STP 36th Annual Symposium – Musculoskeletal System
The 36th Annual Symposium of the Society of Toxicologic Pathology will take place in Montréal, Québec, Canada in June 2017. The theme for the 2017 Annual Symposium will be the “Musculoskeletal System” and this promises to be another dynamic meeting with excellent scientific sessions, continuing education courses, and many networking opportunities in one of Canada’s most diverse metropolis.
The meeting will be held at the Palais des congres de Montréal, Montréal’s Convention Center. Hotel accommodations will be at the Le WestinMontréal (Headquarters Hotel) and the Intercontinental Montréal, both within walking distance of the Convention Center.
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An international destination of choice, Montréal is easily accessed by land, water, and air. Downtown is a mere 20 minutes from the Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport, which handles some 600 flights daily. Public transit is not only affordable, it’s also a great way to get around the city. Quick, safe, and clean, the metro connects downtown to major tourism attractions, as well as to the numerous bust stops and train stations.
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Interpretation of the toxicologic responses of the musculoskeletal system requires familiarity with not only bone, joint, and muscle physiology and metabolism but also with potentially confounding factors of species, age, anatomic location, mechanical loading, and the special techniques needed to appropriately assess these tissues. The aim of the 2017 symposium is to provide attendees with a broad exposure to the unique challenges of the musculoskeletal system in toxicologic pathology. The symposium will kick off with a review of bone/muscle specific analysis with an emphasis on histology, followed by an overview of the bone ‘toolbox’, including biomarkers, imaging techniques, biomechanical testing, histomorphometry, the recently issued INHAND nomenclature and the impact of age on bone over time. The next session will cover the efficacy and toxicology of bone therapeutic agents, including regulatory requirements for assessment of bone safety, safety issues associated with antiresorptives and anabolics, and development challenges of therapeutics for rare bone diseases. The following sessions will review common findings due to unintended pharmacologic effects of therapeutic agents on the physis, metaphysis, and bone marrow, and a deep dive into the concept of bone as an endocrine organ, including discussions on the interrelationships of bone with energy metabolism, the immune system, FGF23, and the central and peripheral nervous systems. A session on structural approaches to bone and joint repair will include a review of the preclinical and clinical assessment of bone and joint devices, regulatory considerations, a presentation on joint tissue engineering, and an overview of models of joint damage and repair. The final session will be devoted to skeletal muscle, with presentation of the skeletal muscle ‘toolbox’ followed by an overview of biomarkers of skeletal muscle injury in rats, muscular dystrophy biomarker quantification and drug development, and models of accelerated sarcopenia. In addition to the regular daytime sessions, an evening musculoskeletal mystery slide session and a lunchtime session reviewing issues related to bone slide quality will also be offered.
For further information visit: http://www.toxpath.org/am2017/general-information.asp
Date/Time
Date(s) - 24/06/2017 - 29/06/2017
All Day
Location
Palais des congres de Montréal
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