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Global Issues in Clinical Toxinology 2008
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Sunday 23 November 2008
Invited Lecture: Why is snakebite under‐recognized as a global public health problem? Invited Lecture: Preliminary studies of a dose‐finding study with a new F(ab’)2 antivenom. Lunch Poster Session 1 Anaphylactic reaction secondary to Bothrops snake bite Fatal neurotoxic envenoming following the bite of a Lesser Black Krait (Bungarus lividus) in Nepal Snakes in Vicinity of Chitwan National Park‐ the World Heritage Site,Lowland, Nepal Activity of expired and mistreated commercial antivenoms Analysis of the Antivenom Market in Sub‐Sarahan Africa: A commercial explanation of antivenom shortages and possible solutions Snake bite management: A Kenyan experience Characterization of antivenoms available in West and Central Africa. Open Forum Discussion on African Issues Session 4: Central & South‐East Asia A case series of envenoming by Saw‐scaled viper (Echis carinatus) in Sri Lanka Snake bites without systemic envenoming in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh Snakebite First‐aid Education and its Impact in Rural Madi Valley, Central‐South Lowland Nepal Moderator: Mr. David Williams Reports of Regional Group Discussions and Open Forum Session 6: Global Issues in Clinical Toxinology
Invited Lecture: WHO Guidelines for the Production, Control and Regulation of Snake Antivenom Immunoglobulins Invited Lecture: Snakebite – a view from a health economist
Room #1 Plenary Lecture: Snakebite envenoming in the Americas: overview of a complex public health problem Predictors of Bothrops jararaca venom allergy in snake handlers and snake venom handlers Collaborative efforts in the preclinical testing of antivenoms in South America Lunch Poster Session 2 The lancehead pitviper Bothrops asper as a cause of snake bite
envenoming in a dry inter‐Andean valley of southern EcuadorDexamethasone associated with specific serotherapy improved the treatment of local inflammatory reactions experimentally induced by Bothrops venoms in mice The Australian Exotic Snake Forum: A Model for Addressing Exotic Snakebite Related Issues Concurrent Session (Session 8) The Ameicas ICT Theatre 1 Multimedia taxonomic tools: resources for the appraisal of snake diversity and the management of snake bites in Ecuador Case Series of Severe Rattlesnake Envenomations Resembling Anaphylactoid Reactions in Arizona Local tissue damage in viperid snakebite envenoming: pathogenesis and therapeutic possibilities Snakebite Mortality in the USA: Lessons from the last 26 years Open Forum Discussion on American Issues Concurrent Session (Session 9): Central and South‐East Asian Regional Group Room 206 An audit of snakebite and the issues of antivenom use at a newly established Poisoning Unit in the hilly Central Province, Sri Lanka. Black snakes at night: Bungarus niger , an overlooked cause of snake bite envenoming in South Asia Clinical profile and management issues of cobra bites (Naja naja) in Sri Lanka Situation of Snakebite Envenomation in Nepal Open Forum Discussion on Central and South‐East Asian Issues Session 10: Global Issues in Clinical Toxinology
Reports of Regional Group Discussions and Open Forum Plenary Lecture: Snake bites in Asia: epidemiology, clinical presentation and treatment Invited Lecture: Snakebite in the Central Asian region, with special reference to Sri Lanka Prof. Kavi Ratanabanangkoon Invited Lecture: Production of potent, polyvalent antivenom against elapid snakes in Thailand : a long winding road Invited Lecture: Snake bite problems and related research questions with special reference to South East Asia Invited Lecture: Prevention and first aid interventions for Russell's viper bite injuries in Myanmar Invited Lecture: Snake bite in Bangladesh Lunch Poster Session 4 Impact of delayed presentation, transport method and first aid use on antivenom dosage at Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Lowland Nepal Envenoming by the Ecuadorian hog‐nosed pitviper Porthidium arcosae: a case report with notes on distribution and ecology Antigenic kinship and paraspecific protection in the genus Naja Concurrent Session (Session 13): Global Issues in Clinical Toxinology ICT Theatre 1 Molecular and immunological strategies to
snake biteAntivenom: the most cost‐effective treatment Snake bite: does cost effectiveness matter? Open Forum Discussion on Global Issues Concurrent Session (Session 14): Central and South‐East Asia Room 206 A model of empowering paramedics in the management and research in snakebite in resource poor settings: 10 years outcome Guidelines vs. i.v. lines — antivenom extremes in the clinical management of Common Krait ( Bungarus caeruleus ) envenoming Neutralization of lethalities of some snake venoms by antibodies raised against Mucuna pruriens seed extract. New Improvement Production Technique of Polyvalent Snake Antivenom Immunoglobulins Prevention of acute adverse reactions to snake antivenom after
bite: multi‐centre, randomized, controlled clinical trial.Open Forum Discussion on Central & South‐East Asian Issues Open Forum Discussion on Central & South‐East Asian Issues ICT Foyer ICT Theatre 1 Reports of Regional Group Discussions and Open Forum Depart UoM by bus from front of ICT building for Melbourne Zoo ICT Foyer Melb. Zoo Education Centre An Antidote for Snakebite: A Global Snakebite Initiative Open Discussion of the Global Snakebite Initiative Concept Session 17 ‐ Global Snakebite Initiative Melb. Zoo Education Centre Election of a Global Snakebite Initiative Steering Committee ICT Theatre 2 Hope, disappointment and small victories: the opportunities, obstacles and challenges of improving snakebite management in Papua New Guinea. Quality of venoms for use in antisera production Snakebite education in the developing world: training essentials, curriculum development and practical challenges Knowledge Transfer in Toxinology Afternoon Tea ICT Foyer Room #1 Health seeking behaviour following snakebite in Rural Nepal The national interest: snake bite and the first Australian federal grants for medical research Severe neurotoxic envenoming by Wall's Krait (Bungarus walli) in
Bangladesh and NepalICT footpath Melb. Aquarium ICT Foyer Invited Lecture: TBA Invited Lecture: Management of Snakebite in Australia and Papua New Guinea; How Multicentre Prospective Studies can inform the Current Evidence Base Invited Lecture: Antivenom use in Australasia: More questions than answers ICT Foyer ICT Theatre 1 CSL Antivenom Manufacture Snakebite first aid training in Papua New Guinea: Determining efficacy of training by quantitative skill retention Investigating pressure bandaging in a simulated setting: bandage type, training and the effect of transport Knowledge of snakebite first aid: How well informed are Australians? Failure of antivenom for venom induced consumption coagulopathy in Australian Snakebite Venomous Snakebite Hospitalisations in Australia 2002‐2005 ICT Theatre 1 Snakebite Deaths in Australia ‐ a Century of Change Sanke Venom Detection in Australia The New Guinea small‐eyed snake (Micropechis ikaheka): a case study in how basic research into venom composition improves our understanding of clinical syndromes of envenoming, and provides insights into antivenom suitability. Origin of the eastern brownsnake, Pseudonaja textilis in New Guinea: evidence of multiple dispersals from Australia, current distribution, clinical experience and public health resource implications. Open Forum Discussion on Australasian Issues ICT Foyer ICT Theatre 1 Final reports of Regional Group Discussions Conference closure and announcement of venue and timing for 2nd GICT Meeting