THALASSAEMIA INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION 9th International TIF' s Conference Thailand, 31 May - 1 June 1999 FINAL PROGRAMME SUNDAY 09:00- 12:30 12:30 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:30 15:30 - 16:00 16:00 - 18:00
(MAY 30TH 1999) BOARD MEETING Lunch TIF-Novartis Compliance Workshop Coffee Break TIF-Novartis Compliance Workshop
MONDAY
(MAY 31ST 1999) Chairpersons: C. Hershko, J. Porter The Future of Thalassaemia Transfusion TherapyAutomatic Red Cell Apheresis Blood Safety Blood Transfusion Therapy Iron Overload Iron Chelation - New Developments "" "" Lunch Chairpersons: A. Eleftheriou, B. Wonke Chronic Viral Disease Chronic Hepatitis C Chronic Hepatitis B Infection - AIDS Bacterial Infection in TMPS Coffee Break Malaria in Thalassaemia Major New Data in Treatment with Hydroxyurea Co-ordinated by: Specialised nurses Nurses Discussion on the Care and Treatment of Thalassaemia TIF GENERAL MEETING
10:00 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:00 12:00 - 12:15 12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13.30
13:30 - 14:00 14:00 - 14:30 14:30 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:30 15:30 - 16:00 16:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 18:30 16:30 - 18:30 TUESDAY 09:00 - 9:30 09.30 - 09.45 09.45 - 10.00 10:00 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30
Tomasulo A.Eleftheriou B. Wonke J.Porter C. Adams D. Alberti
B. Wonke A. Eleftheriou J. Porter R. Nagel D.Loukopoulos
(JUNE 1ST 1999) Endocrinology in TM growth, puberty, fertility V. De Sanctis Cardiological problems in TM A. Aesopos "" "" G. Derchi Coffee Break Bone Marrow Transplant G. Lucarelli Update on Gene Therapy P. Ioannou Psychosocial Seminar: Chairpersons P. Masaglia, G Constantinou 11:30 - 12:00 Psychosocial Problems in TMPs P.Masaglia 12:00 - 12:30 "" "" G Constantinou 12:30 - 13:30 Discussion 13:30 - 15:00 Lunch 15:00 - 15:30 A partner's perspective M. Petrou 15:30 - 17:30 Discussion Chairpersons: B. Modell, M. Angastiniotis, E. Georganda 18:00 - 20:00 Board Meeting __ WEDNESDAY (JUNE 2ND 1999) THURSDAY (JUNE 3RD 1999) COMMON TOPICS WITH SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME FRIDAY JUNE 4TH 1999) __ 16:30 - 18:30 Summation of Scientific Conference