LOWLANDS 1998
The 3rd Lowland Minisymposium
on Drug Exposure.
Theme:
Measuring and optimizing drug compliance
in 5 different diseases.
Place:
SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice Research, Theda Mansholtstraat 5,
2331 JE Leiden
Date:
November 17th 1998
Goal of the minisymposium is to get active researchers in pharmaco-epidemiology and the ascertainment of patient compliance) together to informally discuss new projects and ways to synchronize or cooperate on ongoing and new projects, and to (re)establish contacts with colleagues.
Each of the five speakers will give an overview of recent developments in his or her field of attention. These overviews serve as starting point for discussions, for which there is ample time reserved.
Participation in the minisymposium is free., but registration is necessary.
For the latest information,
check the 2nd Lowland Minisymposium web-site at:
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Program
Welcome from 13.00 with sandwiches and beverages.
13.55 – 14.00: Opening remarks
14.00 - 14.30: Eric van Ganse and Hans Petri:
Compliance in the use of antidpressant drugs
14.30-15.00: Miriam Sturkenboom:
The importance of compliance in HIV treatment
15.00-15.30: Arsenio Paes:
Compliance with oral diabetic treatment
break
15.45-16.15: Rob Heerdink and Marcel Bouvy:
DECOMP: measuring compliance in congestive heart failure.
16.15-16.45: Erik de Klerk:
Premlimnary resutls of the COUGAR study (COmpliance Unveiled in Gout, Arthritis and Rheumatism).
16.45-17.15: All participants
Round table discussion
17.15-17.30: John Urquhart:
Concluding remarks
After the minisymposium: dinner.
Program Committee
Marcel Bouvy
SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice Research,
Leiden, The Netherlands
Rob Heerdink
Disciplinary group Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht
Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
Hans Petri
Institute for General Practice, Faculty of Medicine,
Leiden, The Netherlands
For registration
Please contact Marcel Bouvy by fax or e-mail. We would like you to also infrom us if you are not able to attend this meeting and whether you will stay for the dinner afterwards.