[ICIUM est l'abr�viation pour International Conferences on Improving Use of Medicines qui se sont r�unies en 1997 et en 2004 et qui se r�unira � nouveau en 2011 http://www.icium.org/index.htm. JS mod.]
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ICIUM 2011 EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 14, 2010
The abstract submission deadline for ICIUM 2011 has been extended from December 7, 2010, to December 14, 2010.
ICIUM 2011 focuses on the impact of interventions, programs, and policies on the use of medicines in low and middle-income countries and welcomes submission of abstracts on international, regional, national, institutional, provider, and patient issues related to:
--Access to medicines: public and private sector access, intellectual property, innovation, production, price negotiation and supply, provider behavior, human resource and civil society
--Medicines policy, regulation, governance: policy making and implementation processes, guidelines, essential medicines lists, health reform, quality, promotion, and transparency
--Economics, financing, and insurance systems: medicines cost, affordability, incentives, insurance Coverage
--Child health: integrated management of childhood diseases, access to and use of pediatric medicines
--Chronic care: health systems and access to medicines for diabetes, hypertension, mental health, treatment adherence
--HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis: global programs, supply chain management, pharmacovigilance, patient adherence and retention
--Malaria: chemotherapy and chemoprevention of malaria
--Drug resistance: surveillance, containment strategies, research and development
--Gender and medicines: gender equity in access to and use of medicines
Since the intent of ICIUM 2011 is to help shape evidence-based policy recommendations and a future research agenda, both newly completed and recently
published work are welcome.
Detailed information, registration, and abstract submission guidelines can be found at http://www.icium2011.org.
For the ICIUM 2011 International Organizing Committee
Keith Johnson, Center for Pharmaceutical Management, Management Sciences for Health