friday 19th september 2008, royal college of physicians, london
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Autumn Neurogastroenterology and Motility Section Symposium Neurogastroenterology: New Frontiers. Friday 19th September 2008, Royal College of Physicians, London. Programme. 08:45REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 09:20 Welcome Dr Lesley Houghton - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Friday 19th September 2008, Royal College of Physicians, London
Autumn Neurogastroenterology
andMotility Section Symposium
Neurogastroenterology: New Frontiers
08:45 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:20 WelcomeDr Lesley Houghton
Chairs: Professor Devinder Kumar & Dr Shaheen HamdyHypo- v Hyper-sensitivity
09.30 Hyper-sensitivity: clinical impact, mechanisms and treatment optionsProfessor Devinder Kumar, St Georges, London
10.00 Hypo-sensitivity: clinical impact, mechanisms and treatment optionsDr Mark Scott, Bart’s and The London, QMUL College of Medicine and Dentistry, London
10.30 COFFEE
Chairs: Professor Devinder Kumar & Dr Shaheen HamdyGut Flora
11:00 Gut bugs and host interactionsProfessor Fergus Shanahan, University of Cork, Ireland
11.30 Probiotics: Mechanisms and efficacy in functional GI disordersProfessor Robin Spiller, University of Nottingham
12:00 LUNCH
ProgrammeChairs: Professor Robin Spiller & Dr Lesley HoughtonGenetics
13.30 Manipulating microbes to treat functional GI disordersDr B Coulie, ActoGenix BV, Belgium
14:00 Role of serotonin receptor type 3 genotype in functional GI Disease Dr Beate Niesler, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Chairs: Professor Robin Spiller & Dr Lesley HoughtonPharmacology
14.30 Targets and Design problems: Is there still a case for development?Dr Chas Bountra, University of Oxford
15:00 Placebo response & implications for research and clinical practiceDr Anton Emmanuel, University College London
15:30 TEA
KEYNOTE LECTURE
16:00 Visceral pain: a role for oestrogenProfessor Fernando CerveroMcGill University, Montreal, Canada
Closing remarks
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