The Canadian Arthritis Network’s (CAN) Annual Scientific Conference is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to meet and network with Canada’s leading arthritis scientists and clinicians, the next generation of arthritis leaders, and knowledgeable and involved consumers.

This year more than 250 delegates met in Halifax, Nova Scotia (October 11-13, 2007), to learn about cutting-edge research, hear from industry colleagues and interact with patients first-hand.

The conference began with a celebration of CAN’s successes in Research and Development and a look at the future. Those presentations are listed below. They are available in English only.

Consumers and arthritis research: Valued partners or just strange bedfellows?
Ms. Catherine Hofstetter, Consumer Advisory Council, Scarborough, Ontario

Why is CAN successful? A case study in organizational behaviour
Dr. Monique Gignac, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario

From discovery to market: CAN case-studies with BST-CARGel and Arthro-BST
Dr. Michael Buschmann, École Polytechnique, Montréal, Québec

Bone destruction in arthritis
Dr. Artur de Brum Fernandes, University of Sherbrooke, Fleurimont, Québec

Leading arthritis clinical research in Canada
Dr. Edward Keystone, Chairman of the Board, Canadian Rheumatology Research Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario