The scientific programme of our past events in the Osteoarthritis and  Reproduction fields are displayed here below.
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IOF 2002, Barcelona (Spain)
November 7, 2002, 7.30 - 8.45

Title: Health economics in Osteoarthritis

Chairman: Jean-Yves Reginster (Liège, B)

• INTRODUCTION
• THE BURDEN OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN SPAIN
  Xavier Badia Llach (Barcelona, E)
• MEDICAL COSTS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN ITALY
  Gianni Leardini (Venice, I)
• CHONDROPROTECTION THROUGH CHONDROITIN 4&6 SULPHATE (CONDROSULF): THE ZURICH STUDY
  Daniel Uebelhart (Zurich, CH)
• A RETROPROSPECTIVE FRENCH STUDY WITH CHONDROITIN SULFATE IN OA PATIENTS: NSAIDs AND ANALGESICS REDUCTION ASSESSMENT
  Bernard Bégaud (Bordeaux, F)
• DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

EULAR 2002, Stockholm (Sweden)
June 12, 2002, 10.15 - 11.45

Title:"Chondroprotection through Chondrosulf: the Zurich study"

Chairman: B. A. Michel (Zurich, CH)

• INTRODUCTION
  B.A. Michel (Zurich, CH)
• STUDY PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION
  G.Stucki (Munchen, D)
• CLINICAL OUTCOMES
  P.Brühlmann (Zurich, CH)
• DEXA OUTCOMES
  D.Uebelhart (Zurich, CH)
• CHONDROITIN SULFATE: HOW DOES IT WORK?
  G. Verbruggen (Ghent, B)
• DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
  A. Michel (Zurich, CH)

MCRM 2002, Taormina (Sicily)
November 4, 2002, 16.30 - 18.00

Title: Does successful ovarian stimulation depend on gonadotropin generations?

Chairman: PG Crosignani (Milan, I)

• WELCOME
• OOCYTE MATURATION IN HUMANS: EFFECT OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR SYSTEM AND INTERACTION WITH GONADOTROPINS IN HYPERSTIMULATED CYCLES
  Luciano G Nardo (Surrey, UK - Catania, I)
• HIGHLY PURIFIED FSH AND OOCYTE AND EMBRYO QUALITY
  Helmy Selman (Chieti, I)
• OVARIAN STIMULATION USING STEP-DOWN AND DIFFERENT FSH PREPARATIONS
  Cheryl T Fitzgerald (Manchester, UK)
• CONCLUSION

MEFS 2002, Cairo (Egypt)
November 2, 2002, 9.00 - 11.00

Title: Critical issues for IVF outcome: which do actually apply?

Chairmen: Michel Abou Abdallah (Beirut, LEB), JG Grudzinskas (London, UK)

• WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
• ICSI: FACTS, FALLACIES AND THE FUTURE
  Alastair G Sutcliffe (London, UK)
• THE IMPORTANCE OF LH IN CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION.
  CAN A LOWER THRESHOLD BE DEFINED?
  Lars Westergaard (Odense, UK)
• THE STEP-DOWN PROTOCOL FOR OVARIAN STIMULATION: SAFETY, EFFICACY AND OUTCOME
  Cheryl T Fitzgerald (Manchester, UK)
• HIGHLY PURIFIED FSH AND OOCYTE AND EMBRYO QUALITY
  Helmy A Selman (Chieti, I)
• CONCLUSION

ESHRE 2002, Vienna (Austria)
July 2, 2002, 14.00 - 15.15

Title: "Ovarian stimulation for ART: safety, efficacy and outcome"

Chairmen: J. G. Grudzinskas (London, UK), P. Crosignani (Milan, I)

• WELCOME
  J. G. Grudzinskas (London, UK)
• OVARIAN STIMULATION USING STEP DOWN: SAFETY, EFFICACY AND OUTCOME
  B. A. Lieberman (Manchester, UK)
• LH MATTERS IN CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION
  L. G. Westergaard (Hellerup, DK)
• CHILDREN CONCEIVED BY ICSI: FACTS, FALLACIES AND THE FUTURE
  A. G. Sutcliffe (London, UK)
• CONCLUSION
  P. Crosignani (Milan, I)