Course | 15 fellowships from the Eumedis Program of the European Commission, covering tuition and living expenses (no travel), are available for citizens of the following States: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Malta, Morocco, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian autonomous territories, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. Course Fee: ? 1000,00 (including tuition, course material, room and board for the whole duration of the course), but NOT travel expenses.
EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF GENETIC MEDICINE 17th Course in Medical Genetics "Thalassemia and related disorders in the Mediterranean" Bertinoro, March 21-25, 2004
Directors: A. Cao (Cagliari), R. Galanello (Cagliari), M.K. Kleanthous (Cyprus) Faculty: M. Angastiniotis, Angelucci, Argiolu, C. Borgna, N. Cappellini, G. Derchi, A. Eleftheriou, Ch. Hershko, D. Higgs, Y.W. Kan, G. Lucarelli, L. Luzzatto, P. Moi, S. Ottolenghi, D. Pennell, M. Petrou, A. Piga, John Porter, C. Rosatelli, S.L. Thein, D. Weatherall, B. Wonke COURSE PROGRAMME
Arrival: March 20th, Saturday Evening Sunday, March 21st - Epidemiology and Prevention Morning 9.00- 9.50 M. Angastiniotis Epidemiology and prevention policies or strategies 9.50-10.10 M. Petrou Genetic counselling 10.10-10.30 R. Galanello Screening 10.30-11.00 Coffee Break 11.00-11.20 M. Kleanthous Molecular diagnosis 11.20-11.40 A. Cao Prenatal diagnosis 11.40-12.00 J.Traeger-Synodinos Alpha-thalassaemia Questions from students on morning sessions 13.00-14.00 Lunch Break Afternoon 14.00-15.30 Concurrent Workshops 15.30-16.00 Coffee Break 16.00-17.30 Concurrent Workshops 20.00 Dinner Monday, March 22nd - Thalassaemia Major Morning 9.00 - 9.50 D. Weatherall Pathophysiology 9.50-10.10 A. Eleftheriou Blood safety policies and processing 10.10-10.30 C. Borgna Blood transfusion therapy 10.30-11.00 Coffee Break 11.00-11.20 C. Hersko Blood transfusion therapy 11.20-11.40 J. Porter Iron metabolism 11.40-12.00 A. Piga Monitoring of iron chelation 12.00-12.30 Questions from students on morning sessions 13.00-14.00 Lunch Break Afternoon 14.00-15.30 Concurrent Workshops 15.30-16.00 Coffee Break 16.00-17.30 Concurrent Workshops 20.00 Dinner Tuesday, March 23rd - Medical Complications in Thalassaemia Major Morning Session 9.00- 9.30 G. Derchi Cardiac Problems. Patterns of heart disease 9.30-10.00 D. Pennell Monitoring of heart iron load. MRI and other 10.00-10.30 V. De Sanctis Endocrine disorders. Growth, fertility, bone deformity 10.30-11.00 Coffee Break 11.00-11.30 N. Cappellini Hepatic complications 1130-12.30 S.L. Thein, R. Galanello Molecular and clinical aspects Questions from students on morning sessions 13.00-14.00 Lunch Afternoon 14.00-15.30 Concurrent Workshops 15.30-16.00 Coffee break 16.00-17.30 Concurrent Workshops 20.00 Dinner Wednesday, March 24th - Basic Aspects and Therapy Morning 9.00-9.30 P. Moi Hematopoietic transcription factors: an overview 9.30-10.00 D. Higgs Regulation of the human alpha-globin gene cluster 10.00-10.30 G. Lucarelli History of Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) 10.30-10.50 Questions from Students 10.50-11.00 Coffee Break 11.00-11.30 E. Angelucci BMT in thalassemia from familial donors 11.30-12.00 F. Argiolu Unrelated BMT 12.00-12.30 Y. W. Kan Gene therapy 13.00-14.00 Lunch Afternoon 14.00-15.30 Concurrent Workshops 15.30-16.00 Coffee break 16.00-17.30 Concurrent Workshops 20.00 Dinner Thursday, March 25th - Sickle Cell Anemia - G6PD Deficiency Morning 9.00-9.45 S. Davies Sickle cell disease 9.45.-10:30 L. Luzzatto Molecular and clinical aspects of G6PD deficiency 10.30.-11:15 V.A. McKusick March of Dimes Keynote Lecture Conclusions Final reading of: Consensus document on Thalassaemia major Consensus document on Thalassaemia intermedia Consensus document on alpha-Thalassaemia Departure
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Programme | Bertinoro, March 21-25, 2004 Directors: A. Cao (Cagliari), R. Galanello (Cagliari), M.K. Kleanthous (Cyprus) Faculty: M. Angastiniotis, Angelucci, Argiolu, C. Borgna, N. Cappellini, G. Derchi, A. Eleftheriou, Ch. Hershko, D. Higgs, Y.W. Kan, G. Lucarelli, L. Luzzatto, P. Moi, S. Ottolenghi, D. Pennell, M. Petrou, A. Piga, John Porter, C. Rosatelli, S.L. Thein, D. Weatherall, B. Wonke
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