The First International Course in Pain Medicine took place between 28 and 31 Of May 2009 in the wonderful city of Granada, Spain, and was met with overwhelming success. The delegates, who represented  almost 50 countries, indicated their appreciation of the course and its benefits, citing it as "an educational treat!"

Notable speakers, including the President of the International Association for the Study of Pain, provided delegates with captivating lectures and thrilling case studies. The Chairperson also professed his satisfaction and clarified his intent to have the course continue for many years to come...

It was a great pleasure to host the World Family Therapy Congress in Portorož, Slovenia during March 4-7, 2009. The main theme for this 17th World Congress was "Reconciling Differences: Can Family Therapy Help Heal the World?"

The 2009 IFTA congress continued its worthy tradition of bringing together the greatest clinicians from the field and has attracted over 330 participants from 47 countries. The success seen at the congress illustrates that IFTA is moving in the right direction towards reaching its goal to strengthen and improve the quality of family therapy worldwide.

Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI) - The Leading Meeting for Interventional Cardiologists, Innovators and the Industry was held on December 7-9, 2008 in Tel-Aviv, Israel in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). The program included presentations of new therapies and research at various levels of development, with thematic live case presentations to present the impact of these technologies on current and future therapy. Over 800 delegates from 31 countries attended this meeting, which was a continuation of the series of international conferences in interventional cardiology held in Israel since 1995, that have helped shape Israel as a leading force in innovative technology in this field.