Biennial
Bath UK 2008
The 5th International Symposium on
Clinical Applications of
Serum Free Light Chain Analysis
18th & 19th September 2008, Assembly Rooms, Bath, UK
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Secretariat Chairman: Professor A. R. Bradwell,
Department of Immunology & Immunity,
University of Birmingham.
Sponsored by:
10 CPD points from Royal College of Pathologists

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Biennial
Preliminary Programme
Bath UK 2008
Thursday 18th September 2008, Assembly Rooms, Bath, UK.
Registration for meeting and hotels
·Free light chains (FLCs) in multiple myeloma I
Chair: Angela Dispenzieri
13.00
Welcome and introduction
A.R. Bradwell, Birmingham, UK
13.05
FLCs for myeloma diagnosis and staging
Graham Mead, Birmingham, UK
13.30
FLCs for myeloma monitoring
Guy Pratt, Birmingham, UK
13.55
Serum vs urine for FLC detection
Jerry Katzmann, Mayo Clinic, USA
14.25
How and when I use serum FLC tests
Angela Dispenzieri, Mayo Clinic, USA
15.00 Coffee / Tea
·Free light chains in multiple myeloma II
Chair: Giampaolo Merlini
15.15
Recent advances in myeloma treatment
Brian Durie, Cedars-Sinai, USA
16.00
FLC kit production and quality control
Hugh Carr-Smith, Birmingham, UK
·Heavy chain/light chain analysis in
Chair: Graham Mead
monoclonal gammopathies
16.20
Heavy chain/light chain (HevyliteTM) tests A.R. Bradwell, Birmingham, UK
16.40
HevyliteTM for diagnosis of monoclonal
To be confirmed
gammopathies
17.00
HevyliteTM for monitoring monoclonal
To be confirmed
gammopathies
17.30 - 19.00 Poster Session: Wine, Cheese and Prizes
Scientific Committee:
A. R. Bradwell, Birmingham, UK.
Graham P. Mead, Birmingham, UK.
Hugh Carr-Smith, Birmingham, UK.
Colin Hutchison, Birmingham, UK.
Paul Cockwell, Birmingham, UK.
Guy Pratt, Birmingham, UK.

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Biennial
Preliminary Programme
Bath UK 2008
Friday 19th September 2008, Assembly Rooms, Bath, UK.
08.30 Coffee / Tea
·Serum FLCs in other monoclonal gammopathies Chair: A.R. Bradwell
09.00
FLCs in AL amyloidosis and LCDD
Giampaolo Merlini, Pavia, Italy
09.40
MGUS, smouldering myeloma and
Bob Kyle, Mayo Clinic, USA
plasmacytoma
10.20
B CLL, Waldenström's and other
To be confirmed
lymphomas
11.00 Coffee / Tea
·Serum free light chains in Nephrology I
Chair: Brian Durie
11.15
Monoclonal FLCs and renal damage
Paul Sanders, Birmingham, USA
12.00
Theory of FLC removal by
Markus Storr, Gambro, Germany
haemodialysis
12.20
Phase I/II haemodialysis trial for
Colin Hutchison, Birmingham, UK
myeloma kidney
12.40
Renal results from the UK
Paul Cockwell, Birmingham, UK
13.00-14.00 Buffet lunch
·Serum free light chains in Nephrology II
Chair: Paul Sanders
14.00
Renal results from Tubingen
Nils Heyne, Tubingen, Germany
14.20
Results from Berlin
Ralf Schindler, Berlin, Germany
14.40
Round table discussion by trial centres
Chair: Paul Cockwell, Mark Cook,
Colin Hutchison, Birmingham, UK
15.20
Haematology/renal case studies
Mark Cook, Birmingham, UK
15.45 Coffee / Tea
·Serum free light chains in clinical practice
Chair: Bob Kyle
16.00
Guidelines for FLC measurements
Brian Durie, Cedars-Sinai, USA
16.40
Discussion Forum
G. Merlini, P. Sanders, B. Durie,
J. Katzmann
17.15
Close
A.R. Bradwell, Birmingham, UK
19.00 - 20.00 Reception at the Roman Baths
20.30
Gala Dinner at Assembly Rooms, Bath

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Biennial
Registration
Bath UK 2008
To register for the symposium, gala dinner and book hotel
accommodation please go to the symposium website:
www.biennial2008.org
10% early bird discount if you register before 31st May 2008.
Biennial
Call for abstracts
Bath UK 2008
Abstracts for poster presentation must be submitted on the symposium
website by 1st June 2008:
www.biennial2008.org
The official language of the symposium will be English.
10 CPD points from Royal College of Pathologists.
Points from Royal Colleges are transferable between colleges.
Biennial Secretariat:
Biennial Sponsors:
A MacCulloch Associates Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0)1789 765932
Fax: +44 (0)1789 766193
Email: info@biennial2008.org
HevyliteTM is a trademark of The Binding Site Ltd, Birmingham, UK.
MKG415
March 2008
The Roman Baths

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