Bioelectromagnetics Society 30th Annual Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：本赠款提案是部分资金的会议费和/或旅费为22名发言人和24名研究生参加2008年年会的生物电磁学学会（BEMS）。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者。BEMS是一个501（c）（3）非营利组织，总部设在弗雷德里克，马里兰州。BEMS出版了一份参考档案期刊《生物电磁学》和一份定期通讯，并组织了一次年会。年会的目标是通过在一个开放的论坛上激发代表所有这些学科的参与者之间的讨论和互动来推动该领域的发展。该协会的主要兴趣包括电场和磁场的临床应用，用于诊断和治疗人类疾病以及暴露于电磁场对健康的影响。在2007年年会之后对需求评估进行了审查，从而制定了2008年的技术方案，该方案将在全体会议上涵盖各种主题，重点是互动形式：a）两次从实验室到床边的会议，重点是对选定的临床问题采取多学科方法（抗肿瘤生物膜;表面活性剂的神经保护作用;纤维肌痛;骨愈合）和展示BEMS成员的转化研究; B）关于无线电频率和极低频暴露标准的会议; c）关于电磁场生物效应机制的全体会议;以及d）关于移动的电话使用和脑瘤的争议性问题的圆桌讨论。在21位确认的全体发言人中，7位来自美国以外，3位是女性。科学方案还提供了14场会议和两场海报会议（预计200场）中的88场平台介绍。2008年，会议将按计划轮流在美国举行。圣地亚哥被选为董事会的网站。 公共卫生相关性：生物电磁学会（BEMS）的这一年度会议对公共卫生的相关性在于，它将促进基础科学研究和研究电磁场与生命系统在分子，细胞，临床和人口（流行病学）水平上相互作用的科学家之间的信息交流。互动会议展示潜在的新的电磁治疗方式将突出BEMS成员在选定的医学领域的转化研究的贡献。其他会议将审查环境电磁场的潜在健康风险，对电子设备制造商，家庭和工作中暴露标准的演变以及FDA和FCC等监管机构的影响。

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.