Medicine and Me: Hepatitis CThursday 22 May 200812.30 - 5.00
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine,
1 Wimpole Street
London W1G 0AE
Organised by the Royal Society of Medicine and The Hepatitis C Trust
'Medicine and Me' conferences are specifically intended for patients. These meetings bring together patients, their families, carers, advocates, patient support groups, clinicians and researchers to discuss care and research issues in a particular condition. Medicine and Me conferences aim to provide a forum in which patients' concerns about their illness are given top priority.
'Medicine and Me: Hepatitis C' is jointly organised by the Royal Society of Medicine and the Hepatitis C Trust. The programme includes presentations from three people affected by Hepatitis C, raising issues about the nature of the condition and its treatment, each followed by an expert response. The meeting will finish with an extended panel discussion which will involve the audience in an interactive discussion.
Registration Details:
Patient - Refundable deposit: £20
Accompanying Family and Friends- Refundable deposit: £20
Payment of deposit to book a place can be made either by credit card (via the website or post) or by cheque (via post only). The payment will not be processed unless you don't show up at the meeting. The cheque or credit card details will be kept as a guarantee and destroyed (or given back if a cheque) after the meeting.
click here to go to the RSM website and register by credit card
call Nicole Leida on 020 7290 3946 if you wish to pay by cheque/postal order or to be sent a programme.
| 12.30 pm | Registration and coffee |
| 1.00 pm | Welcome address |
| Dr John Scadding, Dean, Royal Society of Medicine |
| 1.05 pm | Hepatitis C in the UK: where are we now? |
| Charles Gore, Chief Executive, The Hepatitis C Trust |
SESSION ONE |
| Chair: Dr David Misselbrook, Associate Dean, Royal Society of Medicine |
1.25 pm |
Hepatitis C - more than just the liver? |
| Catherine Corr |
| 1.40 pm | The impact of hepatitis C on the whole body |
| Dr Simon Taylor Robinson |
| 1.55 pm | Questions
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| 2.05 pm | Deciding if and when to treat: the pros and the cons of waiting for new drugs |
| Jayne Ayris |
| 2.20 pm | Latest drug developments and future hopes for the treatment of hepatitis C |
| Professor Graham Foster, Barts and The London School of Medicine |
| 2.35 pm | Questions |
2.45 pm |
Tea |
SESSION TWO |
| Chair: Professor Geoffrey Dusheiko, Royal Free Hospital, London |
3.15 pm |
Living with cirrhosis: will a liver transplant be the end of your problems? |
| Keith Ellis |
| 3.30 pm | How can hepatitis C patients access liver transplantation: understanding the process |
| Dr Graeme Alexander, Addenbrooke's Hospital |
| 3.35 pm | Questions |
SESSION THREE |
| Chair: Dr John Scadding, Dean, Royal Society of Medicine |
3.55 pm |
Panel Discussion |
| All speakers |
4.50 pm |
Closing remarks |
| Charles Gore, Chief Executive, The Hepatitis C Trust and Dr John Scadding, Dean, Royal Society of Medicine |
5.00 pm |
Close of meeting |
