XIIth European Symposium on
Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Cambridge - 2004
XIIth European Symposium on
Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Robinson College, Cambridge
United Kingdom
Post-Graduate Teaching Day – 15th September
Main Meeting – 16th – 18th September
Call for Abstracts
Important dates, deadlines and contacts
11th January 2004
Opening of Abstract submission
30st April 2004
14th June 2004
Deadline for abstract submission
Abstracts chosen and authors informed
Registration of presenters and coworkers
Registration open to non-presenters
Deadline for reduced registration fee
15th July 2004
2nd August 2004
Venue
Robinson College
Grange Road
Cambridge
CB3 9AN
United Kingdom
Conference Organisation and Secretariat
XIIth European Symposium on Neurogastroenterology and Motility
C/O CONFREX
PO Box 21
Rottingdean
East Sussex
BN2 8WZ
Tel: +44 (0)1273 302200
Fax: +44 (0)1273 302334
Email:confrex@easynet.co.uk
To obtain detailed information on the conference, please visit
www.neurogastro.org and follow the links
Welcome Message
On behalf of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and
Motility and the local UK organising committee I would like to invite you
to participate in the XIIth European Symposium on
Neurogastroenterology and Motility that will take place in Cambridge
from September, 15th – 18th 2004. Cambridge University was founded
when a band of monks left the bustle of the corrupting city, Oxford ,to
seek isolation in the fens of Cambridgeshire. Since that time it has
provided an ideal environment for intellectual pursuits isolated from the
cares of the world. One of its unique features is the collegiate system
where members live and work together. This meeting will follow the
system and all accommodation will be onsite in the college. Registration is
limited to 270 persons to allow us to achieve this collegiate atmosphere.
Although the accommodation is not 5 star hotel, there are considerable
benefits in being on-site and the availability of a well stocked bar ensures
maximum value from networking and socializing with colleagues. I can
promise you no problems with traffic and all our excursions will be on
foot.
Robinson College is a modern college, well designed to accommodate
conferences. There are excellent audiovisual facilities and 2 modern
lecture theatres with first rate acoustics. Accommodation is of a high
standard student type. Around half the rooms have on-suite bathroom
and the other half share bathroom facilities with one other room.
The college is situated near the University Library, 5 minutes walk from
the ‘backs’ with beautiful views of the colleges arranged along the river
Cam. Within 10 minutes you can be in the middle of the City Centre and
within striking distance of the famous Cambridge pubs down King’s
Street. A wander along the “backs” will give the opportunity to see and
participate in the Cambridge sport of punting and visit the beautiful
gardens of Clare College. On Thursday we will be having a tour of the
backs and an organ recital in King’s College, one of the most famous of the
Cambridge colleges.
Cambridge is a beautiful place but I need to remind you that the English
weather is unpredictable, so please bring an umbrella or a light rain coat.
By late September, temperatures are cooling but it can be a very pleasant
time. The Steering committee and Organizing committee wish you a
profitable and enjoyable stay in Cambridge.
Table of Contents
1.
Social Programme
2.
Scientific Programme
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Cambridge Information
4.
Registration Form
5.
City Map and How to get to Cambridge
European Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
Chairman
Treasurer
Steering Committee
Fernando Azpiroz (Spain)
Theo Peeters (Belgium)
Louis Akkermans, The Netherlands
Michel Delvaux (France)
Roman Herman (Poland)
Marcel Jimenez (Spain)
Michael Schemann (Germany)
Magnus Simren (Sweden)
Robin Spiller (United Kingdom)
Vincenzo Stanghellini (Italy)
Local Organising Committee
Chairman
Robin Spiller
Secretary
Qazim Aziz
Members
David Grundy
Lesley Houghton
Peter Whorwell
John De Caestecker
With thanks to Emma Bradley for the layout and typing of the brochure.
Accompanying persons Social Programme
There are many opportunities for individual visits to the historic city of
Cambridge. The Cambridge tourist office is situated behind the guildhall
in the Market Square and can provide information about many sites.
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/leisure/TICWEB/tourism.htm. In addition there will
be group tours organized for accompanying persons as follows;
Wednesday
10 am tour of Cambridge colleges, start from
Courtyard in Robinson College.
Thursday
Evening tour of “backs” and organ recital at
Kings College together with delegates attending
the main meeting
Friday
10 am trip to Anglesey Abbey with private tour
of house and lunch.
Friday
Evening – Gala dinner for all, Robinson College
Post Graduate Teaching Day
Wednesday, 15th September
Postgraduate Course
Clinical assessments of GI physiology
How do to them and what do the results mean?
Assessment of Oesophageal function
High resolution oesophageal manometry
Assessment of gastric motility & sensitivity: a critical
approach
Assessment of gastric function using MRI
Insights from using MRI to image complex intragastric
meals
Coffee
Assessment of visceral sensitivity
Assessment of anorectal function
Lunch
The vanilloid (TRPV) receptor family: whats hot about
capsaicin.
G protein coupled receptors
ATP and visceral sensation
Tea
Serotonin & Gut
Assessing serotonin's role in motor control
Serotonin’s role in sensation
Abnormalities of serotonin metabolism in inflammation
5-HT receptor subtypes as therapeutic targets along
the brain-gut axis
Close
Welcome reception and buffet supper
A Smout
M Fox
M Camilleri
W Schwitzer
L Marciani
H Mertz
M Kamm
P Holzer
A Blackshaw
G Burnstock
M Costa
D Grundy
G Mawe
F De Ponti
Scientific Programme
Thursday 16th September
Disorders of Eating Behaviour
Gut Hormones and Appetite'
8.30-11.00
S Bloom
Behavioural abnormalities of obesity
I McDonald
Satiety signals from the gut
C Feinle-Bisset
Neurology of food choice and satiation
E Rolls
Coffee & Posters
11.00-12.00
Lunch
12.00-13.00
Parallel sessions 13.00-14.30
Upper GI Peptides
Brain-Gut interactions
6 X 10+5 mins orals
Plenary Symposium
Impact of inflammation on the ENS
Peripheral and central
mechanisms of visceral sensitization
Role of mast cells
Inflammation and neuroplasticity
Long term effect of inflammation on GI
function
Close
Tour of backs
Organ recital King’s college
Informal dinner in hall
6 X 10+5 mins orals
14.35-17.00
F Cervero
L Bueno
R De Giorgio
S Collins
17.00
17.30
19.00
20.00
Scientific Programme
Friday 17th September
Parallel sessions
Channels and neurotransmission
09.00-11.00
Nerves and
inflammation
8 X 10+5 mins orals
Coffee & Posters
Lunch
Parallel sessions
Pharmacology of sensation
8 X 10+5 mins
11.00-12.00
12.00-13.00
13.00-14.30
Motility disorders
6 X 10+5 mins Orals
6 X 10+5 mins Orals
Plenary Joint with FBGRG
GI response to Stress
Neuroendocrinology of stress
14.40-17.10
Impact on barrier function
M Perdue
Stress leaves its mark on the brain-gut axis:
motility and sensation"
R Stam
Managing the stress and distress associated
with functional bowel disorders
F Creed
AGM European Neurogastroenterology &
Motility Society
17.15
Reception & Gala dinner Robinson College
19.30
S Lightman
Scientific Programme
Saturday 18th September
Plenary Prize Session
09.00-12.30
Best 3 posters presented
5min+ 5 discussion
Best 6 orals
10min + 5 discussion
Prize presentation best oral & poster
09.00-09.30
Coffee
Prize presentation
Symposium: Pain mechanisms in Functional
Gastrointestinal Diseases
11.00-11.25
11.25 -11.30
11.30-12.30
Clinical aspects of Central sensitisation
Q Aziz
Brain imaging in functional diseases: a critical
approach
H Mertz
Next meeting and close
09.30-11.00
Highlights
Symposia
Disorders of eating behavior
Inflammation and the ENS
GI response to stress
Pain mechanisms in Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases
Saturday morning Plenary
Oral presentations of 3 best posters and the 6 best oral abstracts.
Prizes for the best poster and oral will be presented
Poster Sessions
Poster rounds will occur from 10.30-12.0 on Thursday and Friday morning.
Information
Meals
All meals will be provided at Robinson College (cost included in
registration)
Awards and Travel Grants
These will be awarded based on scientific excellence. Travel grants of
£500 each for authors less than 35 years of age will be available for the
best abstracts. Winners will be notified prior to the meeting and be
presented with their grant at the meeting
Continuing Medical Education
This programme has been approved for 21 hours personal credit for the
CPD (Continued Professional Development) Scheme of the Federation of
the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK. Approval is being sort from
the UEMS and the ACME.
Abstracts and Guidelines
Participants are invited to submit original scientific abstracts for oral
and poster presentation providing that they have not been previously
published. Abstracts previously presented at local, regional or national
meetings may be submitted. Accepted abstract will be published in the
Societies journal Neurogastroenterology and Motility and in the abstract
book distributed at the congress. Abstracts must be submitted in
English and presented in that language. Abstracts will be reviewed by a
panel of experts and may be selected for oral or poster presentation. All
presentations will be for 10 minutes with 5 minutes discussion.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically using the online registration
system. Failure of the presenting author to register by 15th July 2004
will automatically imply the abstract will not be included in the final
programme nor printed in the journal.
Deadline for Author Registration
15th July 2004
Detailed Information, Guidelines and Recommendations for presentation
as well as the time allotted, the date, the hour and the venue will be sent
in due time to registered presenting authors.
Submission Procedure
Abstracts must be submitted electronically from January 11th until the
deadline of April 30th via the website link from www.neurogastro.org
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On the website you will find detailed instructions regarding
submission procedures.
Abstracts sent by mail, e-mail or fax will not be accepted.
The Internet abstract submission system works best with
Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5+
The Internet submission form will automatically reject
abstracts that do not conform to the guidelines.
The submission system will generate a temporary submission
number that must be used in all correspondence. If for any
reason you do not receive this number immediately after
your submission, your abstract has not been registered.
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Tick the relevant box corresponding to your preferred
method of presentation (poster or oral). Note that the
organising committee might or might not consider this choice
Guidelines for the preparation of abstracts
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A title (in capital letters) that clearly indicates the nature of the
investigation.
Abbreviations should be avoided in the titles, but may be used in
the text as long as they are defined at first usage.
The author’s names (full first names, family names) and place of
work (institution, city, country) have to figure, but omit degrees,
titles, appointments, street addresses and acknowledgement of
support.
The abstracts should be as informative as possible.
State the specific objective of the study
State the methods used, if pertinent
Summarise the results obtained
State the conclusions reached
Please make sure your abstract does not contain any
spelling, grammar or scientific errors, as it will be reproduced
exactly as submitted.
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Statements such as <<data will be presented>> or similar, will lead
to automatic rejection of the abstract.
The reviewers will judge the abstracts according to: originality ,
scientific excellence and relevance
The name, address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address of
the corresponding author must be given as indicated on the
submission form.
Cambridge City Centre
How to get to Cambridge.
Rail
There is a fast, frequent rail service from both London Kings Cross (50 mins) and London
Liverpool Street (1hr 10mins)
(WAGN freephone Tel: 0800 566566). There are also good connections from Scotland
and the North via Peterborough, and regional services from Birmingham and the
Midlands, East Anglia and the Northwest.
Air
Stansted Airport is the nearest international airport to Cambridge - just a 30 minute
train ride or a 40 minute car journey away. Heathrow (approx. 2hrs by road),
Road
Cambridge has excellent communication links, accessed by the M11 from the South and
London (M25), and by the A14 from the North (A1) and from the East coast.