Racz William J, Ecobichon Donald J, Baril Marc
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., Canada K7L 3N6.
Toxicology. 2003 Aug 21;190(1-2):3-14. doi: 10.1016/s0300-483x(03)00192-6.
This paper will provide an overview of the on-line resources available in toxicology in Canada. It will describe a brief history of The Society of Toxicology of Canada, with reference to other societies and also provide information on education, research and other resources related to toxicology. Toxicology in Canada emerged as a distinct and vibrant discipline following the thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s. In the pharmaceutical industry and government, toxicology was readily established as an essential component of drug development and safety, and as the need for toxicologists expanded, training programs were established, usually in collaboration with departments of pharmacology. In the last two to three decades other disciplines, environmental biology, analytical chemistry and epidemiology joined the ranks of toxicology. The on-line sources of toxicology information are rapidly expanding. This article describes those sources considered by the authors to be important from a national and international perspective. The majority of these sources are professional organizations and government agencies.
本文将概述加拿大毒理学领域的在线资源。它将介绍加拿大毒理学会的简史，提及其他学会，并提供与毒理学相关的教育、研究及其他资源的信息。20世纪60年代沙利度胺悲剧之后，加拿大的毒理学成为一门独特且充满活力的学科。在制药行业和政府部门，毒理学迅速成为药物研发与安全的重要组成部分，随着对毒理学家需求的增加，培训项目纷纷设立，通常是与药理学系合作开展。在过去二三十年里，其他学科，如环境生物学、分析化学和流行病学也加入了毒理学的行列。毒理学信息的在线来源正在迅速扩展。本文介绍了作者认为从国家和国际角度来看很重要的那些来源。这些来源大多是专业组织和政府机构。
