Conference Coverage

These highlights present the latest clinical information and research findings from the American College of Cardiology's 58th Annual Scientific Session, held March 29 through 31 in Orlando, Florida.

Join us for research presented at the 2009 meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held March 13th through the 17th in Washington, DC.

Tune in for important findings presented at the 67th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held March 6th through 10th in San Francisco.

Reports and findings from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Genitourinary Cancer Symposium, held February 26th though 28th in Orlando, Florida.

Highlights of studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 15 through 17 in San Francisco.

ReachMD brings you Conference Coverage Highlights from the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 10 through 14 in San Antonio, Texas. You will hear insights on the latest in research on breast cancer treatment and prevention.

Host Dr. Jason Birnholz takes you to the 2008 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, held in Chicago November 30 through December 5. Dr. Birnholz talks with three of the meeting's key presenters. He sits down first with Dr. Michael Welch, co-director of the division of radiological sciences at Washington University's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, Missouri, who highlights advances in nanotechnology for imaging and drug delivery. Next, Dr. David Weinreb, radiology resident at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, discusses the advantages of portable CT for treating acute stroke patients in the emergency department. Finally, Dr. Rizwan Aslam, assistant clinical professor of radiology at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, reports on mineral density assessment with CT colonography, concurrent to colorectal cancer screening.

The second of two programs consisting of excerpts of a panel discussion examining the issues surrounding healthcare coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. The panel was presented by U.S. News and World Report's National Issues Briefing, in association with the American Medical Association.

Panelists include Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Senate Finance Committee Chairman; Mary R. Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council; and Paul H. Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Brian Kelly, editor, U.S. News and World Report, moderates. The panel was introduced by Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, president of the American Medical Association.

Given latest U.S. Census profiles of uninsured Americans, and the obstacles to retaining coverage, including evolving private sector and employee work patterns and gaps in existing health care plans, panelists debate possible solutions -- from group coverage to state and federal benefits plans -- as well as current and emerging solutions from within the Administration and Congress, the presidential candidates, and other experts. The panel was recorded on September 23, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The first of two programs consisting of excerpts of a panel discussion examining the issues surrounding healthcare coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. The panel was presented by U.S. News and World Report's National Issues Briefing, in association with the American Medical Association.

Panelists include Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Senate Finance Committee Chairman; Mary R. Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council; and Paul H. Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Brian Kelly, editor, U.S. News and World Report, moderates. The panel was introduced by Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, president of the American Medical Association.

Given latest U.S. Census profiles of uninsured Americans, and the obstacles to retaining coverage, including evolving private sector and employee work patterns and gaps in existing health care plans, panelists debate possible solutions -- from group coverage to state and federal benefits plans -- as well as current and emerging solutions from within the Administration and Congress, the presidential candidates, and other experts. The panel was recorded on September 23, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the incoming president of the American Medical Association (AMA), delivers a moving inaugural speech to the 2008 AMA House of Delegates in Chicago. Dr. Nielsen touches on several major issues, with a broad focus on the economic challenges and scientific demands of rebuilding our healthcare system. She calls on the healthcare community, the insurance industry, employers and our government to work cohesively with our patients to battle "our real enemies: disease and untimely death."