1.30 pm
Registration and Coffee
2.00 pm
Professor Robert Wynn, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist / Bone Marrow Transplant; Honorary Professor of Clinical Paediatric Haematology and Cell Therapies, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
2.35pm
Professor Siddharth Banka, Consultant Geneticist, St. Mary's Hospital
3.10pm
Break
3.40 pm
Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for England
4.15pm
Advances in cystic fibrosis management
Dr Anna Shawcross, Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Manchester
Learning Objectives:
- An understanding of the state of current cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical care including diagnosis via newborn screening, medical management of CF and current prognosis into adulthood
- An introduction to CFTR modulator drugs, including mode of action and clinical effects
- The challenges of diagnosis CF and CFTR-related disorders.
4.50pm
Coffee
5.20 pm
Annual General Meeting followed by the Presidential Address of Dr Ruth Gottstein
6.10 pm
Close
*Venue directions: https://www.mandec.co.uk/contact/
MANDEC is built on the roof of the Dental Hospital and has its OWN ENTRANCE in Bridgeford Street. PLEASE NOTE: Access is NOT available through the Dental Hospital Patient Entrance – the MANDEC entrance door is to the left of this. On entering the building take the lift or stairs to the 3rd floor.
PARKING
Please note: Booth Street West car park is chargeable. Access is from HIGHER CAMBRIDGE STREET. SATNAV postcode M15 6AR. The entrance road to the multi storey car park is opposite the Trinity High School and behind the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
For further information regarding Manchester University Campus parking see link https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/open-days-visits/open-days/travel/parking/
Prices
This event is free for MMS members. For non-members, please find a list of tickets for this event below.
| Ticket |
Price |
| Any non-member |
£50.00 |