Bioelectromagnetics Society 30th Annual Conference

描述(由申请人提供)：这项资助提案是为了资助22位演讲者和24位研究生参加生物电磁学学会(BEMS)2008年年会的部分会议费和/或旅费。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、内科医生、流行病学家和其他对所有频率的电磁场和生物系统之间的相互作用感兴趣的公共卫生从业人员。BEMS是一家总部位于马里兰州弗雷德里克的501(C)(3)非营利性组织。BEMS出版一份参考文献期刊《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公开论坛上促进代表所有这些学科的与会者之间的讨论和互动来推动这一领域的发展。该学会的主要兴趣包括用于诊断和治疗人类疾病的电磁场的临床应用以及暴露在电磁场中对健康的影响。2007年年会后对需求评估的审查导致制定了2008年的技术计划，该计划将在全体会议上涵盖各种专题，并侧重于互动形式：a)两次桌边会议，侧重于采用多学科方法解决选定的临床问题(抗药性生物膜；表面活性物质的神经保护作用；纤维肌痛；骨愈合)并展示BEMS成员的翻译研究；b)一次关于无线电频率和极低频率暴露标准的会议；c)一次全体会议，讨论电磁场的生物效应机制；d)一场圆桌讨论，讨论有争议的手机使用和脑肿瘤问题。在21名确认的全体演讲者中，7人来自美国以外，3人是女性。该科学方案还提供了14个会议的88个平台演示和两个海报会议(预计200个)。2008年，会议将按计划轮流在美国举行。圣地亚哥被董事会选为选址。 与公共健康的相关性：生物电磁学会(BEMS)的这一年度会议与公共健康的相关性在于，它将促进基础科学研究以及在分子、细胞、临床和人口(流行病学)水平上研究电磁场与生命系统相互作用的科学家之间的信息交流。展示潜在新电磁治疗模式的互动会议将突出BEMS成员对选定医疗领域的转化性研究的贡献。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、家庭和工作场所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.