What's New with HCFO - 01/19/2007  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 The Evolution and Treatment of Disease Over Time
 Grantee Spotlight - Michael Stoto, Ph.D.
 New HCFO Grant Announced
 New HCFO Special Solicitation in Public Health Systems Research Grants Awarded
 Spotlight on Grantee Publication
 This Month in the News
 New HCFO Findings Briefs
 New NCHS Data on Medication Therapy
 Workforce Takes Center Stage at NHPC
 Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care 2007 Policy Seminar
 2007 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)

2007 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)

2007 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
June 3–5 * Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin * Orlando

Abstracts submitted for the 2007 ARM are under review. Notifications will be sent by March 23.

Additional Presentation Opportunities Available
Five AcademyHealth Interest Groups have issued a call for abstracts with a submission deadline of February 1. Abstracts submitted for the ARM may also be submitted to an interest group. The five interest groups are:

- Child Health
- Health Workforce
- Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues
- Public Health Systems Research
- State Health Research and Policy 

ARM Preliminary Agenda Available Online
So far, about half of the program has been identified and is available online. The call for abstracts peer review process will determine the content of the remaining sessions. Check out the agenda-at-a-glance and session schedule.

Keynote Speaker
David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics and Dean for the Social Sciences at Harvard University, and author of Your Money Or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System will be this year’s keynote speaker.