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6th Conference European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition
 

“Nutrition in Obesity and Cancer”

26 – 28 October 2006

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Thursday, 26th October 2006

16.00 – 19.00              Registration

19.00 – 19.30              Opening Ceremony

19.30 – 20.00              Welcome Reception

Friday, 27th October 2006

08.30 – 09.30              Registration

NEW INSIGHTS IN CANCER METABOLISM

Session 1:      Chairmen:
Calvani Menotti - ITALY & Jose Manuel Fernandez-Real - SPAIN

09.30 – 10.00  Diet, Lifestyle and Cancer Manipulation
Domenico Palli - ITALY
10.00 – 10.30  Cholesterol and Cancer
Maria Gabriella Caruso. – ITALY
10.30 – 11.00  Chemo Prevention of Breast Cancer
Andreas Constantinou - CYPRUS
11.00 – 11.30  Coffee Break
Session 2:   Chairmen:
Calvani Menotti - ITALY & Jose Manuel Fernandez-Real – SPAIN
11.30 – 12.00    Obesity and Predisposition to Cancer resulting from excessive Proinflammatory Fat Intake
Michael Glade – USA
12.00 – 12.30    Cancer Induced Sarcopenic Obesity
Gianfranco Peluso - ITALY
12.30 – 13.00 Development and Validation of a Human Mitochondria-focused Microarray (hMitChip): New Opportunities in Endocrine, Metabolic and Cancer Genomics
Salvatore Alesci – USA
13.00 – 14.30    Lunch Break
Session 3:  Chairman: G. Ramadori  - GERMANY
14.30 – 15.00  Dietary Prevention of Cancer
Alexia Potamitou – CYPRUS
15.00 – 15.30 

Molecular Mechanism of Insulin Resistance: Role of Inflammatory Molecules
Giorgio Sesti - ITALY

15.30 – 16.00 Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Maria Andronicou Zouvani – CYPRUS
16.00 – 16.30  Coffee Break
MULTIPOTENT, ENDOCRINE ADIPOSE TISSUE
Session 1:    Chairman: Geltrude Mingrone - ITALY
16.30 – 17.00   The Adipose Organ
Saverio Cinti – ITALY
17.00 – 17.30   Adipose Tissue Stem Cells: A Promising Therapeutic Avenue
Louis Cateilla – FRANCE
17.30 – 18.00 Intracellular Glucocorticoid Signaling
George P. Chrousos – GREECE
Saturday, 28th October 2006
OBESITY  
Session 1:   Chairman: John Nolan - IRELAND
09.00 – 09.30  Childhood Obesity
Tamas Szamosi - HUNGARY
09.30 – 10.00 Human Adipocyte Transcriptome and Function in Response to Treatment by a Novel Calcium/Potassium Salt of (-) – Hydroxycitric Acid
Debasis Bagchi– USA
10.00 – 10.30    Intra-Abdominal Fat Images and Body Composition
Amalia Gastaldelli - ITALY
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
Session 2:  Chairman: Michel Pugeat - FRANCE
11.00 – 11.30  Physical Exercise in Obesity
Labros S. Sidossis– GREECE
11.30 – 12.00 Risk Factors and Management of Thrombo-Embolism
Landolfi R. – ITALY
12.00 – 12.30 Diet and Cardiovascular Risk
Arja Erkkila – FINLAND
13. 00 – 14.30   Lunch Break
BAR IATRIC & ESTHETIC SURGERY – PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
Session 1:   Chairmen: Marco Castagneto - ITALY
14.30 – 15.00   Psychological Approach to Obesity
Antonios Raftis – CYPRUS
15.00 – 15.30 Bariatric Surgery in Adults and Adolescents
Rubino Francesco– FRANCE
15.30 – 16.00

Fatty liver, Steatohepatitis,
George Potamites – CYPRUS

16.00 – 16.30 Plastic Surgery in Obesity                             
Philios I. Philippou - CYPRUS
16:30-17:00  Coffee Break
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chairman: Savva C. - CYPRUS
17.00 – 18.30  Oral Communications