IPWSO Conference

Conference Reviews

General Overview:
by Linda Thornton

The 7th International Conference in Taiwan is now over, but will not be forgotten.  It was attended by five of us from the New Zealand PWS Association:  Cindy, Karen, Emma, Melanie, and me.   I was co-organiser for the General (Parent/Professional) Conference with Janice Forster (USA).  The conference was attended by over 240 people (including 26 with PWS), from 33 countries, mainly from Taiwan and Japan, but good contingents from the States, Australia, and good representation from most European countries.  We even had a doctor (who has a daughter with PWS) from Cuba – something that took a huge amount of organisation as the Cuban government is reluctant to endorse external travel.   Read more...

Scientific review
by Janalee Heinemann

The following are glimpses of a few of the 29 oral reports and 36 poster presentations from this conference. The entire report must be heard and/or read to understand the conclusions.  This is non-peer reviewed research (a process required by medical journals).  Read more...

 

Report from Ellie Smith

PWS, a multifaceted disorder, involving all the major body systems, has become a rich source of research into all the varied aspects of human development and behaviour. These were all covered well in the excellent scientific sessions, but due to space constraints, I can only present some of the more compelling/new data here.  Read more....

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