O'Keefe Auditorium, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Fees:
Free for MGH employees, Partners HealthCare System Affiliates $100. Others $150.
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The Massachusetts General Hospital's Ethics Task Force and Patient Care Services (PCS) Ethics in Clinical Practice Committee will be offering an all-day educational program (8am - 4pm) on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 for clinicians to learn more about the concepts of capacity and competency, their impact on the patient's ability to make healthcare decisions and the ethical dilemmas related to these concepts.
O'Keefe Auditorium, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
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None
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Sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital's Geriatric Medicine Unit, Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School will present the latest findings on delirium in older persons.
Dr. Inouye is concurrently the Milton and Shirley F. Levy Family Chair and Director of the Aging Brain Center at the Institute of Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife.
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough, MA 01752
Fees:
Please check the event's website for details
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This conference is sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association (MA/NH Chapter) and provides a forum for professionals such as nurses, mental health clinicians, social workers, administrators and other professionals to learn about the latest updates in the field of research and treatment for dementia.
Bray Room, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 4 Blackfan Street, Boston, MA 02115
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None
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As part of the Brigham and Women's Hospital's Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) Neurosciences Research Center's new series titled "Career Building at a Research Hospital", Anne B. Young, MD, PhD, Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School & Chair, Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, will present her insight on "The Career of a Clinician Scientist".
The presentation will be held from 12noon - 1pm on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
Continuing Education Credits:
Please contact the event's contact person below for more information
Neuroscience Center Conference Room (#6033), Massachusetts General Hospital Building 149, 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
Fees:
None
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Sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroscience Center (Departments of Neurology, Radiology, Anaesthesia & Critical Care)
Beka Solomon, PhD, Professor & Chair for Biotechnology of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology Tel Aviv University, will present the latest research on this topic from noon to 1pm.
Room 6033, 6th Floor, Massachusetts General Hospital, Building 149, 13 Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
Fees:
None
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Sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroscience Center (Departments of Neurology, Radiology, Anaesthesia & Critical Care)
Gregory J. Bix, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A & M Science Center, will present the latest research on this topic from noon to 1pm.
Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
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None
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This event is organized by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France (Boston section), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
The goals of the seminar are to explore the latest research in Alzheimer's disease, address challenges of the therapeutics in the field, and pave the way for new collaboration between France and the US.
Five sessions will be held, and during each session, two experts, one French and one American, will describe their research in AD.
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115
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None
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This event is sponsored by the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center and will feature recent developments and the evolving role of genetics in neurodegenerative diseases research.
The symposium will be held from 8am - 5:30pm on Monday, November 1, 2010, followed by a reception till 6:30pm.
This conference is sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the New England University Transportation Center, the Santos Family Foundation and Healthways.
It is designed to engage thought leaders in engineering, design, technology and public policy in understanding the trends and implications of health and aging on safety and mobility.
More information regarding the event is attached, and may also be found at
The Inn at Longwood, 342 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Fees:
$400 for the 2-day course. There will be an additional fee for on-site registration.
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This course is ideal for those who have a graduate (e.g., biostatistics, epidemiology) or health care professional degree (e.g., physical/speech therapy, etc...) and are interested in the role of technology in neurorehabilitation.
Lectures include topics ranging from aging & cognitive rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, and the use of neuroimaging in rehabilitation.
More information regarding the course may also be found at
