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.
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE Viewpoint based on presentations during Dermatology Update 2009
Emerging Trends in the Treatment of Psoriasis
Montreal, Quebec / March 25-28, 2009
INTRODUCTION Apart from its manifestations in skin and joints, plaque psoriasis reduces quality of life and is associated with other chronic and potentially life-threatening inflammatory conditions. Effective therapy improves the...
FRONTLINE - Based on Sessions from the 64th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Rheumatology Association
Rheumatology
Kananaskis, Alberta / February 18-21, 2009
Spondyloarthropathies and Comorbidities: Enhancing Patient Care by Increasing Interspecialty Awareness Editorial Overview: Michel Zummer, MD, FRCPC Head, Division of Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec The...
17th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
The Changing Paradigm of Psoriasis Treatment
Paris, France / September 17-21, 2008
Paris - Growing recognition of the role played by the immune system in the pathogenesis and long-term perpetuation of psoriatic disease has led to the development of a new class of biologic agents that target cell-mediated immune mechanisms...
21st World Congress of Dermatology
Confronting Non-melanoma Skin Cancer: An Adjunctive Approach with Invasive Modalities
Buenos Aires, Argentina / September 30-October 5, 2007
Buenos Aires - Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common malignancy in much of the world today. Surgical excision and other invasive modalities can successfully eradicate many lesions but when they are large or invasive or are in...
21st World Congress of Dermatology
Relief and Prevention of Itch in Atopic Dermatitis: Evidence to Date
Buenos Aires, Argentina / September 30 - October 5, 2007
Buenos Aires - Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with symptoms that include dry itchy skin and rashes. It most often affects infants and young children, with periods of exacerbations or flares followed by periods of...
65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology
Psoriasis Management: The Role of Biologics in Resistant Disease
Washington, DC / February 2-7, 2007
A series of major multicentre trials presented here at the 2007 AAD annual meeting have greatly expanded the data supporting the routine use of biologics in the control of psoriasis. The validation of biologics in the new group of studies...
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy: Focus on Gadolinium-based Contrast Media
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / November 18, 2006
EDITORIAL OVERVIEW: Dr. James A. Tumlin Director of Clinical Research Southeast Renal Associates Associate Professor of Medicine University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina PANEL Dr. Stanley Goldfarb University of...
Dermatology Update 2006
Psoriasis Update: Focus on the Biologics in Moderate to Severe Disease
Whistler, British Columbia / October 25-29, 2006
Whistler - Psoriasis affects about one million Canadians and can be associated with profound physical and psychological impairment. Traditional strategies have included combinations of various topical agents, followed by standard systemic...
15th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Update on Atopic Dermatitis Management
Rhodes, Greece / October 4-8, 2006
Rhodes - Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic, inflammatory skin disease whose symptoms include dry itchy skin and rashes. Complications include recurrent bacterial, fungal and viral skin infections, which can lead to sleep loss,...