PROGRAMME 13th November 2024
9.30 Registration and coffee
10.15 Symposium opening and welcome. Johnny Ludvigsson, founder and Honorary Chairman of Barndiabetesfonden
Session I: Aspects on the etiology of type 1 diabetes?
Chairman: Prof Malin Flodström-Tullberg, Karolinska Inst, Stockholm
10.20 Prof Knut Dahl-Jörgensen, Oslo university: Virus as the cause of Type 1 diabetes
10.50 Prof Eric Triplett, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA: The role of the microbiome
11.20 Prof Matej Oresic, Turku and Örebro universities: Metabolomic changes in cord-blood before any autoimmune process
11.50 Prof Karsten Buschard, University of Copenhagen: The role of gluten and lipids
12.15 Lunch
13.00 Prof Olle Korsgren, Uppsala university: New-old views on T1D etiology and pathogenesis.
13.30 Prof Matthias von Herrath, Seattle/Miami, USA: For and against actual trends in the view upon the T1D disease
Session II: Prevention of type 1 diabetes
Chairman: Prof Åke Lernmark, Malmö/Lund university
14.00 Prof Helena Elding-Larsson, Malmö/Lund university: For and against screening for Stage 1-2 of Type 1 diabetes
14.30 Senior Prof Mikael Knip, Helsinki university: Primary prevention of Type 1 diabetes
15.00 Senior Prof Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping university: Secondary prevention of Type 1 diabetes
15.30 Coffee
16.00- 16.30 Panel Discussion: Screening for prediction of Type 1 diabetes: Helena Elding Larsson, Knut Dahl Jörgensen, Mikael Knip and Johnny Ludvigsson
16.30 End of the meeting
About the symposium
The symposium will be held in Stockholm Bergs School of Communication. Tengelinsgatan 3, Norra Djurgårdsstaden in Stockholm.
Patricipation fee
Early bird offer until September 30th: 1 500 SEK
Regular price from September 14th to October 25th: 1 790 SEK.
The participation fee includes lunch and coffee.
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