EPITA Specialty Update Symposium
SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
09:00 – 12:50 EPITA Specialty Update Symposium
SESSION 1: Unstable diabetes and treatment options
CHAIRS: Johann Pratschke, Berlin, Germany
Steve White, Newcastle, United Kingdom
09:00 Pancreas transplantation?
Stephen Bartlett, Baltimore, United States
09:30 Islet transplantation?
Paul Johnson, Oxford, United Kingdom
10:00 We do not need either – we have insulin and technology
Pratik Choudhary, London, United Kingdom
10:30 – 10:40 Q&A
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee Break
SESSION 2: The future of beta cell therapy
CHAIRS: Paul Johnson, Oxford, United Kingdom
Andreas Pascher, Berlin, Germany
11:10 The first clinical experience with islet scaffolds
Barbara Ludwig, Dresden, Germany
11:40 Stem cells are the future
Eelco de Koning, Leiden, The Netherlands
12:10 Islet encapsulation
Berit Løkengard Strand, Trondheim, Norway
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EPITA in pills:
The European pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association is a section of ESOT founded to provide a Forum for the pancreas and islet transplantation community in Europe.
Goals:
To facilitate the exchange of information of the field of pancreas and islet transplantation.
Aim:
The aim of EPITA is to contribute to the development of the pancreas and islet transplantation field and of alternate forms of beta-cell replacement therapy for the benefit of patients suffering from type 1 diabetes.
Objectives:
To review recent developments in pancreas and islet transplantation. To aim for an excellent graft survival despite increasing challenges in organ quality.
Target audience:
Transplant surgeons and physicians, transplant coordinator, nurses and medical student with an interest in transplantation of pancreas and islets.
Information
Contact
ESOT Office Riviera dei Mugnai, 8/24 35137 Padova Italy |
esot2015@esot.org T: +39 049 859 7652 F: +39 049 210 6306 |