Program
Thursday, February 28, 2008
First Day
| 17.00 |
Welcome address
H.E. Prof. Hatem Al Gabaly |
| 17.00 -17.30 | Invited Lecture Past, present and future of otology in Egypt Alaa El- Seifi (Egypt) |
| 17.30 - 19.00 | 1st Session Molecular Biology |
| 17.30 - 18.00 | Genetics and the ear A. K. Lalwani (USA) |
| 18.00 - 18.30 | Molecular basis of hearing loss P. Gasparini (Italy) |
| 18.30 - 19.00 |
Genetics and hearing loss
Discussion |
| 19.10 - 19.30 | Tea Break |
| 19.30 - 21.00 | 2nd Session Genetic engineering/ Stem cells/ Local treatments |
| 19.30 - 20.00 | Use of genetic isolates P. Gasparini (Italy) |
| 20.00 - 20.30 | Cochlear gene therapy A.K. Lalwani (USA) |
| 20.30 - 21.00 | Local treatments of inner ear diseases R.Pujol (France) |
| Discussion |
Friday, February 29, 2008
Second Day
| 09.00 - 12.15 | 3rd Session Future trends in ear surgery |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | New trends in otosclerosis T. Sorrentino (France) |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Ossiculoplasty R. Vincent (France) |
| 10.00 - 11.30 | Cartilage tympanoplasty R. Filipo (Italy) |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Surgery for Ménière’s disease W.P.R. Gibson (Australia) |
| 11.00 - 11.45 | Inner ear & skull base surgery M. Sanna (Italy) |
| 11.45 - 12.15 | Navigation systems in skull base surgery R. Laszig (Germany) |
| Discussion | |
| 16.00 - 18.30 | 4th Session Future trends in implantable devices & hearing aids technology |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | BAHA & Retro-X M. Barbara (Italy) |
| 16.30 - 17.00 | Current status of cochlear implants W.P.R. Gibson (Australia) |
| 17.00 - 17.30 | Future generations of cochlear implants A.K. Lalwani (USA) |
| 17.30 - 18.00 | Electroacustic stimulation in CI surgery for patients with residual hearing T. Sorrentino (France) |
| 18.00 - 18.30 | Brainstem implants M. Sanna (Italy) |
| Discussion | |
| 18.40 - 19.00 | Tea Break |
| 19.00 - 21.00 | 5th Session New pharmaceuticals, devices, biomaterials and biotechnology |
| 19.00 - 19.30 | Nanotechnology in otology A. Martini (Italy) |
| 19.30 - 20.00 | Meniett device for Ménière’s disease M. Barbara (Italy) |
| 20.00 - 20.30 | Nanochip technologies for newborn screening P. Gasparini (Italy) |
| 20.30 - 21.00 | Inner ear pharmacotherapy R. Filipo (Italy) |
| Discussion |
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Third Day
| 09.00 - 10.30 | Round Table Discussion Conclusions of the Meeting "Future of Otology" |
| Moderators | A. Belal, S. Farid |
| Participants | M. Barbara, R. Filipo, P. Gasparini, W.P.R. Gibson, A.K. Lalwani, R. Laszig, A. Martini, R. Pujol, M. Sanna, T. Sorrentino, R. Vincent |
