WELCOME
Prof. Borja Corcóstegui
President Scientific Council Prof. David Pelayes
Dr. Giuseppe Guarnaccia
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of Eurolam Retina, we are very pleased to invite you to the 2nd Macula & Retina Congress to be held 16-17 March 2012 at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Miami, Florida.
Eurolam Retina (Society of European/Latin American Retina Vitreous) consists of a group of European and Latin American specialists with the overall objective of exchanging experiences and information within the field of vitreoretinal pathologies; through the development of research projects and advancement of exchange programs between Latin America and Europe.
Eurolam participates in numerous global ophthalmologic events each year such as the European Congress of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology and European Society of Retina Specialists amongst many others.
Specifically for this Congress, Eurolam has developed a scientific program with the certification of ESASO (European School of Advanced Studies In Ophthalmology), which ensures not only the scientific quality but a university endorsement as well that is unprecedented for this type of event.
Please peruse the following pages for more information on this program and contact your local representative to secure your place for what promises to be an informative, educational meeting.
We are confident the scientific program with a distinguished international panel of speakers along with your active contributions will make this an ideal opportunity for all of us to gain valuable insights into the advancing science and treatment of neovascular AMD.
With our best regards,
Eurolam Retina
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Miami is one of the youngest cities in the U.S., having been founded in 1896. In the intervening century it has become one the biggest tourist destinations in the country but it's also the home of Latin American big business, and is a US fashion capital. Now, Miami is as culturally diverse as any other big American city and offers much to see and do in some of the finest weather around. With mile upon mile of sun and sand, Miami is best known for South Beach & Miami Beach, but it should be noted that there are several separate municipalities that make up Miami as a destination. From Miami's downtown skyscrapers, to the pastel-colored Art Deco hotels of South Beach as well as several neighborhoods which are famous on their own merits - Little Havana, Coconut Grove and Coral Gables. Website: http://www.icmiamihotel.com/ |
InterContinental Miami |
Francesco Bandello Scientific institute San Raffaele Milan, Italy |
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Neil Bressler Neil Bressler is Chief of the Retina Division at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has an endowed chair as the inaugural James P Gills Professor of Ophthalmology. His main research interests have been collaborative efforts in clinical trials of common retinal diseases, including AMD and diabetic retinopathy, and he has chaired several NIH sponsored and industry-sponsored multi-centre RCTs. Currently, as Chair of the NIH-sponsored Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network, he has extensive involvement regarding guidelines, policies, protocol development and implementation to facilitate network operations in an open and transparent fashion. Dr Bressler also chairs the NEI's Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for intramural clinical trials and the FDA's Ophthalmic Devices Panel. Beyond ophthalmology, he chairs the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Committee on Outside Interests and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. |
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Borja Corcóstegui Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Hospital Universitario Valle Hebron at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Director of the Institute Microcirurgia Ocular de Barcelona Dr. Corcóstegui became one of the founders of the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery of Barcelona, which he has directed since its founding and has served as president of the Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous since 1998 and of Euretina since 2005. In addition, he has directed nine doctoral theses presented at this University Centre as well as 26 training courses principally dealing with vitreous and retina problems. Corcóstegui has also been a speaker at 118 conferences at Spanish, European and U.S. universities, among others. He is the author of three books and of 28 publications in Spanish and foreign magazines. He is also acclaimed in the field of investigation for his work on the development of techniques and equipment for vitreo-retinal surgery. |
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Tarek S. Hassan
Clinical Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
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Ferenc Kuhn |
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Anat Loewenstein Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Anat Loewenstein is Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice-Dean of the medical school at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. A member of numerous ophthalmological societies, she also serves on the editorial boards and as a reviewer for several well-respected ophthalmology journals, including Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Retina, Ophthalmology, and Investigative Ophthalmology of Visual Science. She is the editor of the online journal Case Reports of Ophthalmology. Her main research interest is the retinal toxicity and penetration of various drugs, but she is also involved in the early detection of, and novel treatment modalities for, AMD. Professor Loewenstein is a Principal Investigator in many clinical trials, has authored scores of publications in prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals, and has collaborated in writing chapters for ophthalmology textbooks. She has participated in numerous national and international meetings, with multiple invited speaker appointments, and has been awarded a number of prestigious research grants and awards. |
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Edoardo Midena Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Padova, School of Medicine, and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Padova, Italy Chairman of the European Ophthalmic Oncology Group. Professor Midena's major scientific interests are chorioretinal diseases, and diagnostic techniques in ophthalmology. The interest in retinal diseases has been devoted to chronic acquired diseases (diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration), investigated from bench to bedside. He has contributed to the knowledge of the effects of different treatment modalities (radiation, thermotherapy, threshold and subthreshold photocoagulation, intraocular drugs) on retinal and choroidal circulation, and on retinal function. He has also worked on new diagnostic techniques as microperimetry, fundus autofluorescence, indocyanine green angiography and confocal microscopy applied in the different fields of ophthalmology and has significantly contributed to the development and clinical application of microperimetry. |
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Paul Mitchell Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Paul Mitchell is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Sydney and Director of Ophthalmology for the Sydney West Area Health Service, Australia. His clinical work focuses on managing AMD, diabetic and other vascular retinopathies, and on systemic diseases and their effects on the eye. He has a strong interest in the application of evidence-based medicine in ophthalmology, particularly in the area of new therapies for AMD. Professor Mitchell has made significant contributions in the fields of public health and ophthalmic epidemiology via the landmark Blue Mountains Eye Study, which has already yielded 370 international publications. |
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David Pelayes Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina David Pelayes is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), He has edited and authored chapters in the field of retina, vitreous and oncology ophthalmology and 191 publications including 17 scientific papers. He is an Executive Committee member of various national and international societies working in the retina and vitreous, trauma and ocular oncology. He serves on the Editorial Committee of Vision Pan-America and the British Journal of Ophthalmology and is also a reviewer for Eye, Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, the Archives of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology, and the Archives of Ophthalmology of Buenos Aires. He is the recipient of 17 national and international awards. |
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Gisbert Richard Head of Ophthalmology Department, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany Professor Dr. Gisbert Richard is Chairman and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. A native from Northern Germany, he studied medicine, psychology and biochemistry at the universities of Münster and Munich. Most of his research has been devoted to diagnostic and therapeutic improvements in diseases of the macula, the retina and the vitreous body. Dr. Richard was a founder and the first president (2001) of Euretina, the European Society of Retina specialist. He is currently serving as Euretinas general secretary. Dr. Richard is the author of more than 250 scientific papers, he wrote 8 books and contributed to 21 books. |
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Philip Rosenfeld Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida USA Dr. Philip Rosenfeld is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He received both his MD and PhD degrees in 1988 from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and completed his residency in ophthalmology as well as a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary of Harvard Medical School. Following his residency and research fellowship, Dr. Rosenfeld completed a vitreoretinal fellowship at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. After his fellowship in 1996, he joined the faculty of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. |
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Arun D. Singh Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Department of Ophthalmic Oncology Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio USA Director of the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology in the Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. He is Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, United Kingdom, and the American Board of Ophthalmology. He has published more than 160 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and has edited a major textbook, Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology, published by Elsevier. He is Editor of the British Journal of Ophthalmology. |
EuroLam
Eurolam Symposium,
ESASO 11th AMD & Retina Congress 4-5 2nd Macula & Retina Congress, Eurolam Symposium, 12th Euretina Congress,
EuroLam Executive Committee
Borja Corcostegui
SPAIN (President)
mailto:corcostegui@imo.es
City: Barcelona
Federico Graue
MEXICO (Vice President)
mailto:fedgraue@hotmail.com
City: DF Mexico
Francesco Bandello
ITALY (Vice President)
mailto:bandello.francesco@hsr.it
City: Milano
U. Schmidt-Erfurth
AUSTRIA (Treasurer)
mailto:Ursula.schmidt-erfurth@meduniwien.ac.at
City: Vienna
David E. Pelayes
ARGENTINA (General Secretary)
mailto:davidpelayes@gmail.com
City: Buenos Aires
Upcoming Events
Meeting Orlando 22-25 October, 2011
Lisbon November, 2011
EuroLam ESASO, Miami, 16-18 March, 2012
Milan 6-9 September, 2012
EuroLam Retina Board
Stefan Seregard
mailto:stefan.seregard@sankterik.se
City: Stockholm, SWEDEN
Walter Takahashi
mailto:wytakahashi@uol.com.br
City: Sao Paulo, BRASIL
Ferenc Kuhn
mailto:fkuhn@mindspring.com
City: Pecs, HUNGARY-USA
Gisbert Richard
mailto:richard@uke.uni-hamburg.de
City: Hamburg, GERMANY
Thomas Wolfensberger
mailto:tjwolfensberger@gmail.com
City: Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
Marcio Nehemy
mailto:mbnehemy@terra.com.br
City: Belo Horizonte, BRASIL
Samuel Boyd
mailto:sboyd@thehighlights.net
City: Panama, PANAMA
George W. Aylward
mailto: bill.aylward@moorfields.nthames.nhs.uk
City: London, UK
Rafael T Cortez
mailto:rafaelcortez@net-uno.net
City: Caracas, VENEZUELA
Alain Gaudric
mailto:Alain.gaudric@lrb.ap-hop-paris.fr
City: Paris, FRANCE
Einar Stefansson
mailto:einarste@landspitali.is
City: Reykjavik, ICELAND
Edoardo Midena
mailto:edoardo.midena@unipd.it
City: Padova, ITALY
Hernando Camacho
mailto:hdocam@yahoo.es
City: Bogota, COLOMBIA
Bertil Damato
mailto:bertil@damato.co.uk
City: Liverpool, UK
Gregorio Gabela
mailto:ggabela@centrodelavision.med.ec
City: Quito, ECUADOR
Raul NG Vianna
mail to:tbd
City: Rio de Janiero, BRAZIL
Information
| Hotel Address |
InterContinental Miami |
| Spouses/Guests | Please note this is a scientific meeting, as such in conforming to the meeting guidelines no spouses or guests are allowed to participate in any of the group functions, meals, etc |
| Badges for participants | Delegates receive individual name badges when registering to the Congress. According to the EUROLAM guidelines, these name badges must be worn at all times throughout the Congress and evening functions. No admittance can be granted, if delegates do not visibly wear the name badge. |
| Climate & Weather Forecasts | The average climate during March is a high of 79 degrees F and lows around 64 degrees F. However, we recommend bringing a sweater or jacket in case of inclement weather. |
| Congress Language and Translators | The official Congress language is English. Spanish simultaneous translation will be provided as well. |
| Food and Refreshments | Food and refreshments are not included in the registration fee outside the congress times and except for the social events. |
| Insurance(s) | The Organizers are not responsible for individual medical, travel or personal insurances. Delegates are advised to cover themselves with their own personal insurances. |
| Registration Desk - Opening Hours |
Registration desks will be located on the mezzanine/second level outside the main ballroom foyer area and will be open at the following times: |
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Exhibits
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A Commercial Exhibition will be held around the Atrium of the Intercontinental Miami Hotel, close to the Plenary Session, Poster area and catering. The exhibit location will provide an excellent opportunity for all delegates to interact with the commercial companies and to familiarize themselves with all the latest advances. Scheduled hours for exhibits are: |
Accommodations
1. InterContinental Miami Downtown 2. JW Marriott Marquis Miami 3. Hyatt Regency Miami
If you are making your own hotel and travel arrangements, the following information below can assist you with respect to your hotel accommodation options:
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL
(305) 577-1000
This is the headquarter hotel and you can make arrangements either by phone or via the internet. The group rate is $279.00 plus taxes (breakfast is not included)
Phone: you may dial 1-800-327-3005 and use the group code BNP or just ask for the Eurolam 2nd Macula & Retina Congress to make their hotel reservations.
Internet: click on this link & proceed as directed: Eurolam 2nd Macula & Retina Cong
(rooms and rate are subject to availability)
255 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL 33131
+1 (305) 421-8777
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/miamj-jw-marriott-marquis-miami/
This hotel is three blocks away from the Inter-Continental Miami. No special group rates are offered at this hotel.
400 Southeast 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33131
+1 (305) 358-1234
http://miamiregency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
This hotel is located about four blocks from the Inter-Continental Miami. No special group rates are offered at this hotel.