| Speakers | M. Angastiniotis (Nicosia, CYPRUS), F. Argiolu (Cagliari, ITALY),A. Cao (Cagliari, Italy), G. Derchi, (Genova, ITALY), G. Ferrari (Milano, Italy), R. Gambari (Ferrara, ITALY), D. Higgs (Oxford, UK), F. Longo (Turin, ITALY), A. Piga (Turin, ITALY), N. Skordis (CYPRUS), M.Tanner (London, UK), J. Philipsen (Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS), M.A. Sanna (Cagliari, ITALY), S. L. Thein (London, UK), J. Traeger-Synodinos (Athens, GREECE) |
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Friday, June 23rd – Arrival at the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro
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Saturday, June 24th – Epidemiology/Prevention
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Morning Session: 9.00 – 13.00
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M. Angastiniotis
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Epidemiology
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R. Galanello
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Population Screening
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Coffee Break
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M. Kleanthous
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Prenatal Diagnosis, New approaches
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J. Traeger-Synodinos
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Molecular Diagnosis of thalassaemia
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Questions on Morning sessions
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13.00
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Lunch Break
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Afternoon Session: 14.00 – 18.00
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Concurrent workshops
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Coffee break
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Concurrent workshops
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Sunday, June 25th – Pathophysiology/Blood Transfusion/Iron Chelation
Therapy
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Morning Session:9.00– 13.00
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A. Cao
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Recent advances in β-thlassemia
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R. Galanello
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Blood Transfusion Therapy
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Coffee Break
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A. Piga
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Hepatic complications
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A. Piga
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Iron Metabolism and mechanism of chelation therapy
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Questions on Morning sessions
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13.00
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Lunch Break
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Afternoon Session: 14.00 – 18.00
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Concurrent workshops
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Coffee Break
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Concurrent workshops
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Monday, June 26th – Medical Complications
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Morning Session: 9.00 – 13.00
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F. Longo
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Monitoring of iron chelation and iron overload
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G. Derchi
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Cardiac problems
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Coffee Break
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M. Tanner
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Assessment and treatment of cardiac iron overload
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N.Skordis
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Endocrine disorders: Growth, fertility and diabetes
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Questions on Morning sessions
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13.00
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Lunch Break
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Afternoon Session: 14.00 – 18.00
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Concurrent workshops
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Coffee break
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Concurrent workshops
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Tuesday, June 27th – Molecular therapeutic potentials
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Morning Session: 9.00 – 13.00
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D. Higgs
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Regulation of the human alpha- globin gene cluster
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J. Philipsen
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Haematopoietic transcription factors
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Coffee Break
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R. Gambari
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Hb inducers
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G. Ferrari
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Gene therapy for thalassemia: recent progress and perspective
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Questions on Morning sessions
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13.00
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Lunch Break
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Afternoon Session: 14.00 – 18.00
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Concurrent workshops
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Coffee break
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Concurrent workshops
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Wednesday, June 28th – Stem cell transplantation/Thalassaemia intermedia/Sickle cell disease
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Morning Session: 8.30
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8.30
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F. Argiolu
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BMT from related donor
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9.15
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S. L. Thein
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Thalassaemia intermedia
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10.00
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Coffee Break
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10.15
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F. Argiolu
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BMT from unrelated donors
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11.00
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S. L. Thein
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Sickle cell disease
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Questions on Morning sessions
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12.00
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Lunch Break
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Departure: Wednesday Afternoon
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