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CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON PROSTATE IMAGING
JANUARY 12–13, 2009
POOKS HILL MARRIOTT, BETHESDA, MD | | |
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AdMeTech’s Consensus Conference was convened as the result of the meeting with Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leaders of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), advocacy groups and industry on April 15, 2008. Based on this meeting, the Consensus Conference was held in two stages:
1.Organizing Committee was convened by AdMeTech Foundation in July, 2008 with the goal to develop an agenda and invite faculty members for the Consensus Conference in January 2009. Composition of the Organizing Committee was based on the recommendations of the Directors of NIH, NCI, and NIBIB.
2.Consensus Conference on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer in January 2009 was a joint effort of the AdMeTech Foundation, advocacy groups, NCI and NIBIB, with participation of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center of the Department of Defense and Food and Drug Administration. This conference convened world leading, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, international experts in imaging, radiation oncology, urology, medical oncology, molecular biology, pathology and other field with the goals to:
- Review the state of the art in prostate cancer care;
- Identify fundamental challenges in patient care and potential solutions; and
- Develop research strategy for the future.
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IN THE HEADLINES
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US CONGRESS HOLDS HISTORIC HEARING ON PROSTATE CANCER, ADMETECH TESTIFIES
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REP. CUMMINGS REINTRODUCES THE $650 MILLION PRIME ACT IN RESPONSE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING
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AWARD WINNING IMAGING RESEARCH ADDRESSES THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE IN PROSTATE CANCER CARE AS FRAMED BY CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON MARCH 4, 2010
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US CONGRESS APPROVES $1.6 MILLION FOR ADMETECH'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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SENATOR BOXER URGES US CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE PROSTATE CANCER IMAGING AND MEN’S EDUCATION (PRIME) ACT
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CUMMINGS, WAXMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF US CONGRESS URGE NCI / NIH TO FUND PROSTATE IMAGING
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US CONGRESS PASSES HISTORIC RESOLUTION CALLING FOR INCREASED NATIONAL INVESTMENT IN PROSTATE CANCER IMAGING
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ADMETECH HOLDS PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS DAY AT MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE
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MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE RECOGNIZES ADMETECH FOR PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS DAY
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BOSTON CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES ADMETECH FOR ITS ONGOING EFFORTS IN AWARENESS AND RESEARCH
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PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARES SEPTEMBER, 2009 AS NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
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WALL STREET JOURNAL COVERS PROSTATE CANCER IMAGING AND ITS ROLE IN:
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| NBC COVERS THE NEED TO CREATE LIFE-SAVING PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSTICS
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FOX BUSINESS NEWS COVERS "THE MANOGRAM PROJECT" & THE NEED FOR NATIONAL INVESTMENT IN PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH
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ADMETECH’S CONSENSUS CONFERENCE OF JANUARY, 2009 BRINGS TOGETHER WORLD EXPERTS
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