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Seminars & Education

To foster community education and increasing awareness of health concerns, the Division of Education sponsors public events, focusing on educational outreach.

The Division of Education sponsored events include:

  • Introduction to Clinical Research, Wednesday August 3, 2005
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
    2005 Agenda
     
  • National Youth Leadership Forum, July 8 - 20, 2005.
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
    2005 Agenda
     
  • CEO’s Who Care: Employee Wellness Programs, Wednesday, April 14, 2004.
    CB Pennington Jr, Conference Center, Baton Rouge, LA
     
  • LSU Health Sciences Center Graduate Research Day, Thursday April 8, 2004.
    CB Pennington Jr, Conference Center, Baton Rouge, LA

The Division of Education has sponsored several professional seminars, including the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians Annual Research Networking Seminar and the PBRC Medical Technology Conference. Community events sponsored by the division are the Annual Men’s Health Conference, held each spring at the Pennington Conference Center, and Women’s Health Day held annually in the fall.

 
 
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