Programme of the 10th International Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Update Meeting

Thursday 18th May 2006

08.00 - 09.50 Registration and Coffee
09.50 Welcome and Opening of the Conference
09.55 Introduction to the Update Meeting
Tim Eden, Manchester, England
Session 1
Chairpersons:
Tim Eden, Manchester, England and Angela Thomas, Edinburgh, Scotland
10.00 Lecture 1
ALL – State of the Art
Tim Eden, Manchester, England
10.30 Lecture 2
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia- Past, Present and Future
Brenda Gibson, Glasgow, Scotland
11.00 Lecture 3
Immunotherapy: Is there a Role in the Treatment for Leukaemia?
Malcolm Brenner, Houston, USA
This speaker is very kindly supported by the Leukaemia Research Fund
11.30 – 11.50 Round Table Discussions and Questions
11.50 – 1.15 Lunch, Posters and Exhibition
Session 2
Chairpersons:
Hamish Wallace, Edinburgh, Scotland and Louise Soanes, London, England
1.15 Lecture 4
Hodgkin’s Disease – State of the Art
Dieter Korholtz, Leipzig, Germany
1.45 Lecture 5
Molecular Pathways – DNA Damage Recognition/Repair – Clinical Significance
Stefan Meyer, Manchester, England
2.15 Lecture 6
Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer (Challenges)
Jeremy Whelan, London, England
2.45 – 3.00 Round Table Discussion and Questions
3.00 – 3.30 Tea, Posters and Exhibition
  Session 3
Chairpersons:
Rachel Hollis, Leeds, England and
Andy Pearson, London, England
3.30 Lecture 7
NICE Guidance for Children and Young People
Meriel Jenney, Cardiff, Wales
3.50 Lecture 8
Money, Money, Money, Lobby, Lobby, Lobby!
Paul Lambden, London, England
4.10 Lecture 9
An Integrated Approach to Managing End of Life Care for Children and Young People with Cancer
Jan Vickers, Liverpool, England and Lynda Brook, Liverpool, England
4.55 – 5.15 Round Table Discussions and Questions
  Session 4
Chairpersons:
Angela Thomas, Edinburgh, Scotland and
Antony Ng, Birmingham, England
5.15 – 6.00 Guest Lecture
Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology &
Haematology – Past, Present & Future
Tim Eden, Manchester, England
7.30 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

Friday 19th May 2006

08.30 – 09.00 Registration and Coffee
  Session 5
Chairpersons:
Andy Pearson, London, England and
Antony Ng, Birmingham, England
0900 – 09.45 Lectures 12, 13, 14
3 clinical conundrums/case presentations
09.45 Lecture 15
Novel Approaches to Therapy
Pam Kearns, Bristol, England
10.15 – 10.30 Round Table Discussions and Questions
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee, Posters and Exhibition
  Session 6
Chairpersons:
Angela Thomas, Edinburgh, Scotland and
Tim Eden, Manchester, England
11.00 Lecture 16
Variant CJD: Risks of Transmission with Blood and Blood Products
James Ironside, Edinburgh, Scotland
11.30 Lecture 17
Transitional Haematology
Paula Bolton Maggs, Manchester, England
12.00 Lecture 18
Foetal Haematopoiesis - What can it teach us?
Rob Wynn, Manchester, England
12.30 – 12.45 Round Table Discussion and Questions
12.45 – 1.45 Lunch, Posters and Exhibition
  Session 7
Chairpersons:
Louise Soanes, London, England and
Antony Ng, Birmingham, England
1.45 Lecture 19
Oral presentations of the 3 best posters
2.15 Lecture 20
Diagnosis and Treatment of ‘Clotting’ Problems in Haematology & Oncology
Ri Liesner, London, England
2.45 – 3.00 Round Table Discussions and Questions
3.00 – 3.30 Tea, Posters and Exhibition
  Session 8
Chairpersons:
Hamish Wallace, Edinburgh, Scotland and Rachel Hollis, Leeds, England
3.30 Lecture 21
Brain Tumours – New Approaches
Richard Gilbertson, Memphis, USA
4.00 Lecture 22
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Stefan Bielack, Stuttgart, Germany
4.30 Lecture 23
Liver Tumours
Giorgio Perilongo, Pauda, Italy
5.00 – 5.15 Round Table Discussions and Questions
  Closure of Meeting and Poster Awards
Angela Thomas, Edinburgh, Scotland and
Tim Eden, Manchester, England

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

£45.00 per personThursday 18th May 2006
The BallroomThe 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner will be held at the Assembly Rooms in George Street, not far from the Royal College of Physicians.

The Assembly Rooms have a distinguished history with previous visitors including royals and notable figures such as Chopin and Dickens. The elegant rooms are ornately decorated with intricate plasterwork and crystal chandeliers.

After a drinks reception, a three course dinner will be served. The ticket price includes reception drinks, a 3 course dinner, wine and music and we are aiming to make this a very special celebratory evening.

The drinks reception will begin at 7.30pm.

For further information on the lovely Assembly Rooms of Edinburgh, please refer to www.assemblyroomsedinburgh.co.uk