Iron Overload in the Asian Pacific Region

Iron Overload in the Asian Pacific Region

(Satellite Symposium of BioIron 2007)

Co-Chairs: Professor Shigeru Okada

Professor Lawrie W. Powell

Date

12:00～16:00, Sunday 1st April 2007

Palace

Room D, Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan

Participation Cost

The participation cost of BioIron Member is free. And other one needs 1000 yen.

PROGRAMME

• 12.00-12.05　Welcome and Introduction Shigeru.
  Okada
• 12:05-12:45　PART 1
  Characteristics of Iron Overload in Asia-Pacific Region
• 12:05-12:15　Iron overload in Caucasians in the Asian Pacific region
  Lawrie W. Powell
• 12:15-12:30　Thalassemia and iron overload in Asia Teruo Harano
• 12:30-12:45　Serum ferritin and transferrin saturation in Asians and
  Pacific islanders living in the U.S. and Canada: The hemochromatosis
  and iron overload
  Screening (HEIRS) study Christine E. McLaren
• 12:45-13:05　Break
• 13:05-13:50　PART 2
  Significance, Diagnosis and Treatment of Iron Overload
  13:05-13:20 Extracellular and intracellular labile iron as theraperutic
  targets
  Ioav Z. Cabantchik
  13:20-13:35 Non-invasive assessments of iron
  overload T. St. Pierre
  13:35-13:50 The impact of the oral iron chelator
  EXJADEA in primary and secondary iron overload G. Brittenham
• 13:50-14:10 Break
• 14:10-15:55　PART 3
  Current Situation and Practical Management of Iron Overload
  in Asia-Pacific Countries
  Thailand Suthat Fucharoen
  Malaysia Elizabeth George
  Bangladesh. Syed Khairul Amin
  Myanmar Ne Win
  Indonesia Tubagus Djumhana Atmakusma
• 15:35-15:55 Discussion Opener P. Pootrakul
• 15:55-16:00 Closing Remarks
  Lawrie.W. Powell