Reports

PRIORITY PRESS - 17th Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)

Simplifying Immunosuppression for Liver Transplant Recipients: A Lifelong Commitment to Optimize Patient and Graft Survival

Valencia, Spain / June 22-25, 2011

Valencia - Following organ transplantation, anti-rejection drug efficacy is critical to optimal patient and graft survival but so, too, are tolerability and ease of administration. The calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have a long track record...

PRIORITY PRESS - 66th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Urological Association / First CUA Primary Care Meeting

Urological Issues in Aging Patients

Montreal, Québec / June 18-21, 2011

Chief Medical Editor: Dr. Léna Coïc, Montreal, Québec Incontinence Management Urinary incontinence may result from bladder overactivity and/or dysfunction or weakening of the urinary sphincter or pelvic floor muscles...

PRIORITY PRESS - 88th Canadian Paediatric Society Annual Conference

Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Lessons Learned for Control of Resistance in Children

Québec City, Québec / June 15-18, 2011

Québec City - Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to the effective treatment of common paediatric infections. There are numerous mechanisms by which bacteria acquire resistance to different antibiotics. Bacteria can also transfer and...

PRIORITY PRESS - 88th Canadian Paediatric Society Annual Conference

Update on Atopic Dermatitis, Cutaneous Infestations in Paediatrics: Focus on Novel Strategies for Improved Control

Québec City, Québec / June 15-18, 2011

Québec City - Patients with atopic dermatitis or eczema will respond best to treatment if they understand the nature of their condition, how and when to treat it, and what the best treatment is. Despite patients’ perceptions, side effects...

HEALTH ODYSSEY - 88th Canadian Paediatric Society Annual Conference

Solving Common Feeding Difficulties in Paediatrics: A Practical Approach

Québec City, Québec / June 15-18, 2011

Québec City – Feeding difficulties in infants and children are extremely common and physicians need to identify specific types of feeding difficulties in order to counsel parents accordingly. Once identified, resolution of the...

PRIORITY PRESS - 88th Canadian Paediatric Society Annual Conference

Advances in Paediatric Immunization: Targeting the Last Remaining Serogroup Towards Complete Meningococcal Disease Control

Québec City, Québec / June 15-18, 2011

Québec City - Five serogroups cause the majority of clinical meningococcal disease worldwide; 4 of these are preventable through both monovalent and quadrivalent vaccination. Meningococcal disease researchers have long sought to...

PRIORITY PRESS - 88th Canadian Paediatric Society Annual Conference

Daily Asthma Controller Therapy and a Written Action Plan: Keys to Good Asthma Management

Québec City, Québec / June 15-18, 2011

Québec City - Asthma is a chronic, underlying inflammatory condition that requires daily controller therapy to maintain symptomatic control. Unfortunately, it is often treated as an episodic illness, with parents citing fear of side...

PRIORITY PRESS - 16th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA)

Improving Response Rates and Duration in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

London, UK / June 9-12, 2011

London - Initially studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma patients in relapsed and refractory settings, proteasome inhibitor-based regimens have now been shown to improve outcomes in transplant-eligible and -ineligible patients with...

MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 16th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA)

Improving Responses to First-line Treatment in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

London, United Kingdom / June 9-12, 2011

London - With the introduction of the first tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) 10 years ago, treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was revolutionized. Imatinib became the standard of care and in follow-up analysis of clinical trials it...