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2004

July 15-17, 2004 — American College of Rheumatology Summer Clinical Symposium, Santa Monica, California, USA. Contact: American College of Rheumatology, Suite 250, 1800 Century Place, Atlanta, Georgia 30345-4300. www.rheumatology.org

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

July 18-23, 2004 — 12th International Congress of Immunology / 4th Annual Conference of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, Montreal, Canada. Contact: Nicole A. Sarault, National Research Council Canada, Building M-19, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada. Tel. 613 993 7271, fax 613-993-7250. Website: www.immuno 2004.org, E-mail: immuno@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

July 18-23, 2004 — Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) — 4th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Joint meeting with the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) at its 12th International Congress of Immunology. Website: www.immuno2004.org

August 25-28, 2004 — 30th Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology, Göteborg, Sweden. Contact: Asa Eklund, SKD Konferensservice Ab, tel. 4646 286 3662, fax 4646 286 3666, e-mail: conference@konferens.se, Website: www.konferens.se/rheumatology.2004

September 11-15, 2004 — 11th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress (APLAR 2004), International Convention Center (ICC), Jeju Island, Korea. Contact: E-mail: rheuma@aplar2004.com, Website: www.aplar2004.com

September 18-21, 2004 — 21st Annual Rheumatology on the Beach, Destin, Florida, USA. Contact: David McLain, MD, E-mail: dmclain@pol.net, Website: http://www.rheumatologyonthebeach.com

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 7-8, 2004 — Critical Clinical Issues in the Care of Older Adults, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Contact: Registrar, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, PO Box 1157, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1157. Tel. 734 763 1400 or 800 800 0666; fax 734 936 1641.

October 10-12, 2004 — First European Course, Capillaroscopy and Rheumatic Diseases, Genova, Italy. Contact: M. Civelli, EDRA, viale Monza 133, 20125 Milan, Italy. Tel. 392 2817 2300, fax 392 2817 2399. E-mail: edracongressi@dsmedigroup.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/sydney/index.html

December 2-5, 2004 — OARSI 9th World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Contact: E-mail: oarsi@oarsi.org, Website: http://www.oarsi.org

2005

February 15-16, 2005 — Bone Densitometry Course, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Contact: The International Society for Clinical Densitometry, tel. 860 586 7563, fax 860 586 7550. E-mail: info@iscd.org

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

April 19-22, 2005 — 22nd Annual General Meeting, British Society for Rheumatology, Brighton, England. Contact: C. Pembroke, BSR, tel. 44 020 7242 3313, fax 44 020 7242 3277. E-mail: caroline@rheumatology.org.uk

May 5-7, 2005 — 1st International Congress of the Minimally Interventional Spinal Treatment, Tehran, Iran. Contact: Dr. Foad Elahi, tel. 98 218 812 391, fax 98 218 728 860. E-mail: foadelahi@yahoo.com

May 22-25, 2005 — Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Spring Course, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Contact: Congress Secretariat, Current Concepts Institute, tel. 216 295 1900, fax 216 295 9955. E-mail: ccjr@orl-inc.com

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

September 1-3, 2005 — Baltic Bone and Cartilage Conference 5, Naantali, Finland. Contact: Lotta Palmi, Conference Coordinator, CongCreator CC Ltd., PO Box 762, Helsinki 00101, Finland. Tel. 3589 4542 1945, fax 3589 4542 1930. E-mail: lotta@congcreator.com

September 18-24, 2005 — International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) Congress, Tunis, Tunisia. Contact: Congress Secretariat, E-mail: webmaster@ilar.org

November 13-17, 2005 — 69th American College of Rheumatology Meeting, San Diego, California. Contact: American College of Rheumatology, Suite 250, 1800 Century Place, Atlanta, Georgia 30345-4300. www.rheumatology.org

2006

May 21-24, 2006 — Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Spring Course, las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Contact: Congress Secretariat, Current Concepts Institute, tel. 216 295 1900, fax 216 295 9955. E-mail: ccjr@orl-inc.com

June 21-24, 2006 — EULAR 2006: European Congress of Rheumatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact: EULAR Secretariat, Witikonerstrasse 15, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel. 411 383 9690, fax 411 383 9810, E-mail: secretariat@eular.org

August 20-24, 2006 — PANLAR: 14th Congress of the Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology, Lima, Peru. Contact: PANLAR Congress, Av José Pardo 138, Oficina 1206, Miraflores - Lima 18, Lima, Peru. Tel. 511 446 1323, fax 511 446 1323. E-mail: socreuma@ terra.com.pe, Website: www.spr.com.pe

September 19-23, 2006 — EuroSpine 2006, Istanbul, Turkey. Contact: Haluk Berk, tel. 902 324 123 357, fax 902 322 772 277. E-mail: haluk.berk@deu.edu.tr

American Board of Internal Medicine
2004 Certification Examination in Rheumatology
Registration Period: January 1, 2004-April 1, 2004
Late Registration Period: April 2, 2004-June 1, 2004
Examination Date: November 3, 2004
Note: The Board now offers all Subspecialty Certification Examinations annually.
2004 ABIM Recertification Examinations in Internal Medicine, its Subspecialties, and Added Qualifications
The ABIM Recertification Program, 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 4, 2004
November 3, 2004
Registration Period
December 1, 2003-March 1, 2004
June 1, 2004-September 1, 2004
For more information and application forms please contact Registration Section, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699, USA. 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 the Board's 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.

CHARLES E. CULPEPER SCHOLARSHIPS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships is currently accepting applications for its 2005 Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science Program to support the career development of academic physicians.
Up to three awards of $100,000 per year for three years will be made to United States medical schools or equivalent United States educational institutions on behalf of candidates who are US citizens or aliens who have been granted permanent US residence (proof required), who have received their MD degree from a US medical school or the equivalent of an MD degree from an educational institution equivalent to a United States medical school in 1996 or later (except under extraordinary circumstances, as approved by Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships before submittal) and who are judged worthy of support by virtue of the quality of their research proposals and their potential for successful careers in academic medicine. All scientific research relevant to human health is eligible for consideration; research that has relevance to cures for human disease is highly encouraged. No institution may nominate more than one candidate.
In selecting awardees, emphasis will be on identifying young physicians with clear potential for making substantial contributions to science as academic physicians. Since January 1988, 56 physicians have been selected as Charles E. Culpeper Medical Scholars.
Deadline for applications is August 16, 2004. Awards will be announced in January 2005, for activation on or about July 1, 2005. Application forms and instructions may be obtained on the Web at www.goldmanpartnerships.org, or by contacting: Kenlyn Vass, Charles E. Culpeper Program Manager, Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships, 155 North Pfingsten Road, Suite 109, Deerfield, IL 60015, USA. Telephone (847) 948 5512, fax (847) 948 5516.