Calendar of Events

PHI is pleased to host this calendar of events publicizing national and international public health events. If your organization is planning an public health related event or activity, please complete our submit an event form so that we can share that information here.

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All Events

5/5/2008 -- 5/7/2008

Transforming Healthcare through Health Information Technology

Washington, D.C.

The Collaborative Communications Summit "Transforming Healthcare through Health Information Technology" is designed to help top-level executives, legislators, physicians, regulators and technologists come to grips with technology changes, policy developments and changing business models. Attendees of the CCS HIT are industry leaders and senior executives from the healthcare community. The goal of the CCS HIT is to provide an intimate, high-level forum that facilitates open avenues of communication among executives and stakeholders in healthcare fostering the growth and adoption of HIT resulting in safer, more efficient and cost effective healthcare.

For more information, visit www.collaborativecommunicationssummit.com.

5/5/2008 -- 5/8/2008

2008 Diabetes Conference

Orlando, Florida

Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, this conference will bring together more than 600 participants from a wide range of governmental agencies and private-sector diabetes partners. Some conference goals are to: enhance public health approaches and strategies to preventing and controlling diabetes; increase knowledge and awareness of successful, cost-effective, public and private diabetes programs; present innovative strategies to increase awareness of diabetes and how to prevent its complications; and provide opportunities for skill-building, information-sharing, and networking.

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov.

5/14/2008 -- 5/16/2008

Unlocking Hidden Potential for Health Policy Reform

New Orleans, Lousiana

This year's National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) annual conference will focus on building strong components of health promotion, improvement and disease prevention in national, state, and local health system reform. Conference attendees will include a diverse mix of public health professionals, including representatives from established and emerging public health institutes, state and local health departments, and national partners and trade organizations. Plenary sessions will involve national leaders and senior staff from public health institutes who will address topics related to the conference theme. Roundtable discussions will involve representatives from public health institutes, health policy centers and national partner organizations who will lead discussions on organizational infrastructure, cutting edge programs, research and policy activities that relate to the conference themes. There will also be an NNPHI Best Practices Showcase of public health institutes working in varied landscapes that will highlight the best of what they do during an energizing panel discussion of best practices.

For more information visit www.regonline.com/2008nnphi.

5/21/2008 -- 5/22/2008

Conference on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention

San Francisco, CA

The California Wellness Foundation/California Family Health Council is hosting a one-day conference addressing teen pregnancy prevention in California. The Keynote speaker will be Dr. Michael Carrera from The Children's Aid Society. The event will take place at the Westin San Francisco.

For more information, call the California Family Health Council at 1-800-428-5438.

5/27/2008 -- 5/31/2008

35th Annual International Conference

Washington, D.C.

The Global Health Council's annual conference is widely regarded as one of the premier events in the global health field, attracting more than 2,000 health and development professionals from around the world. Conference attendees represent a diverse array of specialists, including policy makers, program planners, doctors, nurses, social workers and students. Some of the featured speakers at this year's conference will include Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization and Dr. Mirta Roses, Director-General of Pan American Health Organization.

For more information, visit www.globalhealth.org.

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