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Québec City, August 4th, 2010 Letter to the editor from the Chief Executive Officer of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec on the trichloroethylene (TCE) in the city of Shannon Sir, Over the past several days, there has been a lot of media interest in the reactions caused by the recent publication of three reports from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) concerning trichloroethylene (TCE) in the municipality of Shannon. Among the reactions we have read or heard about are some from those who believe that the INSPQ is working against Shannon residents...

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Montréal, July 8, 2010 26th International Papillomavirus Conference - Meet the top worldwide HPV experts After their morning plenary speech, worldwide top HPV experts will meet the press. For the benefit of media representatives, each speaker will sum up his or her speech and answer questions afterwards. More information on speakers at www.hpv2010.org (Programme/Plenary Speakers)...

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Montréal, July 5, 2010 26th International Papillomavirus Conference - Meet the top worldwide HPV experts After their morning plenary speech, worldwide top HPV experts will meet the press. For the benefit of media representatives, each speaker will sum up his or her speech and answer questions afterwards. More information on speakers at www.hpv2010.org (Programme/Plenary Speakers)...

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Montréal, July 6, 2010 26th International Papillomavirus Conference - Meet the top worldwide HPV experts After their morning plenary speech, worldwide top HPV experts will meet the press. For the benefit of media representatives, each speaker will sum up his or her speech and answer questions afterwards. More information on speakers at www.hpv2010.org (Programme/Plenary Speakers)...

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Montréal, July 7, 2010 26th International Papillomavirus Conference - Meet the top worldwide HPV experts After their morning plenary speech, worldwide top HPV experts will meet the press. For the benefit of media representatives, each speaker will sum up his or her speech and answer questions afterwards. More information on speakers at www.hpv2010.org (Programme/Plenary Speakers)...

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Montréal, July 4, 2010 The 26th International Papillomavirus Conference opened today in Montréal The 26th International Papillomavirus Conference opened today. Montréal, the world’s sixth-ranked research centre on this subject, was the site selected to continue the tradition established in 1982 by the International Papillomavirus Society. Over the coming days, distinguished speakers will start each morning in plenary session, scores of papers on the latest topics will be presented, and more than 900 scientific displays will be exhibited to expand knowledge of HPV, the world’s most widespread sexually transmitted infection...

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Montréal, July 5, 2010 26th International Papillomavirus Conference - Honouring outstanding researchers in Québec and around the world The Organizing Committee of the 26th International HPV Conference, which is currently being held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, highlighted the exceptional contribution of two outstanding researchers from Québec working in the field of research on human papillomavirus (HPV)...

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Montréal, 27 May 2010 26th International Papillomavirus Conference: a practical tool for planning a customized program Now an online tool enables participants in the 26th International Papillomavirus (HPV) Conference to plan a customized program corresponding to their interests. The tool, available at www.hpv2010.org, will guide participants through the event’s richly varied program, which includes activities for every taste...

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Montréal, March 25, 2010 International Presenters and Speakers Gather at the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference A large number of international experts and scientists will come together at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from July 3 to 8 to take part in an impressive discussion forum offered by the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference and Workshops. The schedule of plenary lectures and detailed programs for the two workshops are now available online...

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Montréal, January 13, 2010 Montréal to Welcome 26th International Papillomavirus Conference Nearly 2,500 people are expected at the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference to be held July 3 to 8, 2010, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The theme for the conference is Sharing Knowledge for Global Health and the purpose of the event is to promote multidisciplinary interaction among scientists around the world. July 3 and 4 will be devoted to two pre-conference activities, namely, the traditional Clinical Workshop and the Public Health Workshop, the latter offered for the first time thanks to a partnership between the Institut national de santé publique du Québec and the Public Health Agency of Canada...

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Québec, August 11, 2008 Quebec Hosts the Third ICOH International Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work in 2008 After Copenhagen in 1998 and Japan in 2005, it’s Québec’s turn to host the Third ICOH International Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work, from September 1 to 4, 2008. More than 500 international researchers from the four corners of the globe are expected to converge at Hôtel Loews Le Concorde for this third edition held under the theme of "Psychosocial Factors at Work: from Knowledge to Action."..

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Québec City, April 18, 2008 Québec Hosts the Third ICOH International Conference on Health in the Workplace in 2008 After Copenhagen in 1998 and Japan in 2005, it’s Québec’s turn to host the Third ICOH International Conference on Psychosocial Factors at Work, from September 1 to 4, 2008. More than 500 international researchers from the four corners of the globe are expected to converge at Hôtel Loews Le Concorde for this third edition held under the theme of “Psychosocial Factors at Work: from Knowledge to Action.”..

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Churchill, August 27, 2004 A team of nurses, researchers and interviewers sets sail on the CCGS Amundsen and heads to Nunavik to conduct a major health survey of the Inuit population A team of nurses, researchers and interviewers boarded the CCGS Amundsen today in Churchill, Manitoba. The Canadian Research Icebreaker is scheduled to set sail this evening and will cross the Hudson Bay, heading towards Nunavik, where a major health survey of the Inuit population will be conducted...

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Montreal, 16th of January, 2003 Deafness in newborn babies: an important conference in Quebec city Systematic screening is accepted as the most efficient method of detecting deafness before the critical age of six months. It is currently practiced in several European countries, in 32 American states, and in three Canadian provinces. Certain conditions relating to systematic screening preclude it from being implemented in some provinces, including Quebec. The North American Conference on Deafness Screening and Intervention in Early Childhood, to be held in Quebec City on January 23rd, 24th, and 25th, will examine this issue under the theme Lending an ear, extending a hand, encouraging success. Approximately twenty experts from the United-States, France and various Canadian provinces will address a public made up of audiologists and health care professionals...

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Quebec City, August 30, 2002 First symposium in Canada on screening for deafness in newborns For the first time in Canada, audiologists and health professionals will be able to benefit from the very latest knowledge on screening for deafness in newborns, at the North American conference on screening of deafness and intervention in early childhood, which will be taking place on January 23, 24 and 25, 2003, at the Hilton Quebec hotel. The theme for the symposium will be "Lending an ear, holding out a hand, encouraging success"...