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12th Annual Meeting - International Society of Technology
Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC)
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San Francisco, California, USA, June 23-26, 1996
Conference Objective: The main objectives of this meeting are to
(1) explore ways in which technologies are used and assessed in
diverse fields of public health, and (2) consider recent methods
that enhance access to health services, such as computer-based
communication methods, telemedicine, and other means of delivering
medical information and health care to distant sites.
Call for Abstracts:
Only those who are registered for ISTAHC '96 will be eligible to
present papers and posters at the International Meeting. Deadline
for receipt of abstracts in San Francisco is Ocober 25, 1995.
For more information, please contact:
ISTAHC '96, KREBS Convention Management Services
555 DeHaro Street, Suite 200, San Franciso, CA 94107 USA.
(No Fax Please)
Please note: CSIH has no further information regarding the above.
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International Human Rights: LAW GROUP
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Organization: The International Human Rights Law Group is a
nonprofit advocacy organization that works to empower human rights
advocates in developing countries to promote and protect human
rights in their countries; advance the development of international
human rights law; and seek justice for the victims of human rights
abuses before international tribunals.
Job Announcement - Program Director
Job Title/Description: Program Director administers the
organization's Rule of Law and Civil Society programs in Asia,
Africa and Latin America with the goal of strengthening the
capacity of local human rights activists and actors in the justice
system of the country. Responsibilities include program design;
fund-raising with the assistance of Development Director;
identifying appropriate staff; overseeing projects; and ensuring
coordination with other Law Group projects. The Program Director
works closely with the Women in the Law Project and the
International Advocacy Program.
Qualifications: Law Degree with minimum 7 years legal experience;
French fluency and knowledge of civil code legal systems desirable;
significant field experience in human rights and/or development
projects; strong writing skills; experience with program design and
management; and experience with fund-raising. Extensive travel
required.
To Apply: Send cover letter and resume (state specific computer
experience/salary history) to:
Search Committee (Program Director)
International Human Rights Law Group
1601 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20009
(No phone calls please).
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Information for Health Technology Assessment - Conference
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A conference for librarians and researchers involved in the
assessment of drugs, devices and medical procedures. To be held at
the Chateau Laurier, in Ottawa on Friday, December 1, 1995.
Presented by the Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology
Assessment (CCOHTA).
For further information, please contact:
The Conference Coordinator, CCOHTA
110-955 Green Valley Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2C 3V4
tel: (613) 226-2553 fax: (613) 226-5392
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Please note: CSIH has no further information regarding the above.
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Informations pour l'evaluation des technologies de la sante -
Conference
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Une conference a l'intention des bibliothecaires et des chercheurs
qui participent a l'evaluation des medicaments, des instruments
medicaux et des actes medicaux.
Aura lieu a l'hotel Chateau Laurier, a Ottawa (Canada), le vendredi
1er decembre 1995. Presente par l'Office Canadien de Coordination
de l'Evaluation des Technologies de la Sante (OCCETS).
Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez contacter:
La coordonnatrice de la conference, OCCETS
110-955, rue Green Valley, Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K2C 3V4
T l: (613) 226-2553 Fax: (613) 226-5392
Courrier electronique: [log in to unmask]
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Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), 87th Annual Conference
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2 - 5 July 1996
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia
Co-sponsored by the British Columbia Public Health Association
Conference Goal: To examine health promotion today in relation to
the determinants of health, health reform, and the marked shifts
occurring in federal and provincial health and social policy.
Call for Abstracts: Deadline for submissions is December 15, 1995
at 5:00 p.m. (EST). For more information and/or to receive
abstract guidelines, please contact:
Dr. Jack Altman and Dr. Nancy Hall
Co-Chairs, Scientific Program Committee
c/o CPHA 87th Annual Conference
400-1565 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario KlZ 8R1
Please note: CSIH has no further information regarding the above.
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