Annual Meeting: From Nov. 7-11, 2009 thousands of public health professionals will convene in Philadelphia for the 137th  APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition. More than 1,000 cutting-edge scientific sessions will be presented by public health researchers, academicians, policy-makers and practitioners on the most current public health issues facing the nation today. To ensure that no public health professional misses this opportunity, this year’s Annual Meeting will be more affordable than ever. Hotel rates have been slashed so that no rates are higher than $195. Eleven of the 15 contracted hotels are offering rates between $149 and $179. Registration and Housing are now open. Save up to $115 on registration by registering before August 28. Take advantage of these discounts and join your colleagues in a meeting you won’t want to miss. For more information about the Annual Meeting and the role our Section will make play in its success, visit www.apha.org/meetings!

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The theme is Water and Public Health, so bring your bathing suit and water bottle.

The Medical Care Section will have its meetings in the LOEW’S PHILADELPHIA hotel.

Medical Care Programming: Our Program Planning Chair José Josué Hernández reports competition was stiff for presentations: a total of 236 contributed abstracts were reviewed (224 contributed, including 25 student abstracts, and 12 invited/solicited sessions). We have a total of 53 Medical Sessions:

--Sixteen business and committee meeting sessions.

--Five standing sessions.

--Eighteen oral contributed sessions (five speakers per session).

--Five invited/solicited sessions.

--Nine poster sessions (10 posters per session).

THANK YOU, José! You rock! And thank you reviewers – you also rock!

See the complete Medical Care Section Program HERE è http://apha.confex.com/apha/137am/webprogram/MC.html