CalHEP
is supported by a grant from:
The California Endowment
and is located at the:
Center for Health Improvement
1330 21 Street,Suite 100
Sacramento, California 95811
Phone: 916.930.9200
Fax: 916.930.9010
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The Marin County Pharmaceutical Association & Kaiser Employees Pharmaceutical Association (KEPA) Ask For You to Save the Date!
Date: Thursday May 22, 2008
Time: 6:00 - 9:30
Where: Chalet Basque, 405 North San Pedro Road,
San Rafael, California
Topics:
Future Directions in Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment
Presenter: Todd Frederick, MD., Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist
Understanding Pain Management Healthcare Professionals
Presenter:Howard Kornfeld, MD., Addiction Treatment & Pain Management, Recovery Without Walls
For More Information Please Contact:
Phone: 415.883.9050
Fax: 415.883.9057
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8th Annual B Informed Patient Conference
When: June 27 - 28, 2008
Where: St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA
The Hepatitis B Foundation is pleased to sponsor the 8th annual B Informed Patient Conference, which continues to be the only national conference of its kind. The conference is in collaboration with the Hepatitis B Information & Support List and the Asian Pacific Liver Center. There will be an extended Friday session for parents of children with HBV featuring pediatric HBV specialist Dr. Philip Rosenthal. The conference keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Gish will address state of the art management in the treatment of hepatitis B. Click for more information...
World Hepatitis Awareness Day – Am I Number 12?
May 19, 2008 marks the fifth annual World Hepatitis Awareness Day (WHAD). This day is an opportunity for the global hepatitis community to increase awareness of viral hepatitis (B and C) and to get people talking about it. At least 55 countries worldwide are participating in the Am I Number 12? campaign aimed at raising awareness of the shocking statistic that one in 12 people on the planet – more than 500,000 people – are living with hepatitis B or C.