EFVM2022
European Forum on Visceral Myopathy 2022
27-29 April 2022
ABOUT THE EVENT
EFVM2022 is the 1st International meeting dedicated to Visceral Myopathy (VSCM), a myogenic form of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, a rare severe genetic disease showing variable neonatal dysfunction in bladder and gut motility.
VSCM is largely unknown due to difficulties in diagnosis, and is still lacking pharmacological effective treatments.
An international and multidisciplinary taskforce between clinicians, researchers and Patient Advocacy Organizations representatives is necessary to address major VSCM issues: EFVM2022 wants to represent an opportunity to concentrate the scientific community efforts on the VSCM unmet needs, focusing on state of the art, emerging approaches and futuristic visions related to this pathology.
EFVM was funded by the European Joint Programme – Rare Diseases (Round 3) and by POIC e dintorni PAO.
Venue
Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi
Via N. Cuneo, 34
16032 Camogli, (GE – Liguria)
Italy
How to reach
By train
The Camogli S.Fruttuoso station is 2 minutes walk from the Hotel and directly connected to the national railway network. Find timetables and connections at the Trenitalia website
By car
Have a look at the directions provided by the Hotel or follow any navigation system. The Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi provides free parking for all attendees staying at the Hotel.
By plane
The nearest airport is Genova Cristoforo Colombo, which is internationally connected to Paris (Air France), Munich (Lufthansa), London (Ryanair and BA), Barcelona (Flyvalan), Bruxelles (Flyvalan), Amsterdam (KLM), Zurich (Flyvalan) and nationally to the international hub Fiumicino in Rome. The airport is connected via a shuttle service to the Genova Brignole train station (volabus, check the timetable) where a train to Camogli departs every half an hour (timetable and tickets).
Date
Wednesday, 27 April – Friday, 29 April 2022Scientific Program
Presentations
28 April 2022
- Paolo Gandullia: Clinical description
- Robert Heuckeroth: Hypothesis on pathogenetic mechanisms of VSCM
- Maria Alves: Understanding the genetic etiology of CIPO one gene at a time
- Elena Bonora: Experience on mitochondrial genes involved in VSCM
- Sohaib Hashmi: New models for visceral myopathy: Applying lessons from studying ACTG2 R257C in human intestinal SMCs
- Maxime MAHE: Modelling human gut development using iPSC
- Nikhil Thapar: Current avenues of management in paediatric and adult VSCM
- Luigi Dall’oglio: Surgery and Intestinal Transplant
- Florence Lacaille: Surgery and Intestinal Transplant
29 April 2022
Registration
EFVM2022 is a scientific event, mainly oriented to scientists and clinics but open to the whole population. The event will be partially recorded and made available through this website.
Registrations are open from October 2021 to 15 March 2022. We cannot guarantee room availability beyond this date.
Registration fee: The event is free of charge. The core activities of the conference are organized within the Hotel Cenobio dei Dogi, in Camogli (Genova, Italy), which was also chosen for the accommodation of participants. The cost of the full-conference accommodation is €393, which includes: 2 nights in single room (or double room single use) and related City Tax, 3 coffee breaks, 2 lunches, 1 social dinner (April 27th, 2022).
To register to the event please go to the registration page.
Remember “Green Pass” is required to attend the event.
Organizing Committee
- Federica Viti, Researcher | Institute of Biophysics, CNR | Genoa, Italy
- Isabella Ceccherini, Head of the UOSD Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Gianna Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.
- Massimo Vassalli, Reader | James Watt School of Engineering | University of Glasgow
- Nikhil Thapar, Academic Lead for Gastroenterology | UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health | London
- Maria Judit Molnar, Director | Semmelweis University’s Institute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders | Budapest
- Maria Alves, Assistant Professor | Clinical Genetics | Erasmus University Medical Center | Rotterdam
- Alessandro Palmitelli, Vice-President and Scientific Board Member of Associazione Poic e dintorni Aps | Rome
Additional Information
EFVM2022 event is organized in tight connection with ENS meeting 2022, that this year will be held in Ferrara (Italy).
A comfortable solution (probably an ad-hoc bus transfer) will be organized for transferring interested participants from Ferrara to Camogli.
For any related question please contact federica.viti@ibf.cnr.it.
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