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SGIM eNews July 9, 2014

By GIM Connect posted 07-09-2014 17:08

  

SGIM eNews

July 9, 2014

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6th Annual Academic Hospitalist Academy

 

 

Calling all academic hospitalists! The 6th Annual Academic Hospitalist Academy will be held October 20-23rd in Englewood, CO. Register by July 21st and receive early bird pricing! For more information and testimonials from AHA alumni, visit www.academichospitalist.org.

 

 

 

New, FREE Continuing Education Resourceson Effects of Targeted Screening Strategies for Hepatitis C Infection in Adults.

 

In a continued effort to augment its inventory of resources designed to help health care professionals, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new streaming video and monograph based on an Effective Healthcare (EHC) Program review on Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults. Both resources summarize evidence on the effects of targeted screening strategies to test for Hepatitis C infection in adults.

 

These easy-to-access resources are now available at http://ce.ahrq.gov/pcor/ for continuing education credit at no cost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want to help plan the 2016 annual meeting in Toronto?Volunteer to review submissions!

 

The deadline to volunteer to review Update and Workshop submissions is August 27.

The reviews period is October 16 - 30, 2014

Download the form at

http://www.sgim.org/volunteer

 

 

 

News from the Regions

 

Midwest

 

Meeting Registration:Register now to attend the 2014 Midwest Regional Meeting at the Navy Pier in Chicago! The advance registration deadline is Friday, August 15, 2014 at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, visit the2014 Midwest Regional Meeting Registration Page.

 

Awards and Leadership Nominations:The Midwest region is currently seeking nominations for the 2014-2015 Regional Leadership Board and their four regional awards. The deadline for awards and leadership nominations is July 23, 2014 at 5:00 pm EST. For more details regarding Nominations for the Midwest region, visit theMidwest Call for Leadership and Awards Nominations page!

 

Mountain West

 

Call for Submissions:The Mountain West Region is now accepting submissions for the 2014 Regional Meeting. The deadline to submit is Monday, July 14, 2014, 11:59 pm EST. For more information, visit theMountain West Regional Submissions Page.

 

 

Meeting Registration:Register now to attend the 2014 Mountain West Regional Meeting at Denver Health Hospital Authority in Denver! The advance registration deadline is Friday, September 19, 2014 at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, visit the 2014 Mountain West Regional Meeting Registration Page.

 

 

California-Hawaii

 

Save the Date:SGIM is pleased to announce the date and location of the California-Hawaii Regional Meeting taking placeJanuary 10, 2015in Los Angeles, CA at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This year the theme ofthe meeting is"General Internal Medicine: New Frontiers in Patient Care, Medical Education, and Research."

 

Call for Volunteers:The California-Hawaii SGIM Planning Committee is seeking volunteer reviewers of Workshop, Abstract, Vignette and Innovation submissions for the 2015 Regional Meeting. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a California-Hawaii SGIM member click here to complete the online volunteer sign-up form.

 

 

 

 

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