Old Town Trolley Tour of Boston

On Friday, you can board the Old Town Trolley for a special tour through Boston’s historic past and urban present. The trolley will depart from the hotel at 4:30 p.m. and take you past the Boston Common, the Bunker Hill Monument, the site of the Boston Massacre, and much, much more. At Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall you’ll have time to enjoy dinner on your own and do some shopping. The tour will continue after dinner and return you to the hotel by 9:00 p.m.

Tickets for the tour are $28 (which does not include the cost of dinner) and must be purchased when registering for the conference. Reservations must be received by February 5. No refunds given after that date. If a minimum number of reservations is not received, this tour is subject to cancellation. If you require special arrangements for this tour, please call (925) 828-7100, Ext. 5252 at least 30 days prior to the conference

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Conference Luncheon and Felicia H. Stewart Memorial Lecture
Thursday, March 6- Boston • Thursday, April 3-San Francisco

Presented in honor of Dr. Felicia H. Stewart, a tireless champion of women’s health care needs around the world, the Conference Luncheon and Presentation features:

*In Boston
John Santelli, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at the School of Public Health at Columbia University, will examine “Abstinence-Only Education: Moral Triumph or Public Health Catastrophe?” Dr. Santelli will review the various critiques of abstinence-only education, including efficacy, scientific accuracy of commonly-used curricula, and the potential for harm to youth and to public health programs by withholding life-saving information.

*In San Francisco
David A. Kessler, MD, Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs at the University of California San Francisco, will discuss “Science vs. Politics: Women’s Health on the Frontline.” As Commissioner of the FDA from 1990 to 1997, Dr. Kessler acted to speed approval of new drugs and placed high priority on facilitating promising therapies for serious and life-threatening diseases. Dr. Kessler will examine the implications for women’s health of examples in recent history where politics interfered with the translation of science into public health policy.

*Join your colleagues for a lively and thought-provoking discussion. Cost of the luncheon is $42 and you must submit payment when you register for the conference. CE credit will be awarded.