Vancouver 2010
The 54th Annual Meeting (7th-10th July 2010) of the Society for
Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida was held at the
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada at the invitation
of the local organizing committee; Bill Arnold, Doug Cochrane, Paul
Thiessen, Judi Haddy, Nicola Valentine, Bev Irwin and Carol
King.
Proceedings began on Wednesday afternoon with the Annual General
Meeting of Members. This was followed by a reception for all
delegates and guests at the Museum of Anthropology where we were
welcomed to Vancouver by Dr. Ralph Rothstein, Acting Head of the
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of
British Columbia.
The scientific programme was opened on Thursday Morning by a
welcome from Dr. Ross MacGillivray, Vice-Dean of Medicine,
University of British Columbia, and included sessions on
'Hydrocephalus' (Two Sessions), 'Urological Problems
and Spina Bifida, 'Myelomenigocele: Management and Genetics',
'Spina Bifida: Sociological Issues', 'Choroid Plexus and Molecular
Biology', 'Shunts and Infections'. This year we were pleased
to have three excellent Invited Lectures, from Dr. Benjamin Warf
(Bost Childrens Hospital, MA, USA), entitled 'Endoscopic
Management of Children with Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida in East
Africa', from Professor Rima Rozen (McGill University,
Montreal, Canada), entitled 'Biochemistry and Genetics of
folate Metabolism' and from Dr. Margot Van Allen (Department
of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
Canada) entitled 'Prenatal diagnosis and Folic Acid in the
Detection and Prevention of Neural Tube Defects'.
The Thursday afternoon social programme consisted of a First
Nations Salmon Barbeque Luncheon, a coach trip through Vancouver
and a Dinner Cruise departing from Coal Harbour and sailing in
Indian Arm of Burrard Inlet. The return at dusk gave the amateur
photographers some spectacular views of the Vancouver Skyline in
the golden light. The final event of the social programme was a
gala dinner in Cecil Green House on the campus of the University of
British Columbia. Click here to view photo
gallery.
Meeting Abstracts
Abstract compiled by:
Hugh Richards1, Deborah Sival2: Honorary
Publication Secretaries 1Neurosurgery
Unit, Box 167, Addenbrookes Hospital, CAMBRIDGE CB2 0QQ
E-mail: hkr10@medschl.cam.ac.uk
2Department of Neurology, University
Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO
Box 30001, 9700RB Groningen, the Netherlands E-mail:
d.a.sival@bkk.umcg.nl
