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Wednesday, 24th of March 2010

16.00-18.00    FEAM Meeting (Officers only)

18:00-20:00    Business meeting (National Delegates only)

    Review of FEAM draft statement on the Clinical Trials Directive

   (Chaired by: H.E. Blum, D. Vinereanu)

    Invited speaker: Dr. Stephane Berghmans (ESF, France)

20:00        Press Conference

20:30        Get-together cocktail (open to all)

Thursday, 25th of March 2010

“Translational Cardiology: from molecular mechanisms to bedside”

09.00-09.30     Official opening

09.30-11.30     Morning session 1

Chaired by: Prof. L. Frati, Prof. E. Apetrei

       

09.30-10.00

The embryonic epicardium: an essential element of cardiac development

       

10.00-10.30

The role of the epicardium derived cells in cardiac development and repair

       

10.30-11.00

From genes to function: Single nucleotide polymorphisms as markers for cardiac disease

       

11.00-11.30

The role of endogenous carbon monoxide and heme oxygenase system in myocardium

11.30-11.45     Coffee break

11.45-13.15     Morning session 2

Chaired by: Prof. P. Doevendans, Prof. I.Șt. Drăgulescu

       

11.45-12.15

Regenerative Medicine: a cardiac surgeon’s view
       

12.15-12.45

Relationships between telocytes and cardiomyocytes during pre- and post-natal life    

   

12.45-13.15

Myocardial telocytes: a new distinct cellular entity       

13.15-14.30     Lunch

14.30-16.00     Afternoon session 1

Chaired by: Prof. H. Zhang, Prof. M. Cinteză       

       

14.30-15.00

Cardiac stem cells, from science to therapy

       

15.00-15.30

Cardiospheres and tissue engineering for myocardial regeneration: potential for clinical application        

15.30-16.00

Redox signaling of cardiac stem cells
       

16.00-16.15     Coffee break

16.15-18.00     Afternoon session 2

Chaired by: Prof. C. deWit, Prof. Carmen Ginghină   

       

16.15-16.45

Vascular Disease: A Critical Stage in the Vascular Continuum

16.45-17.15

Use of Cell and Gene Therapy for Engineering Blood Vessels

       

17.15-17.45

Developmental origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotypes

       

17.45-18.00   Closing Remarks

20.00        Gala dinner

Friday, 26th of March 2010

Medical Bioethics - Bioethics in a world in transition

10.00-11.30:     Morning session 1

Chaired by: Prof. H.E. Blum, Prof. C.T. Dragomir

10.00-10.10     Introduction by Prof. C.T. Dragomir

10.10-10.30

The medical profession in transition: what makes a good doctor?

10.30-10.50

Reconciling Bioethics with Public Health

10.50-11.10

Skylla and Kharybdis: stem cell researchers squeezed between  advancement of science and self promotion?

11.10-11.30

Ethical issues in Tissue Engineering and Molecular Medicine

11.30-11.40     Coffee break

11.40-13.00     Morning session 2

Chaired by: Sir Peter Lachmann, Prof. A. Knottnerus

11.40-12.00

Bioethics, a basic discipline in public health

12.00-12.20

Bioethics of Patient Cell Reprogramming: In Search for Post JAK2 V617F Events in Blood Cancers

12.20-12.40

The New Medicine – a general cultural project and a perspective  in civilisation

12.40-13.00   Closing Remarks