Media Center: Events

Prescription Drug Utilization Management Conference 2002*
Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute
Scottsdale, AZ
[04/24/2002]
Topics to be discussed include: Utilization Trends, Biotech Trends, Drug Trends, Patient Communications, Generic Drugs, and HIPAA.

Health Outcomes Among the Chronically Ill: What Explains the Differences?*
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC
[04/25/2002]
Participants will include: Dana Goldman, RAND Corporation; Steven Clauser, National Cancer Institute; Lawrence Fine, and others. For more information about this event, please call (202) 862-5865.

Public Policy Forum
Alzheimer's Association
Washington, DC
[04/27/2002 - 04/30/2002]
Opportunity to network with fellow advocates, build advocacy skills and knowledge and meet elected representatives of Congress.

N4A - 8th Annual Legislative Briefing*
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Washington, DC
[04/29/2002]
Topics to be discussed include: Healthcare Reform, Prescription Drugs, Advocacy Efforts, and Congressional Office Visits on the 30th. For more information about this event, please call (202) 296-8130.

2002 National Policy Conference*
National Association for Home Care
Washington, DC
[04/29/2002 - 05/02/2002]
Topics to be discussed include: Peer Review Organizations, PPS, Successful Marketing, HIPAA Compliance and Medicare & Medicaid.

2002 Annual Scientific Meeting
American Geriatrics Society
Washington, DC
[05/08/2002 - 05/12/2002]
Conference highlights include the latest on clinical geriatrics, research on aging, and innovative models in care delivery.

62nd Scientific Session
American Diabetes Association
San Francisco, CA
[06/14/2002 - 06/18/2002]
Discussion of the latest in diabetes research, delivery of care and services.

Health Services Research: From Knowledge to Action*
Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
Washington, DC
[06/23/2002 - 06/25/2002]
Topics to be discussed include: Child Health, Managed Care, Mediare, and Women's Health. For more information about this event, please call (202) 292-6700.

2002 Annual Convention
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Cincinnati, Ohio
[06/26/2002 - 06/30/2002]
The central theme will be to explore how to build strong communities of hope for people with mental illnesses and the people who love them.

8th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Alzheimer's Association
Stockholm, Sweden
[07/20/2002 - 07/25/2002]
The focus of this conference is on the etiology, pathology, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

Third International Conference on Family Care: Empowerment Through Innovation*
National Alliance for Caregiving
Arlington, VA
[10/12/2002 - 10/14/2002]
Topics to be discussed include: Family care around the world, Eldercare, Care for people with mental illness, Care for people with disabilities, Grandparents caring for grandchildren, and Caregiving by young people. For more information about this event, please call (301) 718-8444.

63rd Scientific Session
American Diabetes Association
New Orleans, LA
[06/13/2003 - 06/17/2003]
Discussion of the latest in diabetes research, delivery of care and services.

*For more information about these and other events, visit the National Health Policy Calendar on kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.