> 26 mai 2014 - Symposium pédiatrique 2014 
Biotechnologies and multidisciplinarity: improvement of life expectancy and quality of life in children
Symposium of the Mother and Child Committees
Belgian Royal Academies of Medicine
with the support of the Fonds de Biotechnologie – Biotechnologie Fonds
13.00 - Welcome
Session 1 - SEVERE DISEASES: NEW TREATMENTS AND PRESERVATION OF FERTILITY
13.30 - Cystic fibrosis: from palliation to cure - Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus (Paris)
13.55 - Living after childhood cancer: the medical and psychosocial outcome of the survivors - Caroline Piette (ULg)
14.20 - Looking forward and moving on. Transition from pediatric to adult chronic fibrosis care - Georges Casimir (HUDERF-ULB)
14.45 - From fertility preservation to assisted human reproduction - Herman Tournaye (VUB)
Session 2 - NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND TREATMENT OF CHILD DISEASES
15.30 - How genetics allow us to understand childhood diseases - Guillaume Smits (ULB)
15.55 - Pharmacology in newborn and child: a fascinating challenge - Karel Allegaert (KUL)
16.20 - Genetic treatment of hemophilia - Amit C. Nathwani (University College London)
16.45 - Remarkable treatments of bowel inflammatory diseases of the child - Harland Winter (MGH for Children)
17.10 - Organ transplantation in children: The Belgian challenges - Raymond Reding (UCL)
17.35 - Cellular therapy in children: a major step - Etienne Sokal (UCL)
18.00 - Closure
Admission is free, but advance registration is required
