VTH INTERNATIONAL NEONATAL HEMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY MEETING
Centro Pastorale Paolo VI (www.centropastoralepaolovi.it) - Brescia
September 14-16, 2006

           Organizing Committee: Gaetano Chirico, Marietta Xanthou, Rodolfo Bracci

The Meeting has been accredited by the Ministry of Health with 11 CME cridits for italian doctors (event n. 5132 - 250381)

PROGRAM

Thursday, September 14, 2006

10.00-10.30  Welcome and introductory remarks

10.30-11.00  Lecture The mother-newborn immunological link - Giuseppe Roberto Burgio

11.00-13.00 Innate & adaptive Immunology - Chiamen: Marcello Orzalesi, László Maródi

                   

13.00-14.30 Lunch

 

14.30-16.30 Immunology & infection - Chiarmen: Günther Boehm, Edmund F La Gamma

  • Diagnostic criteria of hypogammaglobulinemia ininfancy - Alessandro Plebani
  • The Mucosal Immune System: Development and Beyond - Akhil Maheshwari
  • Immunologic components of human milk - Gaetano Chirico
  • The role of molecular genetics in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of neonatal sepsis - Antonello Del Vecchio
  • Panel Discussion

16.30-17.00 Coffee break

 

17.00-18.30 Immunology & infection - Chiarmen: Khalid Haque, Pearay  L Ogra

  • Immunotherapy of neonatal sepsis - Khalid N Haque
  • Hematopoietic colony stimulating factors for preterm neonates - Edmund F La Gamma
  • Immune response to RSV infection - Pearay L Ogra
  • Panel Discussion

Friday, September 15, 2006

 

8.30-10.30 Autoimmune diseases, inflammation and thrombophilia - Chiarmen: Marietta Xanthou, Andrea Lojacono

  • Autoimmune diseases and pregnancy - Angela Tincani
  • Neonates from mother with autoimmune disease - Mario Motta
  • Inflammatory mediators in neonatal brain damage - Marietta Xanthou
  • Neonatal Thrombotic Disorders - Marilyn Manco-Johnson
  • Panel Discussion

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

 

11.00-13.00 Coagulation and hematology - Chiarmen: Sophie Aronis, Robert Christensen

  • The bleeding neonate - Sophie Aronis
  • Evidence-based uses of FFP, Cryoprecipitate, and other factors and in the NICU - Marilyn Manco-Johnson
  • Thrombocytopenia in the NICU: New Insights into Causative Mechanisms and Treatments - Martha C Sola-Visner
  • Oral Administration of Hematopoietic Growth Factors to Neonate  - Robert Christensen
  • Panel Discussion

13.00-14.30 Lunch

 

14.30-16.30 Hematology - Chiarmen: Alberto Zanella, John Widness

                   

  • Hematopoietic Regulation in the Embryo - Mervin Yoder
  • Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Infants - John Widness
  • Biology, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodinamics of Darbepoetin in Neonates - Robin Ohls
  • Red cell enzyme deficiencies: molecular and clinical aspects - Alberto Zanella
  • Panel Discussion

16.30-18.00 Oral Commuications - Chiarmen: Mervin Yoder, Rodolfo Bracci

 

18.00-19.00 Poster presentation - Chiarmen: Robin Ohls, Mario motta

                       

 

Saturday, September 16, 2006

 

8.30-10.30 Hematology - Chiarmen: Sandra E juul, Fabio Mosca

                      

  • Biomarkers of oxidative stress in the fetus and newborn - Giuseppe Buonocore
  • Erythropoietin as a Neonatal Neuroprotectant: Basic and Clinical Studies - Sandra E Juul
  • Surfactant proteins and the inflammatory response in the lung - Ignazio Barberi
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in newborn and infants - Maurizio Aricò
  • Panel Discussion

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

 

11.00-12.30 Hematology - Chiarmen: Tiziana Frusca, Paolo Tagliabue

  • In utero transplantation for genetical diseases - Fulvio Porta
  • Cord blood: a new source of hematopoietic stem cells - Franco Locatelli
  • Hematological Problems in Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonates - Robert Christensen
  • Panel Discussion

12.30 Concluding remarks - Gaetano Chirico

 

 

Local Scientific Committee

Italy: Gaetano Chirico, Mario Motta, Claudio Migliori, Brescia

Tel: +39 0303995219

Fax: +39 0303700817

E-mail: gaechir@tin.it