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）或中耳炎症是导致就诊的最常见疾病，也是儿童听力障碍的最常见原因。与运营管理相关的年度成本超过50亿美元。中耳炎最新进展国际研讨会和研讨会后研究会议每四年举行一次。第八届关于中耳炎最新进展的研讨会后研究会议定于2003年6月7日至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为研讨会聚集的重要研究成果。本次会议的目的是：1）回顾自1999年第七届“中耳炎研讨会和研究会议”以来，在基础和临床中耳炎研究方面取得的新发现; 2）批判性地回顾流行病学，遗传学，微生物学，免疫学，疫苗学，细胞和分子生物学，发病机理，预防，目的：（1）研究中耳炎的诊断、治疗和后遗症;（2）确定新的研究机会，并确定未来的研究方向和优先次序;（3）改善和鼓励不同学科研究人员之间的交流和合作;（4）通过在科学杂志上发表文章，广泛传播信息。为了加快和确保及时完成小组报告，我们提议建立一个小组成员可以使用的网络系统，以便将报告材料存放在该系统，供小组其他成员审查。这一进程将使小组主席能够监测正在取得的进展，并将加快完成小组的最后报告。为了确保信息在全球范围内传播，研究会议报告将作为专业期刊的补编出版，如耳科，鼻科和喉科年鉴，就像过去一样。此外，我们计划在HEI的中耳炎网页上发布小组报告（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).