Could this conference announcement please be placed on E-DRUG. Thank you.
Sue Tett
Put Cairns in Your Diary for September 1999!!
6th International Congress of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical
Toxicology
Susan Tett, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
The 6th International Congress of IATDM-CT is to be held in Cairns,
Australia (no excuses for missing this opportunity and not attending this
one!!). Mark off the dates - 13 - 17th September 1999. Cairns is a great
venue at this time of year - perfect weather and great for sight-seeing
before and after the conference.
The conference itself will be scientifically challenging, with the latest
research and practice in clinical toxicology and therapeutic drug
monitoring being brought to Australia. International and local experts will
be attending the meeting to provide the most innovative and up-to-date
ideas and techniques in the fields. This is an excellent opportunity to
catch up on the latest international findings. This is not a conference to
be missed. Clinicians, scientists, toxicologists, pathologists,
pharmacists, laboratory technicians and any other professionals with an
interest in either clinical toxicology or therapeutic drug monitoring
should attend.
There will be a day and a half set aside for the important topic of
immunosuppressant drug monitoring, building on two recent successful
conferences held in Canada. A parallel clinical toxicology stream will be
run over these days.Some of the other scheduled symposia topics include -
The Quality Cycle in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology,
Drugs of Abuse, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Drugs Metabolised via
Cytochrome P450, New and Emerging Drugs in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring,
Clinical Toxinology, Tropical Medicine, Monitoring in the Immunosuppressed
(HIV), Aquatic Toxicology, Forensic Toxicology and Important Clinical
Aspects of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for the Immunosuppressant Drugs.
Workshops topics include - Extended Interval Aminoglycosides, Near Patient
Testing, Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Monitoring of
New Anti-psychotics and Antidepressants, Applications of Mass Spectrometry,
Models of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Indicators, Testing in
Alternative Body Fluids, Heavy Metal Toxicology, Chirality, Monitoring of
New Anticonvulsants and Drugs of Abuse.
How can you afford to miss it??
For further information and first announcement brochures, please contact
the Congress management company: CIM, P.O.Box 242, Kings Cross, NSW 2011,
Australia.
Ph: 61 2 9357 7900 FAX: 61 2 9357 7977 email: cimsyd@ozemail.com.au
or s.tett@pharmacy.uq.edu.au
Assoc Prof Susan Tett
Head, School of Pharmacy
The University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD 4072
Ph: 61-7-3365-3191
FAX: 61-7-3365-1688
email: s.tett@pharmacy.uq.edu.au
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