Professor Keyvan Moghissi
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Clinical Director, Yorkshire Laser Centre
Speaker's biography
Professor Moghissi is recognised as one of the UK's leading Cardiothoracic Surgeons and pioneering experts in PDT.
About this event
- Date and time Mon 26 Nov 2018 from 9:30am to 5:00pm
- Location Royal Society of Medicine
- Organised by RSM Professionals
This one-day event with specialists in photodynamic therapy (PDT) will provide you with an insight into the science and progress of this revolutionary treatment, and review future research and trends.
You will have the opportunity to network with scientists and clinicians engaged in, or interested in, PDT and PD.
To be involved in this discussion, book your place today.
Topics covered
- The scientific basis of PDT and its application in a range of conditions including local infection, surgical site infections, and some common cancers like skin, lung and head and neck cancers
- The benefits of PDT in clinical practice
- The difference and similarities between photodiagnosis (PD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Please contact Mrs Kate Dixon, Yorkshire Laser Centre for any queries relating to the programme or sponsors: kdixon@yorkshirelasercentre.org
Key speakers
Professor Mark Wainwright
Professor of Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University
Speaker's biography
Professor Wainwright has worked on the application of photoantimicrobials for 25 years.
Dr Nicolas Loebel
Chief Technology Officer and President, Ondine Biomedical Inc, Canada
Speaker's biography
Dr Loebel specialises in product research and development, photochemistry and system integration.
Agenda
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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Professor Keyvan Moghissi, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Clinical Director, Yorkshire Laser Centre and Honorary Consultant in Laser Surgery and Photodynamic Medicine, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
PDT Science
Professor Heinrich Walt, Group Leader, Oral Oncology Research, University Hospital Zurich and Professor Alison Curnow, Associate Professor, Science and Scholarship, University of Exeter Medical School
PDT mechanism of action
Professor Alison Curnow
Light sources in PDT
Dr Ewan Eadie, Head of Scientific Services for Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
Immunological aspects of PDT
Professor Heinrich Walt, Group Leader, Oral Oncology Research, University Hospital Zurich and Professor Dr Caroline Maake, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich
Question and answer session
European platform for photomedicine
Professor Gilles Gasser, Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University
Tea and coffee break
Role of PDT in antimicrobial and local infection
Professor Mark Wainwright, Professor of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Liverpool John Moores University Professor of Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University and Mr Colin Hopper, Consultant Oral Surgeon, Eastman Dental Hospital
MBDs - edging towards the clinic!
Professor Mark Wainwright
Clinical applications of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
Dr Nicholas Loebel, President and Chief Technology Officer, Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Potentiation of antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation by inorganic salts
Professor Mike Hamblin, Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
Where to next?
Professor Keyvan Moghissi
Question and answer session
Professor Mark Wainwright, Dr Nick Loebel, Professor Mike Hamblin and Professor Keyvan Moghissi
Experimental results on PDT for remodelling the myocardium
Dr Robert Bell, Consultant Cardiologist and Senior Research Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust
Question and answer session
Dr Robert Bell
Lunch
PDT and Dermatology
Dr Ernest Allan, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Christie Hospital, Manchester and Professor Sally Ibbotson, Professor of Photodermatology, Photobiology Unit, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
Introduction and ambulatory PDT in dermatology
Professor Sally Ibbotson
PDT in non-oncological skin lesions
Professor Yolanda Gilaberte, Chief of the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Miguel Servet, Spain
PDT in vascular skin lesions
Professor Zheng Huang, Professor and Director, University of Colorado Denver, USA, and Fujian Normal University, China
Photofrin PDT: An effective treatment for Folliculitis Decalvans
Dr Ernest Allan
Question and answer session
Professor Sally Ibbotson, Professor Yolanda Gilaberte, Professor Zheng Huang and Dr Ernest Allan
Tea and coffee break
PDT oncology
Mr Colin Hopper and Professor Keyvan Moghissi
PDT for cancers of aero-digestive tracts: Tracheo-bronchial and oesophageal cancers
Professor Keyvan Moghissi
Research in progress - PD/PDT in lung cancer
Dr Ricky Thakrar, Clinical Research Training Fellow, University College London Hospitals
Theranostic silica nanoparticles for targeted fluorescent imaging and PDT of colorectal cancer
Mr Yazan Khalad, Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Leeds
Question and answer session
PDT in prostate-urology
Professor Mark Emberton, Professor of Interventional Oncology, University College London
PD/PDT in head and neck and maxi-facial
Mr Colin Hopper
Question and answer session
Professor Moghissi, Professor Mark Emberton and Mr Colin Hopper
Closing remarks and evaluation forms
Professor Keyvan Moghissi
Close of conference
Sponsors
Location
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom