Welcome Life Science professionals! This group will provide you a resource for networking and professional development. Monthly networking meetings, seminars and round table discussions will tap into our scientific community and provide you a wealth of contacts, knowledge, new friends and fun. As we continue to gain members, we will work towards setting up our monthly networking meetings. No matter what your contribution is within our scientific community, we welcome you to the Nexus Project …

“Let us learn about ourselves, about our desire to be always, and in all ways, greater than we think we are. Empower yourself to change your inner dialogue and to fill the space that yearns for more. To give love and receive love increases with the feeling that our life potentials are being fulfilled and our relationships expand as do our horizons.” . . . . . . My name is Ahmed Taha. I have worked for over 15 years as a mental health clinician both in private practice as well as in one of the fi …

Are you a Planned Parenthood supporter who knows that reproductive and sexual health is an important part of overall health? Do you want to ensure that everyone has science-based information they need to keep themselves safe and healthy? Then meet up with us at some Boston area bars to network with other supporters! Come for the free appetizers, giveaways, sexual health trivia with prizes, and good conversation. Help make sexual health a public health priority. Sponsored by Planned Parenthood Le …

Are you a pro-choice supporter who knows that reproductive and sexual health is an important part of overall health? Do you want to ensure that everyone has science-based information they need to keep themselves safe and healthy? Then meet up with us at some Worcester area bars to network with other supporters! Come for the free appetizers, giveaways, sexual health trivia with prizes, and good conversation. Help make sexual health a public health priority. Sponsored by Planned Parenthood L …

Bringing together Boston-area health care technology and clinical professionals interested in the challenges facing health care IT professionals today. That would include discussions around electronic health care records, integrating systems from vendors to "really" make them work together, and other topics of related interest. An important goal is to have members feature and present, informally, on topics of interest defined by the group and to have some fun doing it. This is a new group as of …

This group is for you if • You want to learn how to be healthy and stay healthy by natural means • You appreciate experts and professionals, but you'd really like to have a say in your own health! • You want to hear speakers talk about the latest ideas about how the universe, and our bodies and minds, work • You believe there are better, more holistic ways of healing other than drugs or surgery, and / or • You want to meet like-minded souls. This group will also have study groups for thos …

We are a group of Veterinary Professionals (primarily Board Certified Veterinarians, Veterinarians, Veterinary Technicians and Professionals) whose goals are to focus on enhancing the health and welfare of domestic animals. We do this by working to educate others who work (a) within the Veterinary Community/Industry and (2) we provide education for the general public (pet owners/pet lovers). Each month our Board Certified Doctors hold Continuing Education Meetings and Seminars at our hospita …

Chicks Who Write is a professional networking group for women who freelance in Greater Boston. We try to meet every month to network and hear from industry experts. On the list, we share leads, ideas, advice, job opportunities, and resources. Chicks come from a variety of communications backgrounds, with diverse areas of expertise, ranging from journalism to public relations to marketing communications for higher education, business, health care, nonprofits, and more. Many have non-fiction and f …

This is a community site to share health insights that we have learned over the years. We are all experts on aspects of health, illnesses or our recovery. We can agree that we are not short of information but the "know how" to put it all together and the community to help us keep healthy and focused. This meet up is primarily devoted to helping people develop healthier habits and getting rid of old habits that no longer serve our purposes.For smokers, quitting tobacco is THE key change needed  t …

The BeatBrigade is an interactive drumming group operating through HandReach, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the poorest children in the developing world overcome severe debilitating trauma injuries. The BeatBrigade engages in therapeutic drumming that promotes community and benefits survivors of burn and trauma injuries. Outstanding BeatBrigadiers are invited to tour locally and abroad to drum with people of all kinds! ** Everyone is welcome to join and participate in the BeatBr …

Creating a place for EFT practitioners, whether amateurs or professionals, to come together, exchange ideas and techniques and get tapping together. This meetup is meant to be: - a community where like-minded people can connect; - a support group pushing its members forward on their healing journey; - a reference structure where knowledge and know-how is circulated; - a lab where new experiments take place and where members develop the healing techniques of tomorrow; - a social and professi …

Come share ideas, techniques, and resources for how psychotherapists can help people enhance their intimate relationships. This group is for mental health professionals and anyone else who relishes enthusiastic in-depth discussions of clinical theory and practice. Each meeting starts with a presentation, after which we discuss the topic and socialize. Past topics: What predicts divorce? Using behavior modification techniques to improve your relationship Three kinds of love: infatuation, lust, a …

This group is for therapists, counselors and health care professionals who work specifically with the poly community and/or are interested in the unique issues that poly clients and their clinicians face. Your practice focus can be GLBTPQ or you can work with a more general client population. What matters is that you are interested in the issues poly clients face, the unique issues therapists, counselors and health professionals who work with the poly community face, and best practice for client …

All are welcome to join our discussions about Christianity and mental health. Our core group are Christian counselors, psychiatrists, social workers, and pastoral counselors. We want to create opportunities for networking with each other and with others in church communities: priests, pastors, lay leaders, and anyone interested in talking about the intersection of faith and mental health.

"Social in the Suburbs" (formally "Single in the Suburbs") "Suggest a Meetup" If you have a fun event idea, that you would like to do, and want to invite others to join you, then you can post it as an "event suggestion".  If more than three people like the event suggestion, then it will automatically become an event.  This way, everyone who is interested can meet and enjoy a fun activity together.  The event host will become the person who posted the suggestion, and that person can communicate w …

Greater Boston has by far the highest concentration of both hospitals and Pioneer ACOs per capita in the country. It is a leading hub for innovation in many market sectors, and the healthcare space is no exception. This group has been formed to build more of a community for these various innovators to connect and interact. It will also hopefully provide them with resources about which they may not have otherwise known.

A Meetup for those living with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and/or Fibromyalgia (FM) & Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS). A wonderful opportunity to meet others who are living with this invisible autoimmune disease and/or invisible chronic illness. The goal of this group is to offer support and education, while also spreading awareness. We'll discuss the challenges of living with invisible illness and ways of achieving a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise, positive men …

This group is for young professionals, from all background and experiences, to actively promote Save a Child’s mission (below). We love to create fun around Boston while developing our leadership skills. If you are passionate about improving healthcare for children through the SACH mission and like to have fun, this group is for you! The mission of SACH is to improve the quality of pediatric cardiac care for children from developing countries who suffer from heart disease and to create centers …

This is a networking group of professionals who are looking to start their own part-time business along side their full-time job. The objective of this group is to build an organization of like-minded entrepreneurs that are ambitious, coachable, willing to work on a team, help others, and would like to generate a residual income. Our business is a multi-billion dollar business with focus on online shopping, health/wellness, anti-aging, cosmetics and personal care.  We are building a network of p …

45% of people in the US make New Year's resolutions but only 8% of those people achieve them. This group creates a comfortable environment filled with support and accountability necessary to be part of that 8%! Lead by a Professional Life Coach, Personal Trainer and Nutrition Consultant, this group will help you set effective goals in every area of your life. You'll also ACHIEVE those goals this year! This is a free group that will meet monthly. Between sessions you'll have a clearly defined act …

The role of social media is the healthcare industry is both convoluted and ever changing. How do we utilize useful tools of communication responsibly? How do we navigate pitfalls like privacy and misinformation? Come to learn about the many benefits and complications of social media in healthcare from our panel. We strive to create a dynamic conversation about how to develop the healthcare industry both now and in the future, encouraging entrepreneurs to take ideas and produce solutions. We want …

Animals know no borders! In poor neighborhoods of Lima, the dogs and cats often outnumber the people. They roam the streets unspayed and unneutered, eating from the garbage and reproducing without constraint. Contrary to what seems like neglect, we have found that these dogs and cats are beloved pets, but owners have limited resources. At the same time, research on the diseases carried by animals is underfunded. Our goal is to set up a free or low-cost spay/neuter clinic, assist the public in th …

Boston is the Hollywood, Vatican, and TImes Square of medicine. What better place than here in which folks interested in promoting and understanding how to make the most of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Meaningful Use Initiative? Let's share experiences and opportunities.

This is a group for people who work in Social Services in the Boston Area. We can get together, talk and have fun together. No one can relate to ou daily experiences better than each other.

There are thousands of people who work in the Longwood Medical Area - nurses, researchers, doctors, social workers, admins, fundraisers, grad students, and many more - and those people rarely have the opportunity to mix and mingle, other than on the T or in elevators. This group aims to bring professionals who work in the Longwood area together to socialize outside of work.

Fitness & Health conscious singles is for singles in their 20's & 30's who are passionate about fitness and they're health. We work hard avoiding the fast food and eating right. We go to the gym. Now we have a chance to meet others with the same things in mind.. The purpose of this group is for singles to meet and if there isn't a connection, hopefully we can make some new friends as there's always room for another wingman/girl. :-) This group will be a combination of activity based as well as t …