SPS Annual Meeting

• 2014 Annual Meeting will be held October 19–22. 2014 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC

SPS News

• University of Wisconsin Distance Academy Webinar Series: A Practical Review of Cardiovascular Physiology, Pharmacology and Safety, April 1–May 27
• SPS Ion Channel Working Group Survey—Deadline to respond is March 5
• Cardiovascular Meeting held Jointly with BSTP in November 2013
• Diplomate Safety Pharmacology (DSP) Certification Exam
• 2013 HESI/SPS Workshop: Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes As Models of Cardiac Pathobiology and Toxicity Presentations Now Available for SPS Members.
• SPS Webinar Recordings Now Available

SPS Online Learning Opportunities—24/7

• Online CE courses now available

Scientific and Medical News

• Functional Assessments in Repeat-Dose Toxicity Studies: The Art of the Possible, by Will S. Redfern, Lorna C. Ewart, Pierre Lainée, Mark Pinches, Sally Robinson, and Jean-Pierre Valentin
• Francis S. Collins, Director of NIH TED Video
• Cardiovascular Function in Nonclinical Drug Safety Assessment: Current Issues and Opportunities, by R. Dustan Sarazan, Scott Mittelstadt, Brian Guth, John Koerner, and Joanne Zhang
• History of Instrumentation and Telemetry Based Upon The Work Of Dean Franklin And Others, by R. Dusty Sarazan
• US FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
• NIH Supports Research Careers by Repaying Student Loan Debt
• Principles of Safety Pharmacology Article by M.K. Pugsley, S. Authier, and M.J. Curtis

Welcome to SPS and Invitation to Join
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