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EHMA Invites Submissions for Awards The European Healthcare Management Association, based in Dublin, Jreland invites submissions for the 1992 Jan...
EHMA Invites Submissions for Awards The European Healthcare Management Association, based in Dublin, Jreland invites submissions for the 1992 Jan Blanpain Award and the Baxter World Trade Award, each valued at $1,500. The former will recognize an outstanding 1991 publication on any aspect of health services management development. The latter will be awarded for contributions to excellence in healthcare management. Forjiuther information: Philip c. Berman Director European Healthcare Management Association Vergemount Hall Clonskeagh Dublin 6 Ireland
Health Status Assessment In September 1991, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences will host a third conference on advances in health status assessment in Washington, DC. U.S.A. The conference will focus on the use. and usefulness of health status and health-related quality of life measures in clinical practice, especially ambulatory care, and in clinical research that will directly facilitate the application of these measures by practitioners. For further ir$otmatiot~ Kathleen N. L.&r, Ph.D. Conference Chairperson Institute of Medicine National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20418 U.SA. Tel. 1 202 334 2165
Look After Your Heart The Department of Health is organizing its 1991 International Conference ‘Look after your heart’ on the 19th and 20th of September 1991 in London, U.K. The aim of the conference, which is sponsored by the World Health Organization, is to learn about some of the key community based programmes for the promotion of healthier lifestyles and the prevention of heart disease. For jiwther
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Ms. Judy Berry Health Education Authority Hamilton House, Mabledon Place
Clinical Epidemiology The Summer University Health Sciences and Medicine of the University of Limburg is an introduction for health care professionals to the principles, methods and applications Epidemiology. The International Course on Clinical Epidemiology will take place at the International Center Rolduc. Kerkrade. The Netherlands from September 30th through October 4th.
organizing of Clinical Congress 1991.
For fiuther infonnatb~ Drs. F. Hein Clinical Epidemiology Course Faculty of Health Sciences University of Limburg P.O. Box 616 6280 MD Maastricht The Netherlands Tel. 31 43 887322 (ask for WJJ Assendelft)
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The EuroPean Health Policy Forum and the Servicio Andaluz de Salud are organizing their 1st Joint EHPF-SAS Meeting in Sevilla, Spain on November 13-15, 1991 at the Hotel Porta Coeli. The Joint Meeting will address issues of the clinical, economic and functional impacts of advanced health technology on the role of the health care system. In particular hospitals and alternate sites will be confronted. Technology assessmenf quality assurance, appropriate use of technology, resource management and technology ownership management will be discussed.
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Prof. M. Dafever. Ph.D. Director EHPF P.O. Box 214 3ooO Leuven Belgium Tel. 32 (0)16 216978 or 32 (0)50 220695 Fax. 32 (0)50 220541