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| Mar. 11-13, 2010 14th UNION North American Region Conference Orlando, FL IUATLD-NAR and Stop TB USA The 14th Annual North American International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD NA) conference will be held in Orlando Florida, March 11-13 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. General Session topics will include: (1) TB-HIV Co-infection: A Sum Greater than Its Parts; (2) Basic Science: From the Bench to the Bedside; (3) Social Determinants of TB Transmission; (3) Diagnosis and Treatment; and (4) Assessing the Roles, Results and Confounders of Newer Laboratory Methods. Related sessions will include a Stop TB North American Meeting (U.S. and Canada); the annual Stop TB USA Advocacy Session; the annual Nursing Assembly; a Latin American Liaison Meeting; plus plenty of networking opportunities and a “Clinical Conversations” session where there will be opportunities for clinicians and others to discuss challenging cases with colleagues. For more information contact: Kitty McAndrews at the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest; Phone: 312-781-1100; E-Mail: kmcandrews@lungil.org. Or check the BC lung Association website at: http://www.bc.lung.ca/lungdiseases/tuberculosis_iuatld.html |
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May 14-19, 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana At ATS 2010 in New Orleans, more than 400 sessions will provide a comprehensive review of the latest information on the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases, critical illnesses and sleep disorders. In addition, more than 5,000 original research abstracts will be presented, giving attendees new perspectives on the clinical, basic science and translational discoveries that will shape the future of adult and pediatric respiratory care. For the first time, clinical case reports, as well as scientific abstracts, will be presented during the conference. Among the many topics to be covered in addition to tuberculosis are asthma, COPD, lung cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, ARDS, and sarcoidosis. The Advance Program with registration form will be available in January 2010 at www.thoracic.org. For more information, please contact the ATS International Conference Department at (212) 315-8652 or conference@thoracic.org. |
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