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Have you made your reservation for Atlanta? The earlybird deadline is here, register now to obtain your discount. The Sheraton is sold out, but there is still room at the Marriott 2 blocks away. Call +1 404-876-8888 to make hotel reservations, and click here for conference registration. |
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"This educational conference brings together consumers and health care providers as well as educators and the latest research information. Such a consortium is a paradigm for sharing information," says Dr. Louis J. Elsas II, Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry at Emory University School of Medicine. "The Division of Medical Genetics, Emory University, is proud to co-sponsor with the VHL Family Alliance the Sixth International Patient/Provider Conference on von Hippel-Lindau." Dr. Elsas will co-chair the meeting with Eva Logan, chair of the Georgia Chapter of the VHLFA. Eva welcomes y’all to Atlanta and invites you to join us at the Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, 188 14th Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30361.
Families gain a once-in-a-lifetime experience of meeting others with this condition, and the leading physicians and researchers with expertise on this disease. Physicians gain insight into living with a rare disorder, and the diagnostic techniques and treatment options that can make a world of difference in a patient’s quality of life.
Emory University will award up to 14.5 hours of continuing medical education (CME) credits for doctors who attend this meeting.
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| Individuals, if registered before May 10 |
$125 each |
| Individuals, after May 10, 1999 |
$145 each, $125 for accompanying spouse |
| Nurses, Doctors |
$145 |
| Doctors seeking CME credits |
$185 |
We need you to make the experience complete! Start shopping now for inexpensive airfares, or saving up those frequent flyer miles! Nearby businesses may also be willing to donate frequent flyer miles to help with your transportation. Sessions are planned from noon on Friday the 4th through noon on Sunday the 5th. The hotel is about 30 minutes from the airport, and shuttle service for $10 per person one-way is easily available. Advance reservations are recommended for wheelchair service. Call 404-524-3400.
Reservations must be made directly with the hotel before May 5 to qualify for the VHLFA conference rate of $99 for up to four adults in one room. Call Sheraton at +1-404-892-6000, or 1-800-422-7895 (U.S. outside Georgia), or fax to 404-733-6997
Paris was my second VHL conference, and I learned a lot again. Not only through the speakers, but also by talking to several people, and just by being there.
-- Chris H., Belgium |
See also Too Expensive, and other reasons for not going to the meeting
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Emory University School of Medicine and the VHL Family Alliance.
The Emory University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Emory University School of Medicine designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 14.5 hours in Category 1 credit toward the PRA of the AMA. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that s/he actually spent in the educational activity.
As printed in the VHL Family Forum 6:4, December 1998. For permission to reprint, please contact VHL Family Alliance, info@vhl.org.
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