The 21st IATDMCT 2023 will be held 24-27 September 2023 in Oslo, Norway. IATDMCT 2023 will be the most important opportunity for experts in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology from the world to meet and discuss the innovations and problems in the field.

Registration to the congress:

The registration fees are not expensive as the local Norwegian currency, NOK, is a lower cost compared to USD or EU.

Accommodation for the congress: See info on the congress website.

Submitters of abstracts will be notified within a few days to inform whether presentation at the congress will be as oral or poster. At least one of the authors must register for the congress. This meeting is in-person only. The presentations will be at the congress venue.

The congress committee is planning for 'Breakfast Roundtables'. More information will appear on the website soon. Please contact us if you have a topic that you may want to lead yourself.

Congress website: iatdmct2023.org

Program details are currently also being updated on the website. The IATDMCT 2023 Congress offers an attractive opportunity for sponsors to interact with the attendees, and present their company, products and services. Please visit the website of the Congress for more details if you are interested in sponsorship.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Oslo in September!

Stein Bergan (Congress Chair)

http://iatdmct2023.org/       IATDMCT@gyro.no

The special Membership Award includes free membership to IATDMCT & access to the TDM journal for a period of 2 years, renewable once. Several awards are available each year. Any IATDMCT member in good standing may nominate an individual from a designated developing country who is unable to afford the annual membership dues and Journal subscription. Applications should be submitted to the management office by October 31 of the year preceding the Award year.

Enjoy all the valuable Membership Benefits, including online access to the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) journal.

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Deadline: July 31, 2023

At the 2023 IATDMCT Congress in Oslo, the venue for the 2027 Congress will be chosen.

Members interested in submitting a proposal to host the Congress must submit an application by July 31, 2023. The purpose of this application is to provide guidance for candidates and to facilitate the task of selecting the final site, for the Site Selection Committee. You may choose to submit the information required on the application form in a different format, but all questions on the form should be addressed. Very often a tourism office, conference center, or hotel in the region can help you gather the information.

For more information on the application process, please contact: Congress Site Selection Committee

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Join us in maintaining the IATDMCT membership! We look forward to inspiring many further colleagues who share with us the idea of an optimized and personalized drug treatment to join us in IATDMCT. Please ensure you renew your membership in order to retain your IATDMCT member benefits.

Our 2023 Member-Get-A Member Campaign now is up and running! Members are invited to inform their colleagues (who are not members yet) about the benefits of membership. Let’s build a strong partnership together!

Campaign Deadline: August 31, 2023.

The top recruiter (with at least 50%-paying members) will gain a free registration for the IATDMCT Congress 2023 in Oslo.

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Interviews with Norwegian Scientists: Kristine Hole

This month we hear from Kristine Hole, a pharmacist and post-doctorate researcher at the Center for Psychopharmacology of Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo. In 2019, Kristine likewise received the Patsalos Prize. It’s great to hear from Kristine as she paints an impressive picture of personalized treatment in psychiatry, including pleasant pharmacogenetic clinical alerts and clinical use of high-resolution mass spectrometry, with potential to retrospectively determine any analyte. We are headed towards a future where artificial intelligence platforms, national laboratory databases and optimized electronic health systems will contribute to clinical decision support systems, greatly enhancing patient care.

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Eight Drugs a Week – BONUS Episode – Personalized Under The Northern Sky! (IATDMCT Oslo 2023): Norwegian Wood

In this bonus episode, we delve into the upcoming IATDMCT congress. It promises to be an exciting event with varied and highly novel sessions. Joining us for the show are esteemed IATDMCT scientists and local members of the congress organizing committee: Stein Bergan, Ida Robertson, and Anders Åsberg. We delve into their motivations to host the congress and discuss the inspiration behind the theme: 'Personalized under the Northern Sky.' We explore some captivating sessions featured on the program, including therapeutic use of orellanine mushroom toxin, TDM of statins, acyclovir & ganciclovir, tacrolimus, microsampling approaches and hands-on sessions. If that's not enough, get ready for some thrilling activities like running and the Holmenkollen Ski Jump!

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Stay ahead with the latest scientific research developments in the fields of TDM and CT!

The monthly Therapeutic Drug Monitoring column provides you with the latest posts of ahead-of-print. Bringing to you articles posted online June 5 – 20, 2023:

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS:

• Changes in Psychotropic Drug Blood Levels After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: A Two-Center Cohort Study
  Kuzin, Maxim; Gardin, Fabian; Götschi, Markus; Xepapadakos, Franziskos; Kawohl, Wolfram; Seifritz, Erich; Trauzeddel, Antje; Paulzen, Michael; Schoretsanitis, Georgios.
  June 5, 2023
• Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment of Tigecycline in Patients with Hepatic Impairment in a Real-World Setting
  Yang, Xiaoxuan; Jin, Lu; Luo, Xuemei; An, Shurun; Wang, Min; Zhu, Huaijun; Zhou, Yujie; Liu, Hang.
  June 5, 2023
• Long-Term Intake of Linezolid Elevates Drug Exposure and Reduces Drug Clearance and Elimination in Adults With Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  Jeyakumar, Shanmugam Murugaiha; Bhui, Namrata K.; Singla, Neeta; Vilvamani, Sudha; Mariappan, Muthu Vijayalakshmi; Padmapriyadarsini, Chandrasekaran; Bhatnagar, Anuj K.; Solanki, Rajesh; Sridhar, Rathinam.
  June 6, 2023
• Effect of Tacrolimus Time in Therapeutic Range on Postoperative Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Liver Cancer
  Lao, Qianying; Wu, Xuanyu; Zheng, Xinxin; Hu, Jinwei; Huang, Siqi; Li, Danying; Du, Yao; Yang, Na; Zhu, Huaijun.
  June 13, 2023
• Using Prior Knowledge on Systems Through PBPK to Gain Further Insight into Routine Clinical Data on Trough Concentrations: The Case of Tacrolimus in Chronic Kidney Disease
  El-Khateeb, Eman; Chinnadurai, Rajkumar; Al Qassabi, Jokha; Scotcher, Daniel; Darwich, Adam S.; Kalra, Philip A.; Rostami-Hodjegan, Amin.
  June 13, 2023
• Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Escitalopram Pharmacokinetics: A Cohort Study
  Schoretsanitis, Georgios; Strømmen, Magnus; Krabseth, Hege-Merete; Helland, Arne; Spigset, Olav.
  June 15, 2023
• Clinical Relevance of High Plasma Trough Levels of the Kinase Inhibitors Crizotinib, Alectinib, Osimertinib, Dabrafenib, and Trametinib in NSCLC Patients
  Lin, Lishi; Barkman, Hannerieke J.; Smit, Egbert F.; de Langen, Adrianus J.; Steeghs, Neeltje; Beijnen, Jos H.; Huitema, Alwin D. R.
  June 20, 2023

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

• Oxycodone, Morphine, and Fentanyl in Patients With Chronic Pain: Proposal of Dose-Specific Concentration Ranges
  Thaulow, Cecilie Hasselø; Helland, Arne; Kongsgaard, Ulf Erik; Høiseth, Gudrun L.
  June 5, 2023

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

• Simultaneous Determination of Direct Blood Biomarkers of Ethanol in a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Case Leading to Pregnancy Termination
  Hakim, Florian; Gish, Alexandr; Grenier, Corentin; Richeval, Camille; Wiart, Jean-François; Lorio, Elodie; Allorge, Delphine; Gaulier, Jean-Michel.
  June 13, 2023

››Submit your high quality research – Information for authors.

The Communication Committee would like to inform the membership that advertisements for professional positions (Ph.D. and Post-Doc job opportunities) in the field of TDM/CT, will be published in the E-news instead of on the IATDMCT website. Please e-mail the office with the advertisement for the position and it will be published in an upcoming monthly E-news. (IATDMCT office email: info@iatdmct.org)

The Communication Committee is also working in IATDMCT Website frames settings to provide better service to members.

We are inviting members interested to join Communication Committee to assist in the management of Social Media (Twitter and Website).

Please send an email to Dr. Ofelia Noceti (ofelianp@gmail.com) and Dr. Ryuji Kato (ryuji.kato@ompu.ac.jp), which include a resumed CV and explanatory note telling which area you would like to cooperate. We are looking forward to your candidates!

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This June we held the JSTDM–IATDMCT Joint Symposium 2023 in Asia which included the enthusiastic participation of IATDMCT members Lee Jian Lynn, Tewthanom Karunrat, Mathew Sumith K, Yasuhiro Horita.

The meeting included population pharmacokinetic modelling of IVIG and busulfan, colistin TDM and AUC-guided vancomycin dosing. It was really fantastic to hear a variety of experiences in the clinical practice of TDM! Thank Dr. Yusuke Tanigawara, Dr. Ryuji Kato, Dr. Yosuke Suzuki, Dr. Motozumi Ando and Dr. Yoko Urashima for organizing this great session.

June 24-28, 2023; Bellevue, Washington

Speakers and audience celebrated science and the educational program. The symposium organized by Manuela Neuman, was available for people from USA, Canada and Australia, demonstrating the international bond between scientists and educators.

Held 9:00-13:30, Saturday, June 24, Bellevue, Washington, USA
Organizers: Manuela G. Neuman M.Sc., Ph.D., FCACB
manuela.neuman@rogers.com
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Helmut Karl Seitz M.D.
helmut_karl.seitz@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Center of Alcohol Research, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

The 2023 Annual Meeting of American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) will be held on Sept 10-12, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, WA, USA. Looking forward to your participation! Registration is now open.

Co-editor: Manuela Neuman
Co-editor: Ryuji Kato
Co-editor: Miao Yan

NOTE: Items appearing in the IATDMCT monthly E-News do not necessarily have the endorsement of the Association.