• The University of North Florida Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy will host its 5th Annual Caring Community Conference, “Northeast Florida: Region of Medical Excellence,” from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the UNF University Center. The conference will offer a five-year status report on improving patient care, fostering growth in health care and bioscience industries, as well as enhancing medical education and research. “Progress has been significant,” said Dr. Yank Coble, center director. Participants will learn about a new communitywide initiative to control abuses in prescription pain medication and will hear results of the third Economic Impact Study of the Health Care and Bioscience Industry.
