Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

In this issue you will find the following topics:
1. Course Tip: "Getting to Grips with Evidence-Based Dermatology Course"
2. Congress Tip: "2010 African American Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS"
3. Special of the month: "Attention students: Win a chance to present at the
    HAI Europe annual meeting"
    "Call for Papers"

Best regards,
Gerhard Polak, MD

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Getting to Grips with Evidence-Based Dermatology Course

Organizer: British Epidermo-Epidemiology Society | Venue: England: Nottingham | Language: English | Date: February 3rd, 2010 - February 5th, 2010 | Fees: GBP 350 | Content: Basic epidemiology and statistical principles applied to dermatology, dermato-epidemiology | Goals: Improve your skills at critical appraisal when reading dermatological literature, improve your ability to design and participate in clinical research projects | Registration: Whittingham, Margaret, Tel.: +44/(0)115/823-1048, Fax: +44/(0)115/823-1046, E-mail: margaret.whittingham@nottingham.ac.uk, www.bees.org.uk

Click here to download the registration form.
Click here to download the provisional programme.

TIP: 24 more courses and conferences dealing with „Dermatology“ can be found in the new course catalogue „medicine & health 2010“. Order now! 

2010 African American Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS

Organizer: American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) Public and Professional Education Department | Venue: USA: Atlanta, GA | Language:  English | Date:  January 21st, 2010 - January 24th, 2010 | Fees:  Min. USD 230, max. USD 400 | Content:  Financial management, strategic planning, board development, management vs. leadership, succession planning, comprehensive HIV prevention plans, epidemiology, community mobilization efforts, providing services to youth and young adults | Registration: Yocum, Ramonda, Tel.: +1/(0)502/564-6539, Fax: +1/(0)502/564-9865, E-mail: ramonda.yocum@mail.state.ky.us

Click here to download the conference package.

TIPP: 19 more courses and conferences dealing with „Sexually transmitted Infections“ can be found in the new course catalogue „medicine & health 2010“. Order now!

Attention students: Win a chance to present at the HAI Europe annual meeting

Health Action International (HAI) Europe is sponsoring an essay contest open to those resident in the European region who are in, or have completed, full time education in the last eight years. The essay should focus on one of the principle areas of HAI Europe’s policy work:
Rational use of medicines, Access to essential medicines, Democratisation of medicines’ policy.

Essays must be written in English, double-spaced, and be between 1500 and 2000 words. The deadline for receipt of the essays is 30 March 2010. Essays should be sent to Rose de Groot electronically at rose@haiweb.org

Click here to download the Application Form (including a completed Conflict of Interest form).

For further information, please visit the HAI website www.haiweb.org.

Call for Papers

CARS 2010, June 23 – 26, 2010, Geneva, Switzerland

Deadline for abstract / paper submissions: 11th January 2010.
Click here to find more information on Call for Papers.