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Join us on Saturday, April 28 at The Rittenhouse Hotel for an engaging discussion of how data from key HIV studies presented at the recent Boston meeting are expected to affect optimal management of patients infected with HIV. Expert faculty, Joseph J. Eron, MD, and Pablo Tebas, MD, will lead this live workshop covering key findings from CROI 2018 that include: targeted PrEP, rapid ART initiation, switching ART in suppressed patients, investigational agents and strategies, ART use with TB therapy, chronic kidney disease in HIV, and HIV and pregnancy. This postconference workshop is complimentary to attend and is CME/CPE/CE-certified for…

Nowadays we are bombarded with information about what it means to live an incredible life, especially when it comes to: Health, Fitness And Spirituality Everyone has an opinion about what we should and shouldn't do, from the so called Guru's online to our great Auntie Edna. We are living in an information age where we have access to information at the click of a button. All it takes is a quick Google search to reveal 1000's of articles and answers to our questions. Never before has it been so easy to get the answers to our questions and never before…

The journal is registered and published in Austria. Articles on biology and medicine are published in the journal. Journal is published in English, German and Russian. Example of output data of an article – Mark, Smith. Development of cancer treatment in Europe // The European Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Premier Publishing s.r.o. Vienna. 3, 2017, - Pp. 112-117. Periodicity: 4 issues per year. Articles are accepted till the 30th day of the months: Till the 28th of January Till the 30th of April Till the 30th of July Till the 30th of October The journal is intended for…

Cancer in the Middle East is on the rise. Poor healthcare access, late presentation and a change in lifestyles have meant that cancer incidence is due to rise faster than any region in the world by 2030, to almost double what it was in 2012. Yet poor data on cancer incidence, mortality and patient satisfaction, makes meeting the challenge all the more difficult. For patients, overcoming the fatalism and stigma surrounding cancer is an additional barrier to treatment. In 2015, The Economist Events declared war on cancer at an inaugural summit in London. Since then, we have taken the conversation…

At this uncertain time, the 8th annual Clinical Biomarkers And World CDx Europe Summit is back once again to provide much need clarity for pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare and diagnostic leaders in the precision medicine industry. The event will provide you with the insight needed to successfully validate and apply patient stratifying biomarkers to boost the approval, launch and adoption of targeted therapies. http://worldcdx-europe.com/ URLs: Brochure: https://go.evvnt.com/195203-1?pid=154 Booking: https://go.evvnt.com/195203-2?pid=154 Prices: Drug Developer Conference Earlybird (Book by 09/02/18): GBP 1299 Drug Developer Conference (Standard rate): GBP 1699 Service Provider Conference Earlybird (Book by 09/02/18): GBP 1699 Service Provider Conference (Standard rate): GBP…

Training Options Duration: 60 Minutes Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT Overview: In this session Mr. Wolfe will provide an overview of the Stark Law, including its recent changes. He will also discuss best practices for negotiating and drafting administrative arrangements on behalf of health systems, hospitals, medical groups and physician practices. The webinar will focus on regulatory requirements, key provisions, valuation considerations and potential pitfalls that should be avoided. Why should you Attend: As health care organizations and physicians develop administrative arrangements, they must manage their compliance and enterprise risk by ensuring any…

Overview: We will cover the importance of maintaining the documentation from every computer system validation effort in a "current" state. The system must be maintained in a validated state throughout its entire life cycle, and the accompanying validation documentation must also be maintained. Why should you Attend: This session will address the specific way of documenting your computer system validation work to ensure it meets FDA requirements and can pass an inspection. There are specific requirements that must be followed in order for the Agency to consider the documentation valid, and without following these, there is a great risk of…

Overview: The food home delivery business is exploding. While most companies and consumers have never worried about food safety when ordering Pizza or Chinese foods by telephone, the home food delivery market has now reached a $46 billion level and is expected to hit over $76 billion per year by 2022. Why should you Attend: Most fast food restaurant and retail chains have experienced food recalls on a gigantic scale that has damaged their reputations, cost millions of dollars of losses in business and on the stock market. At this point, neither the industry nor government has begun to explore…

Training Options Duration: 90 Minutes Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT Overview: We will discuss the kinds of threats that exist for PHI and how they're changing as the hackers gain experience and abilities, and why you need to prepare for next-generation attacks now. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule has been in effect for more than two years now, requiring the reporting of breaches of the privacy and security of PHI, and many organizations are still not prepared to respond to a breach of PHI and report and document it properly. Given that one…

OVERVIEW We will find solutions to improve protection of our patient's confidential information. • What does Routine vs. Non-Routine Disclosure mean? • Should you incorporate "E-mail" Signatures? • How to avoid Patient HIPAA Complaints. • Are all of your front office team on the same page? • How do you Protect Patient Information on your computer? We will explain easy methods that are cost effective. HIPAA can often deplete resources in your practice. There are things that you can implement that will not cost you extra overhead expenditures. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND With everything that we face in the healthcare…

Der Innere Medizin Refresher findet vom 02. - 05. Mai 2018 in Leipzig statt. Mit über 5000 teilnehmenden Ärzten zählen unsere Fortbildungen im Bereich Innere Medizin und Allgemeinmedizin zu den beliebtesten Kursen im deutschsprachigen Raum. In kurzen, 30 – 40 minütigen Blöcken werden die neuesten diagnostischen und therapeutischen Leitlinien der Inneren Medizin von Spezialisten präsentiert und auf Ihre Fragen eingegangen. Dabei wird vor allem auf Praxisrelevanz großen Wert gelegt. Unsere Referenten sind Experten in ihren Fachbereichen mit langjähriger Erfahrung in ihrem Betätigungsfeld. Sie kommen aus renommierten Einrichtungen wie dem Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, dem Universitäsklinikum Dresden oder dem Klinikum St. Georg Leipzig.…

The Dubai International Paediatric Neurology Congress taking place 3-6 May 2018, will shed the light on all the aspects related to this vital specialty, from diagnosis to treatment of many neurological disorders like paediatric epilepsy, neurodevelopment disorders, neuro- metabolic and genetic disorders, neuro- immunology disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and much more. This one of its kind scientific platform with elite professionals from the field of paediatric neurology, will give you the opportunity to network, build relations, and exchange knowledge. So come and join the Join the Dubai International Paediatric Neurology Congress and be a part of this exceptional congress for a…

Course "Validation and 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance of Computer Systems" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: Computer Systems Validation (CSV) also known as Software Validation is all-pervasive in the Life Sciences Industry. It is a requirement of all the predicate rules, as well as 21 CFR 11 and Annex 11. However, unless one knows how to implement CSV, it is often very hard to detect the requirement for CSV, and very hard to determine what needs to be done, to meet domestic and /…

Overview: This lesson will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to get their HIPAA house in order as HIPAA is now fully enforced and the government is not using kid gloves any more. It will also address major changes under the Omnibus Rule and any other applicable updates for 2018 and beyond. There are an enormous amount of issues and risks for covered entities and business associates these days. I will speak on specific experiences from over 17 years of experience in working as an outsourced compliance auditor, expert witness on multiple HIPAA cases, and thoroughly explain…

Course "Risk Management in Medical Devices Industry" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: Gaps, incorrect or incomplete implementation of software can delay or make the certification/approval of medical products impossible. Most activities cannot be retroactively performed since they are closely linked into the development lifecycle. Diligent, complete and correct implementation of risk management from the start of product development is therefore imperative. This course will introduce all necessary steps to design, implement and test critical medical device software in a regulatory compliant environment. Software risk…

Overview: Auditing analytical laboratories can be complex because of the preparation that is often required. All of the GMP rules do not apply to the laboratory; while there may be additional requirements depending upon the type of testing that is being conducted. Areas Covered in the Session: GMP Regulations that Apply to Analytical Laboratories Reviewing Documentation Advance Preparation for the Audit Auditing Styles and Structures Who Will Benefit: External and Internal Auditors Supervisors and Analysts in Quality Control Laboratories and Quality Assurance Groups Supervisors and Analysts in Contract Testing Laboratories Speaker Profile: Steven S. Kuwahara , Ph.D. is the founder…

Training Options Duration: 60 Minutes Thursday, May 3, 2018 | 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT Overview: This webinar for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates will identify the top OCR HIPAA enforcement priorities for 2018 and explain simply how you can master HIPAA compliance requirements for each enforcement priority. Why should you Attend: HIPAA Compliance is in crisis throughout the United States. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the HIPAA enforcement arm of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has just announced results of its recent HIPAA Compliance Audits of Covered Entities (CEs). The audited…

This webinar will provide attendees with the knowledge and skills needed to develop and produce an OTC drug product for marketing and sale in the U.S. Learning Objectives: Gain a comprehensive understanding of how OTC drug products are regulated in the U.S. Learn to distinguish between a potential Rx pharmaceutical product and an OTC drug. Recognize the difference between the various pathways for commercializing an OTC drug product. Understand how to identify and successfully navigate an OTC Drug Monograph. Recognize when reliance on a Proposed Rule, Final Rule and/or Drug Monograph is appropriate. Understand how to determine whether an Ingredient…

OVERVIEW The basic provisions of privacy for protected health information are well known in HIPAA. Exceptions abound for various law enforcement purposes as applied to both the federal and state government and its law enforcement activities, including criminal and civil matters. Erase the uncertainty and doubt that exists when the health care practitioner is confronted with a police demand for information. What can you release? To whom? Do you have to notify the patient? Should you notify the patient? What must you document as a permitted disclosure when the police call? Find out in this informative webinar that arms you…

OVERVIEW Phase 2 of the new CMS requirements were to be in place by Nov. 28, 2017. We will look at most Phase 2 requirements in detail. Let this be a moment for your team to solidly know what is required and together assess your home’s compliance. Proven culture change practices that are now part of the Phase 2 requirements and those that contribute to compliance will be highlighted. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND This investment in time and thinking will assist you to solidly know what regulations pertain to your work. You will not be dependent upon others to tell…