Drug Safety meetings & conferences

2012 Annual Meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology

The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and the American Association of Poison Control Centers are pleased to announce that the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology 2012 and associated pre-meeting functions will be held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas located in Las Vegas, NV; October 1-6, 2012.

This annual conference allows an opportunity for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and scientists from around the world to participate in the sharing of knowledge on a wide variety of clinical toxicology topics and issues. In addition, there will be multiple original research papers presented, a number of symposia, as well as other traditional and novel continuing education sessions.

General Objectives:

-- Identify the acute and/or chronic toxic effects of various drugs, chemicals and biologicals.

-- Utilize research data to determine new approaches to the prevention, assessment, and treatment of poisoning victims.

-- Compare and contrast approaches to the treatment of poisoned patients.

-- Identify the principles of assessing the severity and predicting the outcome of poisonings.

-- Define innovations in the responsibilities and functions of poison centers.

-- Identify the principles involved in the laboratory evaluation of poisonings.

-- Identify the risks and treatment of occupational and environmental hazards to humans.

7th Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting and Diversion

November 27-29, 2012 Washington, DC

Since 2002 Reconnaissance International’s Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting has brought together the most eclectic mix of stakeholders and leaders who care about safe access to pharmaceuticals. All the previous Global Forums have covered new ground in the discussion of how to best combat counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices. This has stimulated new ideas, encouraged cooperation and catalysed numerous new projects on global, national and company levels.

In the past few years illicit pharmaceutical diversion - a topic covered by the Global Forum - has been growing at an alarming rate. This includes the diversion of shipments from low-price markets to high-price markets and the misuse of prescription medicines. Prescription drug abuse, especially of opiates, is now a major issue, particularly in the USA. The title of the Global Forum has therefore changed with the addition of “Diversion” to recognise the importance of this issue and the need to combat it.

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10th International Rotavirus Symposium

19 - 21 September 2012 Bangkok, Thailand

The 10th International Rotavirus Symposium will be held 19-21 September, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. It will bring together interested stakeholders to provide an update on new data and relevant research that will inform public health agendas related to prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis.

Main Session Topics
Participants will discuss the latest results of trials of new rotavirus vaccines in developing country settings, issues in vaccine policy and introduction, and early post-marketing data on vaccine impact and safety. Scheduled sessions include:

* Update on rotavirus vaccines
* Early experiences with introduction of new rotavirus vaccines
* Epidemiology and burden of rotavirus disease
* The pipeline for rotavirus vaccines
* The next steps for rotavirus vaccines