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2005 SARD Conference
Toronto, Ontario
December 3-4, 2005
An international Consensus Conference on Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
(SARD) was held in BMO Financial Group Institute for Learning, Toronto, Ontario.
Proposed outline for Proceedings document
- Table of Contents
- Preface This will be a 500-word text section, explaining
the vision for and process of the conference, to be written by Dr. Fortin and signed
from the Conference co-chairs
- Executive Summary This will be a one-page summary of
conference vision, goals, scientific key points and consensus report.
- Introduction There will be a short text introduction
including basic information on five SARDs: lupus, scleroderma, Sjögren’s Syndrome,
myositis and vasculitis. This would mention that information on prevalence/incidence,
especially in Canada, is lacking. We will provide some general U.S. prevalence/incidence
data presented by Dr. Glinda Cooper (adapted from DL Jacobson et al, Clin Immunol
Immunopath 1997;84:223-43)
- Conference Proceedings Information will be presented
in a three-day format as conference took place – ie. Friday consumer session (brief
report); Session I, Session II (including breakout groups). Key scientific information
presented during the conference will be reviewed in narrative form (possibly with
some bulleted text) below the name and main affiliations of each Presenter (as per
the short summary report.)
- Consensus Report and Recommendations This will include
some material about the small group processes, but will focus largely on the synthesized
recommendations as decided by the Working Group.
- Appendices
Appendix I:
Conference Agenda
Appendix II:
List of Presenters (with contact information) including full biographies as listed
in conference materials List of Sponsors (with contact information) Names of Organizing
Committee and Support Staff (with contact information) List of Participants (with
city, organization or university of origin)
Appendix III:
A Glossary of Terms (taken from the Conference materials)
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