The Emerging Role of Metals in Chronic Disease 13th MELISA Study Group 11-13 May, 2007 World Trade Center Bremen, Germany

Program: Friday 11 May 17.00-18.30 19.30-22.30 Guided walking tour through Old Town Bremen (meet at Roland, Am Markt) Opening reception/dinner in Bremen wine cellar (Ratskeller Am Markt) Registration Saturday 12 May 08:00 - 08:45 Registration, exhibits 08:45 - 09:00 Welcome addresses 09:00 - 09:45 Pathomechanism of metals in breast cancer, Dr. Michael Godfrey, MD, Board of the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, and Bay of Plenty Environmental Health, Tauranga, New Zealand 09:45 - 10:30 Metals disrupt the hormonal system and lead to premature aging, Dr. Monika Golková, MD, Czech Society of Anti-Aging Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 - 11:45 The clinical relevance of MELISA® testing in metal-sensitive patients, Dr. Elizabeth Valentine-Thon, PhD, Laboratory Center Bremen, Bremen, Germany 11:45 - 12:30 Effect of metals on bio-membranes, Dr. Kurt Müller, MD, Practice for Dermatology and Environmental Medicine, Isny, Germany; President European Academy for Environmental Medicine 12:30 - 13:00 Dental metal intolerance: a dermatologist's perspective , Prof. Friedrich Bahmer, MD, Dermatological Clinic, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch, exhibits 14:00 - 14:45 Diagnosis of health effects from metals in dental restorative materials, Prof.dr. Albert Feilzer, DDS, PhD, Department of Dental Materials Science, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 14:45 - 15:30 Safe removal of dental of metal restorations in sensitive patients, Dr. Jarmila Prochazková, MD, Institute of Dental Research, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, and General Faculty Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 - 16:30 The problem of titanium and immuno-compatible dental materials such as zirconia, Dr. Katalin Pasche-Vadnai, DDS, Forum Odontologicum of Lausanne, Switzerland, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France 16:30 - 17:00 Restorative dentistry under the protection of immuno-compatibility, Prof. Sami Sandhaus, DDS, Forum Odontologicum of Lausanne, Switzerland, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France 17.00-17.30 Zirconia - old and new applications, Dr. Ralf Lüttmann, Z-Systems AG, Konstanz, Germany   17.30-18.00 Alternative dental material for metal-sensitive patients, Rainer Michel, Biomedical Dental GmbH, Bad Wildungen, Germany 20.00- Social program: Congress dinner cruise along the Weser River with live jazz music: Oldies play Oldies; Dr Hans-Walter Schiwara (clarinet) and Pette Hofstra (keyboard) Sunday 13 May 09:00 - 09:45 Metal allergy: from contact dermatitis to autoimmunity and cancer, Prof. Vera Stejskal, PhD, University of Stockholm, Sweden and 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic 09:45 - 10:30 Gluthathione and its relationship to mercury, immune function and autism, Dr. Timothy Guilford, MD, Advanced Integrative Medicine, Los Altos, California, USA 10:30 - 11.00 Coffee break 11:00 - 11:45 The amalgam burner syndrome: effects of chronic mercury vapor intoxication, Prof. Gustav Drasch, MD, Toxicology Department, University of Munich, Munich, Germany 11:45 - 12:15 Europe’s exodus from mercury, especially dental amalgams, Dr. Peter Ohnsorge, MD, Practice for Otolaryngology, Allergology and Environmental Medicine, Würzburg, Germany; Co-President European Academy for Environmental Medicine 12:15 - 13:00 Metal detoxification as therapy for autism and other disorder, Dr. Peter van der Schaar, MD, International Biomedical Center, Leende, the Netherlands 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch, exhibits 14:00 - 14:45 Treatment of patients with chronic disease –  the cooperation between doctor and dentist, Dr. Margareta Griesz-Brisson, MD, The Ella Clinic, London, United Kingdom and Müllheim, Germany 14:45 - 15:15 MELISA® as a more accurate diagnosis of gluten allergy, Dr. Claude Graemiger, MD, Laboratoire D'Etudes Biologiques, Geneva, Switzerland 15:15 - 15:45 Novel lymphocyte transformation test for active Lyme borreliosis, Dr. Elizabeth Valentine-Thon, PhD, Laboratory Center Bremen, Bremen, Germany 15:45 - 16.00 Closing remarks and farewell 16:00 - Post-congress optional tour: Rhododendron Park in Bremen Important information Venue World Trade Center Bremen Birkenstrasse 15, 28195 Bremen, Germany Website: www.wtc-bremen.de/en/wtc_start Lectures The lectures will be given in English. Registration Fee German participants Payment Full: €300 Reduced: €200 (students, accompanying persons, exhibitors, day ticket) The registration fee provides each delegate with: - Admission to the conference and abstract book - Tea, coffee, fruit and lunch both days - Complete social program: dinner on Friday and Saturday, walking tour of Bremen, Rhododendron Park - A certificate of attendance The program will be accredited with 12 CME points from the Ärztekammer Bremen The registration fee can be paid via our registration form, or through a bank transfer Exhibitors Exhibition fee €400 for both days     Links Bremen's official tourist website: www.bremen-tourism.de/Welcome.html More information Dr. Elizabeth Valentine-Thon  Laborzentrum Bremen, Germany Tel: +49 421 4307 305 Mobile: +49 1635 803 858 Email: evt@laborzentrum-bremen.de Linda Nelson MELISA Diagnostics, London, United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 8948 9558 Mobile: +44 7704 516 906            Email: london@melisa.org

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