Meeting Of Society Research Articles

British Skull Base Society Consensus on Vestibular Schwannoma Surveillance

Abstract Objective Surveillance plays a crucial role in managing patients with vestibular schwannomas (VSs). Consensus is lacking on the optimal duration, frequency, and modality of imaging. Standardizing this approach would ensure safe and effective care, reduce patient distress, and promote consistency in management decisions among clinicians. Methods In July 2022, a multi-disciplinary Delphi consensus was conducted at the British Skull Base Society Meeting. Expert United Kingdom-based skull-base surgeons and neuroradiologists were presented semi-systematic literature reviews summarizing current evidence on VS management. Anonymized opinions were collated and discussed to reach a majority vote, which was deemed the final consensus opinion. Results Recommendations for VS managed by surveillance are: (1) surveillance frequency should decrease over time; (2) surveillance may be discontinued when the remaining lifetime risk of VS growth is <0.5% (∼8.5 years); (3) factors such as age, VS size, VS location, and cystic components should be considered. Surveillance after surgery or radiotherapy has limited evidence but recommendations are: (4) surveillance should be adjusted based on residual tumor size or nodular enhancement. Imaging modality and sequences are recommended to be (5) high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging with T1, T2, FIESTA/CISS multiplanar sequences, contrast is not required in untreated cases, and linear reporting of measurements is pragmatically sufficient. Conclusion This consensus and literature review provides an evidence and expert opinion–based guide to help clinicians with the surveillance of patients with VS. Further research should focus on better understanding the dynamic nature of growth risks and the growth characteristics of postintervention VS to enable personalized growth risk stratification.

The 46th Annual Meeting of the Irish Endocrine Society Meeting Programme and Abstracts 2022.

The 46th Annual Meeting of the Irish Endocrine Society Meeting Programme and Abstracts 2022.

Towards advanced sustainable criteria for choosing the best site for collecting solar energy in cities using multi-criteria GIS

Solar energy has become a prominent and crucial source of clean energy due to the increasing global demand for electricity. There is a prevailing global trend towards the construction of solar farms as a means of energy generation. This study aims to assess multiple criteria encompassing urban, environmental, and social aspects in order to ascertain the optimal site for constructing solar farms. The evaluation primarily focuses on characteristics such as topography, solar radiation, accessibility, land use, and proximity to roads and power stations. In order to acquire the necessary spatial fit model, the data was evaluated utilizing a Geographic Information System (GIS) program, and the criteria were subsequently consolidated into an integrated geographic information system. A comprehensive review of the existing body of literature reveals that environmental factors, specifically solar radiation and aspect, play a crucial role in determining the suitable places for the establishment of solar energy collection projects (Merrouni et al. in Energy Procedia 49:2270-2279, 2013; McKinney in J Student Res Environ Sci Appalac 4:1-14, 2014). Furthermore, other analysis factors such as proximity to built-up regions, closeness to power lines, and proximity to roadways are taken into account (Hott et al. in GIS-based Spatial Analysis For LargeScale Solar Power And Transmission Line Issues: Case Study of Wyoming, U.S. In: Proceedings of the 41st American Solar Energy Society Meeting, 2012; Effat in Int J Adv Remote Sens GIS 2:205-220, 2013). These criteria have an impact on the cost of solar farms. The objective of this study was to assess several aspects influencing the selection of an optimal location for a solar energy farm, taking into consideration the aforementioned criteria. The study was carried out in New Aswan city, utilizing data obtained from the Urban Planning Authority within the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the New Aswan City AuthorityI generated cartographic representations and compiled quantitative data, which informed our selection of places that met the established criteria through the utilization of a Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Upon the conclusion of the study, numerous locations that satisfied the established criteria were selected. The present study focuses on regions with high capacity, and the findings are depicted in the form of spatial and objective maps. One of the primary benefits associated with the utilization of this methodology lies in its versatility, as it can be implemented across several domains. Furthermore, a straightforward adjustment of the criteria facilitates its application in the selection of optimal locations for wind farms.

Autologous Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy: Consensus Report of the German-Speaking Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (GSRM)

Autologous postmastectomy breast reconstruction is associated with favourable long-term clinical outcomes and superior patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) compared with implant-based reconstruction. However, adjuvant radiotherapy has traditionally been considered a relative contraindication to immediate flap-based reconstruction due to its unpredictable effects on the reconstructive outcome. While modern adjuvant postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) has been able to significantly reduce acute and chronic radiation-induced complications, plastic surgeons still hesitate to offer immediate autologous reconstruction to patients expected to undergo adjuvant radiotherapy. More recently, evidence has emerged suggesting a paradigm shift in favour of immediate autologous reconstruction despite subsequent radiotherapy. At the 44th Annual Meeting of the German-speaking Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (GSRM) in Bern, Switzerland, a workshop discussed the literature on PMRT and autologous breast reconstruction, aiming to establish consensus among the participants. Several areas of agreement were identified, including the goals of postmastectomy reconstruction, specifically the creation of a soft and sensitive breast symmetrical in shape and size to the unaffected breast via the safest procedure possible. The importance of preserving the maximum amount of native breast skin envelope through skin- and nipple-sparing approaches was emphasised. Finally, a consensus was reached that PMRT should no longer be considered a contraindication to immediate autologous breast reconstruction.

Advancing Zebrafish Husbandry: Takeaways From the 2024 Husbandry Workshop and Husbandry Summit.

The 2024 Zebrafish Husbandry Workshop and Summit held during the World Aquaculture Society Meeting in San Antonio focused on key areas for improving zebrafish husbandry research. Discussions highlighted the need for comprehensive literature on husbandry, better communication and collaboration between researchers and facility staff, and the adoption of a standardized reference diet. Current literature lacks comprehensive data and often overlooks crucial factors such as housing density and space requirements for fish development. Collaborative efforts between researchers and facility managers are essential for acquiring accurate husbandry data and minimizing pathogen risks. Standardizing descriptive language and parameter lists in publications and enhancing communication between facilities can improve research quality. Action items proposed include better communication of incoming fish information, standardization of pathogen monitors, transparency in husbandry practices, and fostering a spirit of collaboration among organizations. The summit emphasized the importance of increased PI awareness about husbandry, testing existing standardized diets, forming consortia to oversee diet standardization, creating unified repositories and forums, and conducting evidence-based husbandry studies.

ABSTRACTS OF THE 34th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF URO-ONCOLOGY (SIUrO)

ABSTRACTS OF THE 34th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF URO-ONCOLOGY (SIUrO)

Bridges for Transgression: How Community Engagement Strengthened My Conocimiento

This article is an expansion of the Feminist Lecture that I gave at the Sociologists for Women in Society Meetings in April 2021. I map my journey toward conocimiento, highlighting the centrality of my volunteer work with asylum seekers, traveling to their sponsors after being released from ICE detention, for the development of my identity as a scholar activist. I rely on two theories, intersectionality and spiritual activism—both developed by women of color scholars to guide our efforts toward social change—to illustrate how scholars can reconcile their roles as community activists with their roles as scholars in academia. I bring intersectionality and spiritual activism together, as distinct (albeit complementary) resistant knowledge projects that, in tandem, support my critique of sociology’s competing commitments to objective empirical research and social justice. I chronicle how strengthening my conocimiento has served as a tool in my efforts to transgress the discipline and ultimately how it helped me find a more authentic existence within the academy.

Building consensus on clinical outcome assessments for BCI devices. A summary of the 10th BCI society meeting 2023 workshop.

The 10th International Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Society Meeting, 'Balancing Innovation and Translation', was held from the 6th to 9th of June 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. This report provides a summary of the workshop 'Building Consensus on Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) for BCI Devices'. This workshop was intended to give participants an overview of the current state of BCI, future opportunities, and how different countries and regions provide regulatory oversight to support the BCI community to develop safe and effective devices for patients. Five presentations and a panel discussion including representatives from regulators, industry, and clinical research stakeholders focused on how various stakeholders and the BCI community might best work together to ensure studies provide data that is useful for evaluating safety and effectiveness, including reaching consensus on clinical outcome assessments (COAs) that represent clinically meaningful benefits and support regulatory and payor requirements. This report focuses on the regulatory and reimbursement requirements for medical devices and how to best measure safety and effectiveness and summarizes the presentations from five experts and the discussion between the panel and the audience. Consensus was reached on the following items specifically related to BCI: (i) the importance of and need for a new generation of COAs, (ii) the challenges facing the development of appropriate clinical outcome assessments, and (iii) that improvements in COAs should demonstrate obvious and clinically meaningful benefit(s). There was discussion on: (i) clinical trial design for BCIs and (ii) considerations for payor reimbursement and other funding. Whilst the importance of building community consensus on COAs was apparent, further collaboration will be required to reach consensus on which specific current and/or novel COAs could be used for the BCI field to evolve from research to market.

Fate of Abstracts Presented at Annual Meetings of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons from 2015 to 2019

Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) annual meetings provide opportunities to disseminate cardiothoracic research. We assessed rates of publication of STS abstracts as manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals over five years and determined factors associated with successful publication. The STS "Annual Meeting Archive" was searched online for abstract books from STS annual meetings from 2015-2019. Abstract books were reviewed for information about presented abstracts. A PubMed and Google search was then performed to identify corresponding peer-reviewed journal publications. A total of 1451 abstracts were presented at STS annual meetings from 2015-2019. Overall publication rate of accepted abstracts as manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals was 1097/1451=75.60%. Most published manuscripts were published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (750/1097=68.37%). Median duration between abstract presentation and peer-reviewed journal publication was 313[IQR=212.5-458] days. Only 29/1451=2.00% of abstracts won an award, and all 29 of these award-winning abstracts were published as a manuscript. Oral presentation was associated with increased odds of publication compared to poster presentation (OR=1.28[95% CI=1.04-1.71], p=0.021). Median 5-year impact factor of peer-reviewed journals containing these manuscripts was 5.04[IQR=5.04-5.04], and corresponding manuscripts were cited a median of 4[IQR=1-9] times. Overall, 836/1097=76.20% of manuscripts published in peer-reviewed scientific journals had a corresponding North American author. Annual STS meetings are a forum for the presentation of high-quality research. The rate of publication of accepted STS abstracts as manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals is >75%, comparing favorably with national meetings of other surgical societies, and >2/3 of published manuscripts are published in STS's official journal.

Abstracts From the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand held on June 16-18, 2024

Abstracts From the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand held on June 16-18, 2024

Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings

Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings

Meeting report of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists.

The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists was held at Miyako Messe and ROHM Theater Kyoto from June 19 to 22, 2024. After the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first meeting where all restrictions were removed. This year's theme was "Breaking Through Boundaries." It was set to be enjoyed by everyone across academic fields and nationalities. About 600 people from 16 countries participated in this meeting. Four workshops, 117 posters, 16 oral sessions (80 titles), 7 symposia, 2 plenary lectures, and various other formats ware included. I would like to share some of the lively discussions and wonderful sessions that I attended.

Abstracts accepted for the 2021–2023 French Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society meetings: Proportion of women submitters

BackgroundWomen are underrepresented in orthopaedic and trauma surgery worldwide, with proportions of 4% to 17% across countries and 9.1% in France. The annual meeting of the French Society for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (SOFCOT) provides opportunities for quantifying the representation of women, which has not yet been accurately evaluated. The objectives of this retrospective study were: 1) to evaluate the proportion of women relative to men who submitted abstracts accepted for presentation at annual SOFCOT meetings, 2) to analyse this proportion in each abstract category, and 3) to compare the professional profiles of submitting authors. HypothesisAmong authors with abstracts accepted for presentation at annual SOFCOT meetings, only a minority were women. MethodsThis retrospective study evaluated all abstracts accepted for presentation at the annual SOFCOT meetings held in 2021, 2022, and 2023. For each accepted abstract, the gender and professional profile of the submitting author were assessed. The female/male ratio was determined for each abstract category and professional profile for each of the three years. ResultsThe female/male ratio among authors of abstracts accepted in 2021, 2022, and 2023 was 161/923 (14.9% women), 128/541 (19.1%), and 120/550 (17.9%). The proportion of women was significantly less than the proportion of men for abstracts on the knee (41/333, 11% women (p = 0.0008)), hip (23/209, 9.9% (p = 0.002)), trauma (53 /358, 12,9% (p = 0.017)), and tumours (14/119, 10.5% (p = 0.04)). The proportion of women was also significantly smaller than the proportion of men among residents/fellows (154/491, 23.5% (p < 0.0001)), senior surgeons in non-university institutions (42/400, 11.5% (p < 0.0001)), and senior surgeons in university hospitals (23/164, 12.3% (p = 0.009)). DiscussionThe representation of women compared to men remains low at annual SOFCOT meetings despite being greater than the overall representation of women among orthopaedic surgeons in France. These results highlight the appeal of research and growing interest for orthopaedic surgery among women. Scientific societies and surgical teams must continue to encourage this dynamic. Level of evidenceIII; retrospective case-control study.

Bridging Technology and Environment: Sustainable Approaches in Semiconductor Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP)

As semiconductor technologies continue to advance in areas such as autonomous driving, artificial intelligence, 5G communications, the Internet of Things, and large-scale data processing, the demand for a reliable semiconductor industry is on the rise.(1) This growing demand necessitates the use of advanced device architectures, which heavily rely on two crucial processes: Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) and post-CMP cleaning.(2) This talk will focus on the development of CMP slurries and post-CMP cleaning solutions, emphasizing their vital roles in these processes. We will delve into the comprehensive development of CMP slurries and post-CMP cleaning solutions, highlighting how synthesis methods can significantly affect the surface chemistry of ceria abrasives and impact the removal rates of SiO2 surfaces during STI CMP.(3, 4) Our research also demonstrates how our cleaning solutions can effectively remove even the most 10 nm-sized ceria particles from SiO2 surfaces,(5) thereby enhancing process efficiency. Furthermore, we will discuss the use of aliphatic amino acids as environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors in CMP slurries, offering a sustainable alternative to the traditionally used benzotriazole (BTA) and addressing key environmental challenges.(6) In the context of the rapidly expanding semiconductor industry, it becomes critical to address global sustainability concerns and environmental health and safety (EHS) objectives. Our research proposes a comprehensive methodology for evaluating the sustainability of CMP consumables in semiconductor manufacturing, with a primary focus on CMP slurries due to their significant market share and shorter usage lifetimes. This research serves as a foundation for future CMP sustainability analyses, encouraging self-correction strategies within the CMP community to reduce environmental impact. We will also introduce a robust framework for the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of CMP consumables, marking a crucial step toward achieving these sustainability goals. In summary, this talk will explore the intricate details of CMP and post-CMP processes, their pivotal roles in the advancement of semiconductor manufacturing, and the imperative task of aligning these processes with environmental and sustainability objectives.This talk is dedicated to the special session in honor of Prof. Babu. S. Babu, Advances in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP), Woodhead Publishing (2021).J. Seo, Journal of Materials Research, 36, 235 (2021).J. Seo, J. W. Lee, J. Moon, W. Sigmund and U. Paik, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 6, 7388 (2014).J. Seo, J. H. Kim, M. Lee, J. Moon, D. K. Yi and U. Paik, Journal of colloid and interface science, 483, 177 (2016).J. Seo, A. Gowda and S. Babu, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 7, P243 (2018).H. T. T. Tran, J. Gichovi, E. J. Podlaha and J. Seo, in Electrochemical Society Meeting s 243, p. 1809 (2023).

Maxime Durand-Fardel (1815–1899), auteur du premier mémoire sur le suicide de l’enfant, paru dans les Annales Médico-Psychologiques en 1855

Since its creation in 1843, the Annales Médico-Psychologiques has reported on works or studies about insanity under different headings: memoirs, bibliography, French and foreign journals, and minutes of meetings of learned societies. In its second issue, the Annales Médico-Psychologiques reported on the first work on cerebral anatomical pathology by Charles Louis-Maxime Durand-Fardel (1815–1899). In 1845, it pointed out his Traité du ramollissement du cerveau (1843) and published one of his observations about a case of hypochondria (1852). Maxime Durand-Fardel was an extern in medicine (1834), then an intern (1836) and a Doctor of Medicine (1840). The same year he became a Doctor of Medicine, he was the first to describe a case of cholangiocarcinoma. He was a pioneer in vascular neurology; he described for the first time the “cribrosum status” following a chronic compromise of cerebral circulation (1842). For four years, Durand-Fardel worked as a country doctor practicing general medicine and minor surgery in Châtillon-sur-Loing (Loiret). In 1848, he published a series of original works on medical hydrology. He founded the Society of Hydrology and Medical Climatology (1853) and taught at the École pratique de la Faculté de médecine de Paris, where he taught a course on mineral waters and chronic diseases (1856–1876). In 1854, he was a member of a number of learned societies (The Anatomical Society, the Medical Observation Society, the Medical Society of Paris, the Medical-surgical Society of Paris, the Medical Society of the 10th Arrondissement of Paris, the Societies of Medical Sciences of Lille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nancy, Leipzick and a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Medicine) and worked as a medical inspector of the springs of Hauterive in Vichy (Allier). In the same year, he published his Traité clinique et pratique des maladies des vieillards (A Clinical and Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Elderly), following in the footsteps of the great clinicians of the nineteenth century who devoted scientific work to senile pathology (Canstatt, Pinel, Prus, Rostan). He was an erudite doctor, musician and watercolorist, and he was interested in the study of history and the Italian language, becoming fascinated by Dante Alighieri. He translated and commented the Divine Comedy. On March 19, 1899, Durand-Fardel died in Paris. In addition to having a predilection for anatomical-pathological studies and medical hydrology, Durand-Fardel was the first to publish, in France and abroad, a memoir in the Annales Médico-Psychologiques dealing with suicide in children in 1855. The publication of this monograph marks the groundbreaking role played by the Annales Médico-Psychologiques, a pioneering French journal of psychiatry founded in 1843 and the official bulletin of the Société Médico-Psychologique since 1852, in the emergence of a discipline – infant and juvenile psychiatry – which would not see the light of day until 1842.

WINTER MEETING, 6th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 215th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 30-31 January 2024.

WINTER MEETING, 6th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 215th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 30-31 January 2024.

Long-term patient-reported outcomes among patients undergoing revascularization vs medical therapy for intermittent claudication: Presented at the Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Western Vascular Society, Kauai, Hawaii, September 7-10, 2023.

Long-term patient-reported outcomes among patients undergoing revascularization vs medical therapy for intermittent claudication: Presented at the Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Western Vascular Society, Kauai, Hawaii, September 7-10, 2023.

Environmental health and clinicians: time to promote more action.

Climate change and ambient air pollution are threats to human health, with dramatic short- and long-term effects on mortality and morbidity. Pollution generates fears among citizens who rarely receive adequate information for risk mitigation. A large burden of evidence is describing since decades the health effects of pollution, linking environmental exposure to pathophysiological mechanisms (mainly, low-grade chronic inflammation) that lead to an array of chronic non-communicable diseases. Epidemiologists are deeply involved to depict environment-related diseases, identify risk factors as well as to offer suggestions for prevention policies. However, their warnings are frequently disregarded by clinicians and policymakers. In clinical practice, diagnostic evidence is the basis for therapeutic interventions. Conversely, epidemiological evidence in the field of environmental health rarely generates appropriate preventive and clinical actions. Despite the great interest and concerns of citizens and epidemiologists, the perception of pollution as a major hazard to health is often scarce among clinicians, as witnessed by thepoor presence of environmental health in the majority of clinical guidelines, meetings of scientific societies, and medical curricula. As a consequence, inaction is not uncommon among clinicians, who often fail to routinely engage in counseling their patients on how to reduce their health risks from living in an unsafe environment nor toact as advocates in orderto enact changes in the community. This gap should be urgently bridged by creating opportunities for health professionals to be adequately informed and trained to play an active role in tackling environmental risks.

Diversity presentations at cardiothoracic surgery meetings: Opportunity to align our actions with our values

ObjectiveSubstantial efforts have been directed toward identifying and addressing cardiothoracic surgical disparities in both patient care and our workforce. We aimed to characterize the presence over time of diversity and disparities-related content at cardiothoracic surgical society meetings. MethodsAnnual meeting program books from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons from 2013 to 2023 were manually reviewed to identify abstract presentations, invited talks, and dedicated sessions related to diversity, equity, or social determinants of health. Relevant presentations were further categorized as issues in the surgical workforce versus patient care. Applicable presentations and sessions were quantified in each domain and proportions compared with the χ2 test. ResultsOf 7812 presentations over 11 years, 167 (2.1%) were related to issues of diversity. These included 118 abstracts, among which 19 (16.1%) covered workforce diversity issues whereas 99 (83.9%) addressed patient care inequities. Among 48 invited disparities talks, 28 (58.3%) related to workforce challenges and 20 (41.7%) explored variabilities in patient care. Seventeen complete sessions were dedicated to diversity and disparities, with 9 (52.9%) addressing those in the workforce and 8 (47.1%) related to patient care. Comparing the first 5 years with the final 5 years of study, the proportion of talks (abstracts and invited) related to diversity and inclusion increased 3-fold. ConclusionsRecent years have shown an explosion in cardiothoracic surgery meeting content focused on diversity but still account for a diminutive proportion of overall content. These data highlight an opportunity to further align scholarly activity with our values.

Overview of the 88th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS2024) - The Future of Cardiology - Challenges in Overcoming Cardiovascular Disease.

The 88thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS2024) was held from Friday, March 8thto Sunday, March 10thin Kobe, Japan. The main theme of this 3-day meeting was "The Future of Cardiology: Challenges in Overcoming Cardiovascular Disease". As COVID-19 has been finally conquered, with revision of its categorization under the Infectious Disease Control Law and relaxation of infection prevention measures, it was once again possible to have face-to-face presentations and lively discussion. JCS2024 was a major success, with 19,209 participants and attendees, thanks to the greatly appreciated cooperation and support from all affiliates.