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The 14 year anniversary of the Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposia (CBMTS)
SPIEZ LABORATORY Switzerland
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Sunday 13 April 2008 |
Participants arrive at the hotels in Interlaken
13.00 Buses pick up participants at hotels in Interlaken for special training session
13.30 - 16.30 Special training session
16.30 Buses return to Interlaken
17.00 - 18.30 Registration in Hotel Metropole
18.00 - 18.30 Meeting of session chairs and co-chairs
18.30 - 20.00 Welcome party
Monday 14 April 2008 |
08.10 Buses leave from the hotels in Interlaken
Opening Ceremony CBMTS VII |
09.00 - 10.00 Opening of Meeting:
- Dr. Marc Cadisch, Symposium Director, Director SPIEZ LABORATORY
- Maj. Gen. Jan Pietro Lupi, The Surgeon General, Swiss Army
- Col. Richard Price, Symposium Co-Director
- Introductions for the CBMTS VII Symposium Chair Dr. Brian Davey M.D. and Symposium Co-Chair Dr. Barbara Price
- Dr. Brian Davey, Medical Director, United Nations (1)
Chairman’s Address: From Proliferation to Pandemics: some thoughts from the Chair
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
Session 1 Overview on CBMTS VII |
Chair: Jerome Donlon
Co-Chair: Christian Griot
10.30 - 12.30
- Griot, Christian (2)
The Pirbright laboratory accident; what went wrong? (Contribution from Sector 6)
- Donlon, Jerome (3)
Strategic Considerations for Public Health Emergencies (Contribution from Sector 3)
- Pellmar, Terry (4)
Current Research in Radiation Biodosimetry (Contribution from Sector 3)
- Holt, David (5)
The Lethal Poisoning by Polonium of Mr. Alexander Litvinenko: Some Observations on Events following his Death based on Limited but Personal Experiences (Contribution from Sector 3)
- Netesov, Sergey (6)
Emerging Infections in the Asian Part of Russia (Contribution from Sector 2)
- Tresnaningsih, Erna (7)
Avian Influenza Transmission in Indonesia (Contribution from Sector 2)
Note: Above (Sector #) indicates Sector responsible for individual participant from this Opening Session
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Session 2 Chemical Aspects I |
Chair: Bhupendra Doctor
Co-Chair: Jiri Kassa
13.30 - 15.10
- Doctor, Bhupendra (8)
Current Status of the Use of Bioscavengers for Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents
- Saxena, Ashima (9)
Developing A Broad-Spectrum Oxime For The Treatment Of Nerve Agent Toxicity
- Chilukuri, Nageswararao (10)
Development of Recombinant Human Butyrylcholinesterase as a Bioscavenger of Organophosphorus Nerve Agents
- Kassa, Jiri (11)
A Comparison of the Therapeutic and Reactivating Efficacy of Newly Developed Bispyridinium Compounds (K206, K269) with Currently Available Oximes Against Tabun in Rats and Mice
- Kuca, Kamil (12)
Structure-activity relationship of acetylcholinesterase reactivators
- Musilek, Kamil (13)
Novel reactivators of AChE with (E)-but-2-ene linker – rivals for obidoxime?
15.10 - 15.40 Coffee break
Session 3 Crisis Management I |
Chair: Gudrun Cassel
Co-Chair: Timothy Bauer
15.40 - 17.30
- Baud, Frédéric (14)
Preparedness in France towards the cyanide risk
- Bauer, Timothy (15)
Employment of a New Approach for Estimating Hazards Resulting from a Massive Chlorine Release
- Cassel, Gudrun (16)
Development of generic scenarios for release of chemicals by terrorist as a tool for crisis management teams and Public Health
- Nolan, Richard (17)
US National Veterinary Stockpile: Logistics Expertise Improving Animal Disease Response
- Ramabrahmam, Boppana (18)
Chemical Process Risk Analysis – An Overview
17.40 Buses leave to Interlaken
19.00 Dinner at Hotel Metropole
Tuesday 15 April 2008 |
07.45 Buses leave from the hotels in Interlaken
Session 4 Chemical Aspects II |
Chair: Urs Brodbeck
Co-Chairs: Ashima Saxena, Kamil Kuca
08.30 - 10.00
- Kannan, Mathu (19)
Development of antidote for blistering agents: Sulphur and Nitrogen Mustard - Orehovec, Zvonko (20)
The Future of the OPCW after Chemical Weapons Destruction
Presentation of posters on chemical and biological aspects:
- Bajgar, Jiri (21)
Cholinesterase Reactivators: Mapping of their Effect in the Rat Brain (Toxicological, Biochemical and Histochemical Study) - Jun Daniel (22)
Reactivation of Human Acetylcholinesterase Inhibited by Leptophos-oxon with Different Oxime Reactivators In Vitro - Karasova, Jana (23)
Pretreatment with Huperzine A Protects Acetylcholinesterase in the Rat Brain Against Inhibition by Soman, VX And Russian VX In Vivo - Kuca, Kamil (24)
Acetylcholinesterase reactivator – oxime HI-6 – antidote against nerve agents - Sinko, Goran (25)
Comparison of pyridinium aldoximes in their reaction with the cholinesterase substrate acetylthiocholine - Zdanowski, Robert (26)
Evaluation of the Chosen Parameters of Cancerous Angiogenesis in Mice after Isopropyl-Methylphosphonofluoridate Administration - Savel’eva, Elena (27)
Determination of the Composition of Degradation Products of Russian VX In Various Media
- Koryagina, Nadezhda L. (28)
Application of Solid-Phase Microextraction ror GCMS Analysis of Terrorist Poisons - Özyurt, Gürayten (29)
Mechanisms of Some Poisons Used Today and in the Past History - Ramabrahmam, Boppana (30)
Advances in Science and Technology and the Impact of these Developments on the Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC) - Sardas, Semra (31)
Arsenic problem in drinking water of developing countries - Dishovsky, Christophor (32)
Biological Markers of Intoxications with Nerve Agents
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break with Viewing of Posters Session 4
Session 5 Special Interest |
Chair: Timothy Henry
Co-Chair: Oliver Schirk
10.30 - 12.30
- Henry, Timothy (33)
What is wrong with the water?
- Schirk, Oliver (34)
Measurement of Biological Warfare Substances using a quick test system
- Wannarka, Gerald (35)
The Auto-Injector as a Drug Delivery System
- Salmi, Hannu (36)
Combined UV-fluorescence and Background Aerosol Monitoring for Detection of Intentional Release of Airborne Biological Agents
- Karalus, Richard (37)
Disposable Integrated Microfluidic Microarray Tests for Simple to Use, Low Cost Identification of Infectious Agents
- Abbott, Christopher (38)
Real-Time Medical Surveillance
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Session 6 Medical Aspects |
Chair: Stephen Borron
Co-Chairs: Hakan Yaren, Pascale Ribordy
13.30 - 15.50
- Borron, Stephen (39)
Intraosseous Administration of Antidotes in the Goat by Hazardous Materials Responders and Receivers
- Perino, Louis (40)
Demonstrating the Emergency Treatment of WMD Agents on the METIMAN Patient Simulator
- Stienstra, Stef (41)
Intradermal Vaccination with a New ‘Tattoo’-Like Device Results in Faster Immunization
- Nambiar, Madhusoodana (42)
Medical Countermeasures against Respiratory Toxicity and Acute Lung Injury following Inhalation Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents
- Yaren, Hakan (43)
Effects of Poly(ADP-RIBOSE) Polymerase Inhibition in Lung Toxicity Caused by Nitrogen Mustard in Rats
Presentation of posters on medical aspects
- Baud, Frédéric (44)
Cyanide poisoning and structural fires
- Borron, Stephen (45)
Hemodynamics after Intraosseous administration of Hydroxocobalamin in the goat
- Vucinic, Slavica (46)
Acute Organophosphate Poisoning: The Standard Therapy compared to Sodium Bicarbonate as a Therapeutic Agent
- Dizaye, Kawa (47)
Hepatoprotective Effects of the Aqueous Extract of Pistacia Khinjuk on Acetaminophen and Carbon Tetrachloride - induced acute Liver Toxicity in Rat
- Price, Barbara (47)
The On-Line Journal of Medical Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense
- Stephen, Eric (48)
Defence R&D Canada - current medical countermeasures
- Lavigne, Jacques (49)
Defence R&R Canada – Medical Countermeasures Program
- Hadjamberdiev, Igor (50)
Old Uranium Tails in Pamir
Presentation of posters on radiological aspects
- Pivovarov, Alexander A. (51)
Radiation Risk and Possible Consequences for Ukrainian Population
- Jikida, David (52)
Medical Management Strategy of Patients with Local Radiation Injury During Acute Phase
- Sezigen, Sermet (53)
CB Pharmaceutical Stockpile For Emergency Services; GATA Preparedness
- Ramabrahmam, Boppana (54)
Model Emergency / Disaster Management Plan. Case Study: Toxic Gas Release from a Chemical Facility.
15.50 - 16.20 Coffee break with Viewing of Posters Session 6
16.30 Buses leave to Interlaken
18.30 Buses leave from the hotels for Symposium Dinner
19.00 - 23.00 Symposium Dinner
Wednesday 16 April 2008 |
07.45 Buses leave from the hotels in Interlaken
Session 7 Biological Aspects 1 |
Chair: Thomas Beacorn
Co-Chairs: Erna Tresnaningsih, Sumera Mahboob
08.30 - 10.20
- Beacorn, Thomas (55)
The Food Emergency Response Network in the U.S.
- Rao, Venkat (56)
Converging Requirements and Emerging Challenges to Public Health Disease Surveillance and Biosurveillance
- Weingart, Oliver (57)
Threat of a Bioterror Attack on the Food Supply
- Stipetic, Davor (58)
Evidence of Bio-Terrorism as Form and Method of Warfare
Presentation of posters on biological aspects:
- Stephen, Eric (59)
Defence R&D Canada’s Nucleic Acid-Based Anti-Viral Program
- Rudolf, Sandra Paniga (60)
Sero-Prevalence of Brucellosis in Kyrgyzstan
- Kaonga, Kennedy (61)
Trypanosomes in Africa: The Urgency of their Re-emergence
Presentation of posters on Detection and Decontamination
- Gröflin, Rahael (62)
Evaluation of Immunological Detection Systems (ABICAP, Bioveris M1M, Bioplex 200, ABICAP and Sctor Imager 6000) Using Vaccinia Virus as a Model - Liu, Cheng-Che (63)
Monoclonal Antibody-Based Lateral Flow Assay for Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A - Kalantari, Heibatullah (64)
Acetylcholinesrase and Butrylcholinestrase Activities Measurements in Different Communities of Khosestan Province (Iran – Iraq War Region) Exposed to Organophosphate Compounds
Presentation of posters from Special Session and Emerging Threats
- Nolan, Richard (65)
Disaster Logistics: Important to Government Success, often Overlooked
- Bokan, Slavko (66)
Counterproliferation of WMD, Border Security and Counter-terrorism (CBSC) in Southeastern Europe
10.20 - 10.50 Coffee break with Viewing of Posters Session 7
Session 8 Radiological Aspects |
Chair: Francis Hérodin
Co-Chair: Steven Adams
10.50 - 12.50
- Adams, Steven (67)
Innovative Radiological Countermeasure Strategies for Public Health, Emergency Response, and Medical Systems
- Herodin, Francis (68)
Current and New Approaches to the Treatment of Radiation Accident Victims
- Hauer-Jensen, Martin (69)
Gastrointestinal Radiation Injury: Significance, Mechanisms, and Countermeasures
- Chelidze, Lia (70)
Radiological Accidents Conditioned by Abandoned Orphan Sources in Georgia
- Egger, Emmanuel (71)
DU-Ammunition: A Threat to Civilian Population?
- Smith, Darrin (72)
Radiation Monitoring for Large Scale Events
12.50 - 13.40 Lunch
Session 9 Emerging Threats, Dual Use, BioSafety/BioSecurity I |
Chair: Slavko Bokan
Co-Chair: Venkat Rao
13.40 - 15.00
- Deneer, Harry (73)
Developing a mechanism for the responsible communication of research having dual-use potential - An editor's and publisher's perspective
- Price, Barbara (74)
The Promise and Threat of Nanotechnology
- Rao, Venkat (75)
Biosecurity and Biosafety Assessment and Enabling Technologies in Support of the Biodefense R&D Facilities
- Schütz, Martin (76)
Hands-On Biosafety/Biosecurity Training in a Fully Functional BSL4 Environment: The Spiez Laboratory Concept
- Dudley, Joseph (77)
Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases Surveillance: A Global Biosecurity Imperiti
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break with Posters Viewing
15.30 - 16.00 Group Photo
16.00 - 17.30 Tour of SPIEZ LABORATORY
16.15 Buses leave to Interlaken
17.45 Buses leave to Interlaken
19.00 Dinner at Hotel Metropole
Thursday 17 April 2008 |
07.45 Buses leave from the hotels in Interlaken
Session 10 Crisis Management II
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Chair: Deborah McKean
Co-Chairs: Tonya Nichols, Florin Paul
08.30 - 10.20
- Bice, Steven
Introduction and overview
- McKean, Deborah (78)
Evaluation of Human Health Risks of Indoor Chemical Contaminants Before and After Decontamination
- Nichols, Tonya (79)
Risk-based Assessment and Management Activities for Responding to the Release of a Biothreat Agent
- Taylor, Michael (80)
SERRA: The Use of a Knowledgebase Approach to Meet the Needs of Pre-Event Planning and Post-Event Consequence Management
- Paul, Florin (81)
Crisis Management in an International Environment with an International Organization
Round table/panel discussion
10.20 - 10.50 Coffee break with Poster Viewing
Session 11 Detection and Decontamination |
Chair: Joseph Dudley
Co-Chair: Tim Wood
10.50 - 12.30
- Aue, Walter (82)
Covering Sources of Toxic Vapors with Foam
- Kiel, Johnathan (83)
Select Agent Recovery And Identification Using Aptamer-Linked Immobilized Sorbent Assay
- Wood, Tim (84)
The Comparison of a Commercially Available Anthrax Detection Kit with a Novel Sybr-Green Based Assay
- Ribordy, Pascale (85)
Mobile Decontamination Units In Sweden Are Not Effective
- Stienstra, Stef (86)
Peroxide in Nanoparticles is an Effective Method to Disinfect Areas Contaminated with B-Agents
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 Buses leave for farewell Tour and Dinner. Will stop in Interlaken for accompanied persons. Tickets have to be purchased for accompanied persons.
Friday 18 April 2008 |
07.45 Buses leave from the hotels in Interlaken
Session 12 Biological Aspects II |
Chair: Eddie Chang
Co-Chair: Igor Dunaitsev
08.30 - 09.50
- Chang, Eddie (87)
Metal-Ion Complexes as Potential new Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs
- Biketov, Sergey (88)
Preparation and Characterization of Bacillus Anthracis High - Specific Spore Antigen
- Kau, Jyh-Hwa (89)
Antimicrobial Activity Of Visible Light-Illuminated Titania Photocatalysts Against Bacillus Anthracis
- Mahboob, Sumera (90)
Germa-γ-Lactones as New Pharmacological Agents: Anti-Leishmanial Effects and Epidemic Perspective of this Infection in Pakistan
Session 13 Emerging Threats, Dual Use, BioSafety/BioSecurity II |
Chair: David Trudil
Co-Chair: Harry Deneer
09.50 - 11.00
- Trudil, David (91)
Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention - Ioannis, Galatas / Leitner, Peter (92)
Physical & Behavioral Signals for “Screeners” Indicating a Human Vector May Have Handled CBW Agents - Gareva, Radica (93)
Asymmetric Threats of the 21st Century from the Strategic Management Perspective
11.00 - 11.30 Farewell Coffee
Session 14 The Closing Session: Sector Chair Reviews of Sessions/Future Efforts |
Chair: Brian Davey
Co-Chair: Barbara Price
11.30 - 12.30
- Summary of Session contributions by Sector Chair Persons
- Where should future CBMTS efforts be directed?
- The CBMTS VII Closing
12.30 - 13.30 Farewell Lunch
13.45 Buses leave to Interlaken
19.00 Dinner at Hotel Metropole