SPONSORSHIP AND AWARDS
Louis Roche Lecture
Louis Roche was a founder member of the Association and one of the dominant, pionieering and fiery spirits of the APCC’s early years. He was Professor of forensic medicine in Lyon, France, and he took a genuine interest in the work and development of Poisons Centres and their necessary strong links with forensic toxicology departments. He emphasised the importance of studying all aspects of the poisoning problem and also realised that international collaboration was vital for the then small units dedicated to poisons information work and clinical toxicology. With his enthusiasm he created the basis for founding the EAPCCT.
After his death in 1998 the EAPCCT, in recognition of Professor Roche’s initiative and achivements instituted a special ‘Louis Roche Lecture’ to be presented during the annual congresses in his me¬mory. The honour of giving the dedicated lecture is given to members who are deemed to have contri¬buted significantly to both the work and development of the Association and to the field of Clinical Toxicology in general. The invitees for the honour are given free reign to choose their presentation topic.
Louis Roche Speakers (pdf 20 kb)
Young Investigator's Award
A Young Investigator’s Award will again be presented this year. A shortlist will be chosen by the Scientific Committee on the basis of the quality of the abstracts submitted. The winner will receive an honorarium of Euro1000. To be considered for the award the person applying must fulfil the following criteria:
- Young investigators are defined as <40 years of age on the closing date of the Congress. This will be confirmed prior to the prize being awarded by passport check.
- The young investigator must be the principle investigator of the research being presented. This means that they have taken the lead in performing the research and are the most appropriate person to present the research at the Congress. It is acceptable for the young investigator to have research collaborators over the age of 40 and these can be listed on the abstract. This might include a research supervisor.
- The research submitted must be original and must not have been published or presented at another conference.
Applicants do not need to be members of the EAPCCT but they must be present at the congress to present the research.
Judging the winner:Those on the final shortlist will be invited to make an oral presentation of their work at the Young Investigator session at the congress. Oral presentations for the award will take place in one session. The quality of presentations will be judged by at least 3 senior judges who are invited to do this by the Scientific Committee. These judges will not have relevant conflicts of interest. The judges will score each presentation and at the end of the session will come to a consensus on which presentation should receive the award. The decision of the judges is final.
2010 Winner: Maria Guratowska
Genetic Abnormalities and Delayed cell Death Observed in Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
Guratowska M (1), Pach J (2), Pach D (3).
1. Department of Anthropology, Jagiellonian University; 2. Department of Clinical Toxicology and Environmental Diseases, Jagiellonian University medical College; 3. Department of Endocrinology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
2009 Winner: Pradeepa Jayawardane
Electrophysiological correlates of respiratory failure in organophosphate poisoning, evidence for differential roles of muscarinic and nicotinic stimulation.
Jayawardanae P (1,2), Senanayake N (2), Eyer P (2), Buckley N (2), Dawson A (2).
1. Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka; 2. South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Pera deniya, Sri Lanka.
2008 Winner: Nasrin Pakravan
Histamine release is the associated mechanism following acetylcysteine adverse reaction in man
Pakravan N (1,2,3), Waring SW (1), Bateman DN (1,2).
1. NPIS Edinburgh, Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh UK, 2. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, 3. Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Iran
2007 Winner: W. Stephen Waring
Study of the relationship between seizures and rhabdomyolysis after venlafaxine overdose
Wilson AD, Howell C, Waring WS.
NPIS (Edinburgh), Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
Informa Healthcare Awards
2008 for the first time Informa Healthcare offers two new awards for the
Best Case Report and the
Best Scientific Presentation.
Any original submission to the meeting of a) a scientific presentation of b) a single case report or a small number of cases, via the usual abstract submission process can be considered for these awards, except for invited keynote or plenary lectures and those that have already been short-listed for the Young Investigator's Award. There are no restrictions on age and authors do not have to be EAPCCT members.
All original submitted abstracts are subject to a blinded reviewing process involving at least eight separate reviewers. Accepted abstracts are short-listed on the basis of the eligibility criteria and overall mean quality scores provided by teh reviewers. Short listed authors are informed in advance of the meeting. The winners are chosen by a panel of at least three judges. Their decision will be final.
Winners will be awarded a certificate, expedited publication of their presentation in
Clincal Toxicology (subject to acceptance via the usual manuscript review process) and a 1 year e-subscription to any one of Informa's journals.
2010 Winners:
Best Scientific Presentation:
Acute Cholestatic Liver Injury caused by Alcohol Contaminated with Polyhexamethilenguanidine.
Ostapenko YN (1), Brusin KM (2), Zobnin YV (3), Schupak AY (4), Vishnevetckiy MK (5), Sentsov VG (2), Novikova OV (2), Alekseenko SA (4), Lebed’ko OA (4), Puchkov YB (4).
1. Research and Applied Toxicology of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, Moscow.
2. The Ural State Medical Academy, Ekaterineburg.
3. Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk.
4. The Far-Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk.
5. MSCh 9, Perm. Russian Federation.
Best Case Report:
Status Epilepticus Secondary to Diphenhydramine Overdose.
Jang DH (1,2), Trueger NS (5), Duque D (4), Manini AF (3), Hoffman RS (1,2), Nelson LS (1,2).
1. New York University Medical Toxicology Fellowship, New York; 2. New York City Poison Control Center, New York.
2. New York City Poison Control Center, New York.
3. Division of Medical Toxicology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
4. Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York.
5. Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Residency, New York. US.
Past year's winners (pdf 20 kb
Central European and EU Accession Countries
Special awards are available for membership of the EAPCCT and for Congress attendance for applicants from the following countries: Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine.
NB. Not more than one award to each country will be made.
1. EAPCCT Membership
Applicants should be:
- from a single member of a PCC or clinical department
- under 40 years of age
- from a country on the inclusive list
Applicants would need to provide a current CV. The membership would guarantee receipt of Clinical Toxicology and all the normal rights of a full member. Applications should be sent to the
General Secretary.
2. Congress Attendance
Applicants should be:
- from a single member of a PCC or clinical department
- under 40 years of age
- from a country on the inclusive list
Applicants would need to provide a current CV, and have had an abstract accepted for presentation of some kind at the meeting. Awards would provide reduced rate registrations (at the existing student or nurse rates) also guarantee free admission to the pre-congress day. Applications should be sent to the
General Secretary.
The Leonardo Da Vinci Programme
Are you interested in:
- exchange visits between Poisons Centres and/or Toxicology Departments within EU/in Europe.
- creation of networks to share experiences on poisonings and their treatment
- development of education and training systems
Maybe the Leonardo da Vinci programme has the possibilities you are looking for?
Next deadline: probably October 15, 2007 (Last deadline was: March 30, 2007)
In 1994 The Leonardo da Vinci programme was adopted as an action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational/professional training policy. The phase in progress now is "The Life Long Learning Programme 2007-2013". Some information on this is summarized below. More detailed information regarding the different areas can be found on the website of the
European Commission or by contacting the
National Agency in the countries that are permitted to participate (see below).
Proposals may be submitted by organisations and institutions, but not private individuals.
The programme has three general objectives:
- to improve the skills and competencies of people, especially young people
- to improve the quality of professional training and the lifelong acquisition of skills and competencies in order to consolidate technological and organisational change
- to promote and reinforce the contribution of vocational training with special attention to co-operation between training institutions
The Leonardo da Vinci programme consists of some major areas:
- Multilateral Projects for Transfer of Innovation
Multilateral projects in particular training systems by focusing on the transfer of innovation involving the linguistic, cultural and legal adaptation to national needs. National application.
- Multilateral Projects for Development of innovation
Multilateral projects aimed at improving training systems by focusing on the development of innovation and good practice. Application to the Commission.
- Network
Thematic networks of experts and organisations working on specific issues related to education and training. Application to the Commission.
- Mobility of individuals
Transnational placements in enterprises or in training institutions.
Placements and exchanges of trainers and guidance counsellors, and at those responsible for training establishments and for training planning and career guidance within enterprises.
- artnerships focusing on themes of mutual interest to the participating organisations. From 2008
- Study and preparatory visits for mobility, partnership, project or network activities
- Other initiatives aimed at promoting the objectives of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme (Accompanying Measures).
Who can participate?
- all Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom);
- the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA): Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the terms of the EEA agreement;
- the candidate countries to the European Union: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey.
Ongoing project(s):
The Swedish Poisons Information Centre received support to go to Bulgaria,
Slovakia, Lithuania and Romania during 2006-2008. This support covered
administration, travel and accommodation costs. Slovakia received support to go to
Sweden. The first visit in this project was presented as a poster at the Athens
Congress. If you missed the Athens Congress or didn’t have time to look at the
poster you can find it
here.