Wednesday, July 29, 2009

JAMA Conference

WHAT: Sixth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication
WHEN: September 10 – 12, 2009
WHERE: Vancouver, BC, Canada
New research will be presented about peer review and other processes to evaluate and disseminate medical and scientific research and other information during the conference.

Every four years, editors, publishers and researchers representing the leading medical and scientific institutions and journals from around the world meet with the goal to improve the quality and credibility of biomedical peer review and publication.

Topics Include:

Authorship and Ghost Writing
Conflicts of Interest
Editorial Decisions and Peer Review
Ethical Concerns
Publication Bias
“Spin” on Study Results
Clinical Trial Registration
Quality of Biomedical Publication
Postpublication Concerns

Complete program information available at www.jama-peer.org.

Free Registration for Credentialed Journalists: Register online at www.jamamedia.org on the Events page or onsite.

Special hotel room rates available at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver: http://www.ama-assn.org/public/peer/hotel.html.

For More Information: Call JAMA Media Relations at 312-464-JAMA (5262) or email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org.

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