Presentazione HSK

Rare diseases are characterized not only by their low prevalence but also by their wide heterogeneity and complexity. They often show a broad clinical spectrum with respect to severity of symptoms, progression and age of onset. The identification of affected patients is therefore a not simple and easy task.

Horst Schmidt Klinik, in collaboration with Brains for Brain Foundation, is organizing a series of monthly seminars to be regularly held on the third Wednesday of each month (for more precise and detailed information please see the list of appointments reported below).

Events will allow participants to learn from top neuroscientists and expert researchers and clinicians news on latest scientific findings on rare diseases.

The seminars aim to stimulate an interdisciplinary collaborative effort essential for analyzing all new diagnostic, therapeutic and technological strategies. The social and scientific relevance of such effort consists in the creation of best conditions for a dynamic exchange of knowledge and expertise aimed to assure a patient’s  timely and accurate diagnosis and successful disease management meant for producing the best health outcomes for the patients.

Tentative agenda

Site: HSK, Kinderklinik Library

Time 1pm to 2 pm.

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

JULY 16, 2014

MAURIZIO SCARPA, Wiesbaden

Introduction to rare diseases and their treatment

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

CHRISTINA LAMPE, Wiesbaden

Suspect, Diagnosis and treatment of lysosomal storage diseases

OCTOBER 22, 2014

MATTHIAS BAUER, Ludwigshaffen

Mitochondrial diseases: when should us suspect them?

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

TORSTEN MARQUARDT, Muenster,

Diagnosis of new rare diseases: from suspect to diagnosis

DECEMBER 17, 2014

ROLF ARNDT, Rostock

New methods for the diagnosis of rare diseases

JANUARY 21, 2015

KLAUS MONIKE, Margdeburg

Growth, Endocrinology and rare diseases

FEBRUARY 18,  2015

ALFRIED KOLSCHUTTER, Hamburg-Freiburg

Brain and rare diseases: The Leukodistrophies ,

MARCH 11,   2015

TBC

Liver and Rare Diseases (TBC)

APRIL  15, 2015

JOHANNES BERGER, Wien

Suspect and Diagnose of Organelle Diseases

MAY 20, 2015

FRITS. WIJBURG, Amsterdam

Suspect, Diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases