Synergy Online is a service of the Canadian Society for International Health. Visit our Website at http://www.csih.org and become a member Synergy Online Index: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/syn_indx.html: - Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief (CPAR) is looking for a Chief Executive Officer The CEO is responsible to the Board of Directors for the effective management and leadership of CPAR. We are looking for a mature person with substantial experience in international development. Apply by October 6, 2000. - Guide to Canadian Healthcare Facilities Available as of late September from the Canadian Healthcare Association. - Call for Abstracts: XVII World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education "Health: An investment for a just society" is the theme of this year's conference, organized by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). It will take place July 15-20, 2001, in Paris France. Deadline for submission of abstracts is October 31, 2000. PS. If you do not have access to the Web, please let us know. ------------------------------ Synergie-en-direct est un service offert par la Societe canadienne de sante internationale. Visitez notre site web : http://www.csih.org et devenez membre Sommaire de Synergie-en-direct: http://www.csih.org/Synergy/syn_indxf.html - CPAR recherche un president-directeur general Le president-directeur general est charge par le Conseil d'administration de la gestion et de la direction effectives du CPAR. La personne que nous recherchons est une personne mure, ayant une bonne experience du developpement international. Date limite de reception des candidatures est le 6 octobre, 2000. - Guide des etablissements de sante du Canada Disponible a partir de la fin de septembre de l'Association canadienne des soins de sante. - Appel a communications : XVII Conference Mondiale de Promotion de la Sante et d'Education pour la Sante "La sante : un Investissement pour une societe equitable" est le theme de la Conference cette annee, qui aura lieu du 15 au 20 juillet, 2000. La conference est organisee par l'Union Internationale de Promotion de la Sante et d'Education pour la Sante (UPIES) et la date limite de remise d'un resume de communication est le 31 octobre, 2000. PS. Si vous n'avez pas acces au Web, veuillez nous le faire savoir. ---------- PAHO News Index: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/paho_ndx.html - El Salvador, Jamaica, and Uruguay Elected to PAHO Executive Committee El Salvador, Jamaica, and Uruguay were elected September 27 to the Executive Committe of the PAHO's Directing Council, replacing Antigua and Barbuda, Ecuador, and Mexico, whose terms expire this week. Other countries making up the nine-member Executive Committee include Cuba, Nicaragua, the United States of America, Bolivia, Canada, and Guyana. - VI Jornadas Latinoamericanas de bioetica - del 5 al 7 de noviembre en La Plata, Argentina. El thema es: "Bioetica en la encrucijada: Entre la Manipulacion de la vida y atencion de la salud". - Public Health Genetics to be Crucial in Treating Infectious Disease, Expert Says New discoveries in what is being called "Public Health Genetics" will be crucial in harnessing genetics technologies to track emerging infectious diseases and improve their diagnosis, treatment and prevention, accoording to a top scientist at the National Institutes of Health. PS. If you do not have access to the Web, please let us know.