Sepsis 2007
Satellite Symposia
The following Satellite Symposia will be held during the conference:
Thursday 27th September
13:00-14:00
Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections
Sponsored by Cook Chair: Duncan Wyncoll, St Thomas Hospital, London
UK 13:00 - 13:15 Novel technologies for the prevention of CRBSI - Rabih
Darouiche, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA 13:15 - 13:30 CRBSI
in the ICU - Michael Gropper, University of California, San Francisco, USA
13:30 - 13:45 Using catheter infection rates as a quality indicator - Jean
Carlet, Hopital Saint Joseph, Paris, France 13:45 - 14:00 Panel
Discussion
16:15-17:15
Looking into the future with drotrecogin Alfa (activated)
Sponsored by Eli Lilly
Chair: Prof. Gordon Bernard
16:15 - 16:30 Genomics in Severe Sepsis: State of Art. - Prof. Jean
Paul Mira
16:30 - 16:45 Proteomics in Severe Sepsis: State of Art.- Prof. Duncan Wyncoll
16:45 - 17:00 Past, Present and Future of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated).
- Prof. Gordon Bernard
17:00 - 17:15 Panel and Q&A. - Prof. Gordon Bernard.
Friday 28th September
16:30-17:30
Endotoxemia - Detection, Consequence and Intervention
Sponsored by Spectral/Toray
Co
Chairmen: Dr. Steven Opal and Dr Toshiaki Ikeda
1) Dr. David Klein - St.
Michaels Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
“Daily
Variation in Endotoxin Levels is Associated with Increased Organ Failure in
Critically Ill Patients”
2)
Dr. John Marshall, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Canada “Endotoxin
translocation – what is the evidence”?
3)
Dr. Dina Cruz- Opesdale San Bortolo, Vincenza, Italy
Effectiveness of
polymyxin-B immobilized fiber column in sepsis: a systematic review.
4)
Dr. D. Pasero- University of Turin, Turin, Italy
“Hemoperfusion
with Polymyxin-B
Cartridge Protects from Sepsis-related Acute Kidney Injury.”
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