22ISL - LYMPHANGIOGENESIS - LYMPHATICS - LYMPHOEDEMA

Monday, 21 September 2009

Day 1


Conference Registration Opens Parkside Foyer Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Parkside 110A Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Opening Ceremony and Indigenous Welcome to Country

	Welcome Address
	Professor Neil Piller Congress President Prof Francesco Boccardo ISL President
	Ms Kerryn Shanley Australasian Lymphology Association President
	Presentation of young investigator awards Professor Neil Piller (Flinders University, Adelaide)
Session 1:
Parkside 110A Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Yesterday - Standing on the shoulders of others, have we forgotten something? Professor Marlys Witte (University of Arizona, Tucson)
	Keynote: Today - Evidence for our actions, individual vs group outcomes Professor Neil Piller (Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia)
Session 2A: Setting the Scene - planning the future
Parkside 110A Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Do we really know what is best? Dr Julie Thompson (National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, Sydney)
	Keynote: Lymphoedema in Australia: Facts and figures Professor Kate White (University of Sydney, Sydney)
	Keynote: National patient registry for lymphatic diseases Prof Stanley Rockson (Stanford University, USA)
Session 3A: Tomorrow - Will we ever be able to say - Lymphoedema, what was that?
Parkside 110A Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Biological perspective A/Professor Marc Achen (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Melbourne)
	Keynote: Surgical perspective Professor Owen Ung (Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane)
	Keynote: Detection and monitoring Dr Sandi Hayes (University of Technology, Brisbane)
Session 4: Consensus or Constrainment? How do we know what is best?
Parkside 110A Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Consensus and best practice for the management of Lymphoedema Professor Christine Moffatt (Thames Valley University United Kingdom)
	Keynote: International Society of Lymphology Consensus document - its evolution and outcomes Mr Michael Bernas (University of Arizona) Lymph_CEAP Dr Mauro Andrade (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Welcome Reception

Tuesday 22 September 2009

Day 2

Parkside G04 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Breakfast Session Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Room:Parkside G04 Company Name: Smith and Nephew Title: Role of Compression Garments in the Management of Lymphoedema Speakers: Prof. Földi and Hans von Zimmermann
Session 5: Lymphangiogenesis and molecular mechanisms of control and manipulation: The microcirculation
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Lymphangiogenesis Dr Mat Francois (University of Queensland, Brisbane)
	Keynote: Defining Signals that regulate lymphatic vascular development Dr Natasha Harvey ( Institute of Medical and Vetenary Science, Adelaide)
Session 6A: Blood Tissue Lymph System 1
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Blood-tissue- Lymph compartments and interfaces Professor Colin Carati (Flinders University, Adelaide)
	Keynote: Lymphatics and Cancer: Spread or Containment: Friend or Foe Professor Stanley Leong (University of California)
Parkside G04 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Lunchtime Workshop Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Room:Parkside G04 Company Name: Reis Orthopaedics Title: Overview of Medi Compression Garments introducing Medi 550 Thorax RSVP: sales@reisoss.com.au Speaker: Cordula Grimm of Medi Germany
Session 7: Phlebology Lymph-Vascular Inter-Relationships
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Vascular Anomalies: When the vascular system is compromised Dr Kurosh Parsi (Children's Hospital, Sydney)
	Keynote: Surgery - improving vascular function. Minimizing complications Dr Mark Malouf (Sydney)
Sydney Harbour Cruise

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Day 3

Session 8A: Structural and Functional Imaging I
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Professor Evangelos Dimakakos, (Athens Greece) Professor Alain Pecking (Saint Cloud, France) Dr Vaughan Keeley (Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom)
Session 8B: Structural and Functional Imaging II
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Lymphatic anatomy and basic biology - what the ultra structure can tell us Professor Colin Carati (Flinders University)
	Keynote: Blood and Lymph - the lymphatic circulation of the liver Professor Osamu Ohtani (Toyama University, Japan)
Lunch
Session 10: When conservative treatments fail
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Micro-Surgical Treatment of lymphoedema Professors Francesco Boccado and Corradino Campisi (University of Genoa, Italy)
	Keynote: Liposuction Treatment of Lymphoedema Professor Hakan Brorson (University of Lund, Sweden)
	Keynote: Lymphoedema and Surgery Dr Harry Voesten (Drachten, The Netherlands)
Public Information Evening A range of national and international speakers will inform about detection treatment and management of all forms of lymphoedema Professor Neil Piller (Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide) Together we can make a difference Professor Kate White (University of Sydney, Sydney) Lymphoedema Facts and Figures Dr Sandi Hayes (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane) Exercise and activity – how it helps lymphoedema Dr Vaughan Keeley (Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom) How we can tell where the lymphatic system is damaged – Making images of our lymphatic system Professor Christine Moffatt (Thames Valley University United Kingdom) Best practice – great outcomes Dr Amanda Moseley (Flinders University, Adelaide) Conservative therapies and self management Prof Jane Armer (University of Missouri-Columbia, United States) Lymphoedema and life impact Ms Janet Douglass (Flinders Surgical Oncology, Adelaide) Alternate and complementary therapies Dr Ethel Foeldi (Foeldi Clinic, Germany) Lymphoedema and obesity Dr Hakan Brorson (University of Malmo, Sweden) Liposuction for lymphoedemas Professor Neil Piller (Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide) Education and awareness: How you can make a difference

Thursday 24 September 2009

Day 4

Sesson 12A: Recognition, Treatment and Management of Lymphoedemas
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Early objective detection Dr Sandi Hayes (Queensland University of Technology)
	Keynote: Measuring lymphoedema (Its development and treatment) Professor Jane Armer (University of Missouri-Columbia, United States) Measuring Lymphoedema A/Prof Leigh Ward (University of Queensland)
Session 13A: Conservative and Traditional Options I
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Results and failures of the Conservative Treatment of Lymphostatic Disease Professor Ethel Foeldi (Foeldi Klinik, Germany)
	Keynote: What the patient can do - exercise and activity Dr Amanda Moseley (Flinders University, South Australia)
Parkside GO4 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Sponsored Lunchtime Session Date: Thursday 24 September 2009 Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Room:Parkside G04 Company Name: RianCorp Speaker: Ann Angel Title: Laser Therapy Workshop RSVP your attendance to: sales@riancorp.com
Session 14A: Complementary, Alternate and Oriental treatment I
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: When traditional treatments don't work Ms Jan Douglass (Flinders University, South Australia)
	Keynote: Oriental Medicine and its Therapeutic Trials for Edema and Lymphoedema Professor Moriya Ohkuma (Kinki University, Japan)
Session 15: Obesity and Lymphatics. Social and Quality of Life Issues
Parkside Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	Keynote: Engineering of Adipose Tissue by injection of human pre adipocytes in fibrin Prof Etelka Foeldi (Foeldi Klinik, Germany)
	Keynote: Social and psychological issues Professor Jane Armer (University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia USA)
1900 - 2300	"Down Under" Congress Dinner

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