The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) announced the receipt of two federal grants for NPSF's research and education efforts. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded almost $1 million to NPSF for a three-year period...

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Orthopaedic surgeons are seeing increases in the number of patients using Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) as part of their health routine. Complementary and Alternative Medicine is that range of healing philosophies, approaches, and...

Physicians practicing in California will be required to take a CME course in pain management as a requirement for relicensure, according to a report in the November 19 issue of American Medical News...

MedCases, Inc., a creator of online simulated patient-encounter medical education systems for physicians, has announced that it has launched a simulated-patient encounter that focuses on preparing physicians for the diagnosis and management of...

Current medical and nursing training programs are not producing a sufficient number of qualified critical care physicians and nurses to meet the projected medical needs of the U.S. population, says the Critical Care Workforce Partnership, a...

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) broke a record this year by registering more than 10,000 attendees for its 43rd annual scientific meeting held in San Francisco Nov. 4-8, 2001. ASTRO Chairman David A. Larson, M.D...

The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) will hold it’s second annual Thought Leaders Conference on November 17 at the Emory Conference Center, Atlanta. This year’s Conference will focus on Measuring Physician Performance...

International and national burn team medical professionals from trauma centers and burn units are meeting today and tomorrow at Atlantic City's Resorts Hotel & Casino for a comprehensive symposium on the latest trends in burn care...

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has announced that it is joining with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and other national organizations to better prepare health care professionals to respond to...