Pathophysiology meetings & conferences

7th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium

September 6-8, 2012 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Get ready for the 7th International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium (PIFRS), September 6 - 8, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This three-day course will focus on new discoveries and developments concerning the etiology, pathophysiology, surgical and nonsurgical therapies and outcomes-based research for intestinal failure in children. Focus areas will include the latest in medical therapies for intestinal failure, improving outcomes through multidisciplinary intestinal rehabilitation programs, and the latest in pediatric intestinal transplantation.

Who Should Attend:

The symposium is designed for pediatricians, neonatologists, transplant surgeons, gastroenterologists, pediatric surgeons, family practice physicians, nurses, dietitians, mid-level providers and parents/guardians who care for children with short bowel syndrome and small bowel intestinal transplants. All other health professionals are also welcome.

Questions? Please contact sharon.mastro@chp.edu.

24th Annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Scientific Symposium

September 27 – 30, 2012 Denver, Colorado

Session topics may include:

Bone marrow failure and transplantation
Gene therapy and stem cell expansion
Functions of FA proteins
Role of environmental and endogenous mutagens
Small molecule development and therapeutics
Other experimental therapies
Squamous cell carcinoma and HPV
Other cancers in FA
Molecular pathogenesis and control of hematopoietic and epithelial neoplasms
Pathophysiology and treatment of endocrinopathies

International Academy of Cardiology, 17th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions 2012

July 27-30, 2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Congress will provide the opportunity for a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in cardiovascular medicine, primarily in the areas of molecular biology, coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac surgery.

Many distinguished cardiologists and scientists have agreed to join the faculty participating in this Congress. Papers will be presented in the form of plenary sessions, symposia and posters, and will include superb scientific material originating from numerous laboratories around the globe, assuring that the meeting will be a major scientific event.

Program areas will range from clinical pathophysiology to evaluation and stratification techniques and molecular and cellular biology, including neurohumoral, immunological and genetic studies. We will discuss new and innovative diagnostic methods, prevention and treatment of heart disease, and prognostic algorithms. Integrated into the program will be an update on the latest major clinical trials.

For further information:

International Academy of Cardiology
17th World Congress on Heart Disease
Annual Scientific Sessions 2012
PO Box 17659, Beverly Hills, CA 90209, USA
Tel: +1 310 657 8777; Fax: +1 310 659 4781
e-Mail: Klimedco@ucla.edu

International Society of Nephrology Nexus: Bone and Kidney 2012

September 20 - 23, 2012. Copenhagen, Denmark

ISN Nexus 2012 Copenhagen

Will look at the latest knowledge in physiology, pathophysiology and treatment. Topic highlights include: bone-kidney axis and vascular calcification; renal and intestinal divalent ion transport; new understanding of phosphate metabolism; PTH biosynthesis; the osteocyte; vitamin D & calcimimetics; parathyroid function in CKD; FGF23 and klotho; hormones, receptors and transporters; renal osteodystrophy; vascular effects in CKD-MBD; vascular calcifications in CKD-MBD.

13th World Congress of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

October 15 - 17 2012, Venice, Italy

Possible topics:

Benign disease:
Barrett’s esophagus: pathology and pathopysiology
Barrett’s esophagus: noninvasive neoplasia: diagnosis and treatment
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Esophageal function testing
Esophageal motility disorders
Esophageal sensitivity and hypersensitivity
Esophageal surgery
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
Genetics of esophageal disease
Hiatal hernia
Iatrogenic esophageal disease, perforation and postsurgical complications
New technologies
Pediatric esophageal disorders
Esophageal cancer
Surgical treatment of esophageal cancer
Esophageal Carcinogenesis
Role of Stem Cell in esophageal cancer
New diagnostic modalities (including PET, PET-CT, new tracers)
Adjuvant and neo-adjuvant therapies
Palliative treatments
Re-do surgery for local recurrences
Salvage esophagectomy
Difficult cases

Contact Us

ISDE Secretariat
Suite 2101, 1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 2K3
Tel: + 778 945 0070
Fax: + 604 681 1049
General inquiries e-mail: info@isde.net
Membership questions: membership@isde.net

3rd International Congress on Abdominal Obesity

July 9-12, 2012 Québec City, Québec, Canada

The 3rd International Congress on Abdominal Obesity (ICAO 2012) is a highly anticipated event that will build on the success of last year’s Congress, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Congress’s primary objective is to bring together medical professionals from all specialties to exchange ideas and information and raise awareness of abdominal obesity as a new modifiable risk factor which, along with traditional risk factors, plays a central role in this new concept of global cardiometabolic risk.

This relatively new Congress’s innovative multidisciplinary approach has facilitated the development of a new medical paradigm, whereby complications as hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are no longer evaluated and treated in isolation.

We look forward to seeing you in Québec City, Québec, Canada, for what promises to be an exciting and cutting edge gathering of medical professionals of varied interests and backgrounds.

Abstract Topics

Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Adipokines
Adipose Tissue
Cardiometabolic Risk
Cardiovascular Disease
Childhood Obesity
Clinical Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Diabetes
Ectopic Fat
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Gender Differences
Genetics
Hypertension
Inflammation
Insulin Resistance
Interventional Cardiology
Lipids/Lipoproteins
Metabolic Syndrome
Nutrition
Obesity
Pathophysiology/Basic Science/Animal Studies
Pathophysiology/Clinical Science/Human Studies
Physical Activity/Exercise
Prevention
Smoking
Steroid Hormones
Thrombosis

Contact Us

Kenes International
1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet
PO Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 906 9140
Email: icao@kenes.com

XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research

July 21-25, 2012 Berlin, Germany

The XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research will present clinicians and vision researchers from all over the world with the latest scientific achievements and research in the field. During a stimulating scientific program, world leading researchers will cover a broad range of specialist and general topics in a series of lectures and poster sessions. The event promotes international research cooperation by providing participants with a platform to share their latest findings, technical expertise and experience.

Topics
Section Topics

Cornea and Ocular Surface
Glaucoma
Immunology and Inflammation
Lens
Ophthalmic Pathology

Physiology and Pharmacology
Refraction and Physiological Optics
Retinal Cell Biology
Retinal Neuroscience
Strabismus and Amblyopia

Preliminary Session Topics
Cornea and Ocular Surface

Italian-German Young Investigator Symposium: Future Strategies in Diagnosis and Therapy of Ocular Surface

Role of TSP-1 in ocular pathology

TGF Beta Induced Proteins In The Cornea

Translational Aspects Of Anti(Lymph)Angiogenic Therapy At The Ocular Surface

Corneal Regenerative Medicine

Ocular Innervation in Ocular Pathologies

Neurotrophic Keratopathy

Myofibroblast Biology And Pathobiology In The Cornea After Injury Or Surgery

Dry Eye Syndromes: Pathogenesis, Biomarkers, and Beyond

Update: Ocular Surface Imaging

Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplast
Glaucoma

Trabecular Meshwork

Local Signaling in Conventional Outflow Pathway

What is the best animal model for glaucoma?

Imaging

Rho Kinase Inhibitors

Identified Players in Glaucoma

Inner Wall of Schlemm's canal

Neuroprotection in the Retina

Mechanisms of Neuroprotection

Role of Astrocytes

Genetics

Vascular Component in Glaucoma

IOP, EVP, CSF

*Optic Nerve Biomechanics

Biomarkers

*Current Concepts in Pathophysiology of Glaucomas
Immunology and Inflammation

Microbial Pathogenesis

Ocular Infection, Inflammation and Immunity

Translating Advances in the Immunology Lab to the Clinic

Macrophages and Microglial Regulation of Ocular Inflammation

Microglial Activation in Retinal Degeneration

Immunology of Dry Eye
Lens

Lens Genetics

Molecular Mechanisms of Lens Lineage Formation

Eye Development, Tissue Interactions and Evolution

Lens Morphogenesis

Fiber Cell Structure Meets Lens Function

Crystallin Function

Crystallin Post-Translational Modifications

Lens Cytoskeleton/Membrane Structure

Epidemiology Meets Environmental and Age Related Changes in the Lens

Oxidative Stress: Damage, Defense and Repair

Ocular Aging: Normal Events and Their Contribution to Disease

Posterior Capsular Opacification

Crystallins Outside of the Lens

Lens Cell Communication- The Control of Communication between Lens Cells Allowing For the Function of This Avascular Tissue
Ophthalmic Pathology

Future Therapies in Ocular Oncology

Stem Cells and Ocular Surface Regeneration

The Choroidal Vasculature in Disease States

Tissue Engineering of Ocular Diseases

*Current Concepts in Pathophysiology of Glaucomas
Physiology and Pharmacology

Autophagy

Channelrhodopsine/Optogenetic

Mechanical stimuli

Aqueous dynamics

Blood Flow

Drug Discovery/Design/Development

*Optic Nerve Biomechanics

Angiotensin

Nanoparticles

Bestrophin

Oxygen in the Eye: Friend or Foe

Electrostimulation
Refraction and Physiological Optics

Wavefrontcorrection and Customized Implants

New Concepts in Aspherical, Multifocal and ToricIOL Implants

1D, 2D and 3D Optical Imaging of the Eye (or Anterior Eye Segment)
Retinal Cell Biology

Complex Eye Diseases - Research (Diabetic Retinopathy and AMD)

Regulation of Retinal Rhythms: From Photoreceptor Metabolism to Disc Shedding

New Gene and Cell Based Treatments Strategies of Retinal Diseases

Is diabetic retinopathy an inflammatory disease?

Contribution of Apoptosis to the Biology of Ocular Cells in Health and Disease

Oxidative Stress and Retina Degeneration

Retinal Angiogenesis

Retinal and Choroidal Development

Photoreceptor Cell Death Mechanisms and Avenues for Neuroprotection

Nuclear Receptors and their Role in the Retina and in AMD

Neuroprotection

Reactive Muller Glia: Friend or Foe?

Nuclear Receptors and their Role in AMD and the Retina
Retinal Neuroscience

Dynamics and Stability of Retinal Processing

The Syncytial Retina

The Zebrafish Retina

Gene- and Cell-based Strategies for the Treatment of Retinal Degeneration

Evolution of vVsion

Phototransduction

Retinal Remodeling

Membrane Protein Transport in Photoreceptors/RPE

Ribbon Synapses

TRP Channels and Bipolar Cells

Strabismus and Amblyopia

Strabism

Albinism

Amblyopia

ISER 2012 Meeting Secretariat

Kenes International
C/o Kenes International
1-3, Rue de Chantepoulet,
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 906 9140
E-mail: iser@kenes.com

Osteoporosis and Bone Conference 2012

The Osteoporosis and Bone Conference 2012 will be held in the vibrant city of Manchester, United Kingdom from 01 - 04 July 2012.

Attendance at the event will present an unrivalled opportunity to increase your knowledge, learn from internationally renowned experts about recent advances in osteoporosis and bone disease, interact and network with a large multidisciplinary audience, exchange ideas and experiences and discover how to tackle complex clinical challenges.

Clinical scientific content

The extensive programme will include some of the following popular elements and new sessions for this year.

Educational Update Session covering Pathophysiology, Epidemiology and Impact of Osteoporosis, Diagnosis and Fracture Risk Assessment, Prevention and Management of Falls, Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Therapy for Osteoporosis.
Plenary invited lectures from internationally renowned experts in osteoporosis and bone.
‘Basic Facts’ Session designed as an introduction to the field.
Oral abstract sessions and Poster Displays presenting new research and data.
Conference Symposia including Extracellular Signalling and Paget's Disease.
Q&A opportunities with key experts.
Satellite sessions featuring top-class speakers.
Interactive workshops on a wide range of practical topics including, Nutrition and Bone Disease, Introduction to Bone Cell Biology, Vertebral Fracture Assessment, Cancer Therapies and Osteoporosis, New Therapies for Bone Disease, Paget's Disease Clinical Cases, Novel Extracellular Signalling, Treatment Conundrums and Fracture Liaison Services.
New investigator session designed for non-clinical and clinical PhD students and post-docs in their early research career.

Renowned international speakers

Over 800 attendees

The comprehensive programme is deliberately tailored for a diverse, multidisciplinary audience including:

• Rheumatologists
• Endocrinologists
• Gynaecologists
• Radiologists
• Elderly Care Specialists
• Dieticians
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Nutritionists • GPs
• Physiotherapists
• Fracture Liaison Nurses
• Hospital Nurses
• Osteoporosis Specialist Nurses
• Practice Nurses
• Radiographers
• Bone Density Technicians
• Academics, Researchers and Students

For any event-related queries please contact:

Emily Goulding
Conference Co-ordinator
National Osteoporosis Society
Camerton
Bath
BA2 0PJ
UK

Telephone: +44 (0)1761 473251
Fax: +44 (0)1761 471104
Email: conferences@nos.org.uk