SHSMD Conference

Now more than ever, healthcare marketing, communications and public relations, and strategic planning professionals must take the lead and show their organizations how to implement creative ideas that save money and offer major ROI. The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) of the American Hospital Association's Annual Conference and Exhibits, Connections 2010: Healthcare on the Winds of Change, will take Chicago by storm September 12-15, equipping hundreds of healthcare leaders with the strategies, tactics, and solutions needed to effectively navigate today's ever-evolving healthcare environment. Learn more about this much-anticipated educational and networking event by visiting www.shsmd.org/connections.

Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, in collaboration with the Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, presents the 11th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive, September 13-15 at the Omni/CNN Center in Atlanta (pre-conferences September 11-12). This educational conference offers intensive sessions to: demonstrate advanced pain and symptom management, define excellence in interdisciplinary care, promote quality pediatric palliative care and increase access to quality programs, practices and care especially in diverse settings and to diverse populations. Advanced registration is open through August 25. Visit www.nhpco.org/ctc2010 for more information and to register.

HeLa Women's Health Conference

On September 24, Morehouse School of Medicine will host its 15th Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference in the Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care at MSM. This year's conference will focus on "Determinants and Consequences of Obesity in Reproductive Medicine and Cancer." The annual conference seeks to increase health care practitioners' awareness on topics related to obesity, cancer and reproductive health. For more information, visit www.msm.edu.