Diego, California, USA

Web site : www.acep.org/pemassembly

APRIL 14 - 17

Terrapinn Pte Ltd

BioInformatics Asia 2008

Suntec Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Web site : www.terrapinn.com/2008/bioinfo

APRIL 15 - 18

British Pain Society

Annual Scientific Meeting

Liverpool, England • E-mail : info@britishpainsociety.org

APRIL 17 - 18

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

10th International Consensus Conference on Intensive-Care

Medicine

Florence, Italy • Web site : www.esicm.org

APRIL 18 - 20

CMP Medica & Indian Menopause Society

Eve Santι 2008, Pan-Asian Women’s Health Congress

Haryana, India

Web site : www.evesante.com

APRIL 19 - 22

Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

The Power of HIV Nursing: context and connections

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Web site : www.canac.org

APRIL 23 - 27

European Association for the Study of the Liver

43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the

Study of the Liver (EASL)

Milan, Italy • Website : www.easl.ch/liver-meeting

APRIL 30 - MAY 2

Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America

Annual Meeting

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Tel : +1-847- 6981692 • Fax : +1-847-8230536

MAY 3 - 4

Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group

AMSIG Annual Meeting and Conference

Sydney, Australia

E-mail : enquiry@tourhosts.com.au

Web site : www.tourhosts.com.au

MAY 3 - 9

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

16th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Web site : www.ismrm.org

MAY 4 - 6

The International Consortium on Anti-Virals

6th International Symposium

Toronto & Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Web site : www.icav-citav.ca

MAY 7 - 10

European League Against Rheumatism

7th European Lupus Meeting

Amsterdam, Netherlands

E-mail : lupus@cavana.nl • Web site : www.lupus2008.nl

MAY 7 - 10

American Pain Society

27th annual scientific meeting

E-mail : info@ampainsoc.org

Web site : www.ampainsoc.org

MAY 14 - 17

Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam

8th European Symposium on Saliva

Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands • Web site : www.acta.nl\saliva

MAY 17 - 21

Australian Rheumatology Association

50th annual scientific meeting

Adelaide, Australia • Web site : wickhams.com.au

MAY 18 - 21

Current Concepts Institute (CCI)

Current Concepts in Joint Replacement - Spring 2008 Conference

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Tel : +1-216-2951900

Fax : +1-216-2959955

MAY 20 - 23

Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Institute for Clinical

Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

3rd Tutzing Autoimmunity Conference

Tutzing, Germany

Web site : www.conventus.de/tac2008

MAY 20 - 28

Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and

Children

13th International Congress

Athens, Greece • E-mail : appachellas@yahoo.gr

MAY 22 - 23

Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Association of

Thailand

The Third ASEAN Congress of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand • Web site : www.ptat.thaigov.net

MAY 24 - 27

International Society of Bechet’s Disease

13th International Conference on Behcet’s Disease

Poertschach/Klagenfurt, Austria

E-mail : office@sambax.com • Web site : www.behcet.ws

MAY 24 - 28

British Society for Rheumatology

35th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues

Barcelona, Spain • E-mail : admin@ectsoc.org

MAY 26 - 30

American Medical Seminars, Inc.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: An Evidence-Based Approach

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Web site : www.ams4cme.com

MAY 27 - 30

Canadian Pain Society

Annual Conference

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Web site : www.canadianpainsociety.ca/conferences.html

MAY 29 - JUNE 1

European Federation of National Associations of

Orthopaedics and Traumatology

9th Congress

Nice, France • Web site : www.efort.org

JUNE 4 - 7

Canadian Orthopaedic Association

American Orthopaedic Association

Annual meeting

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Web site : www.coa-aco.org/www.aoassn.org

JUNE 5

British Geriatrics Society

British Society for Rheumatology

Joint conference: Rheumatology in Later Life

London, England

E-mail : conferences@rcplondon.ac.uk.

Web site : www.rcplondon.ac.uk

JUNE 6 - 8

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

7th Summer Conference on Acute Heart Failure

Athens, Greece • Web site : www.esicm.org

JUNE 6 - 10

American Diabetes Association

American Diabetes Association 68th Scientific Sessions

San Francisco, California, USA

Web site : www.scientificsessions.diabetes.org

JUNE 7 - 11

European Neurological Society

18th Meeting

Nice, France • Web site : www.ensinfo.com

JUNE 8 - 13

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department

of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2nd International Conference on Osteoimmunology:

Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems

Rhodes, Greece

E-mail : osteoimmunology@aegeanconferences.org

JUNE 11 - 14

European League Against Rheumatism

9th annual European congress

Paris, France • Web site : www.slicsalud.com

JUNE 22 - 25

International Immunocompromised Host Society

International Symposium on Infections in the

Immunocompromised Host

Thessaloniki, Greece • Web site : www.ichs.org

JUNE 25 - 28

Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

22nd International Congress and Exhibition

Barcelona, Spain • Web site : www.cars-int.org

JULY 2 - 4

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Comet 2008

Cape Town, South Africa

Web site : www.wits.ac.za/conferences/comet2008

JULY 5 - 8

European Association for Cancer Research

20th meeting

Lyon, France • Web site : www.fecs.be

JULY 10 - 13

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

2008 annual meeting

Orlando, Florida, USA • E-mail : jan@aossm.org

JULY 19 - 22

International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy (IACP)

6th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Rome, Italy • Web site : www.iccp2008.com

JULY 20 - 25

German Federation of Psychological Associations

XXIX International Congress of Psychology

Berlin, Germany • Web site : www.icp2008.de

JULY 26 - 29

International Academy of Cardiology

14th World Congress on Heart Disease International Academy

of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions 2008

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Web site : www.cardiologyonline.com

JULY 27 - 31

Jacob’s University Bremen

19th Congress of the International Association for Cross-

Cultural Psychology

Bremen, Germany • Web site : www.iu-bremen.de/iaccp2008

AUGUST 1 - 2

University of Tokyo Japan

4th International Workshop in Medical Imaging and

Augmented Reality

Tokyo, Japan • Web site : www.miar.org/2008/

E-mail : liao@miki.pe.u-tokyo.ac.jp

AUGUST 3 - 8

International AIDS Society

XVII International AIDS Conference

Mexico City, Mexico • Web site : www.aids2008.org

AUGUST 7 - 8

Biomet Orthopedics

Elbow/Shoulder/Wrist Trauma and Arthroplasty Meeting

Baltimore Maryland, USA • Web site : www.biomet.com

AUGUST 13 - 16

Panamerican Congress of Rheumatology

Guatemala City, Guatemala

E-mail : asoguareuma@gmail.com

Web site : www.panlar2008.agreuma.org

AUGUST 13

Kenes International

NeuPSIG Satellite to the Glasgow 2008 World Congress on Pain

London, United Kingdom

Website : www.kenes.com/neuropathic2008

AUGUST 19 - 22

International Association of Empirical Aesthetics

20th Annual Congress

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Web site : www.users.ipfw.edu/bordens/IAEA08/IAEAcall.pdf

AUGUST 23 - 26

European Federation of Neurological Societies

12th Congress

Madrid, Spain

Web site : www.kenes.com/efns

AUGUST 27 - 31

International Union Against Cancer

World Cancer Congress 2008

Geneva, Switzerland

Web site : www.uicc-congress08.org

SEPTEMBER 10 - 13

Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI)

Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI)

European Society for Molecular Imaging (ESMI)

World Molecular Imaging Congress

Nice, France

Web site : www.molecularimaging.org/wmic/2008home.php

SEPTEMBER 12 - 16

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

30th Annual Meeting, Palais Des Congress

Montreal, Quebec, Canada • E-mail : asbmr@asbmr.org

SEPTEMBER 14 - 17

British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology

15th Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress

United Kingdom

E-mail : pres2008@hamptonmedical.com

Web site : www.pres2008.ukevents.org, www.pres.org.uk

SEPTEMBER 15 - 17

Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine and

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine

Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2008

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Web site : www.sexualhealthconference.com.au

SEPTEMBER 17 - 20

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine

20th Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) Conference

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Web site : www.ashm.org.au

SEPTEMBER 18 - 21

Osteoarthritis Research Society International

2008 World Congress on Osteoarthritis

Rome, Italy • E-mail : oarsi@oarsi.org

SEPTEMBER 20 - 25

Guarant International

XIV World Congress of Psychiatry

Prague, Czech Republic, Czech Republic

Web site : www.wpa-prague2008.cz

SEPTEMBER 23 - 27

Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology

13th Congress

Yokohama, Japan • E-mail : aplar2008@convention.jp

Web site : www.aplar2008.com

SEPTEMBER 24 - 27

European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

XXVII Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional

Anaesthesia (ESRA 2008), Genoa, Italy

Web site : www.kenes.com/esra

SEPTEMBER 26 - 29

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Association of Turkey

11th Congress of Bridging Eastern and Western Psychiatry

Antalya, Turkey • Web site : www.turkeybipolar.com

OCTOBER 10 - 12

Center for Study of Anti-Aging Medicine

The 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine

Nusa Dua Resort, Bali, Indonesia

Web site : www.asiaantiaging.net

OCTOBER 20 - 22

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine

6th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia • Web site: www.hepatitis.org.au/

OCTOBER 22

Modern Mucosal Vaccines Adjuvants and Microbicides

1st International Conference

Porto, Portugal

Web site : www.meetingsmanagement.com/mmvam_2008

OCTOBER 24 - 28

European Academy of Paediatrics

2nd Congress

Nice, France • Web site : www.kenes.com/paediatrics

OCTOBER 25 - 30

American College of Chest Physicians

Annual International Scientific Assembly

Miami Beach, USA

Web site : www.chestnet.org

OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 2

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress

San Diego, California, USA

Web site : www.cmellc.com/psychcongress

NOVEMBER 10

Institute of Cultural Affairs International

7th Global Conference on Human Development

Tokyo, Japan

Web site : ica-international.org/global-conference

DECEMBER 8 - 11

Society on AIDS in Africa

15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa

Dakar, Senegal

Web site : www.icasadakar2008.org

 

 

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