Welcome to 2012 UK EGG

 

Friday January 20th, 2012

 

  

Venue:
 
Lecture Theatre 1

Medical Education Centre

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

  
We are very grateful for the Educational Support given by Allergan, Baush & Lomb, Carl Zeiss, Grafton Optical Company, Heidelburg, Novartis and Scope Ophthalmics for this meeting

 

 
Programme

 

 

09:30

REGISTRATION

10:00

Introduction - Amanda Churchill

10:10

PITX2 /FOXC1 NHS Service - Kenny Smith
10:30 UK Stickler Service - Martin Snead

10:50

Attitudes to Genetic Testing - Martin McKibbin
11:00 -11:30 COFFEE BREAK AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

 11:30

Findings of the 'Regard Study' - Graeme Black
 11:50 UK Genetic Testing Service for Retinal Disease - Susie Downes

12:00

Mitochondrial Mutations and Eye Disease - Marcela Votruba

12:20

 Stem Cell Treatments in Retinal Disease - Pete Coffey

13:00 -13:55

LUNCH AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
13:55 Interesting Cases - Contributions from Attendees
 14:30 Genetics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Andrew Lotery
14:50 Pharmacogenetics in Eye Disease - Denize Atan/Amanda Churchill

15:05 -15:30

TEA BREAK AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
 15:30 UK EGG Business Meeting - Amanda Churchill

15:45

 Uses of Next Generation Sequencing in Rare Diseases - Ruth  Newbury-Ecob/Maggie Williams
16:10  Approaches to Genetic Studies of Common Disease - Ian Day
 16:45  CLOSE

 

 

 

Convenor/contact:

Amanda Churchill

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Bristol Eye Hospital

Lower Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS1 2LX

 

To register for the meeting please contact: 

 

Gail Winstone, PA to A Churchill

Tel: 44 (0) 117 3424596

Email:  gail.winstone@uhbristol.nhs.uk

 

For further information:

 

Information re UK EGG www.ukegg.com

 

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