THE INTERNATIONAL PANCREAS AND ISLET TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION FINAL PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE.

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THE INTERNATIONAL PANCREAS AND ISLET TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION FINAL PROGRAM IS NOW

AVAILABLE ONLINE.

Dear Colleagues,

The final program for the Xth IPITA congress is now available online. WE have

assembled a fantastic mix of oral communications, workshops and lectures and we

look forward to hosting you in Geneva for the event.

A complete overview can be seen at http://www.ipita2005.org/program.htm

A few higlights:

WEDNESDAY MAY 4th 2005, 16:30 - 18:00, ROOM ABC

EURO-SPK - EMERGING DATA

Chairman: JP Squifflet

16:30 Introduction: long term management issues

JP Squifflet

16:40 Lessons from Euro-SPK I

J. Malaise

17:00 Preliminary results of Euro-SPK II

J. Langrehr

17:20 Exploring the safety profile of Euro-SPK II

F. Saudek

17:40 Summary and Conclusions

JP Squifflet

THURSDAY MAY 5th 2005, 08:00 - 9:45, ROOM CASINO

Plenary Session: What's hot - what's new in pancreas and islet transplantation?

Chairmen: D. Sutherland & A. Secchi

07:55-08:00 Welcome by IPITA 2005 Chairman Philippe Morel, Geneva

08:00-08:25 What's hot, what's new? Pancreas Diego Cantarovich, Nantes

08:25-08:50 What's hot, what's new? Islets Camillo Ricordi, Miami

08:50-09:15 Challenges and perspectives in clinical islet Shapiro,

Edmonton

09:15-09:40 Unresolved issues, pitfalls and drawbacks in clinical islet

transplantation

Harlan, Bethesda

FRIDAY MAY 6th 2005, 08:00 - 10:00, ROOM CASINO

Plenary Session: Immunology of islet and pancreas transplantation

Chairmen: R. Gill & P. Morel

08:00-08:20 Presidential address Secchi, Milan

08:20-08:50 The double allogeneic and autoimmune barrier in transplantation for

type 1 diabetes

Luca Inverardi, Miami

08:50-09:20 From steroid-free to calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppressive

regimens

Dixon Kaufman, Chicago

09:20-09:50 The road to tolerance: Blockade of T-cell activation signal

Larsen, Atlanta

SATURDAY MAY 7th 2005, 08:00 - 10:00, ROOM CASINO

Plenary Session: Challenges for beta-cell replacement

Chairmen: R. Rajotte & P. Halban

08:00-08:20 Physiology of islet engraftment Per-Ola Carlson, Uppsala

08:20-08:40 Growth factors for islet culture and regeneration Gordon Weir,

Boston

08:40-09:00 Are adult beta-cells formed by self-duplication or ductal stem-cell

differentiation?

Kerr-Conte, Lille

09:00-09:20 From embryonic stem cells to beta cells Shimon Efrat, Tel Aviv

09:20-09:50 What will it take to cure type 1 diabetes? A look into the future.

Pierre-Yves Benhamou, Grenoble

ABSTRACTS ONLINE

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