Confusion in identifying patients, miscommunication among caregivers, wrong-site surgery, infusion pumps, medication mix-ups and clinical alarm systems will be the focus of the National Patient Safety Goals for 2003 set by the Joint Commission on...

Eclipsys Corporation, has announced the availability of continuing education units (CEUs) or contact hours for nurses taking part in end-user training courses for Sunrise Clinical Manager, Eclipsys' clinical information system. Eclipsys is...

The Sixth Annual Meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), hosted and joint-sponsored by the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine, opened on Saturday, July 20, and will continue through...

The 1st International Conference on Inner City Health: Improving the Health of the Disadvantaged will be held October 3 – 6 at the Toronto Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Canada...

U.S. Oncology, a cancer-care firm based in Houston, is hosting a national nursing symposium for oncology nurses...

A new $750,000 gift to the University of Michigan Depression Center will accelerate new programs that will, among other things, offer education and guidance to primary care physicians who treat patients for depression...

National Research Corporation, a provider of healthcare performance measurement research, today announced that healthcare leaders from eight countries and the United States will be in attendance at its 8th Annual Picker Institute International...

Pfizer Inc and Pharmacia Corporation jointly announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement providing for Pfizer to acquire Pharmacia in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $60 billion, expanding the company's core strengths in...

Medical Directions, Inc. and Medulogic, LLC. announce the release of a new online continuing education program to help hospitals and their physicians better understand the complexities of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act ...

The American Medical Association, Division of Continuing Physician Professional Development is hosting the 13th Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration on Monday, September 9 through Thursday, September...