March 16, 2007

Eighth annual Partners Physicians Day

A record number of physicians from across the Partners HealthCare system attended the eighth annual Partners Physicians Day Feb. 10 at the Boston Sheraton Hotel. James J. Mongan, MD, president and chief executive officer of Partners, began the day with a Partners update. He was followed by world-renowned AIDS expert Bruce D. Walker, MD, director of the Partners AIDS Research Center, who gave the keynote address, "The AIDS Crisis: Twenty-five Years and Counting." The program also included special in-depth sessions on a variety of topics, such as "Global Health in 2007: HIV, TB and the Global Response" and "New Treatment Strategies in Cancer."

For more information about Partners Physicians Day or to view videos of speakers Mongan and Walker, visit clinicalaffairs.partners.org.