Recent Advancees in Otitis Media: Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：继普通感冒之后，中耳炎（OM）或中耳炎症是导致儿童就诊的最常见疾病，也是最常见的听力障碍原因。每年与OM相关的成本超过50亿美元。中耳炎最新进展国际研讨会及会后研究会议每四年举行一次。第八届中耳炎最新进展专题研讨会议将于2003年6月7-8日举行。研究会议的目的是总结和批判性地分析该领域的世界领导人聚集在研讨会上的重要研究成果。本次研讨会和研究会议的目的是：1)回顾自1999年第七届“中耳炎研讨会和研究会议”以来中耳炎基础和临床研究的新发现；2)对中耳炎的流行病学、遗传学、微生物学、免疫学、疫苗学、细胞和分子生物学、发病机制、预防、诊断管理和后遗症等方面的最新发现进行批判性评述；3)寻找新的研究机会，划定未来的研究方向和重点；4)促进和鼓励各学科研究人员之间的交流与合作；5)通过在科学期刊上发表文章来广泛传播信息。为加快及确保小组报告及时完成，我们建议建立一个供小组成员查阅的网上系统，供小组其他成员存放报告资料。这一进程将使小组主席能够监测正在取得的进展，并将加快小组最后报告的完成。为了确保信息在世界范围内传播，研究会议报告将像过去一样作为专业期刊的增刊出版，例如《耳鼻喉学年鉴》。此外，我们计划在HEI的中耳炎媒体网页上发布专家组报告（经出版商许可）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Following the common cold, otitis media (OM), or inflammation of the middle ear, is the most frequent illness resulting in visits to physicians and the most common cause of hearing impairment in children. The annual cost associated with OM exceeds $5 billion. The International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media and the Post-Symposium Research Conference are held every four years. The Eighth Post-Symposium Research Conference on Recent Advances in Otitis Media is scheduled to be held in June 7-8, 2003. The purpose of the Research Conference is to summarize and critically analyze important research findings by world leaders in the field who are assembled for the Symposium. The aims of this Post-Symposium and Research Conference are: 1) to review new discoveries that have been made in basic and clinical otitis media research since the seventh "Symposium and Research Conference on Otitis Media," held in 1999; 2) to critically review recent discoveries in epidemiology, genetics, microbiology, immunology, vaccinology, cell and molecular biology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis management and sequelae of otitis media; 3) to identify new research opportunities and to delineate future research directions and priorities; 4) to improve and encourage communication and collaboration between researchers in various disciplines; and 5) to widely disseminate information by publication in a scientific journal. To expedite and ensure the timely completion of the panel report, we are proposing a web-based system, accessible to panel members, where the report material can be deposited for review by the other members of the panel. This process will allow panel chairs to monitor the progress being made and will hasten the completion of the final panel report. In order to ensure worldwide dissemination of the information, the Research Conference Report will be published as a supplement to a professional journal, such as the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, as it has been in the past. Additionally, we plan to post the panel reports on HEI's otitis media web page (with permission from the publisher).