Sixth Meeting of the Athena Society
Messinia, Greece
The Romanos Costa Navarino
September 9 - 13, 2012
2012 Organizers:
Basil Doumas, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
Eleftherios Diamandis, M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
Jack Ladenson, Ph.D., Washington University
Mitchell Scott, Ph.D., Washington University
Evangelos Spanos, M.D., M.SC,. Ph.D., Biomedicine Ltd., Athens, Greece
Special Thanks to Catherine Braliou of Biomedicine Ltd. for her organizational skills and overseeing the logistics of this meeting. Without her, we would not be here.
2012 Program and Agenda
Sunday, September 9
19:00 - 20:30 Reception - The Romanos Pool, Costa Navarino
20:30 Dinner on Own
Monday, September 10
08:45 Welcome and Purpose of Meeting - M Scott and E Diamandis
09:00 Economic and Demographic Challenge in Healthcare and Laboratory Medicine (10 min. presentation) - Moderator: S. Evans
Viewpoint 1 - G. Jones
Viewpoint 2 - G. Beastall
Viewpoint 3 - D. Lo
Viewpoint 4 - E. Ashwood
10:00 Break
10:30 How to meet these Challenges (5 min. presentations) - Moderator: B. Doumas
Panelists:
E. Diamandis
M. Plebani
I. Young
J. McDonald
11:00 - 11:45 Discussion
11:45 Break
12:00 Challenges in Laboratory Medicine Information Dissemination and Management (10 min. presentations) - Moderator: R. Horvarth
Publication / Journal Challenges - N. Rifai
Information Dissemination Challenges - A. Saenger
When you should believe the literature? - P. Bossuyt
12:30 Discussion - Moderator: R. Horvarth
13:15 Special Presentation: Royal Jelly: The Elixir of Youth - V. Moutsatsou
13:30 Lunch on Own
19:00 "Predictive Medicine" Pre-Dinner Talk (Hotel Meeting Room) - E. Diamandis.
19:00 Feature Film ("Eurotroubles") and Reception
20:00 Dinner at Flame Restaurant, Navarino Dunes
Tuesday September 11
09:00 The New Fruit - Whole Genome Sequencing (10 min. presentations) - Moderator: J. Ladenson
Why should I have my whole genome sequenced - G. Tsongalis
Why should I NOT have my whole genome sequenced - S. Asa
Why should I have my fetus or newborn genome sequenced - D. Lo
GWAS or GWHAT? - S. Ezzat
09:45 - 10:30 Discussion - Moderator: S. Master
10:30 Break
11:00 More New Fruit - Moderator: E. Diamandis
Cancer proteomics initiative – why? - M. Scott
Mass spectrometry in toxicology - what is new? - T. Moyer
Mass spectrometry in microbiology - a game changer? - H. Vaidya
11:45 - 12:30 Discussion - Moderator: T. Moyer
12:30 Lunch
20:00 Dinner - Taverna Argyris in Marathos - Hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Spanos
Wednesday, September 12
09:00 Challenges in Screening and Risk Stratification (10 min. presentations) - Moderator: G. Miller
Let's screen for prostate cancer - NO: A. Gronowski, YES: U-H Stenman
Let's screen for tumor recurrence and prognosis (CTC) - NO: T. Amukele, YES: S. Haymond
09:45 - 10:30 Discussion - Moderator: S. Evans
10:30 Break
11:00 Are Biomarkers for Cardiac Risk Better than the Framingham Score? - Moderator: A. Saenger
YES: A. Jaffe, NO: F. Apple
11:30 - 1215 Discussion
12:30 - 19:00 Box Lunch: Group Trip to Nestor's Castle and Pylos
19:30 Dinner on Own
Thursday, September 13
09:00 SUMMARY and CONSENSUS? - Moderator: G. Bodor
Economic Challenges - G. Miller
Information Challenges - A. Horvarth
Whole Genome Sequencing - S. Master
Clinical Proteomics - A. Stankovic
Screening - G. Jones
Cardiac - J.Ladenson
11:00 Adjourn
12:30 Departures and Bus Leaves for Athens