SEMINARS ON APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES V Symposium on Gastrointestinal Pathology and its Importance in Management Stratification Today and Tomorrow Stockholm, Sweden, August 30 - September 1, 2006 Director: Dr. Stefan B. Cajander, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden Senior Advisor: Professor Roger Willén, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

Dear colleague, We have the pleasure to announce Seminars on Applied Medical Sciences V. Honorary Guest Lecturer: Nobel Laureate Professor Barry J. Marshall Chairman: Professor Emeritus Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser Faculty: Professor Barry J. Marshall, Nedlands Professor Emeritus Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser, Cincinnati Professor Harvey Goldman, Boston Professor Emeritus Peter G. Isaacson, London Professor Stefan Lindgren (gastroenterologist), Malmö Professor Mef Nilbert (oncologist), Lund Professor Amy Noffsinger, University of Chicago Professor Lars Påhlman (surgeon), Uppsala Associate Professor Bruno Walther (surgeon), Lund Associate Professor Stefan B. Cajander, Uppsala We are honored and extremely happy that Professor Barry J. Marshall, 2005 Nobel Laureat, will attend this meeting as our honorary lecturer.

Nobel Laureate Barry J. Marshall [Photographer Frances Andrjich]

This symposium will provide an update in surgical pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, with particular emphasis on its central role in the management of patients with gastrointestinal diseases. Discussions by clinicians on the importance of GI pathology in formulating local and systemic treatment plans will complement lectures provided by expert GI pathologists. In addition, the emerging role of molecular biology in the classification and management of GI tumors will be presented and discussed.

Our faculty represents the ”cutting edge” in knowledge in this field and there will be ample time for questions and discussion.

The participants will be able to disseminate the course content to colleagues “back home” since all lectures will be recorded and made available on a DVD together with fully synchronized PowerPoint slides shown in original quality (the DVD with the whole program content is included in the registration fee).

A case seminar based on slides accessible by virtual microscopy on the Internet before the course start is included and the participant with the best results - according to supposed correct diagnoses - will receive a “golden” prize.

The participants will have the opportunity to informally consult faculty members about their difficult or interesting cases.

Handouts with high quality color prints of all presented lecture slides (approximately 1.700 PowerPoint slides) are included in the course fee, as well as coffee/tea and lunches.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to attend this symposium and experience the charming and beautiful city of Stockholm, the Royal Capital of Sweden. Stockholm is built on 14 islands with well-preserved medieval buildings standing alongside modern architecture and with an exciting archipelago of 24, 000 islands.

The Stockholm City Hall

The Stockholm Royal Palace

The participants have been invited by the Stockholm City Council and the Stockholm County Council to a Reception at the Stockholm City Hall (Thursday), the very building where the annual Nobel dinner and festivities take place. An interesting and highly appreciated event with Swedish delicatessen and drinks followed by a guided tour of the building.

The first evening, August 30, there will be a dinner party with entertainment at the famous Grand Hotel (included in the registration fee). We will have a drink in the Grand Hotels STRÖMSALONGERNA (see below) - where you have a wonderful view of water, boats and the Stockholm Palace - followed by a three course gourmet dinner in the magnificent SPEGELSALEN (see below) with some entertainment.

STRÖMSALONGERNA: Strömsalongerna is just next to Spegelsalen. The suite of rooms was built in the mid-1920s to create a more elegant entrance to Spegelsalen. Here, conference-goers can meet and mingle in a more intimate environment before the main presentation, after which two large sliding doors are opened to reveal the magnificent Spegelsalen (see below). Strömsalongerna's strict classicism and minimalist style contrast with the opulent grandeur of Spegelsalen, but together they form a fantastic entertainment space.

SPEGELSALEN: Spegelsalen, the "Hall of Mirrors", is a magnificent ballroom decorated in gold, white and red. Ever since the opening in 1899, it has been the scene of countless successful conferences and brilliant parties. Spegelsalen was inspired by its namesake, the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles. The room has four large mirror doors on either side, beautiful ceiling paintings and two giant chandeliers with gold-coated arms. Spegelsalen is now regarded as a part of Sweden's cultural heritage. It has no equivalent anywhere else in Sweden. It was in this room that the first Nobel Prize ceremony and banquet took place in 1901. It was a successful evening, and the event continued to be organized here up until 1929, when the Nobel Foundation decided to move the banquet to the newly built Stockholm City Hall. Still today, the Laureates and their families stay at the Grand HÙtel in connection with the event.

The symposium will be held in the building occupied by the Swedish Society of Medicine, Klara Ostra Kyrkogata 10. The building, which has served as a meeting place for doctors and members since 1906, is centrally located and close to excellent restaurants, hotels, and shopping.

This meeting offers a unique opportunity to combine high-class science with interesting social activities at a time of the year when Stockholm is showing its full beauty!

Welcome to Stockholm and a wonderful experience!

Program

Faculty

Barry J. Marshall M.D. Professor of Medicin & Microbiology University of Western Australia Nedlands, Australia	Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser M.D. Professor Emeritus of Pathology University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, USA
Harvey Goldman M.D. Professor of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA	Peter G. Isaacson M.D. Professor Emeritus of Histopathology University College London London, UK
Stefan Lindgren M.D. Professor of Medicin University Hospital Malmö, Sweden	Mef Nilbert M.D. Professor of Oncology University Hospital Lund, Sweden
Amy Noffsinger M.D. Professor of Pathology University of Chicago Chicago, USA	Lars Påhlman M.D. Professor of Surgery University Hospital Uppsala, Sweden
Bruno Walther M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery University Hospital Lund, Sweden	Stefan B. Cajander M.D. Associate Professor of Pathology University Hospital Uppsala, Sweden

Accommodation

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at hotels within walking
distance from the seminar premises. Please specify that you are enrolled in
this meeting and give the Code mentioned for the hotel in order to receive a
reduced room rate (about 15%). To ensure a reduced rate, reservation needs
to be done by either telephone, fax or email except for Sheraton which has a
special web site (with reduced rates) for participants of this meeting. Due
to the high season we strongly recommend early hotel reservation.

More hotels at your choice (regular price): follow this link

Registration

E-mail (or mail) completed registration form to Stefan B. Cajander.

Sponsors

The SAMS V organizing committee would like to thank
all the sponsors and supporters of this event!

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