Erdheim-Chester Disease  International Medical Symposium

Overview

The 2013 Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance Medical Symposium will be held on October 31, 2013, at the Marriott Marquis and Marina in San Diego, California, immediately following the American College of Rheumatology conference. 

The Erdheim-Chester Disease International Medical Symposium will provide an opportunity for scientists, pathologists, clinicians and other medical specialists from around the world to share and discuss recent findings related to patient diagnoses, treatments and prognoses.  Advances in the understanding of ECD etiology and pathophysiology will be presented and future directions of research will be discussed.

The goals of the symposium will be to facilitate collaboration among the international ECD medical community that will work toward:

• Sharing knowledge across specialties
• Developing common treatment protocols
• Implementing cross-institutional scientific studies

A small registration fee of $50.00 will be used to assist with the costs associated with the event.  A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for attendees.  

Call for Presentations and Posters

Eligibility Requirements: Open to all qualified researchers and physicians (international abstracts welcomed).

 Discussion themes will support the symposium platform with an emphasis on information sharing that improves the diagnosis and/or treatment of ECD, or provides new information to the basic understanding of ECD.  Information shared should include proven, anecdotal and prospective protocols for diagnosis, treatments, etiology and pathophysiology of ECD under the following headings:   

• Clinical-Diagnostics
• Therapeutics
• Basic Science
• Future Directions

 Abstract submission deadline is June 30, 2013 

For more information on how to submit a abstract for consideration, please contact Kathy Brewer or Christina Baker using the contact information to the left or register at the following link:  http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vxnuk4lab&oeidk=a07e70sne074de5c7a8.

 Tentative Agenda

Please see below for the tentative agenda of the ECD Global Alliance International Medical Symposium. Topics to be presented are subject to change based on the feedback gathered from the registration process.

ECD-knowledgeable physicians, investigators, clinicians, pathologists, and industry representatives are invited to attend the symposium.  The symposium agenda is roughly outlined as follows:

  October 30, 2013 

• 6:00 - 8:00 PM:  Wine Social - Please join ECD-GA representatives and other ECD International Medical Symposium attendees for wine and snacks at the Marriott Marquis and Marina!

October 31, 2013 

• 7:00 - 8:00 AM:  Registration and Breakfast
• 8:00 - 11:00 AM:  Morning Session Presentations “Clinical-Diagnostics and Therapeutics”
• 11:00 - 12:00 PM:  Poster Presentations
• 12:00 - 1:00 PM:  Lunch
• 1:00 - 4:00:  Afternoon Session Presentations “Basic Science and Future Directions”
• 4:00 – 5:00:  Symposium Closing  

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