Meeting to focus on infectious diseases

October 11, 2006

More than 4,000 people are expected in Toronto for the first meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America outside the United States.

The society's 44th annual meeting will be Thursday-Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.

The society's physician and research scientists will have the opportunity to attend sessions that will cover topics such as new vaccines, practice guidelines, and electronic tools for infectious disease identification. Attendees will also hear latest research developments for infective endocarditis, Clostridium difficile, Staphylococcus aureus, acute HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, pandemic influenza and more.

Major programs of IDSA include publication of two journals, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Infectious Diseases. The Society, which has about 8,000 members worldwide, was founded in 1963 and has headquarters in Alexandria, Va.

Rate this story - 1.5 /5 (2 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

New tools for prediction of disease progression in acute childhood leukemia

Medicine & Health / Cancer

1hour ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Uppsala University and University Children’s Hospital in Uppsala have devised powerful new tools for typing cells from children with acute lymphatic leukemia and for prediction of how children ...

Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites.

Over-the-counter eye drops raise concern over antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Medications

6 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of antibiotic eye drops for conjunctivitis has increased by almost half since they became available over the counter at chemists in 2005, data obtained by Oxford University researchers ...

A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too

Medicine & Health / Health

4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...

Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

7 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...