Draft Program
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND LYMPHOMA IN AFRICA
Arusha 13-15 February 2014
DAY 1 - February 13th
14:00 - 15:30 - Session 1 - The Role Chronic Infection in the Pathogenesis of Lymphoma
Chairperson: Edda Vuhahula (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences,Tanzania)
Epidemiology of Lymphomas in Africa - Robert Newton (University of York, United Kingdom)
The Micro-Environment and Lymphoma - Pier Paolo Piccaluga (University of Bologna, Italy)
A Review of the Pathogenesis of African Lymphomas - Amos Mwakingonja (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences,Tanzania)
15:30-16:30 - Session 2 - Agents that cause chronic immune stimulation
Chairperson: Peter Isaacson (Department of Pathology, UCLH Hospitals, United Kingdom)
Malaria and its role in chronic immune stimulation - Rosemary Rochford (SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America)
The genetics in Malaria infection - Sam Mbulaiteye (National Cancer Institute, United States of America)
Clamydia psittacy - Shaheen Sayed (Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya)
Arbovirus - Cornelia van den Bosch (Pilgrims' Hospice, Margate, United Kingdom)
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-17:45 - The O'Conor Award Lecture
Morphologic observations leading to scientific discoveries – Lessons from H.Pylori & MALT Lymphoma - Peter Isaacson (Department of Pathology, UCLH Hospitals, United Kingdom)
DAY 2 - February 14th
Key note lecture - 9:00 - 9:30
Homing of lymphoma cells and recirculation - Falko Fend (Institute of Pathology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen, Germany)
Session 3 - 9:30-10:30 - Lymphocyte transforming viruses and B cell lymphomas 1
Chairperson: Harald Stein (Pathodiagnostik Berlin, Germany)
Oncogenic role of HHV8 - Ethel Cesarman, (Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United States of America)
Pleural Effusion Lymphoma - Ethel Cesarman.(Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United States of America)
Multicentric Castleman disease & associated lymphoproliferative disorders - Kikkeri Naresh, (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom)
10:30-11.00 Coffee Break
Session 4 - 11:00-13:00 - Lymphocyte transforming viruses and B-cell Lymphomas 2
Chairperson: Ethel Cesarman (Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United States of America )
Oncogenic role of EBV - Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez (Institute of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany)
Burkitt lymphoma - Lorenzo Leoncini - University of Siena, Italy - INCTR
Plasmablastic Lymphoma - Lorenzo Leoncini (University of Siena, Italy - INCTR
Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma - Stephan Dirnhofer (Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland)
Special lecture - 12:20-13:00
Role of EBV in Hodgkin Lymphoma - Harald Stein, (Pathodiagnostik Berlin, Germany)
LUNCH BREAK 13.00-14.00
Session 5 - 14:00-15:00 - Lymphocyte trasforming viruses and NK/T cell Lymphomas
Chairperson: Falko Fend (Institute of Pathology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany)
Adult T cell Lymphoma/Leukaemia - Pier Paolo Piccaluga (University of Bologna, Italy)
NK Lymphomas - Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez (Institute of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany)
Session 6 - 15:00-16:00 - Immunosuppression-associated lymphoproliferative disorders
Chairperson: Mostafa Nokta (National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, United States of America)
Oncogenic role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Giulia DeFalco (University of Siena, Italy)
Burkitt Lymphoma and DLBCL in HIV setting - Martine Raphael (University Paris-Sud, France - AMCC)
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders - Kikkeri Naresh (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
Session 7 - 16:30- 17:30 - Challenges in Lymphoma diagnostics in Africa
Chairperson: Martine Raphael (University Paris-Sud, France - AMCC)
Experience at KNH - Emily Rogena (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Characteristics of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Senegal - Abibatou Sall Fall (Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal)
Aggressive B-cell non Hodgkin Lymphomas in DRC - Bienvenu Lebwaze Massamba (Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Cliniques Universitaires, République Populaire du Congo)
Experience at Bugando Tanzania Medical Centre - Peter Rambau (Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences-Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania)
Experience at Lacor Hospital, Uganda - Karin Schurfeld (University of Siena, Italy)
Session 8 - 17:30- 18:00 - Treatment options of Lymphoma in Africa
Chairperson: Lalani El Nasir (Aga Khan Foundation)
Aggressive B cell Lymphomas - Ian Magrath (International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Brussels, Belgium)
Issues in Africa - Nicholas Abinya (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Combining public health with Lymphoma Treatment - Nestori Masalu (Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences-Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania)
DAY 3 - February 15th - TUTORIALS - Education and Training in African Lymphomas
9:00 - 9:15 Introduction – Lorenzo Leoncini, Karin Schurfeld
9:15 - 9:30 Pre-tutorial test – 15 min
9:30 - 10:00 Clinical distinctions & seeking appropriate clinical information - Pier Paolo Piccaluga
10:00 -10.30 Normal lymphoid tissue: structure and function - Lorenzo Leoncini, Karin Schurfeld
10.30 - 11.00 Immunophenotypic analysis in the diagnosis and classification of lymphoproliferative disorders - Kikkeri Naresh
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00 Benign and malignant lymph nodal presentations with follicular and nodular patterns - Harald Stein
12:00 - 12:30 Benign and malignant lymph nodal presentations without prominent follicular or nodular patterns - Falko Fend
12:30 - 13:00 The diagnosis of poorly differentiated lymphomas (borderline lesions) - Amos Mwakingonja
LUNCH BREAK (13:00-14:00)
14:00 - 14:30 The diagnosis of lymphoid infiltrates in bone marrow - Kikkeri Naresh
14:30 -15:00 Distinction of benign lymphoid infiltrates in the gastrointestinal tract from MALT lymphoma - Peter Isaacson
15:00 - 15:30 Case presentation – 30 min
15:30 - 16:00 The Role of Tele-Pathology - Nina Hurwitz, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
16:00 - 16:15 Post-tutorial test – 15 min
16:15 - 16:30 Closing remarks
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