2nd Announcement
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6TH COMMONWEALTH CONGRESS ON

DIARRHOEA AND MALNUTRITION

19 - 21 MAY 2003

CHAMPAGNE SPORTS RESORT & CONFERENCE VENUE,

DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS, SOUTH AFRICA

2nd Announcement and Call for Abstracts

WEL/COME FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRS

In inviting you to the 6th CAPGAN conference on diarrhoea and malnutrition we are confident that here you will experience a memorable congress of scientific information and human experiences, set in the invigorating atmosphere and natural beauty of one of Africa’s World Heritage sites.

The high standard set at previous conferences held in different parts of the Commonwealth has served as the benchmark in assembling a stimulating programme representative of the challenging and pressing scientific and social questions faced by doctors in Africa and the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition is unique in that it links medical scientific issues with a strong advocacy role in fundamental social and developmental aspects of childhood diarrhoea and malnutrition in developing countries. The programme has been designed to reflect this aim. We are certain that both cademic scientists and every-day practitioners will find it interesting and relevant. In addition to invited lectures, symposia and workshops will be organised by overseas and local experts. Ample opportunity is being given to present own research findings.

Please join the significant number of delegates who have already signalled their intention to participate. In May, the weather in the ‘Berg can be expected to be fine and refreshing with warm days and cool nights.

Should you have any queries regarding the conference, please feel free to contact the Congress Secretariat at any time. Their contact details are at the bottom of this page. Please be advised that additional information is available on the website at http://www.interaction.nu.ac.za/capgan2003

We look forward to welcoming you on 19 May 2003.

Dankwart Wittenberg and Nigel Rollins

CONGRESS SECRETARIAT

Jacqui Ingram-Klopper    Tel + 27 (31) 260-1584
Robynne Savic                  Tel + 27 (31) 260-1607
Carmen Fitz Gerald              Tel +27 (31) 260-1182
Fax + 27 (31) 260-1606
E-Mail : CAPGAN2003@nu.ac.za
Website : http://www.interaction.nu.ac.za/capgan2003

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Day/time

Session

Sunday

18th May

  
  Registration
  Keynote address (1): HIV and Child Health in Africa – Research and the future

Monday

19th May

  
  Keynote address (2): To be announced
  Symposium 1. Micronutrients: the past, the present and the future
Workshops A
  • Probiotics. Earning their place in paediatric medicine
  • LBW and IUGR. Nutrition interventions and long term health outcomes
  • Nutrition in Emergency situations
  Symposium 2. Promoting and protecting breastfeeding in the era of HIV
  Optional workshop – The ethics of sponsorship

Tuesday

20th May

  
  Keynote address (3): Infant feeding and care practices
  Symposium 3. HIV + diarrhoeal diseases
  Workshops B
  • The changing face of liver disease in childhood – vaccines and transplants
  • Looking at gut mucosa – diagnostic investigations in developing countries
  • Infant feeding and care practices
  Symposium 4. Growth failure after 6 months

Wednesday

21st May

  
  Keynote 4 - The science of Rotavirus vaccine
  Symposium 5. IMCI – Getting evidence-based knowledge into practice
  Workshops C
  • Rotavirus – Africa, HIV and the rest of the world
  • Nutrition and social change – childhood obesity
  • Parasites and child health

GENERAL INFORMATION

Listed Alphabetically

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation has been block booked in the same hotel where the congress will be taking place, and is included in the registration fees for international delegates, please indicate on the registration form who you would prefer to share accommodation with, as only a limited number of single rooms are available and will be confirmed on a first come first served basis.

CALL FOR PAPERS

All delegates are invited to submit abstracts for presentation. The abstract deadline date is 15 March 2003. All accepted abstracts will be notified electronically by 31 March 2003.

CANCELLATION POLICY

If you have to cancel your participation, your request for a refund should be made in writing to the congress secretariat, 50% will be refunded up to 18 April 2003 and no refunds thereafter.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE

The conference language is English. No simultaneous translation in any other languages will be provided.

Continuing Professional Development POINTS

The congress will be CPD accredited and a CPD Certificate will be issued to all attending delegates.

DRESS CODE

The dress code is informal. No neckties or suits are necessary. Warm clothing is required for the evenings.

EXHIBITION

There will be exhibitors present at the conference.

EQUIPMENT

The plenary venue will have a data projector available for those who need to use it in addition to standard audiovisual support. Laptops will not be provided.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Please note that foreign currency and travellers cheques must be exchanged at the airports before leaving for the congress hotel, as no commercial bank is near the vicinity.

LETTER OF INVITATION

Should you require an official letter of invitation to obtain a visa and/or authorisation to attend the congress, please contact the congress secretariat. The invitation DOES NOT obligate the organisers financially in any way.

MALARIA AND ENDEMIC DISEASES

This area is a Malaria free zone and is free of any form of endemic disease

REGISTRATION

Registration will be at the congress hotel, commencing from 16h00 on Sunday 18 May 2003.

REGISTRATION FEES

Provision has been made for 2 forms of registration. The Foreign Delegates’ Registration Fee includes conference registration, accommodation for 3 nights and all meals also return transportation from either Durban or Johannesburg International Airports. South African delegates have the option of arranging their own accommodation, transport and day attendance. Registration fees may also be paid in Rand – please e-mail or phone the Congress Secretariat for rates, registration forms and other details.

SOCIAL EVENTS

All social events will be announced as confirmed on the congress website.

TOURS

Delegates who want to book tours in and around South Africa to experience first hand the traditional Zulu Village - Shakaland and the Battlefields, the Kruger National Park and other local game parks, scenic Mpumalanga, subtropical Africa or along the garden route to Cape Town, etc. can contact Welcome Tours, direct on the following telephone number: +27 (31) 561 1095

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation will be available from both Durban and Johannesburg International Airports at these times only, please ensure that your air travel is booked accordingly:

  • Depart from Durban International Airport on Sunday 18 May 2003 at 14h00
  • Departures from Johannesburg Airport on Sunday 18 May 2003 at 14h00 and 16h00
  • Return transportation from the congress hotel to both airports will depart on Wednesday 21 May 2003 at 13h00.
  • Travel time between Johannesburg airport and the hotel is approx. 3 ½ hours
  • Travel time between Durban airport and the hotel is approx. 3 hours

ABSTRACTS

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

The Organising Committee invites delegates to submit abstracts for consideration and inclusion in the conference programme.

Before preparing your abstract carefully study the instructions given below.

  1. The maximum number of words allowed is 350 excluding title and author etc.
  2. No references allowed
  3. The abstract must have the following sequence : Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion.
  4. Authors should be listed by family name, followed by initials only. Do NOT include first names, titles or degrees.
  5. MS Word or Word Perfect processing programmes must be used and abstracts must be printed in ARIAL font. Can be sent electronically or on a disk. (If the abstract is sent on disk, a hard copy must be included). Abstracts must be typed in single line spacing and must conform to the instructions below.
  6. Print must be 12 point; and the font must be in Arial font.
  7. The abstract will be photoprinted in the Abstract Book. An untidy abstract will not be included in the programme, please ensure that all spelling is correct as changes will not be made after submission of your abstract.
  8. Indicate the title, the author(s) and institution as follows:
    1. Title in capital letters
    2. Author(s). Underline the name of the presenting person
    3. The name and address of the institution
    4. E-Mail address of presenting author
  1. Authors must state whether they wish their presentation to be considered as a paper or a poster. The Academic Committee reserves the right to alter the author’s choice between paper or poster. Poster size should not exceed 900mm vertical and 700mm horizontal and 18 pitch letter size should be used with double spacing.
  2. The abstract must be e-mailed to the Conference Secretariat at CAPGAN2003@nu.ac.za If you do not have access to e-mail then you must please forward a disk and hard copy to the Conference Secretariat, post clearly to:

    3. CAPGAN Conference 2003
    C/O InterAction Conferencing
    Graduate School Building
    University of Natal
    Durban 4041, South Africa

  3. Authors will be notified whether or not their abstracts have been accepted by e-mail or by fax, if you do not have access to e-mail.
  4. Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts : 15 March 2003
  5. IMPORTANT Presenting author must register with full payment before the abstract can be finally accepted. If the abstract is submitted without a registration form and payment, it will NOT be accepted.
  6. Please note that all papers and poster presentations must have Ethical Approval from your own Faculty and this must be indicated on the abstracts when they are submitted.

EXAMPLE OF ABSTRACT LAYOUT
CD4 Count, HIV Viral Load and Enteric Pathogens in HIV-Infected Children with Persistent Diarrhoea in Durban, S. Africa

Rollins NC1, Pent M2, Kindra G1, Kasambira T2, Sturm W3, Steele D4, Skolnik PR2, Bennish ML5.

1Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Natal, S. Africa; 2 Tufts University School of Medicine, USA; 3Microbiology, University of Natal, S. Africa; 4Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, MEDUNSA, S. Africa; 5 Africa Centre for Health and Population Research, S. Africa.

Introduction: Persistent diarrhoea is a common problem for HIV-infected children in Africa. At King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban, 32% of 1100 paediatric diarrhoea in-patients yearly have HIV infection. There is little information on the pathogens causing persistent diarrhoea in these children, and on the relationship between the infecting pathogen and the stage of HIV/AIDS. Such information would help in the management of this condition.

Methods: Blood and stool samples were collected from HIV-infected children 6 to 36 months coming to King Edward VIII Hospital with diarrhoea lasting > 7 days for routine culture and for TB, C. parvum and G. lamblia (by direct microscopy and immunofluorescence), and rotavirus and astrovirus (by ELISA). The study was approved by the UND ethics committee.

Results: Mean age of 101 patients enrolled was 14.9 m. Study children were a mean 64% of median weight-for-age. CD4 counts, HIV in plasma and enteric pathogens were available on all 101 children; viral enteric studies were available on 59. 8 w follow-up data was available on 84. Median HIV RNA was 1.197 x 106 copies/ml (range: 502-21.9 x106 copies/ml) and CD4 count was 726 x103/ml (range 12-2,880). C. parvum was identified in 25 (24.8%) children, C. jejuni in 10 (9.9%), C. coli in 2 (2%), rotavirus in 7/59 (11.9%), M. tuberculosis in one (0.9%) and an acid fast bacillus in one(0.9%). No enteric pathogen was identified in 60 (58.8%) children. There was no correlation between enteric pathogen and viral load. However, C. parvum infected children had significantly lower CD4 counts (g.mean: 299 vs. 648 x103/ml, p=0.002) and CD4:CD8 ratio (g.mean: 0.195 vs. 0.366, p=0.004). C. parvum-infected children did not differ from other children in age, weight-for-age or plasma HIV RNA. Significantly more C. parvum-infected children died within 8 weeks of admission than children who were not infected (6/16 vs. 7/68, p = 0.007).

Conclusions: C. parvum is commonly associated with persistent diarrhoea in children with advanced HIV infection in S. Africa and is associated with a lower CD4 count and higher mortality. Few easily treatable enteric infections were identified in these children.

PLEASE COMPLETE REGISTRATION FORM AND FORWARD TO :

INTERACTION CONFERENCING
CAPGAN 2003
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF NATAL
FRANCOIS ROAD
DURBAN
4041

CAPGAN 2003
REGISTRATION FORM
Registration fees for the 6th Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhoea and Malnutrition (CAPGAN 2003)
  Before
15/4/2003		 After
15/4/2003		 Daily Rate ½ Day Amount
Submitted
Foreign delegates (including registration, accommodation and full board) USD 650 USD 725 USD 250 USD 150
Accompanying person (foreign) USD 300 USD 375 USD 100
Single room supplement (foreign) USD 100 USD 120
Total
Registration details
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Dietary requests:
If sharing a room please list who you would prefer to share with, every effort will be made to try and accommodate your requests, however, this may not be guaranteed. Title, Name, Initials, Surname and please list from which institution:
  1. Please forward this registration form to the following address:

    2. InterAction Conferencing
    CAPGAN 2003
    Graduate School of Business Studies
    University of Natal
    Francois Road
    DURBAN
    Tel: +27 (0)31 260 1584 – Fax: +27 (0)31 260 1606
    E-mail CAPGAN2003@ nu.ac.za

  2. Deadline for reduced registration is:
  3. Please print CLEARLY
  4. Payment method: bank transfers, crossed cheques or credit cards (see details below)
  5. Deadline for abstracts is: 15 March 2003
  6. Please note that accompanying persons who wish to register should complete the appropriate section of the form.
  7. Payment
    8.
    • Cheques payable to : CAPGAN 2003
    • Bank transfers -NB please fax copy of deposit slip to InterAction Conferencing at +27 031 2601606 (on deposit slip under "reference" please PRINT NAME)
    • Bank details:                              Bank: Standard Bank

      Branch: Gale Place

      Branch Code: 04 25 26

      Account name: CAPGAN 2003

      Account number: 051 175 479

      Swift Address: SBZ AZAJJ

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  * Would you require transport from Durban airport at 14h00 to The Champagne Resort and return.

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* Would you require transport from Johannesburg airport to The Champagne Resort and return.

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PLEASE TICK WHICH TIME YOU WOULD PREFER DEPARTING JOHANNESBURG AIRPORT TO CONFERENCE VENUE             14H00              16H00

The transportation will return back to Johannesburg and Durban airports on 21 May 2003 at 13h00

Specify flight details Arrival time flight no:
 

 

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Last modified: January 21, 2003