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Seminar on Diabetes Treatment
Warsaw, May 2003
An International Seminar on:
"Technical, biological and bio-technical approaches of the diabetes
treatment. Recent development and perspectives" took place in Warsaw
from the 20th to 21st May 2003.
In this scientific meeting organised by the International Centre of Biocybernetics
Polish Academy of Sciences, chaired by Prof. David Klonoff
(USA) and Prof. Jan M. Wójcicki (Poland) over 120 scientists and diabeteologists
were gathered. The program of the seminar covered:
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Biological approaches of the diabetes treatment, which referred to
pancreas and islets transplantation,
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Bio-technical solutions, so-called "hybrid artificial pancreas",
which are related to application of the micro and macro-encapsulation
of the pancreatic islets,
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Technical support of the diabetes treatment was focused on:
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Most crucial issues of the blood glucose measurements: non-invasiveness
and continuous monitoring.
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Application of the telematic systems leading to better
education and more frequent contacts between patient and
physician.
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New forms of insulin delivery (transdermal, inhaled, oral and
implantable polymer drug delivery).
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Electromechanical artificial pancreas realised as a portable and
fully implantable close loop system
All lectures were delivered by invited experts from: Canada, Denmark,
France, Israel, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain, and United States.
At the end of the seminar a panel discussion concerning future perspec-tives
for bio and techno support of diabetes treatment took place.
Abstracts and Summary of the Seminar will be published in the Diabetes
Technology & Therapeutics journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Jan Wojcicki
List of Speakers
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