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The North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF), a nonprofit organizationdedicated to thrombosis treatment and prevention awareness, is co-sponsoring afree educational symposium entitled, "Thrombosis Summit 2007", to be heldSaturday, September 29, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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This 1-day symposium emphasizing Clinical Science and professionaleducation is intended to provide a concise, state-of-the-art overview ofprophylaxis measures and critical developments in the diagnosis, treatment,and prevention of thrombotic disorders. Focused sessions in 5 key areasinclude 1) translational research, 2) clinical research, 3) prevention andeducation, 4) public policy, and 5) advocacy.
To learn more about this event, or to register, please visit:http://www.natfonline.org/thrombosis_summit2007.html
For more information about NATF or the Thrombosis Summit, please contactKim Mahoney at [email protected] or call 617-525-8326.
This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,visit http://www.ereleases.com.Special guest lecturers include: -- Melanie Bloom, Coalition to Prevent DVT. Widow of former NBC war correspondent David Bloom, who succumbed to massive pulmonary embolism on the outskirts of Baghdad. -- Ajay K. Kakkar, MD, PhD. Barts and the London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry; Consultant Surgeon, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London; Director, Designate, Thrombosis Research Institute; Professor of Surgical Sciences; Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology; Imperial College, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK. -- Acting Surgeon General, Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, RADM, USPHS. Since August 2006, Rear Admiral Kenneth P. Moritsugu has served as the Acting Surgeon General. -- Susan B. Shurin, MD, Deputy Director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Shurin was Professor of Pediatrics and Oncology at Case Western Reserve University and Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. Dr. Shurin is currently leading NHLBI efforts to enhance the clinical research program.
SOURCE North American Thrombosis Forum
