Regenerative medicine
Friday 25 June 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
At the start of the 21st century, the discovery that haematopoietic stem cells can acquire cell lineages different from the organ of origin has started a new and intriguing scientific revolution. If the goal of medicine has been to treat symptoms of disease and possibly remove their causes, scientists and doctors point now to a more ambitious target. The primary objective of regenerative medicine is the complete structural and functional recovery of the damaged organ. The regenerative capacity of organs is a property of particular significance in organisms with a long life span; in fact the preservation of the components of each tissue and their functional integration is essential for survival.
This meeting will discuss current understanding of the role that endogenous and exogenous progenitor cells may have in the treatment of failure of the heart and lungs and the prospects for rebuilding a severely injured airway. We have collected a group of speakers whose interests straddle both science and clinical surgery and who are international figures in their own right.
At the end of the meeting delegates should have a much clearer understanding of the underlying principles and the realistic prospects of regenerative medicine.
8.30 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
9.00 am |
Welcome and introduction |
| Professor John Pepper, President of the Cardiothoracic Section of the Royal Society of Medicine | |
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Cell Transplantation |
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9.15 am |
Guest lecture: Is cell transplantation hype or hope? |
| Professor Philip Menasche, University of Paris, France | |
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Stem cells |
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| Chair: Professor Gianni Angelini, Imperial College, London | |
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a) What's available now? |
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9.45 am |
Epicardial delivery of the bone marrow |
| Professor Raimondo Ascione, University of Bristol | |
10.15 am |
Endocardial delivery of bone marrow |
| Dr Jonathan Clague, Royal Brompton Hospital | |
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b) What will happen? |
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10.45 pm |
What cell is best for heart repair? |
| Professor Michael Schneider, NHLI, Imperial College, London | |
11.15 am |
Tea and coffee break |
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Scaffolds/ tissue engineering |
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| Chair: Mr Aman Coonar, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Cambridge | |
11.45 pm |
Recent events in airway transplant |
| Mr Martin Birchall, Professor of Laryngology, University College London | |
12.15 pm |
The creation of a vascularized tracheal transplant |
| Professor Pierre Delaere, Professor of ENT & Head & Neck Surgery, University of Leuven, Belgium | |
12.45 pm |
Growing lungs - from bench to blue-sky: the next 10 years |
| Professor Tom Waddell, Professor of Thoracic & Lung Transplant Surgery, Toronto, Canada | |
1.15 pm |
Lunch |
| A chance to visit our sponsors and view the poster presentation | |
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Case presentations |
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| Chair: Mr Aman Coonar, Cardiothoracic section council member, Royal Society of Medicine | |
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Gene therapy |
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2.45 pm |
Cystic fibrosis |
| Professor Eric Alton, Royal Brompton Hospital | |
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Hunterian lecture |
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3.15 pm |
Is the adult mammalian heart capable of self-renewal? The identification of native cardiac stem cells |
| Mr Andrew Owens, University of Newcastle | |
4.00 pm |
Presentation of prizes for best oral and poster presentation |
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Completion of evaluation forms |
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4.15 pm |
Close of meeting |
| Followed by a wine reception | |
4.15 pm |
AGM |
| For Section members only | |
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Meeting ref: CTA02 CPD: 5 credits |
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