International Congress on Spinal Cord Repair:
Conventional and Alternative Approaches

Paris, France, May 30-31, 2003

President and organising committee

 

 

The congress has been cancelled because of social unrest in France. It will be put off to a later date. Many thanks to all the ambassadors who supported the meeting.

His Excellency Giovanni Dominedó, Ambassador of Italy in Paris
His Excellency António Monteiro, Ambassador of Portugal in Paris
His Excellency W.N. Fisher, Ambassador of Australia in Paris
His Excellency Sigridur A. Snaevarr, Ambassador of Island in Paris
His Excellency John Holmes, Ambassador of Great Britain in Paris

 

Honorary President

Professor Henri Bensahel
- Professor in children orthopaedics surgery
- President of the World Organization in Children Orthopaedics - IFPOS

Organizing committee

Mr Albert Bohbot
Independent researcher in Neurosciences, France.
Created the Research Laboratory on Laserponcture.

Dr Laurance S. Johnston
Former director, Spinal Cord Research and Education Foundation, U.S.A.

Mrs Audur Gudjonsdottir
Recently elected as Iceland's woman of the year for her advocacy efforts, Iceland.

Dr Anba Soopramanien
Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Center, Salisbury, U.K.

Mrs Anne-Marie Girel
Senior manager nurse of the Hospices Civils in Lyon, France
President of the Association France Moelle Epiniere

Program

May 29th 2003

Location: CISP Paris – 6 avenue Maurice Ravel – 75012 Paris 

Time
 

Speakers

18.00 – 20.00

Cocktail
 

20.00 – …….

Dinner
Spare time

May 30th 2003

 Departure at 7.10 imperative

Location: Auditorium de l’Hôtel de Ville – Place de l’Hôtel de Ville – 75004 Paris 


8.00 – 8.20


Short speech: Mr. Henri Bensahel, Honorary President
 


8.20 –
9.00
 


Opening by
Dr. Laurance S. Johnston 
Answer
 

 
9.00 – 9.20

 



 

9.20 – 9.25


Guest of Honour : Mr. David Prast
Australasian Spinal Research Trust (A.S.R.T.)
A.S.R.T. W.A.
Nedlands W.A. - Australia

 Need for Globalisation of S.C.I. Research and Rehabilitation Knowledge, and Dissemination of this Information to the S.C.I. Community

 Questions
 

 


 CHAIR: Carlos Lima
 


9.25 – 9.45

 

 

 

9.45 – 9.50 


Prof. Giorgio Brunelli

Orthopaedic Surgeon
President of the Foundation for Research on Spinal Cord Lesions
Cellatica – Italy

 Update on Personal Research of C.N.S.-P.N.S. Connection in Paraplegics

 

Questions
 


9.50 – 10.10
 

 

10.10 – 10.15


Prof. Harry Goldsmith
University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada - U.S.A.
 

Omental Transposition to the Injured Spinal Cord

Questions
 


10.15 – 10.35


 

 

10.35 – 10.40


Michelle Duplessis
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon - France

Post-surgery Respiratory Issues in High Quadriplegia

Questions
 


10.40 – 11.00
 


Coffee break

 


CHAIR: David Prast
 


11.00 – 11.20




 

11.20 – 11.25
 


Dr. Olivier Bron

Veterinary Medicine Doctor

Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes - France
C2 Quadriplegic veterinary

 Psychology of Spinal Cord Injured Patients and their Relations with Caregivers

 Questions


11.25 – 11.45





 

11.45 – 11.50
 


Dr. David B. Gray
Associate Professor of Neurology and Occupational Therapy
Washington University School of Medicine
Former Director, U.S. National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research

St. Louis, Missouri – U.S.A.

Assessing Participation of People with S.C.I. in their Communities.

 Questions


11.50 – 12.10




 

12.10 – 12.15
 


Daniel Ahr
T12 Paraplegic
Attorney – Laserpuncture patient
Washington D.C. – U.S.A.
 

My Experience with the Laserponcture Treatment

 Questions


12.15 – 12.35





 

12.35 – 12.40
 


M. Douglas Vollmer (P.V.A.)

Paralyzed Veterans of America
Associate Executive Director – Government Relations
WashingtonDC - U.S.A. 

The Economic Consequences of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and the Development of an International Data Set for Spinal Cord Injury

 Questions


12.40 – 14.00
 


Lunch
 
 


CHAIR: Giorgio Brunelli
 


14.00 – 14.20












14.20 – 14.25
 


Dr. Shimon Rochkind

Specialist in Neurosurgery & Microsurgery
Director, Division of Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction
Senior Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel-Aviv University - Israel
Head Scientist, Neural & Vascular Institute (N.V.R. labs)
Editor, Laser Therapy

Further Development of Reconstructive and Cell Tissue-Engineering Approaches for Treatment of Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Injury. The Role of Low Power Laser Irradiation in this Process.

 Questions


14.25 – 14.45

 

 


14.45 – 14.50
 


Dr. Carlos Lima

Department of Neurology
Hospital de Egas Moniz
Lisboa – Portugal

The Role of Autologous Olfactory Mucosa Grafts in S.C.I..

Questions


14.50 – 15.10


 

 

15.10 – 15.15
 


Dr. Anba Soopramanien
The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre
Salisbury District Hospital
Salisbury Wiltshire - U.K.
 

Management of Spinal Cord Injury in the Developing World

 Questions


15.15 – 15.35


 

 

 

15.35 – 15.40


Dr. Ann-Katrin Karlsson
Spinal Injuries Unit ward 12
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Göteborg - Sweden

Autonomic Disturbances and Renal Function in High Spinal Cord Injury. Increased Reactivity in Sympathetic Nervous System above and below Lesion Level.

 Questions
 


15.40 – 16.00
 


Coffee break
 


CHAIR: Laurance Johnston
 


16.00 – 16.20


 

 

 16.20 – 16.25
 


Dr. Jack de la Torre
University of California, San Diego
Department of Pathology
San Diego – California – U.S.A.

Factors that Determine Spinal Regeneration and Functional Recovery

Questions


16.25 – 16.45



 

 

 16.45 – 16.50


Dr. Sue Barnett

M.S. Reader in Neurology
Beatson Laboratories
Garscube Estate
Glasgow - U.K. 

Repair of Spinal Cord Lesions Using Olfactory Ensheathing Cells

 Questions
 


16.50 – 17.10


 

 

17.10 – 17.15


Prof. Michal Schwartz

The Wiezman Institute of Science
Department of Neurobiology
Rehovot - Israel
 

Therapeutic Vaccination for Spinal Cord Injury: Helping the Body to Cure Itself

 Questions
 


17.15 – 17.35

 

17.35 – 17.40


Veda Soopramanien 

Chakras and Spinal Cord

 Questions
 


17.40 – 18.30

19.30 – 21.00

 

21.00 - …..

 


Return to CISP for : 

Cocktail
Reception of officials
Concert given by opera singer Jean Lindahl
Adjournment Meal

 

May 31st 2003

Location: CISP Paris – 6 avenue Maurice Ravel – 75012 Paris (Salle « Stages »)

 

 
CHAIR: Michal Schwartz
 


9.00 – 9.20

 

 

9.20 – 9.25
 


Dr. Ming Qing Zhu

Zhu’s Acupuncture Medical & Neurology Center, Inc.

San Jose, California  – U.S.A.

Treatment of SCI with Scalp Acupuncture

Questions

 
9.25 – 9.45



 

 


9.45 – 9.50
 


Dr. Anthony Kanai

Department of Pharmacology, Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – U.S.A.

Optical Imaging Reveals that Alterations in Gap Junction Connectivity Following Spinal Cord Injury May Lead to Urinary Bladder Incontinence

Questions

 
9.50 – 10.10

 

 


 

10.10 – 10.15
 


Dr. Andrei Krassioukov

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, O.N.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Western Ontario, London - Canada

Plastic Changes within Spinal Autonomic Circuits after Spinal Cord Injury. Experimental and Clinical Correlations

Questions

 
10.15 – 10.35
 


Coffee break 

 


CHAIR: Shimon Rochkind

 

 
10.35 – 10.55

 

 


10.55 – 11.00


Dr. Cécile Jame-Collet

Graduated from the Faculté de Médecine de Paris
Saint Benin d’Azy – France

Restructuring of Muscle Strength through Measurements after Laserponcture Treatments

Questions
 

 
11.00 – 11.20




 

 

11.20 – 11.25
 


Michelle Guyot

Senior Manager Nurse in Hospice Civils of Lyon - Lyon – France
Stomatherapeute
President of the association AFET
Association Française d’Enterostomatherapeuthes
Formatrice de formation continue
D.U. Plaies et Cicatrisation

 Treatment of Pressure Sores

 Questions


11.25 – 11.45



 

 

 11.45 – 11.50


Albert Bohbot

Independent researcher in neurosciences
Director, Founder of the Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Laserponcture®
State registered podiatrist

La Chapelle Montlinard – France

Latest Progress with Laserponcture® 

Questions
 


11.50 – 12.20







 

 

 

12.20 – 12.30


Marcie Roth

Executive Director
National Spinal Cord Injury Association (N.S.C.I.A.) - Bethesda, Maryland – U.S.A.

&
Steve Towle

Vice President for Chapters, National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Bethesda, M.D. U.S.
President, Spinal Cord Injury Network of Metropolitan Washington U.S.A. (C 5/6 Quadriplegic, 29 years post-injury)

Mobilize Efforts Internationally towards Increased Resources for all Needed Research and Activities that Will Advance the Quality of Life for Individuals with S.C.I.

Questions
 


12.30 – 14.00
 


Lunch

 


CHAIR: Anba Soopramanien
 


14.00 – 14.20

 

 


 14.20 – 14.25


Dr. John D. Yeo Associate Professor
Director, Editorial and Scientific Board of the International Spinal Cord Society
Honorary Medical Officer, Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital
Consultant in Rehabilitation, Dalcross Private Hospital, Killara, Australia
 

The Effects of Post-Traumatic Ischaemia in the Spinal Cord

 Questions
 


14.25 – 14.45


 

 

14.45 – 14.50
 


Dr. Laurance S. Johnston

Mountain States Paralyzed Veterans of America (Denver, Colorado)
Former Director, Spinal Cord Research and Education Foundations (Washington, DC)
Colorado – U.S.A.

Alternative, Complementary & Energy-Based Medicine for S.C.I.

Questions


14.50 – 15.10
 

 

15.10 – 15.15


Nicole Lompré

Paris – France

Aviscene and the Fear of Innovation

 Questions
 


15.15 – 15.35



 

 


15.35 – 15.40


Prof. Saburo Kawaguchi

Professor emeritus
Department of Integrative Brain Science
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Kyoto - Japan

Spinal Cord Repair in Adult Rats : Recovery of Walking from Paraplegia with Restoration of Almost Neural Connections after Complete Spinal Transections.

Questions
 


15.40 – 16.00
 


Coffee break
 


CHAIR: Harry Goldsmith
 


16.00 – 16.20


 

 

16.20 – 16.25


Prof. Abraham Shahar

Head of the Vascular and Neural Reconstruction Labs
VNR Labs
Ness Ziona - Israel

Composite Implants for Spinal Cord Reconstruction

Questions
 


16.25 – 16.45


 

 



16.45 – 16.50


Dr. Lori Birder

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Medicine-Renal Division
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – U.S.A.

Effect of Spinal Cord Injury on Neural-Epithelial Signaling in the Urinary Bladder.

Questions
 


16.50 – 17.10

 

 


 17.10 – 17.15


Prof. Christopher J. Mathias
Professor of Neurovascular Medicine in the University of London
U.K.

Autonomic Disturbances in S.C.I.-on most Areas, Especially the Cardiovascular Problems

Questions
 


17.15 – 17.35

 

17.35 – 17.40


Audur Gudjonsdottir

Chairman of The Fund of Icelandic Women for Support of Cure of Spinal Cord Injury
Seltjarnarnes - Island 

Questions
 


17.40 – 17.50


Albert Bohbot

Closure


17.50 - ……


Spare time (or dinn
er to CISP at your choice)

 June 1st 2003

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