UK Conference
Allergy Induced Autism Conference Sept. 29/30, 2000 Birmingham UK AiA (Allergy induced Autism), presents its third international conference with distinguished speakers from two continents meeting to discuss detail of important new findings and progress made over the last eighteen months. Health Visitors, Special Needs Teachers, GPs, Consultants, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Parents, Paediatricians, Gastroenterologists, Psychiatrists, Dieticians, Carers, Immunologists, Biochemists, Residential Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANYONE working in the field of autistic spectrum disorders including PDD and ADHD will find this conference of great benefit, providing a rare opportunity for clinicians to gain a greater insight into the medical nature of the increasingly common AiA condition and importantly how to formulate an effective treatment regime. AiA Conference 2000 is fully accredited for GPs and consultants with attendance yielding 12 U.K. PGEA / CME points. Birmingham - UK The National Motorcycle Museum Conference Centre Road/Rail/Air Links Excellent - 5 minutes from Birmingham International Airport 29/30 September 2000 The Programme The chairman is Professor Michael Gardner Ph.D. DSc (Edin) FIBiol, Professor of Physiological Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford. A biochemist and physiologist, he has been interested in gastrointestinal function for thirty years. With full time commitment to University teaching and basic bio-medical research, a major interest has been proving that the absorption of some biologically active peptides from the diet may be relevant in some sub-sets of mental illness, including autism. "Transfer Factor Professor Dudley Dumonde MA Ph.D. MD FRCPath FRSC is Emeritus Professor of Immunobiology at the United Dental and Medical School (Kings College) and Visiting Professor in Immunobiology at St. Georges Hospital Medical School. Immunology and Immunologic-Based Treatment of Autism Latest IVIG Research Findings Professor Sudhir Gupta MD Ph.D. joined the University of California, Irvine in 1982 becoming one of the youngest Professors of Medicine in the United States. Currently he is Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, the Chief of the Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, and Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine at the University of California , Irvine. Internationally renowned for his important contributions in the fields of immunology, AIDS, cancer research and autism, Dr. Gupta has published in excess of four hundred scientific papers, reviews and book chapters in addition to editing fourteen books ranging from basic immunology to congenital immunodeficiency diseases. He has trained more than fifty post-doctoral research fellows from all over the world, many of whom are now Professors and department heads at major Universitie Gluten and Casein Free Diet The Way Forward Mrs. Anne Laverty BSc. Qualified in dietetics from Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh. With a wide range of experience in the field of dietetics ranging from diabetes care to the use of hypoallergenic diets in the treatment of atopic eczema she is senior dietician at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Antrim specialising in Learning Disability. With autism as a special interest Anne and her team have implemented the casein and gluten free diet in the community and the hospital. G-Alpha Protein Defects in Autistic Children Dr. Mary Megson M.D. is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Member of the Society of Developmental Pediatrics. Currently Associate Clinical Professor of Paediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia she also runs the Pediatric and Adolescent Ability Center in Richmond Virginia with a particular interest in behavioural paediatrics and child development. Viral Infections & Psychiatric Disturbance in Patients with Bowel Symptoms Dr. Scott Montgomery BSc.Ph.D is Research Fellow in the Department of Medicine at The Royal Free Hospital and Medical School where he is Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care. He is also Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Longditudinal Studies, London. Colonic Epithelial Pathology in Autistic Enterocolitis Dr. Simon Murch BSc Ph.D. is Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology at the Royal Free Hospital, and has been working with Andrew Wakefield and John Walker-Smith to investigate the gastrointestinal component of autism. His research background is in mucosal immunology, working particularly on the role of macrophage products(eg TNF endothelins) in causing tissue damage in conditions such as Crohn's disease. His other major area was the finding of inflammation in the lung disease of preterm infants. His current work, in addition to the autistic studies, relates to childhood food allergies and associated immunodeficiency. TaqMan PCR Analysis on Ileo-Colonic LNH in Autistic Children. Professor John OLeary M.D., MB, B.Ch., B.A.O., B.Sc., M.Sc.(NUI)., D.Phil(Oxon), MRCPath. Is Director of Pathology and Consultant Histopathologist at The Coombe Womens Hospital in Dublin. Dysbiosis and the Effective use of Probiotics Dr. Sue Plummer PhD With a doctorate in microbial ecology Sues postdoctoral work was at Porton Down. For the past seventeen years she has worked in a commercial environment researching the microbial ecology of the gastro-intestinal tract. The M.I.N.D. Model Mr. Rick Rollens spent 23 years as a legislative staffer before becoming secretary of the Senate in California. Currently working as a political lobbyist he is a co-founder of the world-renowned M.I.N.D. Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders) at UC Davis which is researching the causes of autism. The Emerging Role of Autoimmunity in Autism Professor Vijendra Singh Ph.D is a research Professor at Utah State University, Logan. Following a post-doctoral fellowship in neurochemistry Dr. Singh took up a post at the University of British Colombia and Children s Hospital in Vancouver where he specialised in neuro-immunology, working on the immunology of childhood diseases including autism and Downs Syndrome.Based in the USA since 1985, Dr. Singh continues to research into nervous system disorders with a special interest in autism. The Pathology of Autistic Enterocolitis Dr. Andrew Wakefield FRCS is Reader in experimental gastroenterology at The Royal Free Hospital, London and Honorary Consultant to the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. Dr. Wakefield is also Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disorder Study Group. Sulphation & the Gut Brain Axis New Research Findings Dr. Rosemary Waring Ph.D DSc FRC Path is Reader in Human Toxicology at The Department of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham. Dr. Warings particular interest is in the biochemistry underlying chronic dysfunction such as Parkinsons Disease, Alzheimers Disease, Motor Neurone disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Practical Diagnostics&Treatment Plan / Dietary Considerations in Autism Panel question and answer sessions To book, download a booking form from the AiA website on: www.demon.co.uk/charities/AIA/aia/htm And mail or fax to: AiA (Conference Office) 210, Pineapple Rd. Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2TY UK Telephone/ Fax number +44 (0)121 444 6450