Transplantation 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.

12th International Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes

May 8-11, 2013 Berlin, Germany

The scientific program is designed to meet the aims of The MDS Foundation, which are “to provide an ongoing exchange of information relating to MDS and provides patients with referrals to Centers of Excellence, contact names for available clinical trials, sharing of new research and treatment options between physicians, and extension of educational support to both physicians and patients." The format will include plenary sessions (including a nursing symposium), debates, case-based discussion, topical workshops, oral and poster presentations.

This 12th symposium will again promote the clinical application of existing knowledge and the acquisition of new knowledge by bringing together clinicians, scientists and educators from around the world who deal with MDS.

Clinical Management: General
Diagnosis (including morphology, flow cytometry, molecular)
Epidemiology (including demographics, quality of life, co-morbidity)
Pathogenesis (including molecular, immunological, cellular, animal models, other)
Childhood MDS
Prognostic Factors and Models
Supportive Care including Iron Chelation Therapy
Stem Cell Transplantation
Therapy (including high-risk MDS, low-risk MDS, other)
Other

European Society for Organ Transplantation-American Society of Transplantation Joint Meeting: Transformational Therapies and Diagnostics in Transplantation

Partnering to bring you the best transplantation science!

October 12-14, 2012 Nice, France

Special topics include:

• Optimizing Co-Stimulation Blockade
• Can Pharmacogenetics Lead to Individualized Immunosuppression?: Clinical Relevance of Pharmacogenetics of Donor and Recipient
• Current Pipeline in Biotech and Pharma
• Unfulfilled Targets in Transplantation
• Controversies in Transplantation: What is currently considered optimal therapy and why? Is chronic rejection inevitable?

For more information, visit the ESOT website.

Contact information

AST
Tina Squillante, AST Director of Meetings
Telephone: 001 856-642-4436
Fax: 001 856-439-9982
Email: tsquillante@ahint.com

ESOT
Annalisa Ponchia, ESOT Executive Officer
Telephone: 0039 049 3005796
Fax: 0039 049 2106306
Email: executive@esot.org

Chiara Parisotto, Courses & Meetings Coordinator
Telephone: 0039 049 3005796
Fax: 0039 049 2106306
Email: operations@esot.org

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

Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2012 Congress

5 – 8 December 2012 Bangkok, Thailand

The theme of the conference is “Achieving Excellence in Gastroenterology and Hepatology”.

The following topics are some of the highlights in the APDW 2012:

Cost-effective management of functional dyspepsia-global perspectives
Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer in the Asia-Pacific
Chronic hepatitis B-decision to treat: when and how
New era in chronic hepatitis C therapy
Bridging and downstaging therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma
Clinical spectrum of NAFLD in the Asia-Pacific
Liver transplant: what are the different issues between East and West?
Advance in endoscopic management of cholangiocarcinoma: cholangioscopy, tissue sampling, and duct drainage
Laparoscopic surgery vs. Pneumatic dilatation for achalasia
Colon cancer screening-from west to east

For more information, visit www.apdw2012.org or contact the Conference Secretariat:

KENES ASIA (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
PICO Building, 10 Soi Lasalle 56, Sukhumwit, Bangna, Bangkok 10260 THAILAND
Tel: + 66 2 748 7881 ext 111 & 101
Fax: +66 2 748 7880
Email: secretariat@apdw2012.org

Viral Hepatitis Congress 2012

7 – 9 September 2012 The Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt Germany

With many new breakthroughs and an increasing array of treatment options, this is an exciting time for healthcare professionals involved in the management of viral hepatitis.

However, as we are entering a particularly remarkable era of innovation, keeping up with, and interpreting, this new information can seem like a daunting prospect. The aim of our educational congress is to provide a concise update over two days on all the new advances in viral hepatitis in an interesting, meaningful way. There will be a particular focus on providing practical guidance on what the new scientific developments mean for the present and future management of our daily clinical practice.

Interaction between the audience and experts will be encouraged throughout the meeting through Q&A sessions, roundtable discussions and point-counterpoint debates.

Contact Us:

For all enquiries relating to this event:

The Viral Hepatitis Congress
Organising Secretariat
KnowledgePoint360 Group
Victoria Mill
Windmill Street
Macclesfield SK11 7HQ, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1625 664392 Fax: +44 (0) 1625 664391
Email: hep@kp360group.com

International Transplant Nurses Society 21st Annual Symposium and General Assembly

Rising to the Challenges In Transplant Nursing

The next ITNS Symposium and General Assembly will be held in Seattle, Washington from Sunday, October 21 - Tuesday, October 23, 2012.

International Transplant Nurses Society
1739 East Carson Street, Box 351
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203
USA

Tel + 1 412.343.ITNS (4867)
Fax +1 412.343.3959

Email: itns@msn.com

International Association for the History of Nephrology 2012 Conference

8th Congress of the IAHN
4-7 October, 2012 Paestum
(Salerno, Italy)

The Congress will open on Thursday, October 4th, at 5:00pm. Scientific sessions will be held all day on Friday, October 5th, and until 1:00pm on Saturday, October 6th.

Topicsinclude:

Contribution of other medical specialties to nephrology
Famous nephrologists
Origins of nephrology (Contributions from Antiquity through the Renaissance)
Renal replacement therapy (Contributions on dialysis and transplantation)
The Medical School of Salerno
History of kidney diseases
Symposium: In memoriam, Karl Julius Ullrich (1925-2010)

8th International Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis Co-infection

We are proud to announce the 8th International Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis Co-infection, to be held on 30 May - 1 June 2012 at the Melià Castilla Hotel in Madrid, Spain.

This annual workshop is the leading medical gathering for those involved in the clinical care of co-infected individuals. The program provides an excellent platform to exchange the medical information and new treatment results, and to discuss them with the experts active in the different disciplines (including Virology, Hepatology, Immunology, Infectious Disease and Primary Care).

The edition of 2012 will continue to focus on developments in basic science, emerging therapies and clinical management. It will emphasize translational research and best practices in the clinical management of Hepatitis and HIV co-infection.

The informal format of the workshop will include plenary expert presentations, controversy discussion sessions on areas currently lacking consensus, and abstract-driven presentations. Experts in the field will be invited to give state-of-the-art lectures and controversial cases which will be discussed by expert panels. The target audience consists of clinicians caring for co-infected patients and scientists.

AGAIN IN 2012: After its tremendous success in previous years, this year's edition will again be featuring the Pre- workshop clinical course for practicing physicians. This clinically oriented course will provide a comprehensive update of current topics fundamental to the optimal care of co-infected patients. It will be held Wednesday morning preceding the workshop opening.