September 8, 2006

08:00 MS epidemiology in Latin America
Dr. Edgardo Cristiano

08:30 Clinically isolated syndromes. Risk factors for conversion to MS
Dr. Edgardo Cristiano

09:00 MS diagnosis
Dr. Orlando Garcea

09:30 Coffee Break

10:00 Devic`s disease
Dra. Liliana Patrucco

10:30 New imaging techniques in MS
Dr. Giancarlo Comi

11:00 Cognitive impairment in MS
Dr. Fernando Cáceres

11:30 Pregnancy and MS
Dra. Nora Fernández Liguori

12:00 Lunch

13:30 Multidisciplinary approach of symptomatic treatment
Dr. Fernando Cáceres

14:00 Current disease-modifying therapies: evidence and experience
Dra. Liliana Patrucco

14:30 Defining treatment failure
Dr. Jorge Correale

15:00 Coffee break

15:30 Induction versus escalating treatment
Dr. Giancarlo Comi

16:00 Future therapeutic strategies
Dr. Jorge Correale

16:30 – 17:00 Concluding remarks
Dr. Edgardo Cristiano – Dra. Liliana Patrucco

September 9, 2006

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REGENERATIVE THERAPIES IN NEUROLOGY

08:40 Welcome

09:00 Opening and meeting overview
Dr. Edgardo Cristiano

09:15 Stem cells in MS treatment
Dr. Giancarlo Comi

09:45 Mechanisms of functional recovery in MS
Dra. Letizia Leocani

10:15 Neurogenesis in the adult brain
Dr. Alejandro Schinder

10:45 Panel discussion

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Stem cells, sources and potential uses
Dra Alicia Lorenti

11:45 Regenerative therapies. Present and future
Dr. Pablo Argibay

12:15 Fetal tissues and clonation. Ethical dilemma
Dra. Rosina Pace

12:45 Final remarks
Dra. Liliana Patrucco