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• Eighth International Workshop on Chromosomes in Solid Tumors. Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2000. Tucson, AZ. The workshop is designed to assess the current state of progress in the field. The scientific program will include plenary lectures, proffered papers, and poster sessions related to molecular genetics and cytogenetics, chromosome banding of human tumors, and experimental cytogenetics. Sponsored by the Arizona Cancer Center and the National Human Genome Research Institute. For more information, contact: Conference Coordinator, Arizona Cancer Center, P.O. Box 245024, Tucson, AZ 85724-5024.
• Conference on Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials. Feb. 25-26, 2000. Birmingham, AL. Spon sored by the University of Alabama at Birming ham. Topics include informed consent, placebo controls, decisions to terminate or repeat trials, and multinational clinical trials. For registration material, contact: Harold Kincaid, Center for Ethics and Values in the Sciences, 900 13th St. S., Birmingham, AL 35294. E-mail: [email protected].
• Developing Healthcare Ethics Programs, April 24-29, 2000. Sponsored by the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in cooperation with the office of continuing medical education. Participants can choose to concentrate on clinical ethics, health care organizational ethics, or research ethics. For more about the course, contact: Ann Mills. Phone: (800) 982-3978. E-mail: [email protected].
• Seventh Annual Teaching Research Ethics Workshop, May 17-20, 2000. Bloomington, IN. Sponsored by Indiana University. For additional information, contact: Kenneth D. Pimple, Poynter Center, Indiana University, 618 E. Third St., Bloom ington, IN 47405-3602. Phone: (812) 855-0261. Fax: (812) 855-3315. E-mail: [email protected]. World Wide Web: www.indiana.edu/~poynter/ index.html.
• Ethics of Research With Humans: Past, Present, and Future. June 12-16, 2000. Seattle. Sponsored by the University of Washington Department of Medical History and Ethics. A detailed brochure with registration form will be available in mid-February 2000. For additional information or to receive a course brochure, contact: Marilyn Barnard, Manager, Continuing Education Program, University of Washington, Department of Medical History and Ethics, Box 357120, Seattle, WA 98195-7120. Phone: (206) 616-1864. Fax: (206) 685-7515. E-mail: mbarnard@u. washington.edu.
• Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics. July 31-Aug. 4, 2000. Seattle. Sponsored by the University of Washington Department of Medical History and Ethics. The cost of the seminar is $795 for health care professionals with degrees in law or medicine and $770 for other health care professionals if payment is received by June 30, 2000. A detailed brochure with registration form will be available in March 2000. For additional information or to receive a course brochure, contact: Marilyn Barnard, Manager, Continuing Education Program, University of Washington, Department of Medical History and Ethics, Box 357120, Seattle, WA 98195-7120. Telephone: (206) 616-1864. Fax: (206) 685-7515. E-mail: mbarnard@ u.washington.edu.
13th Congress on Medical Law. Aug. 6-10, 2000. Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland. A call for papers is being issued for the following topics: (1) Quality of and priorities in health care ethics, law, and policy. (2) Status and rights of patients. (3) Health care personnel. (4) Liability and enforcement; forensic medicine. (5) Forensic medicine and psychiatry. (6) Biomedicine and human rights. (7) Human dignity and the beginning and end of life. For information, contact: Eva Lindberg, Stakes, P.O. Box 220, FIN-00531, Helsinki, Finland. Telephone: (358) 9 3967 2173. Fax: (358) 9 3967 2030. E-mail: eva.lindberg@ stakes.fi. World Wide Web: www.stakes.fi/ medlaw.
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