CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, VELLORE
WORKSHOP – I TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA & CELL THERAPY
VENUE: CENTRE FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY 06TH FEBRUARY 2019
Venue: Centre for Stem Cell Research, CMC Vellore
07:30 AM: Registration & Networking
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8:15 to 8.45 AM
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Welcome and Introductory Remarks – Director /Principal, CMC, Vellore | |
| CURRENT CONCEPTS IN OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA | ||
| Chair: Drs. Eva Astrom (KI) & Nihal Thomas (CMC) | ||
| 8:50 to 9:00 AM | Introduction to the Session | |
| 9:05 to 9:35 AM | Molecular diagnosis & genotype – phenotype correlation | |
| 9:40 to 9:55 AM | Prenatal diagnosis of OI and Intrauterine assessment of OI | Dr. Suresh
MediScan System Chennai |
| 10:00 to 10:10 AM | Update on OI classification, nomenclature and rare types
(Recorded Video lecture) |
Dr. David Sillence Genetic Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Westmead |
| 10:15 to 10:45 AM | Clinical assessment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta | Dr. Eva Åström
Division of Pediatric Neurology Department of Women’s and Children’s Health Karolinska Institutet, Sweden |
| 10:50 to 11:00 AM | Radiological assessment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta & Basillar Impression
(Recorded Video lecture) |
Dr.Sridhar
CMC Vellore |
| 11:00 to 11:30 | COFFEE & NETWORKING | |
| MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA | ||
| Chair: Drs. Thomas Palocaren (CMC)& Eva Åström (KI) | ||
| 11:30 to 11:35 AM | Introduction to the session by the moderator | |
| 11:40 to 12:10 AM | Clinical management of OI | Dr. Eva Åström
Division of Pediatric Neurology Department of Women’s and Children’s Health Karolinska Institutet, Sweden |
| 12:15 to 12:30 AM | Current medical management and surgical management of OI Skype/Recorded Video Lecture |
Dr. James Fernandez
Sheffield Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom |
| 12.30 to 1:30 | LUNCH& NETWORKING | |
| 1.35 to 1:50 PM | Action of Bisphosphonate treatment in OI | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada
PGIMER Chandigarh |
| 1:55 to 2:15 PM | Role of DEXA in OI assessment | Dr. Thomas Paul
CMC Vellore |
| 2:15 to 2:25 PM | Quality of Life in OI
Skype/ Recorded Video Lecture |
Dr. Claire Hill
Sheffield Children’s Hospital |
| 2:30 to 3:00 PM | Importance of Physiotherapy in the treatment of OI | |
NEWER TREATMENT STRATEGIES |
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| Chair: Drs. Vrisha Madhuri (CMC)& Cecilia Götherström (KI) | ||
| 3:00 to 3:05 | Introduction to the Session | |
| 3:10 to 3:40 PM | The long and winding road to cell therapy for children with OI | Dr. Edwin M. Horwitz
Aflac Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University School of Medicine |
| 3:45 to 4:15 PM | Fetal MSC therapy for OI | Dr. Cecilia Götherström
Department of Clinical Science, Intervention & Technology Karolinska Institutet |
| 4:20 to 4:50 PM |
BOOST2B collaboration |
Dr. Vrisha Madhuri
CMC Vellore |
| Concluding remarks | ||
| 5:00 PM | TEA BREAK | |
