Bioelectromagnetics Society 30th Annual Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本资助提案部分用于资助22名演讲者和24名研究生参加生物电磁学学会（BEMS） 2008年年会的会议费用和/或差旅费。BEMS的多学科成员包括物理学家、电气工程师、细胞生物学家、动物生理学家、医生、流行病学家和其他对所有频率的电场和磁场与生物系统之间的相互作用感兴趣的公共卫生从业人员。BEMS是一家501(c)(3)非营利组织，总部位于马里兰州弗雷德里克。BEMS出版一份评审档案期刊《生物电磁学》和一份定期通讯，并组织一次年度会议。年度会议的目标是通过在一个开放的论坛中促进代表所有这些学科的参与者之间的讨论和互动来推进该领域。该学会的主要兴趣包括电场和磁场在诊断和治疗人类疾病以及暴露于电磁场对健康的影响方面的临床应用。2007年年会后对需求评估的回顾导致了2008年技术计划的发展，该计划将在全体会议上涵盖各种主题，重点是互动形式：a)两个从实验室到床边的会议，重点是针对选定的临床问题（抗生素耐药生物膜、表面活性剂的神经保护作用、纤维肌痛、骨愈合）的多学科方法，并展示BEMS成员的转化研究；b)关于无线电频率和极低频接触标准的会议；c)关于电磁场生物效应机制的全体会议；d)关于手机使用与脑肿瘤这一有争议问题的圆桌讨论。在21位确认的全体会议发言人中，有7位来自美国以外，3位是女性。科学项目还提供了88个平台演示，14个会议和两个海报会议（预计200个）。2008年，会议将在美国轮流举行。圣地亚哥被董事会选为总部所在地。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant proposal is to partially fund conference fees and/or travel expenses for 22 speakers and 24 graduate students to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS). The multidisciplinary membership of BEMS includes physicists, electrical engineers, cell biologists, animal physiologists, physicians, epidemiologists and other public health practitioners interested in the interaction between electrical and magnetic fields of all frequencies and biological systems. BEMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Frederick, Maryland. BEMS publishes a refereed archival journal, Bioelectromagnetics, and a periodic newsletter and organizes an annual meeting. The goal of the annual meeting is to advance the field by stimulating discussions and interactions among participants representing all these disciplines in an open forum. Major interests of the Society include clinical applications of electric and magnetic fields for the diagnosis and treatment of human disease and health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. Review of the needs assessment after the 2007 Annual Meeting led to the development of a technical program for 2008 that will cover a variety of topics in plenary sessions with an emphasis on interactive format: a) two Bench-to-Bedside sessions focused on multidisciplinary approaches to selected clinical problems (antibiotic-resistant biofilms; neuroprotective effects of surfactants; fibromyalgia; bone healing) and showcasing translational research of BEMS members; b) a session on Radio Frequency and Extremely Low Frequency Exposure Standards; c) a plenary session on Mechanisms for Biological Effects of EMF; and, d) a roundtable discussion about the controversial issue of Mobile Phone Use and Brain Tumors. Of twenty-one confirmed plenary speakers, seven are from outside the US and three are women. The scientific program provides also for 88 platform presentations in 14 sessions and two poster sessions (200 projected). In 2008, the meeting will be held in the United States based on a scheduled rotation. San Diego was selected as the site by the Board of Directors. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The relevance of this annual conference of the Bioelectromagnetic Society (BEMS) to public health is that it will foster basic science research and an exchange of information between scientists studying electromagnetic field interactions with living systems at the molecular, cellular, clinical and population (epidemiological) level. Interactive sessions showcasing potential new electromagnetic treatment modalities will highlight contributions of BEMS members to translational research in selected medical areas. Other sessions will review potential health risks of environmental electromagnetic fields with implications for manufacturers of electronic devices, for the evolution of exposure standards at home and at work and for regulatory agencies such as the FDA and FCC.