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The 24th Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar: Translational Neuroscience For full information, click here .

From a press release from the NIH: Stanford researcher to speak at NIH on the role of neuroimaging in understanding pain NCCAM presents Opening Windows to the Brain: Lessons Learned in the Neuroimaging of Pain [snippet] What: Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the Pain Management Division and associate professor of anesthesia and pain management at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., will be the featured speaker for the third annual Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Dr. Mackey’s lecture is entitled Opening Windows to the Brain: Lessons Learned in the Neuroimaging of Pain. Why: Millions of Americans suffer from pain that is chronic, severe, and not easily managed. People who suffer from chronic pain may take various prescription and non-prescription medications; these do not always provide adequate relief and may have unwanted side effects. As a result, people sometimes turn to non-pharmacological ...

On the 20th of October, the New York Academy of Sciences is hosting the following event: Celluloid Science: Humanizing Life in the Lab From the website: "Science & the City teams with the Imagine Science Film Festival (ISFF) to present a panel discussion about telling the stories of science through film. Moderating this panel will be A Planet of Viruses author Carl Zimmer. On the panel will be Sean Carroll, PhD (evolutionary biologist and founder of the Howard Hughes Medical institute's Documentary Institute); David J. Heeger, PhD (neuroscientist who studies the brains under the influence of cinematic stimuli); Darcy Kelley, PhD (biologist at Columbia University); and Valerie Weiss, PhD (scientist and award-winning writer and director, Losing Control)." Full description here

Coming to The See Further Fest (Celebrating 350 years of The Royal Society): "A Perfect MInd" .

The Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit takes place this 1st and 2nd of December at the Thistle Marble Arch Hotel in London, England. According to the conference website, topics include: - Using Mobile Healthcare Partnership to Transform a Health System From Responsive Into Preventative - Using Mobile Healthcare to Improve Precision in the Diagnosis and Cure of Patient Illness - Freeing the Patient and the System with Intelligent Biometric Diagnostics - Defining the Data Management of Digital Healthcare - What Are The Technical Platforms For Mobile Healthcare Success? - SMS, Devices, Intelligent M2M - Globalising Mobile Healthcare: Regional Case Studies and Uniting the Service – South Korea, North America, Japan Visit the conference website for detailed information.

2nd Conference on Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) From the conference website: "Dear Colleague, "It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to attend the 2nd conference Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), which will take place in Las Vegas on October 29-30, 2009. "This conference is co-organized by the Montpellier and Toulouse European Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium (EADC) Centers and the Cleveland Clinic : Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. "The aims of the meeting are to bring together the current leaders in clinical trials in Alzheimer’s Disease to discuss new results, drugs in development, and future methodological issues (disease modifying, outcomes, biomarkers, health economics)." Full details available at the conference website: http://www.ctad.fr/01-presentation/presentation.asp

Center for Bioethics Fall Seminar Series Time: 12:15 to 1:30 pm Location: 1-451 Moos Tower, University of Minnesota campus (unless noted otherwise) Minneapolis, MN ITV to University of Minnesota, Duluth, Room 160 Life Science November 13 “Family Stories: Decision Making in Advanced Dementia” Presented by Barbara Elliott, PhD Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Medical School, Duluth; Director, Clinical Research, Department of Family Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth Seminars are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. For more information email visit www.bioethics.umn.edu

An upcoming presentation at the Newcastle University Institute of Neuroscience: IoN Seminar: The evolution of brain systems for vocal learning Erich Jarvis (Duke University) Venue: Room 218, Henry Wellcome Building Date: 7th September 2009 Time: 13:00 - 14:00 The title "The evolution of brain systems for vocal learning" is a provisional title, to be confirmed. Host: Tom Smulders

2008 Center for Bioethics Seminar Series “Ethics and Public Health Emergencies: How Should We Prepare for Pandemic Flu?” Friday, February 8, 2008 12:15–1:30 pm, 3-100 Mayo, University of Minnesota Campus Presented by Debra DeBruin, PhD Director of Education and Assistant Professor, Center for Bioethics; Department of Medicine University of Minnesota Medical School Dr. DeBruin has served as a health policy fellow for the United States Senate, and worked as a consultant to the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine and the National Bioethics Advisory Commission. She has also been a member of a number of working groups relevant to public health, including the Minnesota Privacy and Security Project Solutions Workgroup, the Minnesota Privacy and Security Project Legal Workgroup, the Minnesota Center for Healthcare Ethics’ Pandemic Influenza Ethics Work Group, and the State of Minnesota Department of Administration’s Work Group on Genetic Information. Currently, she is leading...

36th Annual International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Meeting February 6, 2008 to February 9, 2008 Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA Hilton Waikoloa Village Meeting webpage

From the INS website: "The 2007 Mid-Year meeting is a collaboration between [the International Neuropsychological Society] INS, the Federation of Spanish Neuropsychological Associations and the Spanish Psychiatry Society. The theme for this meeting is "Advances in Basic and Clinical Neuropsychology" . It promises to be a scientifically stimulating meeting, with over 500 abstracts being presented. The meeting will be held on July 4 -7, 2007 at the Palacio de Congresos y de la Musica Euskalduna." Additional information, including the program, can be found on the INS website: click here

From Durham to Delhi: "Medical Tourism" and the Global Economy Friday, 08 June 2007 12:15–1:30 pm 3-100 Mayo University of Minnesota Campus Twin Cities, MN Presented by: Leigh Turner, PhD Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Biomedical Ethics Unit and Department of Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University Orthopaedic surgery, cardiac care, dental surgery, and other procedures are all available for purchase in the global health services marketplace. Americans unable to afford health care in the United States are arranging treatment in India, Singapore, Thailand, and other countries. Proponents of "medical tourism" argue that a global market in health services will promote consumer choice, foster competition among hospitals, and reduce the cost of health care in the United States. Sceptics raise concerns about patient safety, information disclosure to patients, quality of care, and liability issues. A global market in health services will hav...