Meeting Report

Old Challenges and New Directions in Pediatric Rheumatology

DAVID A. CABRAL, RON M. LAXER, JOHN SCHRADER, STUART TURVEY, ANNE STEVENS, RAE S.M. YEUNG, HELEN E. FOSTER, HELEN EMERY, JULIE PRENDIVILLE, LORI B. TUCKER, IVAN FOELDVARI, DAVID D. SHERRY, ALICE B. KLINKHOFF, CAROL A. WALLACE, and KRISTIN HOUGHTON

ABSTRACT.

A symposium was convened April 2, 2005, by the Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. The event was a tribute to Dr. Ross Petty on his retirement and in recognition of his contributions to the local and international community of pediatric rheumatology. Speakers were past and present fellows, local basic science and adult rheumatology colleagues, and pediatric rheumatologists from the Pacific North West. (J Rheumatol 2006;33:173-84)

Key Indexing Terms:

PEDIATRICS
RHEUMATIC DISEASES

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From the Department of Rheumatology, Division of Pediatrics, B.C. Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver; Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, USA; School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Eilbek, Hamburg, Germany; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Canada; and University of Washington School of Medicine and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, USA.

D.A. Cabral, MBBS, Clinical Associate Professor and Head, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, B.C. Children's Hospital, UBC; R.M. Laxer, MD, Vice President, Clinical and Academic Affairs, Staff Physician, Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Toronto; J. Schrader, MD, Professor, Director, Biomedical Research Centre, UBC; S. Turvey, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious and Immunological Diseases, B.C. Children's Hospital, UBC; A. Stevens, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington/Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center; R. Yeung, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist, Cancer Research, Hospital for Sick Children; H. Foster, MD, Arthritis Research Campaign Clinical Senior Lecturer, Paediatric Rheumatology, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle; H. Emery, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Section Chief, Rheumatology, University of Washington/Children's Hospital; J. Prendiville, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, B.C. Children's Hospital, Clinical Professor in Pediatrics (Dermatology), UBC; L.B. Tucker, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Centre for Community Health Research, B.C. Children's Hospital and UBC; I. Foeldvari, MD, Senior Consultant, Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Eilbek; D. Sherry, MD, Director, Clinical Rheumatology, Attending, Pain Management, Professor of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania; A.B. Klinkhoff, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC, Medical Director, Mary Pack Arthritis Program; C. Wallace, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Disease, University of Washington School of Medicine and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center; K. Houghton, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow, B.C. Children's Hospital, UBC.

Address reprint requests to Dr. D.A. Cabral, B.C. Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, K4-119 Ambulatory Care Building, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada. E-mail: dcabral@cw.bc.ca

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