Miami â Florida, USA - Oasi Bio Research Foundation
Miami â Florida, USA - Oasi Bio Research Foundation
Miami â Florida, USA - Oasi Bio Research Foundation
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Welcome by the Scientific Programme Committee<br />
On behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee,<br />
we invite you to participate in the<br />
upcoming 8th World Congress of the International<br />
Cartilage Repair Society taking place<br />
in <strong>Miami</strong>, FL – <strong>USA</strong> from May 23 – 26, 2009.<br />
Our membership and the congresses have<br />
grown considerably in size and scope, permitting us to have 4 parallel sessions<br />
of oral presentations, in addition to both traditional- and elec-tronic poster sessions,<br />
for exciting discussions and an optimal exchange of scientific and clinical<br />
information.<br />
We added new sessions that highlight the contributions of our colleagues from<br />
Japan and South America in dedicated sessions entitled “ICRS meets Japan” and<br />
“ICRS meets South America.” The goals of these sessions are to acknowledge<br />
and encourage participation from Asia and Latin America and to foster a true<br />
global exchange of knowledge to reach our common goal of cartilage repair. We<br />
will benefit from new insights and prospects in tackling common problems for<br />
managing cartilage injuries. Join us and the rest of the ICRS organization in<br />
meeting our colleagues from all over the world and especially from Japan and<br />
South America.<br />
Amongst the special sessions that will be given by expert faculty are those<br />
involving Clinical Outcomes, Durability, <strong>Bio</strong>mechanics and Structure of Repair<br />
Tissue, Rehabilitation, <strong>Bio</strong>materials, Stem Cells, PRP and other new horizons<br />
like Clinical imaging, Controversy of 1 Step vs 2 Step Surgery and the Regulatory<br />
Environment.<br />
Plenary sessions will highlight long term results in cartilage repair studies and<br />
biological repair strategies and mechanisms for tissues other than cartilage in<br />
order to learn from other paradigms.<br />
Overall the program promises to be expansive in scope and deep in content in<br />
order to benefit scientists, clinicians and industry participants. We welcome you<br />
to participate by submitting your abstract to the ICRS abstract online submission<br />
system. Details for submission can be found on our website www.cartilage.org.<br />
Alberto Gobbi & Michael Buschmann, Programme Chairmen
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