The Global Climate and Health Forum will bring together 250 leaders from national and local governments, health systems, public health agencies, civil society, and international health organizations to build the community of climate and health professionals, share global success stories of health action for climate, and generate momentum and commitments for action on climate and […]
When: September 15 – 16, 2018 Where: The home of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, Founder of the AMWA; Rochester Hills, Michigan Keynote Speakers Judge Rosemarie Aquilina Judge Rosemarie Aquilina presided over the USA Gymnastics sex abuse case, earning widespread praise for her sentencing of the physician involved, as well as providing a powerful platform for […]
BrightFocus Foundation invites you to a September 17th screening of Turning Point, hosted by AtlanticLIVE at The Hamilton Live in Washington, DC. We are proud to be a Presentation Partner for this new documentary by acclaimed filmmaker James Keach, which brings us inside the quest for the first medication to treat the underlying process of […]
Now more than ever, public health and healthcare organizations need a competent workforce that can develop, manage, and evaluate complex information systems. Applications for CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) is open August 6, 2018- November 5, 2018. Please share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested! Presenters: Sridhar Papagari Sangareddy and Jina […]
Join the FDA Office of Women’s Health, in collaboration with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Tobacco Products, for a conference on Opioid and Nicotine Use, Dependence, and Recovery: Influences of Sex and Gender. This public meeting will be held on September 27 and 28, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, FDA […]
“Paths to Shared Leadership” Brainpower and willpower, united by a common purpose and uncommon commitment—That’s a Vision 2020 Congress. It’s 48 hours of an action agenda pinpointing the unfinished business of achieving equality for women in the U.S. From coast to coast, Vision 2020’s Delegates, Allied Organizations, and special guests will assemble in Miami for […]
A Full-Day Interactive Program Featuring Learner-Centered Skills Practice With Simulated Patients Every member of the healthcare team has interactions that “push our buttons,” try our patience, and trigger judgment. It then becomes difficult for us to convey empathy. The quality of interactions is important: in clinical conversations with patients and families, in routine work with co-workers and, […]
On Sept 30, medical students, physicians, and community partners are throwing a first ever “VOTEKIDS” concert in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Learn what you can do to protect children from gun violence and other public health crises. Meet fellow New Yorkers passionate about social justice. Be part of the solution! WHAT: #Concert Across America is happening in cities and towns from coast […]
Now more than ever, public health and healthcare organizations need a competent workforce that can develop, manage, and evaluate complex information systems. Applications for CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) is open August 6, 2018- November 5, 2018. Please share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested! Presenters: Sridhar Papagari Sangareddy and Jina […]
Now more than ever, public health and healthcare organizations need a competent workforce that can develop, manage, and evaluate complex information systems. Applications for CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) is open August 6, 2018- November 5, 2018. Please share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested! Presenters: Sridhar Papagari Sangareddy and Jina […]
A Full-Day Interactive Program Featuring Learner-Centered Skills Practice With Simulated Patients It’s human nature: We all experience some interactions as “difficult.” Although the professional literature has historically supported the notion of objectively “difficult patients,” researchers and educators have come to understand that it is the relationship or the interaction that contributes to the difficulty. When […]
See Dr. Rita Charon deliver the 2018 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in D.C., on October 15. Reserve your tickets for the NEH Jefferson Lecture online now. Dr. Rita Charon, founder of the field of narrative medicine, will deliver the lecture on Monday, October 15 at the Warner Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The lecture, […]
AMWA Past-President Speaks at Children’s Cancer Event! On October 20th, A Road for the Cure Foundation will be hosting its Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala: Arabian Nights at the Ft. Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs. The event will be a night to remember with a silent auction, a live auction, dinner, and live entertainment. There will be […]
“The cutting-edge research advanced by leading experts at CMHC generates a wealth of newfound knowledge that attendees can apply to optimize therapies for their patients at highest cardiometabolic risk.” –Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA The 13th Annual CMHC event in Boston gives attendees immediate access to clinical insight and experience from renowned keynote presenters and lecturers, cutting-edge […]
Major academic centers co-sponsor presentations by leading researchers The lack of data to support prescribing medications for pregnant women safely and effectively has resulted in these women being relegated to “pharmaceutical orphans.” New discoveries and innovations in obstetric pharmacology will be highlighted November 1-2, 2018 during “Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology: Practical Prescribing and Research Methods Update,” a […]
On behalf of the United States World War I Centennial Commission, it is our great pleasure and distinct honor to invite you and your organization to participate in the Women in Wartime: Tribute to the Women of WWI, which is part of a series of commemorative events providing a First Look at the future National […]
click for summit flyer The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) will be hosting an Advocacy Leadership Summit to train medical students on essential advocacy skills to address high prescription costs and the pharmaceutical industry’s influence on medicine and health policy. The training will be hosted at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, […]
A Full-Day Interactive Program Featuring Learner-Centered Skills Practice With Simulated Patients Every clinician has experienced discomfort or frustration in their interactions with patients. Consider these familiar concerns: “I wish I felt more comfortable talking with patients about sensitive subjects. They just clam up when I try to screen for depression or STDs or substance use. […]
Greetings from the Kenya Medical Women’s Association (KMWA) It is with pleasure that we invite you to attend this year’s Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) Conference for the Near East and Africa Region that is scheduled for November 11th – 15th 2018. The theme of the conference is: Accelerating Women’s Health Agenda: Priorities and Opportunities Through […]
Once again, TEDMED is offering members of the American Medical Women’s Association the chance to attend TEDMED 2018 with special VIP Delegate registration benefits! We’re offering AMWA members pre-approved status (bypassing our standard application and vetting process) and a courtesy rate of $3,950 ($1,000 off the standard registration fee). TEDMED organizers believe that AMWA members […]