ESH - EHA Conference:
FOCUS ON PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
Chairs: A. Baruchel, A. Biondi, I. Roberts, K. Welte
October 17-20, 2007 - Sitges, Spain


Preliminary Programme

Wednesday, 17 October     
Session I LEUKAEMIA: ALL - Chair: A. Biondi  
14:00-14:30 Molecular aberrations in childhood ALL A. Borkhardt
14:30-15:00 Difficult management questions A. Baruchel
15:00-15:30 Long term effects K. Schmiegelow
15:30-16:00 Coffee break  
16:00-16:30 Cell death pathways in leukaemia therapy K.M. Debatin
18:00-19:00 Evening Lecture: Congenital diseases and leukaemia: clues to pathogenesis? S. Izraeli
19:30 Welcome cocktail  
20:00 Dinner  
Thursday, 18 October     
Session II LEUKAEMIA: AML AND MDS - Chair: A. Baruchel  
08:30-09:00 Molecular genetics & etiology G. Kaspers
09:00-09:30 Issues on clinical management: the disease H. Hasle
09:30-10:00 Issues on clinical management: supportive care H. Hasle
10:00-10:30 APL as a “leukaemia” emergency A. Biondi
10:30-11:00 Coffee break  
11:00-11:30 MDS/JMML diagnosis and treatment C. Kratz
11:30-12:00 Science in progress:
Targeting therapy: from genes to drug development 
J. Schwaller
12:00-14:00 Lunch  
Session III BONE MARROW FAILURE AND IMMUNODEFICIENCY - Chair: K. Welte  
14:00-14:30 Molecular pathomechanisms of congenital neutropenias  C. Klein
14:30-15:00 Treatment of congenital neutropenias

C. Zeidler

15:00-15:30 Congenital Thrombocytopenias M. Ballmaier
15:30-16:00 Coffee break  
16:00-16-30 Diamond-Blackfan-Anaemia S. Ball
16:30-17:00 Fanconi Anaemia T. Leblanc
17:00-17:30 Hematopoietic Stem Cells Gene Therapy for Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome C. Klein
18:00-19:00 Evening Lecture: "From the cloning of the G-CSF to the definition of the molecular basis of congenital neutropenia" K. Welte
20:00 Dinner  
Friday, 19 October    
Session IV HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION - Chair: ?  
08:30-09:00 SCT for non malignant disorders P. Amrolia
09:00-09:30 Haplo-identical transplantation in children P. Bader
09:30-10:00 Cord blood transplantation: actual results and new perspectives J.H. Dalle
10:00-10:30 Coffee break  
10:30-11:00 Innovive approaches of cell therapy to restore or exploit immunity against pathogens or tumour cells after SCT E. Biagi
11:00-11:30 Supportive care in HSCT P. Darbyshire
12:00-14:00 Lunch  
Session V CONSULTATIVE PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY - Chair: I. Roberts  
14:00-14:30 Clinical and laboratory haemostasis P. Bolton-Maggs
14:30-15:00 Thrombosis P. Bolton-Maggs
15:00-15:30 Neonatal haematology I. Roberts
15:30-16:00 Coffee break  
16:00-16:30 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.  
18:00-19:00 Evening Lecture: " Infant Leukaemia: why they behave so differently?" R. Pieters
20:00 Dinner  
Saturday, 20 October    
Session VI RED CELL DISORDERS - Chair: I. Robers  
08:30-09:10 Discussion lecture with illustrative case studies I. Roberts
09:10-09:50 Management of iron overload in multiply-transfused children R. Galanello
09:50-10:20 Coffee break  
10:20-11:00 Difficult management problems in sickle cell disease P. Darbyshire
11:00-12:00 Diagnostic approach to red cell membrane disorders A. Iolascon
12:00-14:00 Lunch  
Session VII CONSULTATIVE PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY: HOW TO FACE WITH REAL CASES - Chair: A. Biondi and A. Baruchel  
14:00-16:00 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, ...
 
16:00-16:30 Coffee break  
16:30-17:00 Evening Seminar: MicroRNA biogenesis, functionality and cancer relevance A. Borkhardt
17:30-18:00 Conclusions of the course with the chairs  
18:00 Conference closure