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Conference Calendar Corner
May's events represent the diversity in the healthcare industry. Take a look:
May 4 - 5 in Reston, VA: "HIPAA Security Conference" (National Association of Chain Drug Stores) http://www.nacdsfoundation.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=147.
May 14 (9:00 - 10:30 AM CST): "HIPAA Security Preparedness" (Audioconference; TXHIMA) http://www.txhima.org/.
May 15 in Baltimore, MD: "SANS HIPAA Security Implementation" (SANS Institute) http://www.sans.org/bootcamp04/description.php?tid=51.
May 17 - 20 in La Jolla, CA: "13th Annual WEDI National Conference" (WEDI) http:// www.wedi.org/public/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=event&id=436.
May 22 (Time TBA): "HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules: Two Rules - One Goal" (Audioconference; CalHIPAA) http://www.calhipaa.com/main/audio_conference1.htm.
May 26 (Time & Date TBA): "Academic Medical Centers and HIPAA Security" (Webinar; QuickCompliance) http://www.quickcompliance.net/prodsvc/campaign/security/security-agenda.html.
May 26 in Washington, DC: "Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule: One Year Into Privacy Rule Implementation" (NIH) http://www.capconcorp.com/hipaa04/.
May 26 - 27 in Washington, DC: "HR Privacy 2004: Managing The New Challenges" (Privacy & American Business, the IHRIM and HR Privacy Solutions) http://www.pandab.org/hr2004.html.
May 17 - 21 in Ft Lauderdale, FL: "TERP 2004: 20th Annual Conference and Exhibit ion" (Medical Records Institute) http://www.medrecinst.com/conferences/tepr/index.asp.
COMING IN JUNE
June 9 - 11 in San Francisco: "IAPP TRUSTe Symposium: Privacy Futures" (International Association of Privacy Professionals) http://www.privacyfutures.org/.
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