Global Excellence Symposium Update on multiple sclerosis and dementia Rigshospitalet 路 November 7, 2013
Rigshospitalet has the great pleasure of inviting you to the second Global Excellence Symposium. International and local experts will give an update on some key issues in multiple sclerosis and dementia, two very important challenges in modern healthcare. The Symposium is open to everyone interested in brain diseases, health promotion and prevention as well as neurobiology. New aspects on the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation will be reviewed and discussed by frontline researchers within these fields. We look forward to welcoming you at the Global Excellence Symposium 2013.
Torben Stentoft Chief Executive Officer
Sincerely yours Helen Bernt Andersen Director of Nursing
Jannik Hilsted Chief Medical Officer
November 7, 2013 Rigshospitalet Auditorium 1 · Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø
Scientific Programme 8.00 8.30
Registration and coffee Welcome and introduction Chief Medical Officer Jannik Hilsted, Rigshospitalet
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Chairman: Johannes Jakobsen, Director, The Neuroscience Center, Rigshospitalet
8.40
Inflammation and neurodegeneration in brain disorders. Prof. Hans Lassmann, Dept. of Immunopathology, Brain Research Centre, Medical University of Vienna. Austria.
9.10
Animal models for neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Prof. Trevor Owens, Dept. of Neurobiology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
9.40
Effects of genes and environment on susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. Prof. Tomas Olsson, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
11.40
BRAIN IMAGING Chairman: Prof. John Vissing, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Brain imaging of neuroinflammation: applications in neurology. Ass. prof. Lars Pinborg, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
12.10 Lunch
DEMENTIA Chairman: Prof. Olaf B. Paulson, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
13.10
Immunological drug treatment in Alzheimer’s disease: are we on the right track towards a cure? Prof. Rachelle S. Doody, Effie Marie Cain Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Director, Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Dept. of Neurology, Houston, Texas, USA.
13.50
Familial dementias: what have we learned from studying families with rare genetic mutations? Dr. Jørgen Nielsen, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
14.15
Coffee
14.45
Development of neurodegenerative brain diseases. Protective role of nutrition and physical exercise? Prof. Carl W. Cotman, Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, University of California, Irvine, USA.
10.10
Coffee
10.40
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS continued Treatment of MS: from despair to optimism. Prof. Per Soelberg Sørensen, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
15.25
The effect of physical exercise in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Prof. Steen Hasselbalch, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
11.10
Pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: changing views on the role of inflammation Prof. Finn Sellebjerg, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
14.50
Dementia: impact on patients, caregivers and society. Prof. Gunhild Waldemar, Dept. of Neurology, Rigshospitalet.
16.10
Closing remarks Chief Executive Officer Torben Stentoft, Rigshospitalet.
16.15
End of meeting
Registration To sign up for the Global Excellence Symposium, please visit:
www.rigshospitalet.dk/conferences Participation is free and includes 2 coffee breaks and light lunch. Limited number of seats, so please register early. Registration is based on a first-come, first-served basis.