National Reduce Tobacco Use Conference 2014
April 10-11, 2014 Arlington, Virginia
The National Reduce Tobacco Use Conference will showcase the latest in tobacco use prevention, reduction and cessation with youth and young adults. Plan to attend and network with colleagues from around the country at the beautiful Sheraton Pentagon City just minutes from Washington D.C. Come and hear experts present effective strategies for addressing tobacco use with your young people today.
Biomarkers for a Successful Pregnancy
Thursday, 17 October 2013 09:00 - 17:00 London, United Kingdom
Successful biomarker profiling in pregnant or prenatal women could not only help predict the pregnancy risk to mothers, but also survival rate of the unborn child and any possible future complications. There is a wide range of possibility for using biomarkers in pregnancy and prenatal testing. For example, research is currently being undertaken to identify biomarkers for
Identifying
· ectopic pregnancy
· potential rejection of pregnancy by the mother
· possible cardiovascular issues
· maternal autoimmune development
· hypertensive disorders
Assessing
· pregnancy outcome
Revealing
· Maternal Alcohol Consumption
· Maternal tobacco use
Avoiding
· reducing multiple pregnancy
to highlight just a few. This event aims to focus on the current research in this area and discuss the way forward in using biomarkers as a predictive and diagnostic tool to improve pregnancy outcome internationally
This event has CPD accreditation and is part of the 2013 Pregnancy Summit - www.PregnancySummit2013.com
Who Should Attend
Biotech and Pharma Industry Managers: CEOs, Chief Scientists, Group Heads, Senior and Junior Scientists, Research working in the field of biomarkers or pregnancy
Academic and Research Institutes: Group and Lab Heads, Postdoctoral Scientists and Research Students working in the field of biomarkers or pregnancy
Clinicians: Anyone working in the field of pregnancy and diagnosing pregnancy-related illnesses and pregnancy outcome
Contact Details
Email: enquiries@euroscicon.com
Web: www.lifescienceevents.com
Phone: 07507 799380
44th Union World Conference on Lung Health
October 30-November 3, 2013 Paris, France
The 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health will be held at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France on 30 October–3 November 2013.
The conference theme is "Shared Air, Safe Air?" This theme reflects growing concerns about the need to improve or preserve the quality of the air we breathe for both healthy and vulnerable persons alike. To safeguard the wellness of future generations, it is essential that we take action now on the problems of tobacco smoke and air pollution, and the preventable spread of airborne infections. These are issues that affect everyone, but the risks and the impact are disproportionately greater for those who are poor and disadvantaged.
The vital importance of "Shared Air, Safe Air?" will be a recurrent theme throughout the five-day scientific programme, which will also present the latest developments in the related fights against tuberculosis, HIV, lung disease, non-communicable diseases and the global campaign for tobacco control.
Cancer in Africa: Bridging Science and Humanity
21-24 November 2013 Durban, South Africa
The African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer is pleased to announce its 9th International Conference on Cancer in Africa. It will take place in Durban, South Africa from 21-24 November 2013 at the International Convention Centre Durban.
Held every two years, the AORTIC conferences provide a unique platform to bring together leading African and international health care professionals in cancer care, advocates, leaders in Government, and various members of the international health industry and global cancer community to meet and discuss cancer-related matters and proffer solutions to significantly reduce the impact of cancer in Africa and indeed around the world. To make a difference, AORTIC invites you, as a committed member of the international cancer control community, to contribute to and listen to world-renowned speakers, to network with colleagues and professionals from all over the world, and to be exposed to the latest research findings in the cancer arena.
The target audience for AORTIC’s 9th International Cancer Conference is anyone interested in the cancer burden in Africa, including physicians, nurses, social workers, researchers, and representatives of NGOs and international businesses.
The programme will address cutting edge cancer management and basic science and clinical research on cancers relevant to Africa. This will include the following topics: National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs), Cancer Registration, Basic Sciences, Genetics, Epigenetics, Site-specific Cancers, Biomarkers, Radiation, Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, HIV-AIDS-related Cancers, Haematology, Cancer Advocacy, Tobacco-related Cancers, Paediatric Oncology, Palliative Care, and Oncology Nursing.
Complexity: Researching Alcohol and Other Drugs in a Multiple World
21-23 August 2013 Aarhus, Denmark
The last decade has seen the idea of complexity gain force in social science and epidemiological research. As social problems of all kinds prove less amenable to change than is sometimes suggested by the reductionist demands of orthodox positivist approaches, theory and method have turned to ways of articulating the elusive, uncertain and complex.
For some, such as the science and technology studies scholars Annemarie Mol and John Law (2002), complexity means multiplicity rather than unity, realities rather than reality, distinct but overlapping worlds, logics and orders. Implicated, too, are questions about the relation between order and chaos, and the validity of binaries of any kind, including that of simplicity and complexity itself.
This conference offers a forum in which the issues and dilemmas of complexity in alcohol and other drug research can be explored. It welcomes research based on quantitative and qualitative methods, and encourages innovative use of methods, concepts and theoretical approaches. Following the conference, Contemporary Drug Problems, an interdisciplinary quarterly and one of the driving forces behind the conference, will publish a special issue featuring selected papers from the conference.
Possible sub-themes
Changing meanings, definitions and measures of addiction
The relationships between alcohol and other drug use and health and social phenomena
Emerging drugs and conceptions of their effects
Public opinion on illicit drug use, drinking or smoking
Drug policy and the forces and assumptions that shape it
Drugs and addiction in film, news and other media
Models and practices of treatment and recovery
Pedagogies of addiction and drugs in universities and schools
Drugs in urban cultures and spaces
Subjects and practices of harm reduction
Global politics of drug production and consumption
Complexity and method in the addiction and drug use field
Validity and reliability in quantitative drug research
Quantitative and qualitative theories of complexity and their uses in drug research.
Questions
All queries should be directed to:
Nicola Thomson
Editorial Assistant, Contemporary Drug Problems
at CDP@curtin.edu.au
7th National Smokeless & Spit Tobacco Summit
“Empowering Advocates for the Next Frontier in Smokeless Tobacco”
August 6 – 8, 2013 The University of Montana – Missoula, Montana
Presented by University of Montana The College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences
The 7th National Smokeless and Spit Tobacco Summit is the ONLY national conference dedicated to addressing the health and social issues attributed to smokeless and spit tobacco use.
Public health practitioners, researchers, medical and dental care providers, American Indian Tribal leaders, youth leadership professionals and more will gather to inform and motivate unified policies and programs aimed at reducing smokeless and spit tobacco use.
A National Steering Committee has assembled to plan the Summit, and has identified the following goals for the 3-day Summit:
Focus national attention on smokeless and spit tobacco addiction as a critical public health issue.
Bring a united voice to smokeless tobacco advocates in the fields of prevention, research, and treatment.
Empower attendees with viable public health solutions to take action in support of programs and policies that reduce smokeless and spit tobacco use in their communities.
Share current treatment guidelines and promising approaches for dental health providers to utilize in their oral health practice.
Update health practitioners and public health workers about addiction and cessation issues.
Controlling the use of dangerous smokeless and spit tobacco products requires a comprehensive effort, involving many different sectors of the community.
To this end, the Conference Committee will be promoting the Summit to the following groups:
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Specialists
Public Health Officials
Tribal Health Officials
Dental Care Providers & Association Reps
Medical Providers & Association Reps
Voluntary Health Organizations
Health Scientists, Researchers, Academia
Health Science Writers
Health Communication Organizations
American Indian Tribal Leaders
K-12 Health & P.E. Educators
Military Leaders
Parks & Recreation Leaders
Youth Leadership Professionals
Sports & Athletic Leaders
Mining Industry Officials
Law Enforcement Leaders
Clergy
Pharmaceutical Industry Representatives
General Inquires
Mikel Robinson
info@smokelesstobaccosummit.com
(406) 546-8584
15th World Conference on Lung Cancer
October 27-30, 2013 Sydney, Australia
At the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer our objectives are to:
• Enhance tobacco control and smoking cessation
• Identify effective global lung cancer prevention strategies
• Understand risk stratification for screening and early detection
• Utilise optimal biopsy and molecular testing strategies to support individualized care
• Optimize cost-effective imaging for diagnosis, staging and follow-up
• Describe best practice multi-disciplinary management and identify barriers to its implementation
• Appreciate emerging technologies and recent advances in treatment for lung cancer
• Highlight optimal symptom relief and palliation strategies for thoracic cancers
• Practice survivorship and support strategies
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
International Conference Services Ltd.
Suite 2101 - 1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 2K3
Phone: +1 604 681 2153
Fax: +1 604 681 1049
Email: WCLC2013@icsevents.com
Conference Manager: Grit Schoenherr
