Neurodegenerative meetings & conferences

14th MS Nurse Workshop

October 9, 2012 Lyon, France

Aim of the course

This is an educational program created to encourage the dissemination of scientific knowledge among nurses working in the field of multiple sclerosis (MS). Disease management in research and clinical practice, with a special emphasis on the nurses’ crucial role, will be reviewed. Management of main signs and symptoms of the disease, such as spasticity, pain, psychosocial distress, cognitive impairment and genitourinary problems will be addressed both from the physician and nurse perspective.

Learning objectives

This course will offer to participants:

Updates on etiologic factors and pathogenetic mechanisms
An overview of diagnostic tools used in patient screening and follow-up
A review of research methodology in MS
Criteria to optimize treatment administration

Target audience

Nurses involved in the treatment of persons with multiple sclerosis.

Scientific Secretariat

Serono Symposia International Foundation
Salita di San Nicola da Tolentino, 1/b
00187 Rome, Italy

Project manager: Serena Dell’Ariccia
T +39-06-420 413 251 | F +39-06-420 413 677
E-mail: info@seronosymposia.org

Serono Symposia International Foundation is a Swiss Foundation with headquarters in 14, rue du Rhône, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland

Imaging Neurodegeneration and Repair in Multiple Sclerosis

June 15 - 16, 2012 The New York Academy of Sciences

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) was once difficult to diagnose, yet breakthroughs in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) now enable physicians to visualize newly forming lesions, give a diagnosis of MS, and start treatments with minimal invasiveness and greater accuracy. While conventional MRI studies have been able to establish white matter lesion formation as the major diagnostic criterion for MS, autopsy, animal models and newer imaging methods have shown that this damage is just the tip of the iceberg. Recent advances in imaging allow for the detailed visualization of grey matter, myelin, regional connectivity, and metabolic changes that provide vital clues to the extent MS can impact the central nervous system, and reveal neurobiological targets for new treatments.

This 1.5-day conference will provide an overview of the currently accepted and newly emerging imaging techniques for diagnosis and monitoring of MS. Participants will examine the benefits and limitations of standard and non-conventional imaging based on evidence from basic science research and clinical findings. Pharmacological treatments will be covered, with an emphasis on how imaging may be used to investigate treatment outcomes, including neuroprotection, remyelination, and neural repair, culminating in an open discussion devoted to integrating new imaging procedures in the clinic.

2012 Meeting of the International Society of Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders

The 2012 meeting of the International Society of Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders (ISHCSF) will be held in Kyoto, Japan from October 19 to 22, 2012 (Hydrocephalus 2012, Kyoto).

This meeting will present the latest advances in the clinical care of and research in hydrocephalus and CSF disorders. Through this meeting, we expect to accomplish the ISHCSF mission of pursuing both clinical and basic research of CSF circulation and its related disorders and thereby promoting the best possible care for patients with these disorders.

There has been nearly a hundred-year of CSF research history since the pioneering work of Harvey Cushing. Research has produced many achievements in this field, but unsolved problems remain and challenge us to take the next step toward solving them.

Of course, another purpose of this meeting is to give all participants the opportunity to communicate, discuss freely, and share their recent progress in this field. We warmly welcome all participants and their families from all over the world.

Topics

Definition, Classification
Symptoms and assessment measures
Epidemiology
Neuropathology
Neuropsychology & neuropsychiatry
Adult hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Neurodegeneration
Comorbidity
Pediatric hydrocephalus
Developmental problems
CSF-related disorders
Intracranial hypertension
Clinical Trials, Guidelines
Experimental hydrocephalus
CSF physiology
CSF biomarker
Neuroimaging
ICP monitoring, CSF pulsation, Ro
Neuroendoscopy
Shunt devices
Shunt complications
Outcome, Outcome measures
Education, Social aspects
Rehabilitation
Non-surgical treatment
Miscellaneous

Inquiry for Scientific Program
Secretariat:
c/o Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science
Address: Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, JAPAN
E-mail: ishcsf-secretary@umin.ac.jp
Phone: +81-77-548-2257 Fax: +81-77-548-2531

Inquiry for General Information
Management Secretariat:
c/o Congress Corporation
3-6-13 Awajimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0047, JAPAN
E-mail: ishcsf@congre.co.jp
Phone: +81-6-6229-2555 Fax: +81-6-6229-2556

Mathematical and Computational Medicine Conference 2012

Saturday December 1 2012 - Wednesday December 5 2012 Xcaret, Mexico

The purpose of the Zing Conference on Mathematical and Computational Medicine is to bring together eminent scholars with expertise in various fields of mathematical and computational medicine, as well as experimentalists and medical doctors interested in application of computational methods in clinical studies. The mathematical and computational medicine is now one of the most important and rapidly growing fields of modern medicine, and will become even more important in nearest future, when the cost of individual human gene sequencing becomes affordable for mass-scale clinical use (The $1000 Human Genome). New sequencing techniques, such as RNA-Seq produce enormous amount of information on the transcriptome in healthy and diseased cells, that need a development of new mathematical and computational methods to extract the most important medical information. The scope of the proposed Zing Conference will cover many different fields mathematical and computational medicine and biomedical informatics, such as genetics, genomics, epigenetics, and epigenomics of various diseases including mental and learning disorders, autism, and somatic diseases, with a special emphasis on cancer, protein misfolding disorders related to amyloid formation in neurogenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease), gene regulation, biomarker development, computer aided drug development, computational pharmacodynamics, computational immunology, systems biology and its extension to systems medicine, machine learning methods in application to biomedical data, applicability of computational methods in personalized medicine, and regenerative medicine. A special session will be devoted to errors in measurements of biomedical data and statistical evidence-based medicine.

For general queries about conference attendance, registration, payment, accommodation, etc. please email info~at~zingconferences.com (replace '~at~' with '@').

Neurodegeneration Conference 2012

Tuesday November 27 2012 - Saturday December 1 2012 Xcaret Mexico

This conference will focus on recent advances in neurodegenerative diseases, ranging from basic science to clinical and pharmaceutical developments, and will highlight current understanding of underlying mechanisms, new research directions, and therapeutic strategies. The conference will span Alzheimer's and other dementias twenty years since formulation of the amyloid cascade hypothesis, Parkinson's disease, prion diseases, as well as interactions and common mechanisms among neurodegenerative diseases. New concepts in any aspect of neurodegeneration/regeneration are, however, welcomed.

Featured will be plenary lectures from leading investigators, oral presentations from selected abstracts, and poster sessions covering each of the topics. Participation of younger scientists is particularly encouraged and there will be ample opportunity for informal discussions to develop new collaborations in an attractive environment on the Riviera Maya.

Contact us

For general queries about conference attendance, registration, payment, accommodation, etc. please email info~at~zingconferences.com (replace '~at~' with '@').
 

9th International Congress on Mental Disorders & Other Non-Motor features in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders

The 9th International MDPD Congress is a highly regarded meeting the aim of which is to facilitate discussions on the latest developments in the understanding of non-motor aspects in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.

This premier meeting on dementia and other non-motor impairments related to Parkinson’s disease features a splendid scientific programme that will focus on Parkinson’s dementia and of dementia with Lewy bodies, and also the biochemical and genetic factors involved, as well as on autonomic, sensory and basic aspects. These aspects in non-PD movement disorders will also be discussed.

The Congress is being held in Seoul, South Korea, April 18-21, 2013.

Congress Topics

Ambulatory Movement Devices

Apathy and Depression in Parkinson's Disease

Autonomic Dysfunction

Basal Ganglia and Cognition

Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson's Disease

Drug Treatment

Fatigue

Gait and Cognition

Genito Urinary Problems

Hyperdopaminergic Behaviours, Motivation and Rewards Impulse Control Disorders

Instruments for Evaluation

Management of Psychiatric and Cognitive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease

Neuropathology

NMS in Animal Models

Non-Motor Symptoms After Deep Brain Stimulation

Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Olfactory Function in Parkinson's Disease

Pain

Parkinson's Disease from the Other Side: What We Know

Progression of Non-Motor Symptoms

REM Sleep Disorder Behaviour

Sleep Disorders

Contact Us

Kenes International
Global Congress Organizers
and Association Management Services
17 Rue du Cendrier,
PO Box 1726, CH-1211,
Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 906 9140
E-mail: mascc@kenes.com

International Conference on Clinical Practice in Alzheimer Disease

Thursday, November 8, 2012 - Sunday, November 11, 2012 Budapest, Hungary

The International Conference on Clinical Practice in Alzheimer Disease (CPAD) aims to bring to families, patients researchers and clinicians the cutting-edge technologies, data and practical lure that are needed in clinical practice. The Conference will focus on the challenges of preventing, diagnosing and managing AD.

We hope to create with your help a meeting that will be interactive with each participant contributing his/her experience in a series of workshops, plenaries and presentations.

Clinical practice is not only our theme but the goal of this exciting new Conference.

Who Should Attend?

Psychiatrists
Neurologists
Researchers in the Alzheimer Field
Nurses
General Practitioners

Main Topics

MCI
Diagnosis
Rare Dementias
Treatment of Depression in Dementia
Treatment of Behavioral Problems in Dementia
National Strategies for Dementia

Clinical Practice in Alzheimer Disease – Conference Secretariat:
Paragon Conventions
Tel: +41 22 5330 948, Fax: +41 22 5802 953
Email: secretariat@cpadconference.com

Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012

July 14-19, 2012 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

AAIC 2012 Topics of interest

Epidemiology and prevention
Genetics
Clinical diagnosis across the spectrum
Therapeutic strategies
Cellular and animal models
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of disease
Translational studies
Neuropsychological assessment
Social, behavioral and care research and practice
Related dementias
Systemic mechanisms of disease
Neuroimaging
And more

Alzheimer's Imaging Consortium (AIC) Topics of Interest
The AIC is a one day preconference on July 14, 2012. Submitted abstracts should focus on the clinical application and methodological development of neuroimaging (modalities including MRI, PET, SPECT, CT and others) to Alzheimer's disease, other dementias and normal brain aging.

National office
225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
tel: 312.335.8700
tdd: 312.335.5886
fax: 1.866.699.1246

e-mail: info@alz.org

8th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias

September 5-7, 2012 Manchester, United Kingdom

The International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias provides clinicians and researchers with a platform for exchanging knowledge about the latest developments in FTD. The multidisciplinary programme will address clinical diagnosis, management and care, epidemiology and neuropsychology, as well as other disciplines. The FTD conference will also feature a one day caregiver programme directed to family members/FTD caregivers designed to provide education and offer support to those in close contact with this currently untreatable degenerative brain disease.

Speakers for the conference will come from abstract submitters, giving delegates the most up to date information available on FTD.

FTD 2012 will take place in the city of Manchester, UK and will provide unsurpassed networking opportunities as well as a varied social programme.

For further details regarding the meeting, please contact the Organising Secretariat at the address below:

Kenes UK Ltd
Chesterfield House
385 Euston Road
London NW1 3AU

Tel: +44 (0) 207 383 8030
Email: ftd@kenes.com
Website: www.kenes.com/uk