Key Dates
SBM's 30th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Behavioral Medicine: From Evidence to Practice and Policy
April 22-25, 2009
Palais des Congrès de Montréal - Montreal, Canada
March 20, 2009 11:59 ET
Early Bird Registration deadline
Bonnie Spring, PhD, ABPP
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Evidence-Based Practice: New Learning Resources to "Mind the Gap"
London subway travelers are repeatedly urged to "Mind the Gap!" The message calls attention to the (often nontrivial) physical gulf between the station platform and the train floor. I now keep a "Mind the Gap" emblem on my computer screen. It reminds me that behavioral medicine needs to cross a comparably insidious gap: the one between what we know scientifically and what we apply in health care practice. Read more >>
Special Interest Groups
Cancer SIG
In the past decade, continued medical advancements have seen further improvements in the detection and treatment of various types of malignancies. Notwithstanding these efforts, being diagnosed and treated for cancer continues to be a challenging life experience associated with potential debilitating immediate and longer-term side-effects for over 1 million people who are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S alone. Read more >>
Child and Family Health SIG
The Context. Our society faces enormous challenges in our economy, our future and our health. Although many pharmacological and behavioral intervention advances have been made by researchers across the country, some 40 years or more adherence to therapy, life style reform, and useful behavioral interventions to promote health we still face the same problems found in Biblical times among the Pharohs as their remains show: chronic diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, stroke, and obesity. Read more >>
Obesity and Eating Disorders SIG
Computers, the Internet and related technologies are revolutionizing how people communicate and the enjoyments they get from life. Health behaviorists need to learn how to use these new technologies to promote diet and physical activity (PA) change. Read more >>
Student SIG
The road since I began my doctoral program has taken several unexpected turns. When the journey began, I intended to work with veterans returning from combat duty. A bend on the road led me towards Health Psychology, particularly Lifestyle Medicine, which had a significant impact on me both personally and professionally. Read more >>
Practice Guidelines Working Group
Guideline Development: Paul Jacobsen, PhD, Chair. Members: Bonnie Spring, PhD, ABPP, Peter Kaufman, PhD, Daniel Cukor, PhD, Suzanne Miller, PhD, David Mohr, PhD, Karen Mustian, PhD, Parbhu Ponkshe, MA, LLB. This group was formed in March, 2008 to explore the need and feasibility of developing evidence-based practice guidelines. Read more >>
A Preview of Coming Attractions at the Annual Meeting, from the Education, Training and Career Development Council (ETCD)
The ETCD council is sponsoring a number of activities at the upcoming SBM meeting in Montreal. Activities address important issues for attendees of varying interests and career stages. Read more >>
Membership Benefits
Now is the time to join or renew your membership in the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM). Membership provides a collective opportunity to advance scientific knowledge, shape research agendas, and enhance clinical practices. By joining SBM you can build lasting, collegial relationships - throughout the country - help grow the field and convey your commitment to professional development. Read more >>
Focus on SBM Scientific and Professional Liaisons
Highlight: American Heart Association The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) and the American Heart Association (AHA) currently have more similarities than differences in relation to core elements of their respective mission and goals. Some of the similarities include a focus on interdisciplinary research and training initiatives, a valuing of multi-level efforts designed to promote individual and population health, and an emphasis on partnering with other organizations in selected activities that are consistent with the mission and vision. Read more >>
SBM's Health Policy Committee-Opportunities for Change
President Obama has an ambitious agenda on a variety of major national issues, including energy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the economic crisis, and of course health care. Few presidents have taken office with such a multitude of challenges confronting the White House and the Congress, even before the viewing stands are built along Pennsylvania Avenue for the inaugural day parade. Read more >>
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Contact:
Holland LaFave, Project Manager
Society of Behavioral Medicine
555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823
Phone: (414) 918-3156
Fax: (414) 276-3349
E-mail: hlafave@sbm.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Bonnie Spring, PhD, ABPP
President
Francis Keefe, PhD
President-Elect
Peter G. Kaufmann, PhD*
Past-President
Susan M. Czajkowski, PhD*
Secretary/Treasurer
Amanda L. Graham, PhD
Member Delegate
Felicia Hill-Briggs, PhD, ABPP
Member Delegate
Lisa Klesges, PhD
Member Delegate
Council Chairs
Katharine Stewart, PhD, MPH, Co-Chair
Phillip J. Brantley, PhD, Co-Chair
Education, Training & Career Development
Lora E. Burke, PhD, MPH, RN, Chair
Brent Van Dorsten, PhD, Co-Chair
Membership
Kenneth Freedland, PhD, Chair
Publications & Communications
Susan S. Woods, MD, MPH, Chair
Sara J. Knight, PhD, Co-Chair
Scientific & Professional Liaison
Jennifer L. Steel, PhD, Chair
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, Co-Chair
Special Interest Groups
Committee Chairs
Karen A. Matthews, PhD
Awards
Suzanne M. Miller, PhD
Development
David Mohr, PhD
Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine
Kenneth A. Wallston, PhD
Finance
Prabhu Ponkshe, MA, LLB
Health Policy
Peter G. Kaufmann, PhD*
Nominating
Sherry L. Pagoto, PhD, Chair
Michael A. Diefenbach, PhD, Co-Chair
Program
Kathleen Goggin, PhD
Program Support
Editors
Alan J. Christensen, PhD, Editor
Annals
Cheryl L. Albright, PhD, MPH, Editor
Amanda L. Graham, PhD, Associate Editor
Outlook
*Serving in a personal capacity
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