Scientific Information
Confirmed speakers - more to come:
- Prof. Dr. Pierre Brissot, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
- Prof. Dr. Roland Lill, University Marburg
- Prof. Dr. med. Donat Spahn, MD, University Hospital Zürich
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Drakesmith, University Oxford
- Prof. Dr. Gary Brittenham, MD, Columbia University/ETH Zürich
- Prof. Dr. Günter Weiss, Medical University of Innsbruck
- Prof. Dr. phil. nat Martina Muckenthaler, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany
- Prof. Dr. John Porter, MD, University College Hospitals London
- Prof. Dr. Domenico Girelli, MD, University of Verona, Italy
- Dr. med. vet. Maja Rutten, University Zürich
- Prof. Dr. Magnus Domellöf, MD, Umeå University, Sweden
- Prof. Dr. Irene Hösli, MD, Women’s Clinic, University Hospital Basel
- Prof. Dr. Pierre –Yves Martin, MD, Head of the Nephrology Service, University Hospital Geneva
- Prof. Dr. Heinz Zoller, MD, Technische Universität München, University Hospital of Innsbruck
- Prof. Dr. Igor Theurl, MD, University Hospital of Innsbruck
- Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Gerhard Rogler, MD, Universitätsspital Zürich
Preliminary meeting program of the 08. - 11.02.2018 meeting of the European Iron Club in Zürich.
The Download program (PDF, 349 KB) of the main scientific meeting will be partly based on submitted abstracts.
Main topics (main meeting):
- Cellular iron homeostasis
- Systemic iron homeostasis
- Iron metabolism in the liver
- Iron and the hearth
- Iron and the immune system
- Iron and erythropoiesis
- Iron and the brain
- Iron in global health
- Novel terapies in iron related disorders
Scientific Committee:
- Dr. Diego Moretti
- Prof. Dr. med. Michael Zimmermann, MD
- Dr. med. Pierre-Alexandre Krayenbühl, MD
- Prof. Dr. Ioav Cabantchick, MD
- Prof. Dr. Domenico Girelli, MD
- Prof. Dr. Günther Weiss, MD
- Prof. Dr. Dorine Swinkel, MD
- Dr. med. Beat Frey, MD
- Prof. Dr. Hal Drakesmith
- Prof. Dr. Max Gassmann, DVT
- Dr. Mayka Sanchez
- Dr. Olivier Loréal
- Prof. Dr. Graça Porto
- Dr. Delphine Meynard, IRSD
Main Topics (Iron masterclass):
- Introduction to iron metabolism
- How to treat iron deficiency anemia
- How to treat anemia of inflammation
- How to treat iron loading anemias
- Iron, glucose and the liver
- Iron and irritable bowel disease
- Iron in the perioperative setting
- Iron and physical performance
- Predicting the contribution of dietary iron to iron status