CIHR hosts the Consensus Conference on Inflammation in Chronic Disease

Dr. Alain Beaudet (second left), CIHR President, and the Consensus Conference co-chairs, Dr. Jane Aubin (first left) and Dr. Marc Ouellette (second right).

On May 17 and 18, CIHR hosted the Inflammation in Chronic Disease Consensus Conference in Toronto. Five CIHR Institutes and many national and international partners met with the objective of identifying the path forward to reduce the burden of chronic disease in Canada through health research. This CIHR Roadmap Signature Initiative conference aimed to put the focus on the importance of research on inflammatory factors and processes, which can be experienced by patient living with a variety of afflictions such as arthritis, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes. CIHR and the research community will work together to develop new ways to prevent and treat a wide range of chronic diseases, which affect millions of Canadians.

For more information about this CIHR Roadmap Signature Initiative on Inflammation in Chronic Disease, we invite you to view an introduction video starring Dr. Jane Aubin and Dr. Marc Ouellette.
Watch the video on YouTube.