Chaired by
CHAIR:
- ProfessorMunirPirmohamedE-Mail
- The University of LiverpoolFaculty of MedicineDepartment of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsLiverpoolUnited Kingdom
http://www.liv.ac.uk/biomedsci/index.htm
CO-CHAIR:
- ProfessorLaurentBecquemontE-Mail
- Hôpital BicêtreUniversity Paris SudFaculté de médecine Paris SudDepartment of genetique moleculaire et pharmacogenetiqueParisFrance
Dates
27 June - 2 July 2008
Location
Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
The conference will take place in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Spanish Costa Brava, 120 km north of Barcelona and 30 km south of Girona. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Barcelona airport, on arrival and departure days.
Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants
Adverse drug reactions are a major problem for healthcare services, the pharmaceutical industry and regulators. This has been highlighted recently with some high-profile drug withdrawals and regulatory decisions. There is an urgent need to develop strategies to reduce the burden of adverse drug reaction – this needs to apply to both drug development (to reduce the rate of attrition) and during clinical use (to reduce patient morbidity, mortality, costs to healthcare, and drug withdrawals). Although there are many factors involved in the causation of adverse drug reactions, and hence in the processes that will be needed to improve drug safety, pharmacogenomics is an important technology that could provide major benefits. The promise of pharmacogenomics in preventing adverse drug reactions has already been witnessed through studies on glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and haemolysis associated with antimalarials, TPMT testing and 6-mercaptopurine toxicity and HLA-B*5701 genotyping and abacavir hypersensitivity. The ESF-UB Conference on Pharmacogenomics will concentrate on adverse drug reactions this year, providing an interactive forum for both senior and junior researchers to learn about the latest developments in safety pharmacogenomics.
Final Programme PDF (247 KB) Last Updated 16-June-2008 |
Abstracts, Posters & Short Oral Contributions
There will be no short talks other than those listed on the programme. All abstracts have been accepted as posters.
The list of posters by session is now available
Poster Session 1 PDF (97 KB), Poster Session 2 PDF (97 KB)
Posters can be fixed with blue tack or tape onto poster panels. Poster size should be no more than 130 cm high x 130 cm wide. Use letters and drawings that can be read from approximately 100 cm distance.
Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide
Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference (access to site, registration & fee payments, accommodation, travel reimbursements...) is available from the Practical Information Guide. Please read it fully and carefully...
Practical Information Guide PDF (196 KB) |
GROUP TRANSPORTATION
Three buses will be arranged on arrival day from Barcelona airport to Sant Feliu. The journey takes approximately 2 hours, depending on traffic.
Bus departure times – Friday 27 June: 15.30 and 17.00 and 18.30
Airport departure point: the buses will wait in the special bus parking area located just before the A terminal. Each bus has been requested to be at the meeting point 20-30 minutes before scheduled departure. The coaches will have a sign in the window indicating “ESF Research Conferences” for easy recognition.
Group transportation back to Barcelona airport will be arranged in a similar way for the departure day.
Bus departure times – Wednesday 2 July: tentative times at this stage 12.30 and 13.30
ACCOMMODATION
Please note that SINGLE accommodation can only be guaranteed to invited speakers. All other participants will have to share a TWIN room. In case single rooms would become available at the time of the conference, rooms will be attributed on a “first come, first served” basis. Only the TWIN conference fee should be paid to the ESF when registering. The supplement for single should be paid to the venue directly. Should you wish to be put on waiting list for single accommodation, please contact Ms Chiara Orefice.
Conference Fees
Fees | What the fees cover |
EUR 730 | conference, meals and twin OR double room |
EUR 520 | non-resident: conference, meals (no room) |
Registration Form
All participants - including speakers & session chairs - are kindly expected to confirm their attendance (and, when applicable, to pay the conference fee) by filling in a Registration Form.
Closing date for registration & fee payment: 29 May 2008
ESF Contact
- Ms.ChiaraOreficeE-Mail
- Conference Officer
Phone: +32 (0)2 533 2023
Fax: +32 (0)2 538 8486
Please quote 08-269 in any correspondence.
Partnership
This conference is organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with the University of Barcelona.
Links of Interest
- Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology: publishes reports describing important and novel developments in fundamental as well as clinical research relevant to drug therapy. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology is a Blackwell publication.
- EUROTOX is the Federation of national societies of toxicology in Europe, which together have approximately 7,000 members.
- EUropean FEderation for Pharmaceutical Sciences: EUFEPS is the only pan-European body to represent the interests of scientists in industry, academia, government and other institutions engaged in drug research, development, regulation and policymaking through Europe. Founded in 1991, it is there to serve and advance excellence in the pharmaceutical sciences and innovative drug research.
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für experimentelle und klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie (DGPT) (in German)
- Federation of European Pharmacological Societies: EPHAR is a non-profit voluntary associated established to advance research and education in the Science of Pharmacology and to promote co-operation between National/Regional Pharmacological Societies in Europe and surrounding countries. It seeks to co-operate with other international organisations, especially the International Union of Pharmacology.
- The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is the professional association for pharmacologists in the UK and is one of the leading pharmacological societies in the world. The object of the Society is to promote and advance pharmacology, including clinical pharmacology.
- 10th European ISSX Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 18-21 May 2008
Abstract Deadline: 4 January 2008
- Conference-service.com is a directory of upcoming scientific and technical meetings.
- 68th FIP World Congress on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, 29 august – 4 september 2008
Quicklinks
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- Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants
- Abstracts, Posters & Short Oral Contributions
- Group Transportation and Practical Information Guide
- Registration Form
- Conference Fees
- ESF Contact
- Partnership
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- Links of Interest
Further pages
- ESF STUDY HELPS STOP DRUGS SLIPPING THROUGH SAFETY NET Recent advances in genetic screening will lead to safer pharmaceutical drugs, with reduced adverse side effects, if the methods are incorporated in clinical development. A rallying call to bring key scientists into this growing field of pharmacogenics, the application of genetics to drug development and safety, was made recently at a major conference organized by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in collaboration with the University of Barcelona.