On Thursday, April 28, ICF International and George Washington University will bring together experts to discuss research methods around improving children’s health.Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), will kick off this discussion by highlighting NIEHS-sponsored research in areas of emerging importance for children’s health, including respiratory, metabolic, birth, and ne...

TAT congresses are annual meetings on new molecular targets and innovative cancer therapeutics in the early phases of clinical development, supplemented by associated translational research. Add to these features the high scientific standards, informal atmosphere, and active participation by the world’s leading phase 1 investigators, and you will understand why the TAT Congress series has become the prime international drug development m...

Timely recognition and optimal treatment of the many life-threatening digestive disorders to be reviewed at this conference remain challenging in clinical practice, thereby presenting the risk of delayed recognition and effective treatment. These challenges are met with state-of-the-art laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging, transplantation and other surgical interventions, and adjunctive or independent medical therapies. Medical therapies...

Pancreatic cysts are being detected with increasing frequency due to advances, and rising use of, imaging technology. A recent study suggests that only 2% of cysts are malignant at diagnosis. Clinicians are faced with the task of identifying those cysts with high malignant potential as early as possible while limiting unnecessary surgery. Current guidelines take a very cautious approach that result in unnecessary morbidity. Newer testing modal...

Course "Fundamentals of Statistical Process Control: Implementation and Assurance of SPC" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: This 2-day seminar provides the information you need to use one of the most powerful tools in quality, statistical process control. It will help people in design, quality, and production understand the concepts and eff...

On Monday, November 23, 2015, the George Washington University and ICF International are bringing together two experts – Dr. Eduardo Sotomayor, director of the GW Cancer Center, and Dr. Robert Croyle, a division director at the National Cancer Institute – to discuss how the complementary research areas of clinical and population science have jointly improved cancer outcomes. Taken together rather than separately, clinical and popul...

As the maternal age is increasing and the American population is becoming more obese, the number of pregnancies complicated by diabetes and obesity also is increasing. The 14th Annual Meeting of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of North America serves as a vehicle for the dissemination of data, gathered through collaboration among basic, translational and clinical researchers and research centers, both nationally and internationally. This...

This timely one-day conference is intended to provide new evidence-based strategies for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment, including many newly approved biologic therapies and surgery of common arthritic, rheumatic and autoimmune diseases. Local experts and renowned invited speakers, nationally known for their clinical and clinical research achievements, will provide state of the art summaries. In addition to lectures with questions and...

Thisone-day educational symposium will examine kidney and pancreas transplantation with a special emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach in pre and post transplant care. In addition, the conference will provide updates on clinical trials in kidney transplantation and immunosuppressive therapies, offer insight on complex post-transplant issues, and focus on the care of waitlisted patients and those with a failing allograft. Furthermore, liv...

This interdisciplinary, one-day conference will provide a clinical update on the biology, therapeutic modalities and management decision making in patients with kidney and bladder (urothelial) cancers. Engaging didactic lectures will present current science, ongoing clinical trials and future research directions including many revolutionary advances in multi-disciplinary management approaches to patients with early stage, high risk, and metast...