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Conference 2003 Presentations

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blue_dot.gif (326 bytes)   Programme Friday, 31st January

Session 1: Androgens and Men's Health I
Chairman: Dr. Michael Hansen

The Effect of Androgens on the Vascular System
Prof. Jesper Mehlsen, Medical Director, Dept. of Clinical Physiology & Nuclear Medicine, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Diabetes and Testosterone
Dr. T.R.Trinick, Consultant Chemical Pathologist and Physician, Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust, The Ulster Hospital, Belfast, UK

Session 2: Androgens and Men's Health II
Chairman: Prof. Jesper.Mehlsen

Androgens and bones.
Prof. Richard Eastell Division of Clinical Sciences, Bone Metabolism Group, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Androgen deficiency in the adult and its relevance to primary care.
Prof. Louis Gooren Dept. of Endocrinology, VUMC, The Netherlands.

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Session 3: Androgens and the Brain
Chairman: Dr Peter Mellett
Serum Testosterone in men with Alzheimer's Disease.
Dr. Eva Hogervorst OPTIMA, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
Androgens and Brain Function.
Prof. Suzana Petanceska, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and cell biology at NYU School of Medicine and the Nathan Kline Institute.

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Session 4: Androgen Replacement
Chairman: Dr Joel Kaufman

Current recommendations on use of androgens in the andropause.
Prof. Bruno Lunenfeld Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Towards the Perfect Androgen; a customised approach to treatment options.
Dr. Bruce Biundo, Professional Compounding Centers of America, Houston, Texas, USA

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blue_dot.gif (326 bytes)  Programme Saturday 1st February

Session 5:The Prostate I
Chairman: Prof. Aksam Yassin

Androgens, the prostate, and the impact of neoplasia
Mr Mark Feneley,  Institute of Urology, London UK
Androgen Replacement and Prostate Disease, Benign and Malignant
Dr Joel Kaufman, Aurora Urology, P.C., Aurora, Colorado, USA

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Session 6:The Prostate II
Chairman: Mr Mark Feneley

BPH and Sexuality: Etiology, Pathogenesis & Therapy Consequences.
Prof. Aksam Yassin, Dept. of Urology & Human Sexuality, Buckhoerner Moor 110, Norderstedt, Germany.

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Session 6a -  Androgens and the Brain II
Cognitive Decline in the Andropause; Exploring the androgen connection
Dr Robert Tan, Associate Professor, University of Texas-Houston
Alzheimer's Disease; molecular risk factors and therapeutic approaches
Dr Ralph Martins, Sir James McCusker Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia.
Cholesterol Metabolism : A Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease
Dr Larry Refolo, Scientific Director, The Institute of the Study of the Aging, New York, USA

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