"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a free, ongoing, two-part series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem and includes a short video. Part 2 provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with a short open talk by a young person in recovery. The series is presented on the first (part 1) and second (part 2) Tuesday…

In recent years, with the aid of engineering and information technology, biomedical engineering has emerged as a high-tech field, generating innovation in such areas as medical imaging, bioinformatics, MEMS and nanotechnology, new biomaterials and sensors, medical robotics, and neurobiology. Scientists and engineers in this field have recently been working towards such advances as developing artificial organs that mimic natural human organs, conducting telemedicine, performing surgeries with robots, creating a laboratory-on-a-chip, and controlling robots through natural animal brain matter.

On behalf of the organizing committee of Target Meeting, a leading online life science conference organizer, we are proud to announce that TM’s 1st world molecular & cell biology online conference will be held on February 16-18, 2012. It will be an innovative, informative, and interesting online conference without travel. All attendees connect to online conference's servers. You can participate in this conference at your office or home. It is completely private and secure. You just need headphone and internet connection. Do not need specialized equipment. We feel confident that you will get many inputs or collaborations from the presentations,…

It's been no easy feat for health care organizations to juggle reducing costs with improving patient safety and care. It's been particularly difficult in light of the ever shifting changes that the industry now faces. Achieving greater operational excellence can go a long way in helping health care organizations to accomplish this task.

"The Physiology of Addiction" will be presented on Tuesday February 21, 2012, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; Addictionologist. This program will explore the differences in neurochemistry between the addicted brain and the normal brain, the progression of physiological changes that occur in people with alcohol/other drug addiction, the mechanisms of physiologic tolerance and withdrawal, and the effects of treatment on the addicted brain. This program is part of the FREE, annual Dawn Farm Education Series. Our presentations offer helpful information that supports people with alcohol and other drugs addiction in achieving, maintaining, and strengthening…

Your step-by-step guide to interpreting the impact of CFPP0106 on your endoscopy services Arm yourself with the necessary skills and procedural practices to meet standards head-on. This interactive masterclass is your opportunity to clarify what you can and should be doing to ensure safe and effective decontamination processes for your flexible endoscopy services. CFPP0106 needs to be understood and translated for every endoscopy department up and down the country. Only at this event will you hear: Clarification of the impact CFPP0106 on your trust services Practical advice on how to overcome common hurdles and trip points Where there is room…

Attend this NHS Cancer Conference, designed to enable you to manage demand, meet national cancer standards and drive forward your service. A unique event focused on NHS cancer service delivery, this one day event will offer unrivalled insight into the innovative strategies trusts around the country are successfully incorporating to meet national standards and deliver better care. Modernise your service to deliver enhanced patient outcomes: Drive forward change: achieve both long term and short term national cancer goals Employ enhanced recovery: how to reduce length of stay and improve patient outcomes Identify the practicalities of offering day surgery: overcome safety…

This 90 minute live, interactive webinar will review the dietary supplement regulations and discuss how to verify that your products are compliant, while citing differences with food and drug regulations. We will also cover what qualifies a material as a dietary ingredient, considerations for manufacturers and distributors, requirements for compliant labeling and acceptable marketing claims. An update on FDA’s draft guidance for New Dietary Ingredients and an overview of the Dietary Supplement Labeling Act (both introduced in 2011) will also be discussed. At the conclusion of this 75 minute presentation, there will be a 15 minute Q&A session with the…

Expectations for meaningful hazard analysis, hazardous conditions, and documentation have always existed by regulatory agencies. There is an increased awareness of the importance of design activities to support the production of safe and effective product. Product risk management is a required tool to drive and direct resource constrained product design, manufacture and validation activities in the company. High-profile field problems indicate that such activities are not yet adequately planned executed, and visibility maintained. There is a failure to fully utilize the power of current risk management tools. Effective use of such risk management tools can help address the growing push…

Your unique Acute Oncology development event: progress your understanding of the key requirements Following on from the success of our interactive masterclass ‘How to Plan and Implement your Acute Oncology Service’ this seminar has been designed to take the theory one step further. Join us now as we take a deeper, more progressive look at Acute Oncology and how to sustain a workable service whilst consistently delivering excellent outcomes. Do you have a model in place for your acute oncology service? Are you fine tuning or continuing to develop your plan? Are you beginning to think about sustaining and auditing…

This focused day has been specifically designed for Breast Cancer Care professionals who are responsible for reducing the breast cancer pathway. If this is you, then don’t miss out on an unique opportunity to identify the realities of reducing your average length of stay with this practical ‘how to’ insight into delivering a 23 hour patient pathway. Set the foundations for improved outcomes by learning how to: • Establish a successful 23 hour patient pathway: identify the logistical process for set up • Refine your procedures from admission to discharge: focus on pre-op for successful post-op • Manage the whole…

There is a pervasive public perception that the FDA has been ineffective in protecting the public. Recent news events seem to support this perception. The FDA is working hard to change that perception. Industry must be prepared to adapt, and recognize that such adaptation will actually work to their long-term benefit. This webinar will discuss and evaluate the effects that this call for change has on a company and its selection, audit, use and on-going relations with its suppliers of services and products / components. What are the "new" expectations for the COA and COC? How can companies address the…

Now, in its 5th year the Pharma Resource Planning and Portfolio Management event will build upon our previous years by continuing the focus on overarching portfolio management instead of individual project management, but will look more in-depth at resource building to keep operations in-house, strategies for a more productive portfolio review process and more consideration of the market conditions looking ahead using forecasting techniques. Delegates will also hear from a wide variety of relevant perspectives beyond branded pharma including med device, biotech, generics and consumer healthcare experts. Delegates will leave the conference with strategies to improve their resource allocation programs…

"Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery" will be presented on Tuesday February 28, 2012, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Janice Firn, LMSW, Clinical Social Worker, University of Michigan Hospital; and Matthew Statman, LLMSW, CADC, Dawn Farm therapist and Education Series Coordinator . This program will describe Worden's and Kubler-Ross' theories of grief and grief recovery, losses that the chemically dependent individual and his/her family experience throughout the addiction and recovery processes, and how recovery program tools can help individuals cope with grief and loss. This program is part of the FREE, annual Dawn Farm Education Series. Our…

Expert neurologists and cardiologists from around the world will convene in the heart of Paris for the inaugural International Conference on Heart & Brain.

N&G 2012 will enable the exchange of ideas and knowledge between the different disciplines for facilitating research and clinical interdisciplinary collaborations focusing on nutrition and growth.

Overview: Attend this webinar to understand the differences and benefits of verification and validation. Learn about the risks and complications involved with the application of sound verification and validation principles. Why Should You Attend: The meanings and regulatory requirements of the terms "verification" and "validation" are often confusing to engineers and even some regulatory professionals. FDA regulations as well as European standards such as ISO 13485:2003 require both verification & validation documentation throughout these regulations and standards.The terms apply to design control, process control and others. Verification and validation also appear in the "essential requirements" in MDD 93/42/EEC needed for…

IOMC 2012 is the 5th International Online Medical Conference that will take place on March 3, 4, 10 & 11, 2012. IOMC is one of the most innovative conferences which has been increasingly welcomed by medical & healthcare experts, researchers, professionals, students, and professors from around the world. Building upon the success of previous IOMC conferences since 2007, IOMC 2012 aims to foster the discussion among medical, nursing and healthcare researchers and provide them with the opportunity to discuss and present their research findings, studies, and experiences at a professional level and share their research works with the world. Authors…

Excellent opportunity to explore the most imoprtant aspects of diagnosis, research and treatments in psychiatry and neuropsychiatry fields today.

XIII Pan American Congress of Neurology