Focus on Paediatric Haematology and Oncology

ESH-EHA-SIOP Conference 2007
FOCUS ON PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
Chairpersons: A. Baruchel (Paris), A. Biondi (Monza),

I. Roberts (London), K. Welte (Hannover)

 

Sitges, Spain
17-20 October, 2007
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SESSION I - LEUKAEMIA: ALL / Chairperson: A. Biondi

 

14h00-14h30:   Molecular aberrations in childhood ALL                                        A. Borkhardt

14h30-15h00:   Difficult management questions                                                       A. Baruchel

15h00-15h30:   Cell death pathways in leukaemia therapy                                       K. M. Debatin

15h30-16h00:   Coffee break

16h00-16h30:   Long term effects                                                                             K. Schmiegelow

 

18h00-19h00:  EVENING LECTURE

 

Congenital diseases and leukaemia: clues to pathogenesis?                   S. Izraeli

 

19h30:              Welcome cocktail

 

20h00:               Dinner

 

 

 

SESSION II - LEUKAEMIA: AML and MDS/ Chairperson: A. Baruchel

 

08h30-09h00: Molecular genetics & etiology                                                            G.J.L. Kaspers

09h00-09h30: Issues on clinical management           : the disease                                        H. Hasle

09h30-10h00: Issues on clinical management: supportive care                                B. Gibson

10h00-10h30: APL as a “leukaemia”emergency                                                      B. Gibson and A. Biondi

10h30-11h00:  Coffee break

11h00-11h30:  MDS/JMML diagnosis and treatment                                              C. Kratz

Science in progress:

11h30-12h00:  Targeting therapy: from genes to drug development                        J. Schwaller

12h00-14h00:  Lunch

 

 

 

 

SESSION III - BONE MARROW FAILURE AND IMMUNODEFICIENCY /

Chairperson: K. Welte

 

14h00-14h30:  Molecular pathomechanisms of congenital neutropenias                 C. Klein

 14h30-15h00: Treatment of congenital neutropenias                                              C. Zeidler

15h00-15h30:  Congenital Thrombocytopenias                                                       M. Ballmaier

15h30-16h00:  Coffee break

16h00-16h30:  Diamond-Blackfan-Anaemia                                                            S. Ball

16h30-17h00:  Fanconi Anaemia                                                                             T. Leblanc*

17h00-17h30:  B cell deficiencies                                                             B. Grimbacher*

 

18h00-19h00: EVENING LECTURE

 

“From the cloning of the G-CSF gene to the definition of the molecular basis of congenital neutropenia”                                                                            K. Welte

 

20h00:             Dinner

 

 

SESSION IV - HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION /

Chairperson: ?

 

08h30-09h00:   SCT for  non malignant disorders                                                   P. Amrolia

09h00-09h30:   Haplo-identical transplantation in children                                      P. Bader

09h30-10h00:   Cord blood transplantation: actual results and new perspectives     J.H. Dalle

10h00-10h30:   Coffee break

10h30-11h00:   Innovative approaches of cell therapy to restore or exploit              E. Biagi                                                immunity against  pathogens or tumour cells after SCT

11h00-11h30:   Supportive care in HSCT                                                                P. Darbyshire

12h00-14h00:   Lunch

 

SESSION V - CONSULTATIVE PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY/

Chairperson: I. Roberts  

                                   

14h00-14h30:  Clinical and laboratory haemostasis                                                  P. Bolton-Maggs

14h30-15h00:  Thrombosis                                                                                      P. Bolton-Maggs

15h00-15h30:  Neonatal haematology                                                                      I. Roberts

15h30-16h00:  Coffee break

16h00-16h30:  Morphology as a diagnostic tool                                                        M.T. Daniel

 

Microscope corner: An open space to review slides. M.T. Daniel  will attend the meeting. Each participant will have the opportunity to capture the images of interest in a CD.

                       

18h00-19h00: EVENING LECTURE

 “Infant Leukaemia: why they behave so differently?”                           R. Pieters

 

20h00:             Dinner

 

 

 

SESSION VI: RED CELL DISORDERS/ Chairperson: I. Roberts

 

08h30-09h00: Discussion lectures with illustrative case studies                                I. Roberts

09h00-09h30: Management of iron overload in multiply-transfused children           R. Galanello

09h30-10h00: Difficult management problems in sickle cell disease                        P. Darbyshire 

10h00-10h30: Coffee break

10h30-11h00: Diagnostic approach to red cell membrane disorders                                   A. Iolascon    

11h00-11h30: Diagnosis and management of hemolysis                                          S. Ball

12h00-14h00:  Lunch

 

14h00-16h00:

SESSION VII: CONSULTATIVE PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY: HOW TO FACE WITH REAL CASES / Chairperson: A. Biondi & A. Baruchel

 

Residents from Hannover, Monza, Paris and London will be invited to present clinical cases and all Faculty members will be invited as discussants:

Topics of potential interest: haemolytic anaemia, ITP, Thrombocytosis…..

 

16h00-16h30: Coffee break

 

16h30-17h00:  EVENING SEMINAR

MicroRNA biogenesis, functionality and cancer relevance                                        A. Borkhardt

 

17h30-18h00: CONCLUSIONS OF THE COURSE with the chairs

 

18h00:  Conference closure