Back Pain and Disability: Unraveling the Puzzle
November 30-December 2, 2000

Call for Posters - Cash Prize Competition
Farkus Auditorium, New York Medical Center
550 First Avenue, New York, New York

Contact: Ana Marie Butcher, Conference Secretariat
Physical Medicine Research Foundation (PMRF)
#510 - 207 W. Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7 Canada
Tel: In North America 800 872-3105 or +1 604 684-4148
Fax: +1 604 684-6247
Online Info and Registration: Website: www.icpro.org (upcoming Symposia)
 

Keynote Speakers Include:
* Claire Bombardier MD, FRCPC, Senior Scientist & Coordinator, Clinical Research, Institute for Work and Health, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Richard Deyo MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Health Services, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
* Nortin Hadler MD, FACP, FACR, FACOEM, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
* Alf Nachemson MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gotenburg, Sweden
* Gordon Waddell MD, Dr.Sci, FRCS, Professor and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Glasgow Nuffield Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland

Topics Include: Clinical Guidelines for Back Pain 5 Years After, Reliability and Validity of Work Hardening and Work Conditioning Programs, Disability Models, Diagnostics and Management

Call for Posters Special Award Competition Submission Date August 15, 2000
Up to $1,000 US will be paid to the principal author of selected posters demonstrating innovation and excellence in research activities. All posters will be blinded prior to review.

Special Student/New Researcher Competition: Up to $500 US will be paid for best student posters. New researcher defined as research completed within one year of graduation.

New Call for Posters Special Award Competition Submission Date August 15, 2000
We are also pleased to announce the Institut de Recherche en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail du Québec (IRSST) has sponsored a special poster competition on "Return to Work for Injured Workers or Workers Affected by Back Disorders". The award for best poster in this category is $1000 USD cash prize.

Prize competitions are limited to those authors who have submitted their poster information prior to August 15, 2000. Late breaking posters will not be considered for this competition.