I am trying to find a conference in Washington, DC. this month where
Greet Van den Berghe M.D., Ph.D. is speaking on the management of
glucose in critically ill patients.  There was a 2003 conference put
on by NIH sponsored in November 2003, but I have seen a print out of
this year's event, and cannot find it.  I know it's in December, I
believe on the 13th and 14th.

Hi peter_rule2001,

I believe the conference you are looking for will be taking place on
December 9, 2004, at the following location:

Natcher Conference Center
Main Auditorium
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland


The Role of Insulin in the Critically Ill Patient: Basic and Clinical Evidence

"Emerging information from different basic and clinical arenas has
centered attention on the crucial role of insulin during stress and in
particular in the acutely ill patient. Elegant clinical studies
indicate that aggressive glucose control reduces mortality, while the
role of insulin, independent of glucose control, is also being
evaluated. The purpose of this meeting is to
review the most currently relevant information assessing insulin
therapy in the acutely ill as well as to explore the potential
underlying mechanisms involved in these processes."

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/insulin/index.htm


The program can be viewed here. 
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/insulin/agenda.htm

Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD will be speaking at 8:30 AM

8:30 - 9:05 am
Intensive insulin therapy in the ICU
Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD


A list of the speakers can be found here:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/insulin/speakers.htm


Registration
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/insulin/registration.htm 

Source:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 
http://www.niddk.nih.gov


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"greet Van den Berghe" conference december "washington dc"
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I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer,
or believe this is not the conference you are looking for, please
don't hesitate to ask for further assistance before rating.

Best regards,
Rainbow