Learn First-Hand How the Obama Administration and New Congress will Address Health Care Reform
Registration is now open for the National Health Policy Conference (NHPC), hosted by AcademyHealth and Health Affairs. The conference, held February 2-3, 2009 in Washington, D.C., is your first post-inaugural opportunity to hear about health care reform from new and returning administrators and policymakers. Leading experts including government officials, academics, policy analysts, and researchers will convene and provide their perspectives on what the key health policy issues will be for the nation in 2009. Attendees will have the opportunity to shape the discussion in breakout sessions highlighting health care reform's impact on the public and private sector, the tools needed for change, and the benefits for consumers.
Registration information and conference details are available on the NHPC Web site.
Call for Abstracts Open
2009 Annual Research Meeting
The Annual Research Meeting is the premier forum for sharing cutting-edge research. The 2009 call for abstracts opened November 3, with submissions due by January 15. Abstracts are invited for three categories: (1) call for papers, (2) call for posters, and (3) call for panels. All submissions undergo blind peer review.
Some themes, such as Quality, Public Health, and Global Health, have been expanded to solicit a wide range of timely health services research. A full list of conference themes is available on the ARM Web site, along with details about the 2009 conference in Chicago.
