NSF Broadens Biosketch Publications Category to Include Products; Society Recommends Similar Change to NIH On January 14, 2013, the National Science Foundation (NSF) made a number of changes to the NSF grant proposal guide. Summarized here, the changes were made in response to a December 14, 2011 report from the National Science Board (NSB) Task Force on Merit...
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Society Seeks Representative to CPT Advisory Committee The Endocrine Society is currently seeking individuals who are interested in impacting payment policy as an advisor to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Advisory Committee. The CPT Advisory Committee is the group of physicians, representing the national medical...
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Biomarkers Consortium Requests Society Member Input on Early Stages of Granting Process The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Biomarkers Consortium is a public-private biomedical research partnership that seeks to conduct research into biomarkers “to support new drug development, preventive medicine, and medical diagnostics.” Within the...
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End-to-End Testing Webinar Announced for ICD-10 Transition In preparation for the transition to ICD-10 in October 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) will host a free webinar on end-to-end testing on February, 28, 2013, from 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM ET...
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Practicing Physician Travel Award Application Deadline Extended to February 15 The Endocrine Society has extended the application deadline for the 2013 Harold Vigersky Practicing Physician Travel Award until Friday, February 15, 2013. Named for Past-president Robert Vigersky’s father, the award aims to assist clinical practitioners operating in private...
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