St. Louis!

Thank you to all who participated in the 50th International Conference on Health & Science Communications. This meeting commemorated 5o years of excellence in the field of communication serving both the health and science arena. A special thank you to all of our international attendees - we really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to attend one of these conferences from abroad.

This meeting showcased some of the finest, most interesting applications of technology in communications, creative applications for these technologies, and problem solving solutions to communications challenges.  We explored website usability, social networking, design flexibility, distance learning, creativity, managing in financially stressful times, and much much more.

Photos from the conference can be found on the HeSCA Flickr account.

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The following presentations were kindly submitted by our speakers:

Website Usability: The Strategic Value of User Experience
David Poteet, New City Media (keynote)

Beyond Blah Blah:  Bringing user experience together with great content for real impact
David Poteet, New City Media (workshop)

Why Social Media are Essential to the Future of Health and Science Communications
Lee  Aase, Manager, Syndications and Social Media, Mayo Clinic (Keynote)

Taking Moodle to a New Place
Connie Swiderski (Keynote)

The Nursing Channel: A website celebrating nursing excellence and innovation
Cathy Johnson, University Health Network

Mastering Online Courses
Stephen Levey, Houston Community College

Small Units in a New Perspective – Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in Perilous Times
Steve Pendry, Mary Greeley Medical Center Jim Fosse, National Centers for Animal Health

A Day in the Life of a Scientific Illustration
Jason Berg, Jan Troutt, and Donna Camp, Precision Graphics