SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Thursday, June 28, 2000

10:00-17:00                 Registration

14:00-17:00                 IBS Executive Meeting

Friday, June 29, 2000

07:30-17:00                 Registration

09:00-09:30                 Opening session, welcome and overview

                                    Mumcuoglu, K. Y. (Israel). Chairman of the Conference

                                    Church, J. C. T. (UK). Co-chairman of the Conference

09:30-12:30                 SESSION: MAGGOT THERAPY (Part I)

                                    Chairperson: Church, J. C. T. (UK)

09:30-10:30                 Key-note lecturer

09:30-10:00                 Church, J. C. T. (UK).  Larva therapy: Past, present and future

10:00-10:30                 Jarvis, A. (UK). Maggots in orthopedics: Past, present and future

10:30-11:00                 Rufli, T. (Switzerland). Sepsis as a complication of maggot therapy

11:00-11:30                 Coffee-break

                                    Lectures: Maggot therapy

11:30-11:50                 Fleischmann, W. B. Thoener (Germany). Biobag – a life wound-dressing containing maggots

11:50-12:10                 Russ, M., K. Roesch & W. Fleischmann (Germany). Wound treatment with maggots: Bietigheim                                     experience.

12:10-12:30                 Mumcuoglu, K. Y. (Israel). Maggot therapy: The Israeli experience

12:30-12:50                 Mumcuoglu, K. Y., J. Miller, M. Mumcuoglu, M. Friger & M. Tarshis (Israel). Destruction of                                     bacteria in the digestive tract of the maggot of the green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata

12:50-13:10                 Mumcuoglu, K. Y., J. Miller, I. Ioffe-Uspensky & V. Barak (Israel). Growth factors in the excreta                                     of the maggot of the green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata

13:10-13:30                 Church J. C. T. (UK). Biosurgery: Larval intervention in the chronic wound

13:30-14:30                 Lunch

14:30-16:00                 DISCUSSION PANNEL: MAGGOT DEBRIDEMENT THERAPY

                                    Moderators: Church, J. C. T. (UK), Rufli, Th. (Switzerland), Fleischmann, W. (Germany),                                     Jarvis, A. (UK) and Mumcuoglu, K. Y. (Israel)

16:00-17:00                 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Saturday, June 30, 2000

07:30-17:00                 Registration

09:00-13:00                 SESSION: LEECH THERAPY

                                    Chairperson: Gilyova, O. S. (Russia)

                                    Key-note lectures:

09:00-09:30                 Gilyova, O. S. (Russia). Hirudotherapy and the skin

09:30-10:00                 Chemeris, A.V. & N. N. Konyrtaeva, N.N. (Kazakhstan). Hirudotherapy in Kazakhstan

10:00-10:30                 Nikonov G.I, K. G. Seleznev, Y. A. Titova, O. Y. Timofeyeva-Dubovskaya & O. M. Burilina (Russia                                     & Ukraine). Application of the "Hirudon" gel in plastic surgery.

10:30-11:00                 Coffee-break

11:00-13:00                 Lectures:

11:00-11:20                 Seleznev K.G. & Y. A. Schetinina (Ukraine). Hirudopharmacotherapy in treatment of a recurrent external                                     otitis.

11.20-11.40                 Seleznev K.G. & G.I. Nikonov (Russia). Hirudopharmacotherapy of postradial inflammations in plastic                                     surgery of pharynx and oral cavity.

11:40-12:00                 Kassin V.U. & N. N. Bajanov (Russia). The importance of leech therapy in patients with “malignant”                                     development of facial furuncles and carbuncles.

12:00-12:20                 Seleznev K.G., G. L. Nikonov & Y. A. Titova (Russia & Ukraine). A natural liposome synthesized from                                     Hirudo medicinalis: Active components of the “Magia” cosmetic cream.

12:20-12:40                 Gribkov, A. A. (Russia). Osteochondrosis and bee-therapy

12:40-13:00

13:00-14:00                 Lunch

14:00-15:00                 IBS Annual General Meeting

15:00-16:00                 DISCUSSION PANEL: LEECH-THERAPY AND APITHERAPY

                                    Moderators: Gilyova, O.S. (Russia), Seleznev, K.G. (Ukraine), Nikonov, G.I. (Russia),
                                    Konyrtaeva, N.N. (Kazakhstan) and Gribkov, A.A. (Russia).

16.00-17.30                 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

                                    Gilyova, O.S., G. A. Korobeinikova & N. B. Gibadullina (Russia). Experimental studies on the healing and                                     anti-inflammatory effects of leeching.

                                    Savinov, V., N. Sergeeva, L. Chistova & A. Chistov (Russia). The role of hirudotherapy in the treatment                                     of urogenital infections.

                                    Nikonov, G. I., K. G. Seleznev, A. A. Gutsol, J. Latrille & D. Rudeaux (Russia, Ukraine & France).                                     “Tonus” and “Relax”: Bath tablets based on the medicinal leech and their anti-stress action.

                                    Seleznev, K. G., N. G. Semikoz, G. I. Nikonov & I. V. Dubrovina (Russia & Ukraine). The efficacy of                                     the “Hirudo” gel for the prevention and treatment of epithelites, occurring after radial therapy in patients suffering                                     from vulva carcinoma.

                                    Nikonov G.I, K. G. Seleznev, J. Latrille, Y. A. Titova, O. Y. Timofeyeva-Dubovskaya &
                                    O. M. Burilina (Russia, Ukraine & France). Pre-clinical trials on NIK, an anti-stress remedy prepared from                                     medicinal leech.