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Thursday, April 23, 2009

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN MEDICINE Hall A 08:30- 10:20 Plenary Session Chairpersons Dr. T. Siev-Ner Dr. R. Sweet   08:30- 09:10 Welcome Prof. A. Israeli, CEO Health Ministry Mr. R. Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv Dr. Y. Blachar, President, Israeli Medical Association (IMA) Dr. T. Siev-Ner, Chairman, IMA WF Prof. S. Ashkenazi, Chairman, Scientific Committee IMA WF Conference   09:10-09:30 NEW TECHNOLOGIES: RESEARCH, ETHICS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS Prof. R. Beyar   09:30-09:50 CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE: NOT ONLY FOR SMALL INTESTINES Prof. Y. Niv   09:50-10:10 THE FUTURISTIC OPERATING THEATRE Prof. A. Orenstein   10:10-10:20 Discussion & Questions   10:20-10:50 Coffee Break   10:50-12:40   Plenary Session Chairpersons Prof. S. Ashkenazi Prof. E. Bartov Dr. A. Topczewski   10:50-11:10 NON SURGICAL VALVE REPLACEMENT: MYTH OR REALITY? Dr. E. Bruckheimer   11:10-11:30 NEW FRONTIERS IN VACCINE DEVELOPMENT Dr. R. Ellis   11:30-11:50 CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR STEM CELL BASED THERAPY IN DIABETES MELLITUS Dr. S. Assady   11:50-12:10 DIAGNOSING DISEASE FROM BREATH SAMPLES BY ARRAYS OF NANO-SENSORS Dr. H. Haick   12:10-12:30 GENETICS OF BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER: FROM HIGH RISK FAMILIES TO THE POPULATION Prof. E. Levy-Lahad   12:30-12:40 FROM IDEA TO MEDICAL DEVICE Dr. H. Ron   12:40-14:00         Lunch New Hall A 14:00-14:50 Technology: From Cell to Computer Chairpersons Prof. R. Beyar Dr. H. Bugajer Dr. B. Drillings   COMPUTER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS USED IN AN EMERGENT CARE SETTING IMPROVE CONTINUITY OF MEDICAL CARE Dr. N. Kovalski TELEMEDICINE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENTS Prof. V.H. Pitzalis CYTOKINES AS THE MAJOR MECHANISM OF MSC CLINICAL ACTIVITY: EXPANDING THE SPECTRUM OF CELL THERAPY Prof. E. Horwitz SHOCKWAVE THERAPY IN MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS WITH ORTHOWAVE 180 Dr. H. Kaufman THE REST LESS LEGS SYNDROME NEW TRENDS IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Prof. R. Ghozlan METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF UPPER URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION - ORAL POSTER Dr. V. Neeman SEMI-AUTOMATIC METHOD FOR RELATIVE RENAL VOLUME ESTIMATING - ORAL POSTER Dr. V. Neeman, Israel     Hall B 14:00-14:50 Cell Therapy, Diabetes and Vascular Chairpersons Dr. E. Van Pinxteren-Nagler Dr. E. Zimlichman   LESSONS FOR CLINICIANS FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMAL MODELS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY Prof. J. Zajac ADULT NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS SECRETING STEM CELLS: A POTENTIAL NOVEL THERAPY FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Dr. O. Sadan IN VITRO EFFECT OF EXTRACORPEAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY ON ATHEROSCLEROTIC ARTERIES Dr. D. Zin THE USE OF SYNTHETIC FILLERS AS A PREVENTIVE STRATEGY IN THE DIABETIC FOOT Dr. I. Goldstein   Hall A 14:50-16:00 Oncology Chairpersons Dr. A. Afek Prof. B. Lobel   TARGETED INTRA-OPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY AFTER CONSERVATIVE BREAST SURGERY FOR WOMEN WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER Prof. M. Baum RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: NEW CONCEPTS AND NEW TREATMENTS FOR THE FUTURE Prof. B. Lobel BRAIN TUMOR BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW THERAPIES Prof. A. Kaye CYLEX-IMMUKNOW® IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION ASSAY: A NEW MARKER IN ORGAN TRANSPLANT MONITORING Dr. A. Yussim PAP SMEAR SCREENING POLICY: WHEN IS IT TIME TO START? Prof. Z. Blumenfeld NEW APPROACH FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER BY ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN STRUCTUREDNESS OF THE CYTOPLASMIC MATRIX OF LYMPHOCYTES SPECIFICALLY INDUCED BY MUC-1, UTILIZING THE FACS TECHNOLOGY Dr. A. Hadary HOW TO PRESERVE FERTILITY IN YOUNG WOMEN EXPOSED TO CHEMOTHERAPY? THE ROLE OF GNRH-A IN ADDITION TO CRYOPRESERVATION OF EMBRYA, OOCYTES, OR OVARIES - ORAL POSTER Prof. Z. Blumenfeld   Hall B 14:50-16:00 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): Pathophysiology of Stress and Integrative Approaches to Treating Stress-Related Illness Chairpersons Dr. E. Ben-Arye Prof. A. Haramati   PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF STRESS: INSIGHTS TO MECHANISMS OF STRESS-RELATED ILLNESSES Prof. M. Lumpkin STRESS AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS Dr. Y. Kaufman MIND-BODY THERAPIES AND DERMATOLOGY: IT IS THE BRAIN THAT ITCHES Dr. N. Samuels A PARADIGM FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PRACTICE: MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING Dr. E. Ratner   16:00-16:30 Coffee Break Hall A 16:30-17:30 Pulmonology Chairpersons Dr. A. Berger Dr. J. Law Prof. Y. Shoenfeld CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS: CAN WE PREDICT OUTCOME? Dr. E. Zimlichman THE USE OF THE FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE, FOT, TO DETECT BRONCHODILATION IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN - THE SCHNEIDER’S EXPERIENCE Dr. E. Bar-Yishay CAN A THERAPEUTIC SERUM KETAMINE CONCENTRATION BE ACHIEVED BY NEBULIZATION? - Oral Poster Dr. Y. Kato ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW-YORK PARAMEDICS - Oral Poster Dr. Y. Kato AUTO-PAP AND DAILY WIRELESS MONITORING FOR SLEEP APNEA Dr. J. Lipsitz   Hall B 16:30-17:30 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Continued Chairpersons Dr. D. Gamus Prof. M. Lumpkin   THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY ON PAIN PERCEPTION AND COPING STRATEGIES: A PRELIMINARY REPORT Dr. D. Gamus EVALUATING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CHANGE IN HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AT AN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CENTER Dr. M. Brodsky MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CANCER PATIENTS Dr. S. Lev-Ari