Notices

2003

November 13–15, 2003 — Canadian Arthritis Network 2003 Scientific Conference, Montreal, Quebec. Deadline for submission of Abstracts September 30, 2003. Contact: www.arthritisnetwork.ca, E-mail: can@arthritisnetwork.ca, Tel. 416 586 4770.

November 14–17, 2003 — Fourth International Symposium on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, Nice, France. Website: http://nice.piettecommunication.com

November 27–29, 2003 — 2nd International Forum on Geronto-Rheumatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact: Congress Secretariat, Mark Two Communications, Amsterdam. Tel. 33 434 5730, fax 33 434 5720, e-mail: info@marktwo.nl

December 5–6, 2003 — Vth International Symposium: Hand Transplantation and Composite Tissue Allograft, Brussels, Belgium. Contact: Dr. F. Schuind, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasme University Hospital, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. Tel. 322 555 6844, fax 322 520 3556. E-mail: hand.congress@ulb.ac.be

2004

January 24–30, 2004 — American College of Rheumatology Winter Rheumatology Symposium, Snowmass, Colorado. Contact: American College of Rheumatology, Suite 250, 1800 Century Place, Atlanta, Georgia 30345-4300. www.rheumatology.org

February 5–7, 2004 — International Meeting, "Heart, Rheumatism and Autoimmunity," Milan, Italy. Contact: Organizing Secretariat, OIC, via Fatebenefratelli 19, 20121 Milan, Italy. Tel 3902 6571 200, fax 3902 6571 270. E-mail: hra@oic.it

April 2–3, 2004 — Advances in Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Regeneration, Brussels, Belgium. Contact: Dr. F. Schuind, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasme University Hospital, 808 route de Lennik, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. Tel. 322 555 6844, fax 322 520 3556. E-mail: hand.congress@ulb.ac.be

April 16–18, 2004 — American College of Rheumatology State-of-the-Art Symposium, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: American College of Rheumatology, Suite 250, 1800 Century Place, Atlanta, Georgia 30345-4300. www.rheumatology.org

April 20–23, 2004 — XXI British Society for Rheumatology Annual General Meeting, Edinburgh, UK. Contact: C. Pembroke, Conference Manager, British Society for Rheumatology, 41 Eagle Street, London WC1R 4AR, UK. Tel: 44 20 7242 3313, fax: 44 20 7242 3277. E-mail: caroline@rheumatology.org.uk. Website: http://www.rheumatology.org.uk

May 9–13, 2004 — 7th International Congress on SLE and Related Conditions, New York, New York. Website: www.lupus2004.org

May 14–18, 2004 — International Osteoporosis Foundation World Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Contact: S. Sharpe, IOF, 5 rue Perdtemps, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland. Website: www.osteofound.org, e-mail: info@osteofound.org

May 26–29, 2004 — 5th International Cartilage Repair Society Symposium, Ghent, Belgium. E-mail: info@cartilage.org, Website: www.icrs2004.org

June 9–12, 2004 — Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany. Contact: EULAR, MCI Congress, rue de Lyon 75, CH-1211 Geneva 13, Switzerland. Tel. 41 2233 99 590, fax 41 2233 99 621, E-mail: eular@mci-group.com

July 18–22, 2004 — Myopain 2004: 6th World Congress on Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia. Munich, Germany. Contact: Congress Secretary, Continuing Medical Education, Dept. 7980, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA. Tel. 210 567 4446, fax 210 567 6964. E-mail: duncan@uthscsa.edu

October 1–5, 2004 — 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research — ASBMR 2004, Seattle, Washington, USA. Contact: ASBMR, Suite 300, 1200 19th Street, NW, Washington DC 20036, USA. Tel: 202 367 1161, fax: 202 223 4579. Website: http://www.asbmr.org. E-mail: asbmr@dc.sba.com

October 16–21, 2004 — 68th Annual American College of Rheumatology Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: American College of Rheumatology, Suite 250, 1800 Century Place, Atlanta, Georgia 30345-4300. www.rheumatology.org

October 27–31, 2004 — 11th International Conference on Behçet's Disease and 3rd International Convention for Patients with Behçet's Disease, Antalya, Turkey. Contact: Figur Congress Services, Sti. Ayazmaderesi Cad. Karadut sok. No. 7, 80888 Dikilitas — Istanbul, Turkey. www.behcet2004.org, tel. 90 0212 258 6020, fax 90 0212 258 6078, E-mail: behcet2004@figur.net

November 3–7, 2004 — 4th International Congress on Autoimmunity, Budapest, Hungary. Website: www.kenes.com/autoim2004, E-mail: autoim04@kenes.com

November 14–28, 2004 — 11th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies, Sydney, Australia. Website: www.XIth-ICAA2004.unsw.edu.au

2005

March 3–5, 2005 — VIth European Lupus Meeting, Royal College of Physicians, London, England. Contact: Julia Kermode, Conference Organiser: e-mail: julia@rheumatology.org.uk

June 8–11, 2005 — EULAR Congress, Vienna, Austria. Contact: EULAR Secretariat, Witikonerstrasse 15, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel: 41 1383 9690, fax: 41 1383 9810. E-mail: secretariat@eular.org. Website: http://www.eular.org

2003 American Board of Internal Medicine Recertification Examinations in Internal Medicine, its Subspecialties, and Added Qualifications
The ABIM Recertification Program, which has been renamed the Program for Continuous Professional Development (CPD), consists of an at-home, open-book Self-Evaluation Process (SEP) and an examination which will be administered twice each year in May and November. To register for the examination, Diplomates must be enrolled in the CPD Program and be in at least year 6 of their certification cycle.

CPD Examination Administration
May 6, 2003
November 5, 2003
Registration Period
December 1-2002–March 1, 2003
June 1, 2003–September 1, 2003
For more information and application forms please contact Registration Section, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699. Tel. (800) 441 2246 or (215) 446 3500 Fax (215) 446 3590 E-mail: request@abim.org
Note: Physicians can register for all ABIM certification and recertification examinations via web site at www.abim.org (click on Online Services).

WEGENER'S GRANULOMATOSIS ETANERCEPT TRIAL
A multicenter, randomized trial of etanercept (combined with conventional treatment) versus placebo (combined with conventional treatment). WGET is funded jointly by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases and the Food & Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development. Experimental medication (etanercept/placebo) provided for patients enrolled. For information regarding patient referral to one of the eight clinical centers in the United States, please contact either: John H. Stone, MD, MPH, The Johns Hopkins University Vasculitis Center, tel 410-614-4905, or Gary S. Hoffman, MD, The Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, tel 216-445-6996.

International Osteoporosis Foundation World Congress
May 14–18, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IOF awards valuable fellowships for scientists:
IOF — Claus Christiansen Research Fellowship, value 45,000 Euros
IOF — Servier Young Investigator Fellowship, value 40,000 Euros
S. Sharpe, IOF, 5 rue Perdtemps,
1260 Nyon, Switzerland.
Website: www.osteofound.org
e-mail: info@osteofound.org