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The American Medical Women's Association and Women's Healthcare Forum Announce Partnership to Expand Educational Conferences

NEW YORK, NY, and ALEXANDRIA, VA; October 3, 2007 —
The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), the oldest national medical association dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women's health, and Women's Healthcare Forum (WHF), the leading medical education company dedicated to improving healthcare outcomes for women, today announced an educational conference partnership designed to benefit both organizations by better serving their member, participant and supporter communities. Central to the partnership will be the joint AMWA Annual Meeting and WHF CME Conference and Exhibition held on March 7-8, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

"Our members will benefit from WHF's highly acclaimed CME program on comprehensive and integrative healthcare for women," said Diana Galindo, MD, President of AMWA. "Our partnership with WHF furthers our member and supporter goals by offering a more extensive educational and exhibition program. We are especially pleased that WHF's 2008 CME program will address many topics related to our annual meeting theme: Women and Aging."

"We are thrilled to be collaborating with AMWA which will help us better serve the large com-munity of healthcare providers who share our dedication to improving outcomes for women," said David Near, CEO, Women's Healthcare Forum. "This partnership with AMWA represents a great opportunity to further our mission, improve our educational conference programs, and expand the community of educators, providers, supporters and exhibitors we serve."

The partnership offers a range of benefits to the healthcare providers, supporters and exhibitors who will gather at the 2008 joint Anaheim conference and to those who will participate in the WHF conferences in Houston, TX (April 4-5), Philadelphia, PA (May 30-31), and Chicago, IL (June 27-28).

• Registration for the Anaheim conference will offer healthcare providers access to one full day of AMWA Annual Meeting workshops and 24 WHF CME sessions as well as Exhibition Program presentations, networking activities and AMWA's annual awards banquet.


• AMWA members and past WHF conference participants may register for $75, a 50% discount from the standard WHF registration fee. AMWA student members will be able to register for $35.


• Supporters and exhibitors will be able to more efficiently and effectively support healthcare education and reach a large community of healthcare providers serving women, the predominant healthcare consumers and decision makers.


• WHF and AMWA will be able to reach more healthcare providers with educational and advocacy programs designed to help them improve their practice and patient outcomes.

For information about supporting, sponsoring or exhibiting, please contact Sharon Hutinett, at (816) 537-8855 or by email at shutinett@womenshf.com.

About AMWA:
Founded in 1915, AMWA is the oldest national medical association dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women's health. AMWA has educated physicians and the public on a number of women's health issues including smoking prevention and cessation, osteoporosis, violence against women, heart disease, gender equity, breast cancer, and reproductive health. AMWA believes that medical decisions should be made by a woman and her health care provider based on her individual needs. AMWA does not endorse specific products or services.

About WHF:
Women's Healthcare Forum (www.womenshf.com) fosters an information and education-based community dedicated to improving healthcare outcomes for women by advancing and applying knowledge to more effectively meet their unique needs. WHF programs increase awareness of gender-based differences that impact human physiology, the pathophysiology of disease, and health-related outcomes. WHF continuing medical education programs present patient-centered, evidence-based approaches to healthcare designed to guide health-related strategies throughout life.