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South Florida Cancer Control Collaborative meeting

August 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Boca Raton
Hospice by the Sea
Contact: Dorothy Parker, 305-243-1120

Seeking Solutions for Uninsured Children in Florida

August 21, 4-6 p.m., Miami
United Way of Miami-Dade
For details, call 305-576-5001 x32, or email 

Biomedical Research Advisory Council Meeting

August 26, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Orlando
Courtyard Marriott Downtown
For details, visit web site or, contact Hope Davis by email or at 816-347-9449

Agency for Health Care Administration Public Meeting (HIECC Committee)

Aug. 26, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Tallahassee
For an agenda, visit the website

Sixth Annual Caribbean Health Summit

Sept. 6, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Orlando
Central Florida Fairgrounds & Exposition Park
For details,call (407)648-9440, extension 10, 14 or 16, or visit website

Tobacco Education and Use Prevention Advisory Council Meeting

Sept. 8, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tallahassee
Department of Health
For details, visit the Council website

Board of Medicine Probable Cause Panel- South

September 12, 2 p.m.
Conference Call: (888) 808-6959
Code: 2454131
Contact:  Trisha L. Grubbs at (850) 245-4640, ext. 8145 or by e-mail.

Division of Medical Quality Assurance Public Meeting

Sept. 17, 8:30 a.m. – 12 Noon, Tallahassee
Betty Easley Conf. Center, Rm. 152
Contact:  Cassandra Pasley, (850) 245-4224

National Psychoneuroimmunology Conference

Sept. 18-21, Tampa
Saddlebrook Resort
Contact Susanna Martinez by email or at (813) 974-2776

Low Income Pool (LIP) Council Meeting

Sept. 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tampa
Tampa International Airport
Conference Call: 888-808-6959, Code: 4138067
Contact Edwin Stevens by email or at (850)414-2759 or visit the LIP web site

100 Ideas Foundation Statewide Policy Discussion on Autism & Developmental Disabilities

September 15-16, Orlando
Portofino Bay Hotel
For details, visit the web site

Dialogue on Health Across Cultures: A Workshop on Cultural Competency in Cancer Care for South Florida

September 20, Ft. Lauderdale
Nova Southeastern University
More info: MGonzalez16@med.miami.edu or 305-243-4821

Board of Medicine Probable Cause Panel- North

September 26, 2 p.m.
Conference Call: (888) 808-6959, Code: 2454131
Contact: Joyce Blackwell at (850) 245-4640, ext. 8142 or e-mail her

National Academy State Health Policy Conference

October 5-7,Tampa
Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina
Viist web site for details

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Medicaid Reform in Florida: Year 2

October 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,Tampa
Marriott Tampa Airport
Contact Jennifer Thompson by email or at 202-687-2471

Marine mixing might kill malaria

The University of South Florida will take its anti-malarial screening techniques, mix them with marine microbes from the Magellan BioScience Group, and hopefully create an anti-malaria drug to combat an African public health threat.
With a grant from the National Institute for Health and matched funds from the Florida High Tech Corridor, the team will mix chemicals with Magellan’s collection of marine microorganisms to combat a disease that is already resistant to several drugs.
Malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical areas, kills more than 2 million African children a year.