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April - June 1999 Volume 20 Number 2
Letter from the
Chair
Carolyn
Olson
Greetings! I sit at my keyboard writing a column about preparation for fall, even though it doesn't seem like we will ever see summer this year. I hope that by the time this goes to press (or the digital equivalent) we will all be enjoying balmy weather.
Summer is a slow time,
PNC-wise, except for our conference co-chairs, Chris Beahler,
Sarah Safranek and others, who are busy preparing this year's
conference. The conference begins on Sunday, October 24 with
a CE day and will include courses on PubMed, Locator Plus and
End Note. The Sunday CE day will be a bonus for those who need
a Saturday night stayover for airfare. (Or a Saturday night dinner
in the international district.) Technology is the theme
for Monday with a morning forum "Access in the Millennium:
Medical Applications of New Technologies". Edward
Shortliffe, MD, PhD, will deliver the keynote speech, "Future
of
wide-area networking for the health care community: the NGI".
A technology fair follows in the afternoon.
Tuesday's program is still under construction but will include a session with Richard Deyo, MD, MPH, who will discuss his work on AHCPR guidelines. Watch the web page for developments in the future - Valerie Lawrence, Western States Chiropractic College, will be working with Emily Hull to create the conference web page. Wednesday, Oct 25, will include more CE opportunities.
There is no conference
hotel for this year's program so you will be able to choose your
own lodgings and enjoy some time in the University district in
Seattle. This year's conference is a change from the "templates"
of prior years, but it sounds like fun to me and perfectly suited
to
the location. We will have lots of lodging options, restaurants
& shopping - very well suited to a more fluid meeting structure.
Looking forward to seeing you all there,
Carolyn
From the Editor
My thanks go to Vicki
Croft for sharing two wonderful, recent adventures. Also,
don't miss the MD Consult memorandum located in the Chapter Business
section. Deadlines are right around the corner for their
PNC special.
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