2nd International Congress of Medical Education

Dear Colleague:

Medical Education in Mexico and the World is a matter of reflection and continuous analysis of development in the search of improving the teaching-learning process in the medical area. Therefore, the Mexican Association of Medical Faculties and Schools, A.C. (AMFEM) and the Health Ministry of the Federal Government, within the scope of the bicentenary of the 'MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE' and the centennial of the 'MEXICAN REVOLUTION', are inviting contributors involved in design, development, evaluation and updating of plans and study programs for medical careers, as well as those responsible for the regulatory framework, to the 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, the 1st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SIMULATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, and THE NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION WEEK OF THE FEDERAL HEALTH MINISTRY to be held from May 31 to June 4, 2010 in CANCUN, MEXICO.



This second congress is going to permit a discussion space and a forum for proposal presentations to set medical education in a global and contextualized environment, allowing the participants to get to know the educational innovations applicable to new styles of learning (PBL, MBE ) as well as innovative educational services (use of clinical simulators), new rich media applications for learning (educational software), applications concerning technology platforms for the production and information management (instructional design for distance education), open innovation of new technologies as a social inclusion, education skills, continuous and distance learning education among others.

At the same time, the International Congress of Medical Education will reveal the current state of medical education in diverse and different settings and alternatives at regional, national and international levels. This will serve as a framework for designing strategies and actions focused to achieving a close collaboration among medical schools and faculties in the world. We hope for the assistance of over 800 participants who are going to highlight this event.

In order to achieve our objects, we have invited a selected group of professors with high quality in academic experience and trajectory. This makes us believe that there will be an international communication on the subject. We invite you to allow us to prove our hospitality. This will be the beginning of a consolidation of the medical education's quality worldwide.

We are looking forward to see you in Cancun and to continue sharing the experience.

Yours sincerely

Dr. J. Víctor Lara Vélez
General Congress Coordinator


Dr. Jesús E. Noyola Bernal
President of AMFEM, A.C.

www.congressmexico.com/amfem

www.amfem.edu.mx

A review of medical education and it's globalization perspectives

3rd International Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors MedEspera–2010

Dear colleagues,

It is a great honour to invite you to the 3rd International Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors MedEspera–2010, that will be held on May 19-21, 2010, within the State Medical and Pharmaceutical University „Nicolae Testemitanu”, in Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova.

This significant event will gather students, residents, interns and young doctors under 35 years of age, from Moldova and countries abroad.

The Congress includes a large series of workshops and distinct conferences.
The scientific papers can belong to any of the following specialities:

Human Anatomy; Human Genetics; Histology, Cytology, Embryology; Molecular Biology; Biochemistry; Human Physiology; Pathomorphology; Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery; Microbiology, Immunology, Virology; Pharmacology; Pharmacy; Pathophysiology; Radiology and Imagistics; Traumatology, Orthopedics; Ophthalmology; Urology; Phthisiology; Internal Medicine; Surgery; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Neurology; Toxicology; Dermatovenerology; Endocrinology; Oncology; Otorhinolaryngology; Hematology; Pediatrics; Resuscitation and Anesthesiology; Dental Medicine; Clinical Immunology, Allergology; Sexopathology; Infectious Diseases, Parasitology; Psychiatry; Public Health; Nursing; Forensic Medicine; Medical Emergencies; Neonatology, Perinatology; Pediatric Surgery; Neurosurgery.

The participants of the Congress will also benefit of a unique social program through which they can discover the true national values of the Republic of Moldova.

The registration is on-line only and the deadline is April 10, 2010.

For more information visit our website at www.usmf.md/congress

5th Baltic Sea Region Conference in Medical Sciences (BSRC)

Dear Colleagues,

With great honor and pride Medical Students of Lithuania invite You to the:

5th Baltic Sea Region Conference in Medical Sciences (BSRC)

The conference will take place from 14th till 16th of May 2010 in Vilnius – the capital of Lithuania.

The preceding BSRCs in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have shown to be a very important event for medical students throughout the Baltic Sea Region and further countries as well.

The Conference will offer a good opportunity to contend with best scientific works, be evaluated by competent specialists, participate in various seminars, build friendly and professional relationships and share experience.

The entire program will take place in the Old town of Vilnius – European Capital of Culture´09. You will have a social program allowing you to experience its ancient spirit. In the evenings you will get a chance to see Vilnius´ night life.

You will have an opportunity to present your scientific work or to listen to others in fields of:

* fundamental medicine,
* biomedicine,
* dentistry,
* pharmacy,
* public health.

On purpose to involve more students into scientific activity and to develop their scientific skills 5th BSRC will reward students who present best research works or posters:

* 1st place of every section will receive prizes worth 100 €;
* 3 best presentations of the conference will share 1000 € cash reward.

Furthermore 5th BSRC offers you a unique chance to participate in the International Conference of Doctors and Residents of Family Medicine. You will be easily allowed to take an active role in all its workshops and lectures.

The deadline for abstract submission is the 1st of March, 2010.


For registration and further information visit our website:

http://www.bsrc.lt

don´t hesitate to write to us bsrcinfo@gmail.com


We kindly ask you to forward this e-mail to your contacts or any medical groups or mailing list you are subscribed to. Your role will be highly appreciated. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

See you in Vilnius 2010!

Sincerely,

The organizing committee of 5th Baltic Sea Region Conference

ICMS 2010 13-16 May, Sofia, Bulgaria

Dear Colleagues & Friends,

We are honored to invite You to the upcoming - 9th International Congress of Medical Sciences for students & young doctors in Sofia, Bulgaria (ICMS 2010).

http://www.icmsbg.org

For the last 8 years this annual event has become one of the leading and most important academic events for medical students and young doctors in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 350 participants. Our profound and leading philosophy is to stimulate and to contribute to the development of European scientific life by providing the best tribune to all those young scientists and future doctors who carry the light of the explorer. TheICMS is held under the patronage of the rector of Medical University of Sofia and it is organized by the Association of Medical Students in Bulgaria (AMSB, www.amsb.org), member of the International Federation of Medical Students` Associations (IFMSA).

This letter is a warm invitation to all future scientists who are seeking an opportunity to present their research works and exchange ideas upon topics in the field of :

• medicine
• dentistry
• biomedical sciences
• pharmacology
• medical technologies

and thus strengthen the European network for scientific collaboration.

The deadline for abstract submission is 01.03.2010.

The conference will be from 13 – 16th May 2010 and can offer its participants:

• Internationally respected certificates
• Lectures of world-leading professors
• Interesting workshops devoted to the latest discoveries in the field of medicine
• Exciting social program every day (including post-congress tour)
• Contact person who will meet you at arrival

For further information visit our website: http://www.icmsbg.org

or do not hesitate to write to us at info@icmsbg.org

Looking forward to seeing you in May!

Best regards,

ICMS`10 Organizing Committee

INTED2010 (International Technology, Education and Development Conference) - 4th edition

INTED2010 (International Technology, Education and Development
Conference) - 4th edition

Website: http://www.inted2010.org
Email: inted2010@iated.org

Abstracts should be submitted at http://www.iated.org/inted2010/submit before
the 1st of December 2009

The objective of INTED2010 is to share your experiences in the fields of
Technology, Education, Development and International Collaboration.

This is an annual International Forum for lecturers, researchers, professors,
educational scientists and technologists who wish to present their projects
and results in all disciplines and fields of Education. This 4th annual
edition expects to count with the attendance of more than 450 delegates from
65 different countries.

You can present your projects in two modalities: In person (oral and poster
presentations) and virtually (if you can not attend in person).
Two ISBN publications (INTED2010 Abstracts CD and INTED2010 Proceedings CD)
will be produced with all accepted abstracts and papers that will serve as a
database of innovation projects in Education and Technology.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is the 1st of December 2009.
You can submit it at: http://www.iated.org/inted2010/submit

We look forward to your contribution!

Yours sincerely,

INTED2010 Secretariat

(sursa: conference alerts)

'RNAi & The world of small RNA molecules'

Spring School 'RNAi & The world of small RNA molecules'

14-16 April 2010, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Fee: EPS PhD Students and post-docs with an approved Education Plan €
150,-- (excluding B&B); Other PhD Students and post-docs € 225,--
(excluding B&B) and all others participants € 300,-- (excluding B&B).

For more information, see
http://www.graduateschool-eps.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=154&Itemid=265

The Interdisciplinary Research Training 4th Edition!

DO YOU WANT A CAREER IN RESEARCH?

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO START!

The Interdisciplinary Research Training 4th Edition!

The beneficiaries of this training will be 24 students in the 1st and 2nd year from different universities in Cluj-Napoca. They will be working in teams in a competitive environment for 7 weeks between 21.10.2009 and 13.12.2009. Every week 3 participants will leave the competition, and in the end there will be 3 winners, which will get a certificate proving their participation and a 3 month fellowship with the Center For Health Policy and Public Health. In addition, at the end of the workshop, all the students will acquire basic knowledge regarding research, information about the perspectives research and the possibilities of a career in research.

Moreover, during workshops, trainings and sessions of lecture, there will be specialists in communication addressing speeches (live or online), which include the basic themes for the participants research projects.

Applicants must send an e-mail that includes a motivation letter and a CV at I4R@healthpolicy.ro until 17.10.2009, (23:59).

On the 19th of October the applicants selected will be interviewed, and two days later on the 21st of October the 24 paricipants will be announced via email.

I4R is promoting an interdisciplinary approach in research. The purpose of this year’s training is the creation of a functional network of students from different areas of interest and also aiming to offer young students the opportunity to test their abilities in the field of research.

Sing up now!!

BE ONE OF THE 3 FELLOWSHIP WINNERS!!

PerHealth 2010 - The First IEEE PerCom Workshop on Pervasive Healthcare

in conjunction with the
Eighth IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and
Communications - PerCom 2010 (http//www.percom.org/)

Mannheim, Germany
March 29 or April 2, 2010
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**** Paper Submission Deadline --- October 18, 2009 ****

Sponsored by

IEEE, IEEE Computer Society

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Pervasive Healthcare constitutes one of the most promising and technically challenging application domains for pervasive computing. It involves many research areas, from wearable computing and ubiquitous connectivity to context-awareness, sensor data fusion, artificial intelligence, expert systems, medical analytics, databases and user-friendly interfaces.
While significant technological progress has been achieved in the past few years, further work is needed to develop complete systems that can really improve the patient quality of life and reduce medical errors and costs. First of all, an efficient, reliable, and complete pervasive healthcare system must satisfy both medical and patient requirements in terms of accuracy, reliability, unobtrusiveness and user acceptance. To do this, a multidisciplinary approach is necessary starting from the integration of new wearable technologies in a single Body Area Network to the design and development of system architectures and middleware solutions able to
support efficient and dependable services like continuous remote monitoring,
patient tracking, and ambient assistance. The IEEE PerHealth workshop will
provide a forum where researchers in the area of Pervasive Healthcare can discuss
current results in the field and possible hints for future work.
Original contributions are solicited related to all areas involved in the design of
pervasive healthcare systems.

TOPICS

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Wearable and Implantable sensors for healthcare
- Pervasive communications in healthcare
- Service and device discovery
- Data fusion and context elaboration
- Privacy and security issues in healthcare
- Middleware for pervasive healthcare
- Energy Efficiency in health monitoring
- Artificial intelligence and expert systems
- User interface, usability and acceptability of pervasive healthcare systems
- Home monitoring and ambient assisted applications for healthcare
- Healthcare applications for clinicians
- Business Models of Pervasive Health Delivery
- Standards and frameworks

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

at: http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting .

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper submission: Oct. 18, 2009
Author notification: Dec. 21, 2009
Camera-ready due: Jan. 29, 2010

For further information, please contact the workshop chairs at perhealth2010-chairs@iit.cnr.it or visit the workshop website (http://cnd.iit.cnr.it/perhealth2010/).

[sursa: www.cs.wisc.edu/dbworld]

11TH Craiova International Medical Students Conference 2009

19-22 November 2009
www.ssmc.ro/cimsc2009

Dear Friends:

It's our great pleasure to invite you to join us for the 11TH Craiova International Medical Students Conference 2009 which is organized by Craiova Medical Students Society.

CIMSC 2009 will be held on 19th - 22rd of November 2009, in University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania


DEADLINE
th of NOVEMBER 2009

CIMSC 2009 provides the opportunity of sharing scientific knowledge, experience, skills, as well as setting common goals and meeting cultures through:
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Basic science
- Physiotherapy
- Poster section


Please visit our website for details: http://www.ssmc.ro/cimsc2009

For any questions contact us at:
ssmc@ssmc.ro ; cimsc2009@gmail.com

We hope that you will all participate to this meaningful event and we look forward to meeting you in Craiova for CIMSC 2009 : 11TH Craiova International Medical students Conference 2009

3rd International Online Medical Conference (IOMC 2010)

March 6 & 7, 2010

REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND IOMC 2010


3rd International Online Medical Conference (IOMC 2010) which will take place on March 6 & 7, 2010. Building upon the success of previous IOMC conferences, IOMC 2010 aims to provide a forum for discussing and presenting research findings, studies, and experiences in the field of medicine, to create an opportunity for medical researchers, activists, scientists, students, and specialists to meet each other online and share their research papers, and to provide a chance to find new research colleagues and partners for future research works.


Why attend IOMC 2010?
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Why attend IOMC 2010:
- IOMC 2010 is the 3rd series of International Online Medical Conference which was held successfully in 2008 & 2009
- Nearly 200 experts, professors, medical researchers and students attended last year conference
- Key-note speeches will be delivered by renowned medical professors during the conference
- Educational Workshops (on different topics such as Scientific writing, presentation skills, Journal Article review skills, etc.) will be delivered during conference days
- By registering to attend IOMC Conference, you will also become a member of IOMC
- IOMC holds professional workshops throughout the year for its members for Free
- It is comprehensive enough; All medical (including medicine, pharmacology, and nursing) students and experts are welxome to attend
- All accepted papers will be published in the conference Electronic Proceedings Book published by a renowned Publisher with an ISBN and indexed in renowned databases
- High quality papers may also be nominated for publication in IOMC professional partner journals (including over 14 indexed and ISI journals)
- IOMC Conference provides several awards including Best Paper Award, Best STUDENT Paper Award, Best Presentation Award, Best Reviewer Award, etc.
- You can attend the conference to learn from other experts and researchers, and benefit from key-note speeches, workshops and presentations
- You can expand your research network and find new research partners and colleagues from all around the globe
- You can also submit your paper (if interested) and improve your research work by the helps provided by conference professional reviewers and Committee members
- and ...

So don't miss the opportunity for attending the most innovative Medical Conference of the world.

Important dates:
Early Registration: September 06, 2009
Abstract Submission: October 05, 2009
Paper Submission: December 07, 2009
IOMC 2010 Conference: March 6-7, 2010

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Early Registration deadline for IOMC 2010 conference, which September 06, 2009 is approaching. So don't miss the great opportunity to attend 3rd series of this prestigious medical conference at the minimum costs and gain invaluable experiences and form strong networks with medical students and professors worldwide.

The Early registration fee for participation in IOMC 2010 is as it follows:
Last year conference (IOMC 2009) participants: 90 Euro
New Conference Participants: 100 Euro


Medical students:

Normal Country: 75 Euro
Low-Income Country: 30 Euro


Low-income countries Participants: 45 Euro


More information: visit http://www.iomcworld.com/2010/registration.htm


Kindly notice that the registration fee covers:

a. Online conference participation
b. Publication fees
c. Certificaten & Proceedings E-Book (to be posted to all registered participants after the conference)
d. Conference Awards
e. Multimedia
f. Postal costs

* Moreover, by registering to attend IOMC Conference, you will also become a member of IOMC and will benefit from having the priority to attend our Online Medical workshops held throughout the year for FREE and earn more credit and experience.

Authors and researchers are invited to submit their papers to the IOMC 2010. All papers will undergo blind peer review process. Accepted papers will be allocated a time to be presented online during the conference days. Besides, all accepted papers will be published in the conference Electronic Proceedings Book entitled "2010 Annals of Medicine and Healthcare Research" published by a renowned Publisher with an ISBN and indexed in renowned databases. High quality papers may also be nominated for publication in IOMC professional partner journals including over 14 indexed and ISI journals.

Important note: For authors who want to submit a paper to IOMC 2010, but prefer to register earlier during the Early Registration period, if their paper has been rejected after the review process anbd they wish not to attend the conference, their registration fee can be refunded, upon their request.

Building upon its two years of successful conferences in 2008 & 2009 where nearly 200 experts and medical researchers attended the conferences and shared their research findings, the IOMC 2010 conference will form an innovative and renowned online venue for medical researchers, professors, students and academicians to discuss their research findings and share their knowledge using the IOMC conference innovative platform.

IOMC International Advisory Board and Scientific Committee is formed of renowned professors from around the world. For more information visit: http://www.iomcworld.com/2010/committees.htm

IOMC conference will be held online, so authors and participants do not need to travel to the conference venue or anywhere to take part in the conference. Instead they can simply present their paper and/or attend the conference to learn from other experts online via Internet and by logging in to our professional conference portal. This way, participants can save travelling, accommodation and visa costs. Our feedbacks from the previous years conferences show that participants are very satisfied with the conference and its innovative, comfortable & effective means to attend a professional conference at an international level.

We look forward to seeing you all in IOMC 2010. Should you have any question, please feel free to contact the conference team at iomc@...

Regards,

IOMC 2010 Conference Secretariat

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3rd International Online Medical Conference (IOMC 2010)

Website: http://www.iomcworld.com/2010/

Email: iomc@...

trauma conference, london, 6-8 nov 2009

We warmly invite you and your colleagues to submit abstract for presentation at our annual Trauma Conference, which is taking place on 6th-8th November 2009.

Trauma Conference website:

http://www.union. ic.ac.uk/ medic/surgicalso ciety/trauma/ international_ students. html

Trauma Conference is a national conference for medical students on trauma medicine, comprise of a programme of lectures, practicals, poster competition and presentation from international students. The 2-day programme is based on the Advanced Trauma Life Support course by the American College of Surgeons. It's a very popular event, with last year's tickets selling out within 14 days and we received very good feedback. We have some of the best trauma consultants in London giving us lectures, many specialist trainees giving practical demonstrations over a weekend. It has become a tradition of Surgical Society to invite medical students from abroad to give presentations before the conference, and they in turn will be invited to stay for the entire conference (no fees) and we will offer them certificates etc. So far, students from Germany, France, Romania, Australia and Malaysia have presented and attended the conference. Students from Taiwan and the Netherlands have also taken part in other Surgical Society events.

The titles for this year's international student presentations are:

1. An interesting case study in Trauma Medicine
2. What is the most important contribution to Trauma and Emergency Medicine from your country

It is hope that these titles will be suitable for both clinical and preclinical students to take part.
I really hope that you and some of your colleagues may be interested enough to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference. The dates of the conference are 7th-8th November 2009, and oral presentations which are shortlisted will take place in the evening of 6th November 2009. Further, I would be more than happy to keep you informed of ICSM Surgical Society's events, we always welcome guests from overseas!

ESF-UB Conference on 'Rare Diseases II - Hearing/Sight Loss', DL 22.9

- Call for Applications/Papers -

Closing date: extended to 22 September 2009

Chairs: Christine Petit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, FR & José-Alain Sahel, Institut de la Vison, Paris, FR

Organising Committee: Olivier Lorentz, Institut de la Vision, Paris,FR & Michèle Roa, Institut Pasteur, Paris, FR

Auditory and visual impairments compose a very large spectrum of rare disorders occurring at any age. These two sensory deficiencies are combined in several syndromes, such as Usher syndrome, leading to a major disability. Despite significant advances, progress in the understanding of the pathogenesis of these disorders as well as in the development of therapeutic approaches and rehabilitation, call for the setting up of a brisk cross-talk between these two scientific biomedical fields. Indeed the relationship between the two sensory systems is multiple. Most of the disorders affect the sensory organs.
Their respective sensory cells, which are the major target cells of the defects, share several structures, for instance a cilium and ribbon synapses, and physiological properties. The therapeutic approaches, nowadays mainly based on pharmacological and gene therapy approaches for retinal defects and prostheses for hearing impairment, especially cochlear implants, provide a broad range of experience that can be fully exploited by the other sensory field. Finally,
rehabilitation in patients massively relies on the compensation of one sense by the other.

The meeting will bring together experts in sensory neuroscience, developmental biology, genetics, cell biology, modelling, translational research and therapy. It aims at promoting exchanges between the scientists of the two fields and beyond, at stimulating the emergence of new research projects at the interface between disciplines and at training young researchers in this interdisciplinary field.

The sessions will discuss in parallel and compare for vision and hearing:
· the process of the sensory information by the two sensory systems
· the evolution of the two sensory systems
· the development of the sensory organs and the associated developmental defects
· the mechanisms of sensory transduction and the associated disorders
· the role of the cilium and the ribbon synapses in photoreceptor cells and auditory hair cells, and the pathogenesis of the disorders affecting the two sensory systems
· the various therapeutic approaches and rehabilitation: the present
achievements, challenges and the fast evolving perspectives.

Three poster awards will be distributed to the best posters presented.
These prizes will fully cover the participants’ fees and travel costs.

A good number of grants are also available for young researchers to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. Grant requests should be made by ticking appropriate field(s) in the paragraph "Grant application" of the application form.

A certain number of short oral presentations will also be selected from submitted abstracts. Abstracts should be submitted together with the application form.

Full conference programme and application form are accessible online from www.esf.org/conferences/09295.

ESF Contact for further information: Anne Guehl - aguehl@esf.org

(preluare GenomicaPC6)

RE: 7th international scientific conference for students and young doctors

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE
7th September 2009 (extended deadline)


CONFERENCE DATES
14th October (Wednesday) – 17th October (Saturday), 2009

CONFERENCE VENUE
Halls: “Ambroise Pare” and “Claudius Galen”
Place: University Telecommunication Endoscopic Centre, Medical University-Pleven
Address: 1, Kliment Ohridski str., Pleven 5800, Bulgaria

Official University Website: www.mu-pleven.bg
Conference Website: http://mdsc.mu-pleven.bg/
Conference Email Address: mdscpleven@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

REGISTRATION FEE
Notification: Registration fee waived for First award winners at the last VI medical scientific conference 15-18 October 2008!

Registration and advanced payment by 15th September 2009
Active Participants: 30.00 EUR for International Participants
Passive Participants: 25.00 EUR for International Participants

Registration and payment at the registration desk on arrival
Active Participants: 35.00 EUR for International Participants
Passive Participants: 30.00 EUR for International Participants

GH/Innovate 2010

Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 7th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18, 2010
Register Today For Lowest Registration Rate (Rate Increases After August 31): http://www.unitefor sight.org/ conference


Call For Abstracts: Submit an abstract online at http://www.unitefor sight.org/ conference
The abstract deadline is September 20.

“A Meeting of Minds”—CNN

200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 participants from 55 countries. The conference challenges students, public health professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative, effective solutions to achieve global goals.

WHO Patient Safety - Research Grants

Applications are invited for the 2009 Small Grants Research Programme

This project has been set up to stimulate research on patient safety priority areas by providing seed funding for small research projects. In addition, it is envisaged that the initiative will contribute to building local research capacity and will help raise awareness about patient safety. The programme focuses on applied research. Applications that attempt to identify local solutions, or evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of existing solutions are especially welcomed.

Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, following peer review by a panel of external experts. Between US$10 000 - 25 000 will be available per grant. Application deadline: 30 September 2009.

Information on the Small Research Grants Programme and how to apply

European Words is waiting for YOU!

Dear European friends,

Last month you have been able to read the first edition of European Words, the new online magazine about students’ life in Europe, written by students, written for students!

In June we will publish European Words volume 2 and for this edition the European Words team is still looking for articles!

Do you want to share your way of living in your country and home town with the rest of Europe? Do you want to tell other European students what it’s like to be a medical student in your country? Then start writing and send us your article! Your article can be a report, a column, an interview or whatever you think will be interesting and fun to read for other European medical students.

Please send your article – with a maximum of 500 words - before 15 June 2009 to europeanwords@gmail.com.

Do you want to do more than just writing an article for European Words? European Words is looking for new team members, who will review the articles we receive, write their own articles and help develop the whole concept of European Words to grow to an even bigger level! We are also looking for a webmaster to create the new European Words website, which will be available soon.
Do you want to become part of the European Words team? Please send us an email with a short introduction and motivation at europeanwords@gmail.com. The deadline to apply is 15 June 2009!

If you have any further questions about European Words, please do not hesitate to contact us.

European Words: Your Words, Your World!

Yours,

Ragna Boerma
Editor-in-Chief European Words

The 7th International Medical Conference for Students and Young Doctors

Dear friends and colleagues,

We at the organizing committee are proud to announce that The Medical University of Pleven - Bulgaria will be hosting The 7<sup>th</sup> International Medical Conference for Students and Young Doctors from 14<sup>th</sup> to 17<sup>th</sup> of October 2009 in our beautiful city of Pleven.

This Medical Conference in the past has been a great forum for exchange of knowledge and ideas, at the same time allowing students from different countries and backgrounds to come together and share their cultural values.

We are looking forward to recreate the enchantment we have been creating for the past 6 conferences and hope to have doctors such as yourselves as well as students from the universities you are in contact with, participate in this year’s conference.

The application forms along with essential information regarding the conference are available at our official conference website mentioned below.

Last date for submission of abstracts for active participation: 20<sup>th</sup> of August 2009

Last date of application for passive participation is: 20<sup>th</sup> of August 2009.

Website : http://mdsc. mu-pleven. bg/

Please feel free to contact us for any further information at the following email address:

mdscpleven@gmail.com

We hope to see you soon!

The Organizing Committee
MDSC Pleven 2009

MEDIS 2009

Dragi colegi ,

Societate Studentilor in Medicina din Timisoara are placerea sa va anunte ca intre 30 aprilie - 3 mai 2009 se desfasora cea de-a XIII-a editie a Congresului International pentru Studenti si Tineri Medici MEDIS 2009.

Congresul va avea 3 sectiuni : Preclinic

Chirurgie

Medicina Interna

Data limita de trimitere a abstractelor este 30 martie 2009.

Pentru mai multe informatii vizitati www.ssmt.ro/medis2009.

Va asteptam cu drag

Asklepios 2009,2nd International Medical Congres, Sibiu,Romania

Dear colleagues,

We are happy to welcome you to Sibiu- the place where the tradition is keepet, in the middle of the academic community of "Lucian Blaga" University.
At the "knowledge" category, in the traditions gallery, also applies The Scientific Communications Conference for students and young doctors "Asklepios", which celebrates this year, the 13th national and also the 2nd international edition to be held from the 7th until the 10th of May, in Sibiu, Romania.

The congress is structured in 5 sections:

Fundamental

Medical

Surgery

Dentistry

Poster Presentations

Please note that the closing date for abstract submission is April 20th, 2009. In order to get detailed information or to submit your abstract, please visit our website:

http://ssmhs.ulbsibiu.ro/

Best regards,
Asklepios Organizing Committee

International Conference on Laser in Medicine Timisoara

We invite you to take part in the 3th International Conference on Laser in Medicine Timisoara
New Highlights in Clinical Practice
24 - 26 September 2009

Best regards,
Dr Mircea CALNICEANU
Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Dental Emergency
Faculty of Dental Medicine
"Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara
mirceacalniceanu@yahoo.com
secretariat.conference@gmail.com