Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
84th Canadian Paediatric Society Conference
Facilitating Physician/Patient Communication in Immunization
Montreal, Quebec / June 25-30, 2007
Montreal - In order to help physicians make better use of their time with patients in the examination room, presenters here provided pediatricians with updated communication techniques to assist them in answering patient questions and key...
Based on the Protocole d’immunisation du Québec Update published on-line June 2007
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Implications and Recommendations
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common cause of sexually transmitted infections in Canada, primarily affecting individuals aged 15 to 29 years. Most HPV infections clear spontaneously without clinical manifestations. The invisibility...
Based on the following published articles: N Engl J Med May 10, 2007;356(19):1915-27, 1938-43
FUTURE I and FUTURE II: Vaccination Against Human Papillomavirus
Two studies involving over 17,000 women have demonstrated that the new quadrivalent vaccine containing human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18 offers 98 to 100% protection against cervical, vaginal and vulvar disease caused by the...
Primary Care Today
Adult Immunization in Family Practice: Optimizing Opportunity at Each Clinic Visit
Toronto, Ontario / May 10-12, 2007
Toronto - According to researchers here this week, family physicians need to adopt a more proactive role in the promotion of adult immunization in their own practice. Taking advantage at every office visit to recommend age-appropriate...
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VACCINE
March/April 2007
Combination measles/mumps/ rubella/varicella vaccine as safe and immunogenic as separate vaccines Kuter et al. Safety and immunogenicity of a combination measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine (ProQuad®). Hum Vaccin...
41st National Immunization Conference
Strategies to Improve Adult Immunization Coverage and Reduce Disease Burden
Kansas City, Missouri / March 5-8, 2007
Kansas City - Almost all deaths attributable to vaccine-preventable diseases are in adults. They also claim considerably more adult lives than the most common forms of cancer and innovative strategies are clearly called for to improve...
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VACCINE
January/February 2007
Proposing compulsory HPV vaccination in preadolescent girls
Based on the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) Online publication 15 February 2007;33(ACS-2):1-32
National Advisory Committee on Immunization Statement on the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: New Recommendations for Females 9 to 26 Years of Age
February 15, 2007
February - The recently approved human papillomavirus (HPV) quadrivalent vaccine protects against infection from HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Its approval and recent recommendation for use in females 9 to 26 years of age was based on...