Vitamin D Conference in Poland
Vitamin D - minimum, maximum, optimum
1st conference was Oct 2012 - 550 attendees
European Vitamin D Association = EVIDAS
Presentations given in English or Polish with translation on headphones
Session 1 - EPIDEMIOLOGY of VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
08:30-10:00 Vitamin D status in Central Europe
Session 2 - VITAMIN D METABOLISM
10:45-11:10 Historical and Up-to-Date Perspectives on the Health Consequences of Vitamin D Deficiency Prof. Michael F. Holick (USA)
11:10-11:35 Skin synthesis of vitamin D - pros and cons, Prof. Jacek Lukaszkiewicz (Poland)
11:35-12:00 Dietary patterns of vitamin D intake, fortified food and supplementation - effectiveness of external sources of vitamin D for eradication of the deficiency
12:15-12:35 Evidence-based recommendations for vitamin D - Proven facts and myths about vitamin D , Prof. Glenville Jones (Canada)
Session 3 - VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
14:30-14:50 Nutritional Rickets - global guidelines for prevention and treatment , Prof. Thomas D. Thacher (USA)
14:50-15:10 North America - IOM and The Endocrine Society guidelines, Prof. Michael F. Holick (USA)
15:10-15:30 Western Europe, Prof. Paul Lips (Netherlands)
15:30-15:50 Central Europe , Assoc. Prof. Paweł Płudowski (Poland)
15:50-16:20 Asia, Middle East, Africa , Dr. Afrozul Haq (UAE), Dr. Gitahi Theuri (Kenya)
16:20-16:30 Australia and New Zealand , Assoc. Prof. Jerzy Konstantynowicz (Poland)
16:30-16:50 Vitamin D for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities, Dr. William B. Grant (USA)
Session 4 - VITAMIN D - A RAPID OVERVIEW of ORIGINAL STUDIES
Session 5 - VITAMIN D from A DERMATOLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVE
09:00-09:20 The significance of vitamin D in dermatologists' practice, Dr. Jarosław Bogaczewicz (Poland)
09:20-09:40 Novel secosteroidal pathways initiated by CYP11A1, Prof. Andrzej Slominski (USA)
09:40-10:00 Cutaneous melanoma and vitamin D , Dr. Anna Brozyna (Poland)
10:00-10:20 The potential use of vitamin D derivatives in the treatment of skin diseases Prof. Michal. A. Zmijewski (Poland)
10:20-10:40 The role of the VDR gene polymorphisms in the development of basal cell carcinomas . Assoc. Prof. Aleksandra Lesiak (Poland)
Session 6 - ASSAY METHODOLOGY for VITAMIN D METABOLITES
11:20-11:40 Biomarkers of vitamin D metabolism - the state of the knowledge , Prof. Glenville Jones (Canada)
11:40-12:00 Standardization of vitamin D assays, Dr. Christopher T. Sempos (USA)
12:00-12:20 Assays for vitamin D metabolites - performance in the real world , Dr. Graham D. Carter (United Kingdom)
12:20-12:40 Comparison of two different 25(OH)D immunoassays - Is age a confounder? ,Prof. Grazyna Odrowaz-Sypniewska (Poland
Session 7 - PLEIOTROPIC ACTION of VITAMIN D - CONTROVERSIES
14:30-15:00 Pleiotropic action of vitamin D in light of recent meta-analyzes , Prof. Idris Guessous (Switzerland)
15:00-15:20 Vitamin D in PCOS and female fertility , Prof. Romuald Debski (Poland)
15:20-15:40 Vitamin D and male fertility, Prof. Barbara Obermayer-Pietch (Austria)
15:40-16:00 Vitamin D during pregnancy and lactation , Prof. Bruce W. Hollis (USA)
16:00-16:20 The role of vitamin D for the muscle-bone system , Prof. Edward Czerwinski (Poland)
16:40-17:00 Vitamin D and its analogs in prevention and treatment of cancer , Prof. Andrzej Kutner (Poland)
17:00-17:20 Vitamin D in endocrine disorders , Dr. Waldemar Misiorowski (Poland)
17:20-17:50 Should diabetes care include vitamin D supplemetation? , Prof. Leszek Czupryniak (Poland)
17:50-18:10 Vitamin D, Alzheimer disease and dementia , Prof. David Llewellyn (United Kingdom)
18:10-18:30 Vitamin D in geriatrics , Prof. Ewa Marcinowska-Suchowierska (Poland)