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Meeting Information
General Information
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Registration
Schedule
Program Brochure
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October 14-17, 2004
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa
Vail, Co
Thanks
to all who contributed in making this a successful meeting. Participants
will be sent a CD-ROM of all presentations and handouts in early November
2004. This information is also available for purchase from the ABSAME
office for $50.
The
complete program schedule remains available.
Plenary speakers included:
- Dennis Novack, M.D. Associate Dean at Drexel University
College of Medicine and a member of the Institute of Medicine's Committee
on "Behavioral and Social Sciences in Medical School Ciurricula"
- David Swanson, PhD. Deputy Vice President for Test
Development, National Board of Medical Examiners
- Ed Eckenfels, Professor Emeritus, Rush Medical School
- Jack Carr, Ph.D. from the University of Washington
The
2004ABSAME conference highlighted four major areas:
1) The Institute of Medicine Report the "Behavioral and Social
Sciences in Medical School Curricula" was released in March
2004 and the program looked at implication of this report.
2) The role of the behavioral sciences in responding to the changing nature
and complexity of medical practice and the fact that physicians need help
in applying the generalized knowledge and skills of biomedicine to the
unique problems and characteristics of individual patients and their families.
3) Important changes in the USMLE in how social and behavioral science
material is being tested (with clinical applications, rather than simple
knowledge increasingly being featured).
4) Clinical applications were examined where the basic and clinical sciences
have been less than successful and where the social and behavioral science
holds the key to more effective treatment and management. Specifically
the program focused on Substance Use and Abuse, Obesity, and Smoking.
In addition, teaching the core competencies continues to be a priority.
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