European School of Gennetic Medicine

From

2008-06-07

2008-06-10

Course

Congenital heart defects (CHD) have an incidence of 1% of livebirths. They are considered one of the most important causes of pediatric morbidity and mortality. This course represents the first specialized meeting in EGF dedicated for CHD and cardiomyopathies. It is planned to discuss from different points of view clinical, genetic and molecular aspects of CHD. In other words CHD will be taken in consideration from laboratory to clinic. All professionals who are involved in pediatric cardiology, clinical and molecular genetics are invited to participate in this course and to present their workshops and posters to the organizing secretary in order to program them accordingly

Venue

EuroMediterranean University Centre of Ronzano, Bologna (Italy)

Directors

G. Pongiglione (Genoa, Italy)

Speakers

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY:

R. Ravazzolo (Genoa, Italy)

FACULTY:

L. Ait-Ali (Massa, Italy), E. Arbustini (Pavia, Italy), A. Baban (Genoa, Italy), E. Buscarini, E. (Pavia, Italy), E. Chiappa (Florence,Italy), P.Dalmonte (Genoa, Italy), C. Danesino (Pavia, Italy), M. C. Digilio (Rome, Italy), P. Festa (Massa, Italy), M.G. Gagliardi (Rome, Italy), R. Hennekam (London, UK), B. Marino (Rome, Italy), M. McAllister (Manchester, UK), O. Milanesi (Padova, Italy), A. Postma (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), A. Rauch (Erlangen, Germany), R. Ravazzolo (Genova, Italy), J. Schmitt (Germany), P. Spirito (Genoa, Italy), M. Tartaglia (Rome, Italy), G. Trocchio (Genoa, Italy), O. Zuffardi (Pavia, Italy)

Programme

Friday, June 6^th - Arrival and Welcome Dinner

Saturday, June 7^th

Morning Session
9:00-9:30	G. Pongiglione		General Introduction, Health–e-Child Project
9:30-10:10	A. Postma		Embryology of the Heart (Cardiogenesis)
10:10-10:40	R. Ravazzolo		Gene Signalling Pathways
10:40-11.00			Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	B. Marino		Clinical Introduction to Congenital Heart Diseases
11:45-13:00	A. Rauch		Cardiac Syndromes
13:00			Lunch
Afternoon Session
14:00-14:45	O. Zuffardi	Genomic variation: a continuum from SNPs to chromosome aneuploidy
14:45-15:30	E. Chiappa	Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Diseases
15:30-16:00		Coffee Break
16:00-18:00		Workhops

Sunday, June 8^th

Morning Session
9:00-9:45	A. Postma	Embryology of the Vascular tissue (Vasculogenesis)
9:45-10:30	R. Hennekam	Vascular Malformative Defects
10:30-11:00		Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	P. Dalmonte	Vascular Malformations: Clinical Aspects

12:30		Lunch

Afternoon Session – Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
14:00-14:45	G.Pongiglione	Clinical, Radiologic and Echocardiographic Aspects of postoperative TOF (Health-Child Project)
14:45-15:30	M.C. Digilio	Genetic Basis of TOF
15:30-16:00		Coffee Break
16:00-18:00		Workshops

Monday, June 9^th

9:10-9:55	P. Spirito	Clinical Aspects of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies (HCMP)
9:55-10:40	J. Schmitt	Genetic Basis of HCMP: from bench to the clinic
10:40-11:10		Coffee Break
11:10-11:30	O. Milanesi	Clinical Aspects of Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
11:30-12:15	A. Postma	Genetic Basis of ASD
12:15		Lunch
Afternoon Session – Dilated Cardiomyopathies (DCMP)
14:00-14:45	M. G.Gagliardi	Clinical Aspects of DCMP
14:45-15:30	E. Arbustini	Genetic Basis of DCMP: from bench to the clinic
15:30-16:00		Coffee Break
16:00-18:00		Workshops

Tuesday, June 10^th

Morning Session
9:00-9:45	M. Tartaglia	Noonan Syndrome
9:45-10:30	A. Baban	Heart Hand Syndromes
10:30-11:00		Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	C. Danesino/ E. Buscarini	Rendu Osler Syndrome in Pediatric Age Group
11:45-12:45		CONCLUSIONS
12:45		Lunch

DEPARTURE