Deadlines loom for conferences, grants
You might want to post some of these deadlines on your calendar. For details, call (800) 274-2237 and the extensions noted below, contact staff via e-mail, or check the Web sites.
Tar Wars. Register for the Tar Wars® National Conference by June 22. The meeting combines the Coordinator Leadership Conference and the National Poster Contest July 20 - 22 in Alexandria, Va. For more information and to register online, visit http://www.tarwars.org/x1748.xml.
Patient education. Note the July 5 deadline for submitting nominations for awards to be presented at the 26th Annual Conference on Patient Education Nov. 11 - 14 in San Francisco. The Patient Care Award for Excellence in Patient Education Innovation and the H. Winter Griffith Award for Excellence in Patient Education Materials will each be presented to an individual, program or organization. For information and applications, visit http://www.stfm.org/awards/pated.html#anchor87841. For resident and new physician grants and scholarships for attending the meeting, apply by Aug. 13, using the form you can download from http://www.aafp.org/pec.xml.
Assembly. The early registration deadline is July 14 for the AAFP Scientific Assembly Oct. 13 - 17 in Orlando, Fla. Sign up for it and you'll automatically be admitted to the 17th World Conference of Family Doctors, sponsored by Wonca, the World Organization of Family Doctors. Both meetings will be held in the Orange County Convention Center. If you miss the early-bird deadline, aim to register by Sept. 1, the cutoff date to sign up in advance for housing and for the Assembly. Go to http://www.aafp.org/assembly.xml for information and to register for the meeting.
Research. You may have creative ideas for a research project in a practice-based research network. Submit your proposal by Aug. 30 for a PBRN Stimulation Grant. For information, go to http://www.aafpfoundation.org/x445.xml.
Student scholarship. Chapter foundations may nominate students for the James G. Jones, M.D., Student Health Policy Scholarship by Oct. 11. This program will allow a student the attend the American Medical Student Association Political Leadership Institute to be held during January or February. For details, call Ext. 4457. For background on the scholarship, visit http://www.aafpfoundation.org/x263.xml.
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