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October
2-6 Los Angeles, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Implant Dentistry. Info: www.aaid-implant.org, (312) 335-1550
2-6 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Info: www.aaoms.org, (847) 678-6200, ext. 316
3-5 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the North Amer. Menopause Soc. Info: www.meno pause.org, (440) 442-7550
5-8 Tampa Bay, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. for Respiratory Care. Info: www.aarc.org, (972) 243-2272
5-10 Montréal, Québec Events Int'l's 14th Int'l Congress on Care of the Terminally Ill. Info: (514) 286-0855
5-11 Big Island of Hawaii, HI University Childrens Medical Group's Aloha Update. Info: www.ucmg.org, (323)669-2305, (800) 354-3263
6-9 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Info: www.astro.org, (703) 502-1550
6-9 Seattle, WA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Coll. of Emergency Physicians. Info: www.acep.org, (972) 550-0911, (800) 798-1822
6-10 Milwaukee, WI Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. of Zoo Veterinarians. Info: www.worldzoo.org/aazv, (610) 892-4812
6-11 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Surgeons. Info: www.facs.org, (312) 202-5055
7-11 Las Vegas, NV Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Osteopathic Assn. Info: www.aoa-net.org, (312) 202-8019
7-11 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's 24th Annual Pharmacy Symposium. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/~meetings, (713) 792-2222
9-11 Nice, France Drug Info. Assn.'s Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics. Info: www.diahome.org, (215) 628-2288
9-12 Washington, DC Annual Mtg. of the Child Neurology Soc. Info: www.childneurologysoc.org, (651) 486-9447
9-13 Los Angeles, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Thyroid Assn. Inc. Info: www.thyroid.org, (703) 998-8890
10-13 Albuquerque, NM Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Nurse Practitioners. Info: www.nurse.org/acnp, (202) 659-2190
12-15 Washington, DC Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Clinical Pathologists. Info: www.ascp.org, (312) 738-1336, (800) 621-4142
12-15 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's 24th Annual Pharmacy Symposium. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/~meetings, (713) 792-2222
12-16 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Anesthesiologists. Info: www.asahq.org, (847) 825-5586
13-16 New York, NY Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Neurological Assn. Info: www.aneuroa.org, (952) 545-6284
13-18 Maui, HI Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Angiology. Info: www.collegeofangiology.org, (516) 466-4055
15-19 San Francisco, CA Skin Disease Education Foundation's 2nd Skin & Aging Symposium. Info: www.sdefderm.com, (312) 988-7700
16-19 Hilton Head Island, SC Symposia Medicus' Controversies & Clinical Issues in High Risk Obstetrics. Info: www.symposiamedicus.org, (925) 969-1789, (800) 327-3161
16-19 Bahamas Symposia Medicus' Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Nursing. Info: www.symposiamedicus.org, (925) 969-1789, (800) 327-3161
16-20 Phoenix, AZ Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Board of Otolaryngology. Info: www.aboto.org, (713) 528-6200
16-20 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the North America Primary Care Research Group. Info: www.aasp.org, (800) 274-2237
16-20 San Diego, CA Annual Scientific Assembly of the Amer. Acad. of Family Physicians. Info: www.aafp.org, (800) 274-2237
17-20 Denver, CO Annual Mtg. of the Int'l Childbirth Education Assn. Info: www.icea.org, (952) 854-8660
18-26 Palm Springs, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Institute of Oral Biology. Info: www.aiob.org, (909) 558-4671
19-23 New Orleans, LA Annual Session of the Amer. Dental Assn. Info: www.ada.org, (312) 440-2657
19-23 Boston, MA National Conference & Exhibition Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Pediatrics. Info: www.aap.org, (800) 433-9016, ext. 4793
20-23 Baltimore, MD 24th Annual Mtg. of the Soc. for Medical Decision Making. Info: www.smdm.org, (202) 994-8929
21-24 Philadelphia, PA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Dietetic Assn. Info: www.eatright.org, (312) 899-0040, ext. 4866
21-25 San Francisco, CA Univ. of CA, San Francisco's Topics in Emergency Med. Info: medicine.ucsf.edu/cme, (415) 476-5208
21-27 Newport Beach, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Psychiatry and the Law. Info: www.AAPL.org, (860) 242-5450
22-24 Dubai, UAE Healthcare Conference's 2nd Dubai Int'l Conf. for Med. Sciences. Info: www.healthcareconference.com
22-27 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Info: www.aacap.org, (202) 966-7300
23-26 Hong Kong, China Mtg. of the Int'l Psychogeriatric Assn. Info: www.ipa-online.org, (847) 784-1701
24-27 Baltimore, MD Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Bioethics and Humanities. Info: www.asbh.org, (847) 375-4745
24-27 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Infectious Diseases Soc. of America. Info: www.idsoc.org, www.idsoc.org/ME/AM2002/ToC.htm, (703) 299-0200
24-29 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Rheumatology. Info: www.rheumatology.org, (404) 633-3777
25-27 Young Harris, GA Medical College of Georgia's 9th Annual Primary Care Issues in Endocrine, Renal and Metabolic Diseases. Info: (706) 721-3967, (800) 221-6437
30-11/2 Puerto Rico Symposia Medicus' 18th Annual Fall Conf. on Pediatric Emergencies. Info: www.symposiamedicus.org, (800) 327-3161, (925) 969-1789
30-11/3 La Jolla, CA Scripps Clinic's Coronary Interventions. Info: (858) 882-8456
30-11/4 Philadelphia, PA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Nephrology. Info: www.asn-online.com, (202) 857-1190
November
1-3 Dallas, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Info: www.aahks.org, (847) 698-1693
1-5 Boston, MA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. for the Study of Liver Diseases. Info: www.aasld.org, (856) 439-0500
1-6 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses. Info: www.aspsn.org, (856) 256-2340
2-7 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Chest Physicians. Info: www.chestnet.org, (847) 498-1400, (800) 343-2227
2-7 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Soc. for Neuroscience. Info: www.sfn.org, (202) 462-6688
3-6 Miami, FL Baptist Health South Florida's 2nd Annual Radiology Symposium. Info: (305) 273-2398
4-6 Edinburgh, Scotland Drug Information Assn.'s 12th Annual European Workshop on Clinical Data Management. Info: www.diahome.org, (215) 628-2288
4-7 Naples, FL The University of California's Breast Imaging Update. Info: www.ryalsmeet.com, (205) 467-3158
5-9 Salt Lake City, UT Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Cytopathology. Info: www.cytopathology.org, (302) 429-8802
6-9 Maui, HI Symposia Medicus' 10th National Conference on Issues in Women's Health Care. Info: www.symposiamedicus.org, (800) 327-3161, (925) 969-1789
7-10 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Soc. of Matrix Biology Conference. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/~meetings, (713) 792-2222
7-10 Scottsdale, AZ Mayo Clinic Scottsdale's 5th Annual Internal Medicine Update: Sedona. Info: (480) 301-4661
8-10 Boston, MA Soc. of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance's Medically-Principled CT Screening: Theory, Techniques and Controversies. Info: www.scbtmr.org, (507) 288-5620
8-13 San Francisco, CA Annual Meeting of the Assn. of Amer. Medical Colleges. Info: www.aamc.org, (202) 828-0400
9-13 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Medical Informatics Assn. Info: www.amia.org, (301) 657-1291
10-14 Denver, CO Amer. Soc. of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 51st Annual Mtg. Info: www.astmh.org, (847) 480-9592
12-14 Sedona, AZ Sickle Cell Disease Assn. of America's Sickle Cell Disease in Children and Adolescents. Info: www.sicklecelldisease.org, (310) 216-6363, ext. 14, (800) 421-8453
13-16 Anaheim, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Consultant Pharmacists. Info: www.ascp.com, (703) 739-1300
13-16 Los Cabos, Mexico Symposia Medicus' Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine. Info: www.symposiamedicus.org, (800) 327-3161, (925) 969-1789
13-17 San Antonio, TX Amer. Acad. of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology's Annual Session. Info: www.aaomr.org, (601) 984-6060
15-20 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. Info: www.acaai.org, (847) 427-1200
20-24 Miami Beach, FL American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists' Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy/AAGL 31st Annual Mtgs. Info: www.aagl.com, (562) 946-8774, (800) 554-2245
21-24 Tucson, AZ Annual Mtg. of the Acad. of Psychosomatic Medicine. Info: www.apm.org, (773) 784-2025
21-24 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Info: www.AAPMR.org, (312) 464-9700
21-24 Orlando, FL M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Rad Onc 2002. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/~meetings, (713) 792-2222
21-24 San Diego, CA M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's World Federation of Neuro-Oncology 1st Quadrennial Meeting/Soc. for Neuro-Oncology 6th Annual Meeting. Info: (See above)
22-26 Boston, MA Annual Mtg. of the Gerontological Soc. of America. Info: www.geron.org, (202) 842-1275
INTELLIGENCE
From the Medical Meeting Finder
Meeting Intelligence is information gleaned from the current Medical Meeting Finder. There are 273 meetings listed on our Web site in Medical Meeting Finder for the months of October and November 2002.
| 7.0% | Family/General Practice |
| 7.0% | Pharmacy/Pharmacology |
| 5.9% | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 5.5% | Miscellaneous |
| 5.5% | Oncology |
| 5.1% | Dentistry |
| City | No. of Meetings |
|---|---|
| Orlando | 17 |
| San Francisco | 13 |
| New Orleans | 11 |
| New York | 10 |
| San Diego | 10 |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| Houston | 8 |
| San Antonio | 8 |
| Toronto | 8 |
| State | No. of meetings |
|---|---|
| Florida | 40 |
| California | 34 |
| Texas | 20 |
| Louisiana | 11 |
| New York | 11 |
| (Includes Canada and Mexico) | 247 |
| (Includes Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions) | 26 |
| Date | Day | No. of meetings/Percent of total |
|---|---|---|
| 10/9 | Wednesday | 10/3.7% |
| 10/11 | Friday | 10/3.7% |
| October | 4.6 days |
| November | 3.9 days |
