Trends in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy 1999: The proceedings of a symposium organized by AXCAN PHARMA, held in Vancouver, BC, August 2729, 1999 [Hardcover]

This Trends in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy Symposium was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27~29 August 1999. This is the seventh international symposium, sponsored by Axcan Pharma Canada Inc., since the first symposium in 1986. The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology has co-sponsored these symposia since 1990. Each symposium has been published, and reflects and updates the extensive research and education, and the understanding of the mechanisms and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. From the beginning, Canadian and international experts have been involved, maintaining a consistently high quality, both in their presentations, during discussions, and the subsequent publication of their work. There have been major advances since the symposium held two years ago, and these are presented in this book. In keeping with modern educational practice, objectives are provided, and all presentations were subject to written independent evalu? ation. All participants are asked to declare any conflicts of interest. MOCOMP and educational credits are available.Section I: Genetics.- 1 Genetics of Inflammatory bowel disease: where are we?.- 2 Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease: why is it important?.- 3 Genetics of IBD: impact on immune function.- Section II: Pathogenesis.- 4 Bacterial factors in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis.- 5 Inflammatory bowel disease: autoimmunity or chronic inflammation?.- 6 Neutrophilepithelial interactions, and efforts to down-regulate them, in inflammatory bowel disease.- 7 Understanding inflammatory bowel disease at the millennium: tentative answers and future questions.- Section III: Clinical Challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- 8 Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: an update.- 9 Recent developments in the diagnosis and management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.- 10 Inflammatory bowel disease in the elderly.- Section IV: Current Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- 11 Induction of remissilS-