Program:
Thursday 12th Decemeber 2002 |
| 08:00 - 08:45 |
Registration |
| 08:45 - 09:00 |
Introduction and chair: Prof.Michael Maes and Prof Vera Stejskal |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
The role of metal allergy in psychiatric and neurogenerative diseases Prof Vera Stejskal, PhD, University of Stockholm and MELISA MEDICA Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Psychiatric disorders - nutritional aspects and the metal connection Prof Michael Maes, MD, PhD, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Molecular aspects of psychiatric disorders Dr Arnold Hilgers, MD, Eurimm, Germany |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Nickel allergy and chronic fatigue syndrome Prof Björn Regland, MD, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
MS - a curable disease?
Dr Birgitta Brunes, MD, MELISA MEDICA Foundation Stockholm, Valla, Sweden |
| 12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
New insights in the aetiology of autism
Dr Jan Croonenberghs, MD, Centre for Child and Adulthood Psychiatry, University of Antwerpen, Belgium |
| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Nutritional aspects of autism and ADHD
Dr Werner Faché, MD, Gent, Belgium |
| 15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Cumulative effects of toxic substances on the human organism
Prof Sami Sandhaus, DDS, Institute of Stomatology, Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France and Immunodent, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
The Oral Cavity - a Metal-Free Zone. Safe removal of incompatible dental material in patients with metal hypersensitivity
Rainer Michel, DDS, Training and Consulting for Applied Dental Technology,
Bad Wildungen, Germany |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Chelation therapies in neuropsychiatric patients
Dr Pieter Cloete, MD, PhD, Centre for BioMolecular Medicine, George, South Africa |
| Friday 13th December |
| 09:00 - 12:00 |
Workshop 1
The MELISA® test and metal-free dentistry
Modulators: Prof Vera Stejskal, Stockholm, Sweden and Prof Sami Sandhaus
Dr Jirina Bártová, PhD, Dept. of Stomatology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Elizabeth Valentine-Thon, PhD, Laboratory Dr. M. Sandkamp, B. Köster, Bremen, Germany
Dr Zorka Vencliková, DDS, Dept. of Stomatology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Rainer Michel, DDS, Training and Consulting for Applied Dental Technology, Bad Wildungen, Germany
Mgr Stepan Podzimek, MELISA MEDICA Foundation and Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Nathalie Calame-Genaine, MD, Centre de la Corbiere, Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland |
| 12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 17:00 |
Workshop 2
Risk factors for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(this workshop in Dutch)
Modulators: Walter Faché, biochemal, Ghent, Belgium
Dr Jan Croonenberghs, MD, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Saturday 14th December |
| 09:00 - 12:00 |
Workshop 3
Chelation therapy and other metal-elimination methods in psychiatric and autoimmune disorders - a paradigm shift
Modulators: Dr Pieter Cloete, South Africa and Walter Faché, Ghent, Belgium
Dr Peter Aspelin, Stockholm, Sweden
Lutz Höhne, DDS., Dirmstein, Germany
Dr Jean-Claude Leunis PhD, Laboratoire Ategis, Brussels, Belgium
Jacques Bauer, Immunoline, Switzerland
Dr Eleonore Blaurock-Busch, PhD, Micro Trace Minerals, Herbruck, Germany |
| VENUE |
The symposium and the workshops will be held in the Aula of the Salvator Hospital, Salvatorstraat 20, Hasselt, Belgium. |
| LECTURES |
The lectures will be given in English, except the workshop by Walter Faché, which will be in Dutch. |
| SUBSCRIPTION FEES |
The fee provides each individual with:
Admission to the conference
An information packet
Tea and coffee throughout the conference
Additional 50 EUR for congress dinner on Friday |
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