CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS
GSF Workshop hosted by
GSF Focus Network Aerosols and Health
HGF Environmental Health Thematic Network
Coordinated by Annette Peters and Holger Schulz
27th August 2004 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Technische Universität München, Glas-Pavillon (Hörsaal-Gebäude),
Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Max-Weber-Platz
Objective of the Workshop
- To summarize current evidence on epidemiological and toxicological findings
- To highlight new insights into particle translocation
- To better understand the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to cardiac and vascular effects and acute coronary syndromes and arrhythmia
- To highlight new evidence for particle effects in the central nervous system
Format of the Workshop:
- 20 minutes presentation by the invited speakers, followed by
- 20 minutes discussion,
including presentation of "breakthrough” results presented by participants (max. 2 PowerPoint slides to be submitted to the organizers by August 15, 2004, at the latest).
Program:
Introduction
9:00 - 9:15
- Welcome by a member of the GSF Board of Directors or the GSF Scientific Technical Board
- Introduction by H. Schulz, A. Peters
GSF- National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Overview on Recent Epidemiological and Toxicological Findings
- 9:15 - 9:55
Epidemiological evidence
A.C. Pope
Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA - 9:55 - 10:35
Toxicological evidence
R.B. Devlin
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA - 10:35 - 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11:00 - 11:40
Particle translocation
P. Gehr
Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Mechanisms of Cardiac and Vascular Effects of Particles
- 11:40 - 12:20
Vascular effects and the risk of myocardial infarctions
W. Koenig
Department of Internal Medicine II, Cardiology, University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany - 12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 14:10
Ion-channels and the effects of particles
W. Cascio
Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, and Center for Environmental Medicine and Lung biology, Chapel Hill, NC, USA - 14:10 - 14:50
Cardiac effects and the risk of arrhythmia
W. Zareba
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA - 14:50 - 15:00 Coffee Break
Central Nervous System Effects of Particles
- 15:20 - 16:00
Physiological evidence for effects of particles
B. Veronesi
Neurotoxicology Division, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA - 16:00 - 16:40
Are particles a risk factor for Alzheimers?
L. Calderón-Garciduenas
Environmental Pathology Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Summary
- 16:40 - 17:00
F. Krombach
Institute for Surgical Research, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Organizing Committee:
- Annette Peters, GSF Institute of Epidemiology,
Georg Schmidt, Erste Medizinische Klinik der Technischen Universität München,
Holger Schulz, GSF Institute for Inhalation Biology
Registration:
- Extended deadline for registration is August 10, 2004.
Please download the Registration Form (word.doc), fill in the requested fields, and send it back as e-mail attachment to kirchmair@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
Alternatively, print the document and fax it to ++49 (0)89-3187-3380.
Attendance including lunch and beverages is free of charge.
Location of the workshop:
- Technische Universität München, Glas-Pavillon (Hör- und Kurssäle),
Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Max-Weber-Platz [see map for details].
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