TORONTO - The last flu pandemic has largely faded from the public consciousness, but it's top of mind for more than 100 experts gathered from around the world in Toronto this week.
Their mission: to prepare for the next one.
The get-together was organized by the International Forum for Acute Care Trialists, or InFACT, an international organization of critical care researchers. It brings together scientists, doctors and representatives of government and funding agencies.
The chair of InFACT, Dr. John Marshall of St. Michael's Hospital, describes the invitation-only meeting as an "exciting convergence of groups of people who don't normally spend a lot of time together."
The idea is to do as much as they can in the way of research and readiness between pandemics, he explained. More
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