Ottawa Section of IEEE Press Releases - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.prweb.com Ottawa Section of IEEE Press Releases - Powered by PRWeb en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Drug Reaction and Patient Safety to be Focus of Upcoming ‘WARM’ Summit, Workshop on Adverse Response Monitoring http://www.prweb.com/releases/WARM/Summit/prweb707574.htm Multi-disciplinary panel of leaders from Health Canada, along with experts from medicine science, engineering and business, to address the nature and causality of adverse responses to drugs. KEY RELATED POINTS: The aging population, many are being diagnosed with long-term and chronic diseases, and are subsequently using multiple medications | Chronic disease (among all populations) accounts for approximately 75% of the annual health care spend in North America with diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders making up the majority. | A doctor shortage problem (because of baby boomer retirement and a short supply of doctors) appears to be growing throughout Canada, parts of the U.S. and Europe and other parts of the world. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2008)

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