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.
PRIORITY PRESS - 8th Canadian Immunization Conference
Education Vital for Achieving Optimal Uptake of the HPV Vaccine
Toronto, Ontario / November 30-December 3, 2008
Achieving optimal uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine hinges on education, which starts with physicians themselves being knowledgeable about HPV-related diseases and their prevention with the quadrivalent vaccine. In a...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 55th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Addressing Unmet Needs of Children with ADHD
Chicago, Illinois / October 28-November 2, 2008
Among school-aged children, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent neurobehavioural disorder in many countries (Faraone et al. World Psychiatry 2003;2:104-13). According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
HEALTH ODYSSEY
Food Allergy in Infancy: A Practice Primer
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85th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Paediatric Society
Iron Deficiency Anemia and Infant Nutrition
Victoria, British Columbia / June 24-28, 2008
Victoria - Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in the world, affecting as many as 1.5 billion people. There is evidence supporting the contention that IDA is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental...
NEONATAL NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION
For Mothers Who Cannot Breast-Feed: Choosing the Formula for Optimal Infant Growth and Development
March 2008
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Based on an article in Pediatrics 2006;118:e704-10.
Improving Driving Performance in Patients with ADHD
February 2008
With: Timothy S. Bilkey, MD, FRCPC Director, Bilkey ADHD Clinics Barrie, Ontario Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Derryck H
Based on the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) Online publication 22 January 2008;34(ACS-1):1-33.
National Advisory Committee on Immunization Statement on the Use of the Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine: New Recommendations for Infants
According to a recent National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) statement published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report, infants and their families are likely to benefit from immunization with a vaccine that would prevent the...
EUROGIN 2007 7th International Multidisciplinary Congress
Clinical Implications of the New Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
Monte Carlo, Monaco / October 4-6, 2007
As stated by Dr. Monika Hampl, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany, “Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among young women in Europe, and every year about 33,000 new cases are diagnosed.”...
Based on the following article: Williams et al. American Journal on Addictions 2004;13:381-9
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessing the Risks of Treatment Misuse and Abuse
Reviewed by: Samuel Y. Chang, MD, FRCPC Medical Director Addiction Centre Adolescent Program Foothills Medical Centre Calgary, Alberta Clinical Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry University of Calgary Calgary,...