Stem Cells: Hope, Hype and Progress

Hosted by the Spinal Cord Injury Network and the Spinal Injuries Assocation together with Stem Cells Australia

Stem Cells: Hope, Hype and Progress

SPEAKERS: Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, Griffith University. Dr Megan Munsie, Stem Cells Australia.
MOVIE: Indestructible (30 mins). Film maker Ben Byer searches the globe for answers after being diagnosed with the fatal condition ALS.
FORUM: Join us in a dialogue to discuss the critical issues around stem cell research, the promise of new stem cell treatments and seeking experimental therapies abroad.
DATE: Thursday 7 July 2011
TIME: 10.30am – 2.30pm
VENUE: Spinal Injuries Association, 109 Logan Rd Woolloongabba QLD

Stem cell science has captured the public’s imagination.

It has been touted as an advance with revolutionary possibilities for people with a range of disabilities and diseases. Whilst stem cell research undoubtedly shows much promise, community expectations can often run high on what stem cells will deliver in the future. The first clinical trials using novel stem cells for spinal cord injury have only just started and it is still too soon to know whether such treatments are safe let alone effective. However, at the same time many clinics and companies overseas are already offering a range of unproven stem cell treatments for spinal cord injury and many other conditions, an opportunity a growing number of Australians are taking up.

This workshop aims to reach out to the broad spinal cord injury community – clinicians and people with spinal cord injury alike.

Join us to hear about the latest findings in stem cell research and what is happening with stem cell tourism. Discuss the issues that matter to you and tell us about your personal experiences. A new conversation on stem cells and spinal cord injury

Or join us at the Townsville office for a LIVE hookup: 488 Ross River Road Cranbrook.

LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
Please advise of any dietary requirements when you RSVP)
PLEASE RSVP TO: eerasmus@spinal.com.au by Friday 1 July 2011

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