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2008 HAPS Annual Conference

“Welcome to New Orleans – Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!” The HAPS 22nd Annual Conference was held in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 24 – 29, 2008.Judith Venuti was the 2008 Annual Conference Coordinator.-

  • Check out the 2008 Conference Program
  • Seminar, Posters, and Exhibits were held at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place. Update seminars included:
  • “Genomic Medicine: The Future of Addiction Medicine” – Charles O’Brien
  • “Getting High: Physiological Changes at high Altitude” – John Hunt
  • “Painful Peripheral Neuropathy Induced by Cancer Chemotherapy – Preventable with a Better Understanding of Anatomy and Physiology” – Kimberly Topp
  • “Biodefense: How Ricin Toxin kills and How Antibodies Protect” – Seth Pincus
  • “Stem/Progenitor Cells from bone Marrow and Their Amazing Potential to Repair Most Tissues” – Darwin Prockop
  • “The Mechanics of Breathing” – Michael Levitzky
  • Workshops were held at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, in Downtown New Orleans.