th ALSTRÖM SYNDROME INTERNATIONAL FAMILY … … · 5 FRIDAY, MAY 10 6.00 - 8.00 am Research...
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7th ALSTRÖM SYNDROME INTERNATIONAL FAMILY CONFERENCE
AND RESEARCH CLINIC
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
MAY 8-13, 2013
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM FAMILY CONFERENCE Roderick T. Bronson
Gayle B. Collin Pietro Maffei
Jan D. Marshall Richard B. Paisey
Phyllis Aschenbrenner Nevin Bengur
Aaron Cox Tony Jackson Mike Kirby
Robin Marshall Heather Piacentini Barbara Strubell
The following spaces will be available throughout the conference!
Room 302 – Tot Tending (Check for scheduled coverage!) Carver – Quiet Board Games and Crafts for Kids Board Room – Games, Movie, and Activity Room for Kids Room 102 – Hospitality Suite: coffee, snacks, sodas, modest gathering space Pool (SUPERVISION required!!) Manomet - Memory and Reflection Room – A Quiet Space
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WEDNESDAY, May 8 PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES 6.00 - 8.30 pm Research Clinic Activities
(402, 403, 415, 4th Floor Lounge area, Marshfield)
6.30 - 11.00 am Breakfast on own (Harbor Grille Restaurant)
12.00 - 4.00 pm Early registration (Lobby)
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7.00 - 9.00 pm Dinner on your own (Harbor Grille restaurant and Pub or area restaurants available)
8.30 -11.00 pm A Team, Parents and Professionals Networking and Relaxing Cash Bar (Harbor Grille Pub)
THURSDAY, MAY 9 PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES 6.00 - 8.30 am Research Clinic Activities
(402, 403, 415, 4th Floor Lounge area, Marshfield)
6.30 - 11.00 am Breakfast on own (Harbor Grille)
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9.00am - 9.30 pm REGISTRATION OPEN
3.15 – 4.15 pm FAMILIES Snapshot of What to Expect for First Time Families Gina Denbow, Sandra Hubbard-LeBlanc (Halifax)
6.00 - 9.00 pm Dinner on own
9.00 - 11.00 pm A Team, Parents, Families, Professionals Relaxing Mayflower, Board Room, Carver, Pool, Hospitality Suite
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FRIDAY, MAY 10 6.00 - 8.00 am Research Clinic Activities
(4th Floor Lounge, 402, 403, 415, Marshfield)
6.15 - 8.30 am Breakfast Buffet (Mayflower)
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7.00 - 8.00 am ASI Department Heads and Activity Leaders Meeting (Halifax)
8.45 - 9.00 am “BOSTON BOUND” A-Team and all Children (Except Tots 3yr and under) Depart for Boston (Reception Area Back Entrance)
9.00 - 9.30 am Greetings , Introductions and Welcome Robin Marshall, Phyllis Aschenbrenner (Ballroom)
9.30 -10.00 am PLENARY SESSION I ASI’s Journey and Reason for Hope Jan D. Marshall The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (Ballroom)
10.00 - 10.45 am PLENARY SESSION II Gene Therapy, Stem Cells, and Bionic Eyes: Are They Science Fiction? Alex V. Levin, MD Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA (Ballroom)
10.45 - 11.00 am COFFEE BREAK (Reception Area)
11.00 - 11.45 am PLENARY SESSION III Hearing in Alström Syndrome: Prognosis, Realities, and Possibilities Claes Möller, MD, PhD Örebro University, Örebro Sweden (Ballroom)
12.00 - 1.30 pm
PLATED LUNCH and ANNOUNCEMENTS (Mayflower)
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1.30 - 2.00 pm PLENARY SESSION IV
Cardiac phenotypes in adult patients
Cathy Carey, MD
Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK
(Ballroom)
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2.00 - 2.30 pm PLENARY SESSION V Cardiac Transplantation in Alström Syndrome Janet Scheel, MD Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
(Ballroom)
2.30 - 3.00 pm PLENARY SESSION VI Respiratory Consequences of Alström Syndrome: Realities and Possibilities Dimas Mateos-Corral, MD IWK Medical Center, Halifax, NS Canada (Ballroom)
3.00 - 3.15 pm COFFEE BREAK (Reception Area)
3.15 – 4.00 pm PLENARY SESSION VII Coping with Alström Syndrome - A Parent’s Journey Sandra Hubbard-LeBlanc Alström Syndrome International
(Ballroom)
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS Amphitheater Carver Plympton
4.00 - 4.45 pm SESSION VIII Early Childhood Developmental Issues in
Alström Syndrome Sarah E. Shea, MD
IWK Medical Centre, Halifax, NS
(Amphitheater)
SESSION IX Evidence Base for Treatment Strategies
in Alström Syndrome Richard B. Paisey, MD
Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK
(Carver)
SESSION X
Renal Failure: Some Basic Concepts.
What Can Be Done?
Sonia Mastrapasqua, MD
Hospital Provincial Neuquén, Argentina
(Plympton)
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4.45 - 5.30 pm
SESSION XI
The Theory of Mind Perspective: How the Physical Manifestations of ALMS
May Shape Relationships and Interactions with Others Hans-Erik Frölander, PhD Swedish Deaf-Blind Institute
Örebro, Sweden
(Amphitheater)
SESSION XII
Hepatic (Liver) Issues: Prognosis, Realities, and Possibilities
Judy Davis, MD California Digestive Disease Center,
Fresno, CA
(Carver)
SESSION XIII
Bladder Dysfunction: Investigation and Treatment
Seamus MacDermott, MD Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK
(Plympton)
5.30 - 6.30 pm COCKTAILS Cash Bar (Reception Area)
6.30 - 8.30 pm PLATED DINNER, SPEAKERS, ENTERTAINMENT (Ballroom)
8.30 - 11.00 pm
FREE TIME A Team, Parents, Families, Professionals Relaxing Mayflower, Board Room, Carver, Pool, Hospitality Suite Room 102
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SATURDAY, MAY 11 6.00 - 8.00 am Research Clinic Activities
(4th Floor Lounge, 402, 403, 415)
6.15 - 8.30 am BREAKFAST BUFFET (Mayflower)
7.00 - 8.00 am ASI Department Heads and Activity Leaders Meeting (Halifax)
8.45 - 9.00 am “PLYMOUTH BOUND” All Children (including Tots) Depart- Exploring Plymouth (Reception Area-Back Entrance)
FOR PARENTS
(Kingston)
FOR ADULT PATIENTS
A-TEAM ONLY (Duxbury)
9.00 - 10.30 am SESSION XIV Education Issues Panel Discussion
Moderator: Gina Denbow Panel:
Debbie Hughes Deborah Gillespie
Sarah Shea
SESSION XV The Quest for Independence Open, Informal Round Table
Chair: Shannon Caldwell, A Team Leader
Facilitators: Hans-Erik Frölander,
Tony Young
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10.30 - 10.45 am COFFEE BREAK (Kingston)
10.45 - 11.45 am PLENARY SESSION XVI “Ask the A-Team” A chance for candid conversation between adults with Alström Syndrome, parents, treating physicians and researchers Moderator: Shannon Caldwell Facilitators: Tony Young, Robin Marshall, Phyllis Aschenbrenner (Kingston/Duxbury)
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12.00 - 1.30 pm A-TEAM LUNCHEON Local Activities in Plymouth (East Bay Grille)
PLATED LUNCH Parents/Physicians/Research Scientists (Mayflower)
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1.30 - 2.15 pm PLENARY SESSION XVII Endocrinological Issues in Alström Syndrome Pietro Maffei, MD, PhD Padua University, Padua, Italy
(Kingston/Duxbury)
2.15 - 2.45 pm PLENARY SESSION XVIII Alström Research at JAX; Where Do We Stand?
Jürgen Naggert, PhD
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME USA
(Kingston/Duxbury)
2.45 – 3.15 pm PLENARY SESSION XIX Genetics of Obesity and Obesity-related Disorders Merlin Butler, MD, PhD Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS USA
(Kingston/Duxbury)
3.15 – 3.45 PLENARY SESSION XX Clinical Studies at the National Institutes of Health Meral Gunay-Aygun, MD National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
(Kingston/Duxbury)
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3.45 – 4.15 pm PLENARY SESSION XXI Hormones and Hunger - Understanding a Different Kind of Appetite in Alström Syndrome Joan Han, MD Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA (Kingston/Duxbury)
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4.15 - 4.30 pm COFFEE BREAK (Mayflower)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS Amphitheater Carver Plympton
4.30 - 5.15 pm
SESSION XXII Brain Involvement in Alström
Syndrome Renzo Manara, MD, PhD
University of Padua, Padua Italy
(Amphitheater)
SESSION XXIII Pediatric Cardiomyopathy in Alström Syndrome: Prognosis, Realities, and
Possibilities Andrew Warren, MD
IWK Medical Centre, Halifax, NS
(Carver)
SESSION XXIV Genetic Diagnosis and Implications for the
Family Sebastian Beck, MD, PhD
Blauen Haus,Kreuzlingen Switzerland
(Plympton)
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5.30 - 6.30 pm COCKTAIL HOUR AND SILENT AUCTION DISPLAYS
GROUP PHOTO
CASH BAR (Reception area)
6.30 - 11.00 pm
BANQUET
Dancing, Entertainment , Cash bar (Grand Ballroom)
9.00 - 11.00 pm Silent Auction Wrap-up Auction closes 9.00 pm
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SUNDAY, MAY 12 6.00 - 8.30 am Research Clinic Activities
(402, 403, 415, 4th floor lounge, Marshfield)
7.00 - 8.00 am Department Heads Meeting (Halifax)
6.30 - 8.30 am BREAKFAST BUFFET AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (Mayflower)
9.00 - 9.15 am Children depart for Chelsea’s Special Olympics (Tots, children under 12y) (Reception Area-Back Entrance)
9.00 - 12.00 am Assistive Technology Displays, Presentations, Gizmos and Gadgets, and Interactive
Activities
(Duxbury)
Scientific Poster Session
(Reception area)
Curbside Consultations
Physicians/ families
(Plymouth)
Sibling Issues >13 y Co-chairs: Kirstin Collier, Cassie and Lynn Johnston
(Amphitheater)
Chelsea’s Special Olympics for 12 and
under. Spectators Welcome !
Head Coach: Shelly Marshall
(Nelson Park)
12.00 - 1.30 pm Lunch on your own Shopping/ Free time in Plymouth
ASI Board Meeting Board of Directors Lunch (TBD)
4.30 pm Buses leave Radisson for Plimoth Plantation (Reception Area Back Entrance)
5.00 – 8.00 pm SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY THANKSGIVING FEAST at PLIMOTH PLANTATION *Tour and Enjoy * Cocktail Hour - Cash bar * Goats on Parade
(Pavilion)
8.00 pm Buses Depart Plimoth Plantation for Radisson
8.30 - 11.00 pm FREE TIME A Team, Parents and Professionals Relaxing
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MONDAY, MAY 13 7.00 - 9.00 am Breakfast Buffet
(Mayflower)
9.00 - 10.30 am General Meeting for Families Meeting Your Needs and Those of the Organization (Amphitheater)
10.30 am Check-out and Farewells (Lobby)
SAFE TRAVELS !!!