FONDAZIONE GIOVANNI LORENZINI GIOVANNI LORENZINI MEDICAL FOUNDATION MILAN, ITALY HOUSTON, USA NAMS THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY 5th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WOMEN’S HEALTH AND MENOPAUSE NEW FINDINGS, NEW STRATEGIES, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE Florence, Italy April 21-24, 2004 PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI PIAZZA ADUA, 1 FLORENCE, ITALY FINAL PROGRAM Ministero della Salute National Heart. INTERNATIONAL Lung and Blood ATHEROSCLEROSIS SOCIETY NIH. USA Fondazione italiana per il cuore 5th International Symposium on WOMEN’S HEALTH AND MENOPAUSE NEW FINDINGS, NEW STRATEGIES, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE Florence, Italy – April 21-24, 2004 CHAIRPERSONS P.G. Crosignani (I), R.A. Lobo (USA), R. Paoletti (I) SCIENTIFIC SECRETARY S. Belcredito (I) INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD B. Alder (UK), T. Aso (J), G. Assmann (D), E. Barrett-Connor (USA), E-E. Baulieu (F), M.H. Birkhäuser (CH), M.L. Brandi (I), L. Brinton (USA), H. Burger (AUS), C. Campagnoli (I), L. Cardozo (UK), C. Christiansen (DK), A. Collins (S), P. Collins (UK), P.D. Delmas (F), L. Dennerstein (AUS), O. Etingin (USA), M.L. Foegh (USA), S. Franceschi (S), U.J. Gaspard (B), M.M. Gelfand (CDN), A.R. Genazzani (I), S. Guaschino (I), J.-Å. Gustafsson (S), W.R. Harlan (USA), R.J. Hegyeli (USA), E. Hemminki (SF), V.W. Henderson (USA), S.L. Hendrix (USA), M. Hunter (UK), E.V. Jensen (USA), J.A. Kanis (UK), P. Kenemans (NL), W.-W. Kim (K), B.E.K. Klein (USA), C. La Vecchia (I), Cl. Lenfant (USA), R. Lindsay (USA), D.W. Losordo (USA), A. Maggi (I), L. Martini (I), J.A. McGowan (USA), A. McTiernan (USA), M.E. Mendelsohn (USA), D.R. Mishell Jr. (USA), M. Motta (I), F. Naftolin (USA), M. Neves-e Castro (P), M. Notelovitz (USA), B.W. O'Malley (USA), A. Pines (IL), V.W. Pinn (USA), D.W. Purdie (UK), S.M. Resnick (USA), B.L. Riggs (USA), G. Rosano (I), H. Rozenbaum (F), G. Samsioe (S), R.M. Sarrel (USA), K. Schenck-Gustafsson (S), G. Serra (I), S. Sherman (USA), B.B. Sherwin (CDN), E. Simpson (AUS), P. Sismondi (I), S.O. Skouby (DK), L. Speroff (USA), M.J. Stampfer (USA), J.C. Stevenson (UK), D.W. Sturdee (UK), W.H. Utian (USA), E. Vegeto (I), M.P. Vessey (UK), N.K. Wenger (USA), N.F. Woods (USA) Scientific-Organizing Secretariats: Main Secretariat Office Branch Secretariat Office MENO 2004 MENO 2004 FONDAZIONE GIOVANNI LORENZINI GIOVANNI LORENZINI MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MEDICAL FOUNDATION Via A. Appiani 7 6535 Fannin, M.S. A-601 20121 MILAN (ITALY) HOUSTON, TEXAS 77030 (USA) Phone: (+39) 02 29.00.62.67 Phone: (+1-713) 797.0401 Telefax: (+39) 02 29.00.70.18 Telefax: (+1-713) 796.8853 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Home page: http://www.lorenzinifoundation.org I JOINTLY SPONSORED BY International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI/NIH) Fondazione Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Sciences Foundation Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Foundation Italian Heart Foundation UNDER THE AUSPICES OF British Menopause Society Dutch Menopause Society European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) German Society of Menopause Hungarian Menopause Society International Menopause Society (IMS) Israeli Menopause Society Italian Menopause Society Italian Society of Geriatric Gynecology (SIGITE) Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SIGO) Office of Research on Women’s Health/NIH (ORWH/NIH) Polish Menopause and Andropause Society Portuguese Menopause Society Romanian Medical Menopause Association Slovak Society for Menopause and Andropause Slovene Society for Menopause Spanish Menopause Society Swiss Menopause Society IN COOPERATION WITH The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) II GENERAL INFORMATION PLACE AND DATE OF THE SYMPOSIUM The Symposium takes place in Florence (Italy) at the Palazzo dei Congressi (Piazza Adua, 1 – Florence - Phone: +39 055 49721) on April 21-24, 2004. CONGRESS BUILDINGS PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI Room A Room B Room C Registration Exhibition Poster Display SECRETARIAT DESK The following services are available at the secretariat desk: • registration (pre-registered participants and on-site registrations) • secretariat • information • incoming mail and messages • lost and found Opening Hours Tuesday, April 20: 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm Wednesday, April 21: 7.45 am – 7.00 pm Thursday, April 22: 7.45 am – 7.00 pm Friday, April 23: 7.45 am – 7.00 pm Saturday, April 24: 7.45 am – 6.00 pm REGISTRATION Only registered participants may attend the scientific sessions and the social events offered by the Symposium. The late enrollment fee (from April 11 and on site) will be charged even if the registration form (without payment) was received before that date. The registration fees for the Symposium are as follows: (all amounts given in EUROS) from April 11 and on site Participants € 550 Accompanying Persons € 150 Students* € 300 (V.A.T. included) (*) Student rate registrations are available to those who demonstrate their student position by presenting a state- ment from the Head of their Department or Institute. III All participants, nurses, and students are entitled to: • attend all Scientific Sessions • attend the Opening of the Symposium • receive Final Program and Abstract Book • Coffee Breaks • Welcome Reception All accompanying persons regularly enrolled are entitled to: • Welcome Reception • ticket for the Visit to the Churches in “Oltrarno” FOR ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS ONLY All the Italian participants with the VAT/IVA number must indicate this number (and the corresponding address) in the registration form (DPR 633/72). The regular invoice for the registration will be sent only to those who have indicated the fiscal code and/or the IVA number (compulsory if available) of the actual payer. BADGES The official name badge must be worn for admission to all sessions and other activities of the Symposium. Badges will show different colours: BLUE Organizers RED Invited Speakers and Chairpersons WHITE Participants GREEN Students YELLOW Accompanying Persons BANK The branch of the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze located on the ground floor of the Centro Affari (in front of the Palazzo dei Congressi, across the garden) will operate a counter for participants. Opening hours: 8.20 - 13.20 and 14.35 - 15.35; Saturday and Sunday: closed. CASH - BAR Cash-bar is available for the participants in the Palazzo dei Congressi. CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE Certificates of Attendance will be available on request at the end of the Symposium at the Registration Desk. The request form is enclosed in the Symposium envelope. CME CREDITS (ECM for Italian Participants only) CME Credits for Italian Participants only (ECM) have been applied for from the Italian Ministry of Health for selected sessions. The list of these sessions can be found in the ECM envelope to be requested by intere- sted Italian participants at the registration desk. See also the time table on pages XII-XIII. The badge of the Italian participants requesting the Credits must be checked by the hostess through the bar code registra- tion system when entering and leaving the congress room through the ECM dedicated door. Please check with the ECM desk at the registration desk for more informations. COFFEE BREAKS Coffee Breaks will be offered to all registered participants at the Palazzo dei Congressi from Wednesday morning, April 21 until Saturday morning, April 24. ELECTRICITY The electrical power is 220 volts, 50 Hz. E-MAIL SERVICE E-mail service will be available in the exhibition area at the Palazzo dei Congressi to allow the attendees to send and receive messages during the Symposium. The address is: [email protected] To receive e-mails during the Symposium, the sender of the message must fill in the subject/object field with the complete name of the recipient (Symposium participant). IV INSURANCE Registration for the Congress implies that the participant agrees that neither the Scientific Organizing Committee nor the Fondazione Giovanni Lorenzini assume any liability or responsibility whatsoever. The Congress participants are requested to make their own arrangements for medical, travel, and personal insurance. The Scientific Organizing Committee cannot assume liability for changes in the program due to external circumstances. INTERNET Home page for the Menopause 2004 Congress is located at: http://www.lorenzinifoundation.org LUNCHES A list of nearby restaurants and cafeterias is included in the Symposium envelope for lunch/dinner options. MAIL AND FAX During the Symposium, mail may be addressed to the participants: MENO 2004 – FONDAZIONE GIOVANNI LORENZINI MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION c/o Palazzo dei Congressi – Piazza Adua 1 – Florence (Italy) – Telefax: +39 055 4973301 OFFICIAL LANGUAGE The official language of the Symposium is English. No simultaneous translation is provided. POST OFFICE The main post office is located in Via Pellicceria. Opening hours: 8.15 - 18.30 (Saturday: 8.15 - 12.30; - Sunday: closed). PRESS REGISTRATION Working press from newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and medical publications will be registered free, provided that they can officially demonstrate their position. SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION During the Symposium an exhibition of technical instruments and products is held in the meeting area net to the registrations and to the main conference room. TELEPHONES Telephone calls can be made from the pay telephones (phone cards) placed in the Palazzo dei Congressi. Cards can be purchased in the bars and from the door keeper at the Palazzo dei Congressi. TRANSPORTATION Pisa Galileo Galilei and Florence Peretola airports are served by several international airlines. Pisa airport is about 90 km from Florence, but a shuttle train operates every hour between the airport and the main railway station in Florence. The trip lasts approximately 65 minutes. Florence airport is only 4 km from the centre of town. Bus and taxi transportation is available between the airport and downtown Florence. An airport taxi will charge approximately Euros 18 for the journey to the city centre. Rome Fiumicino international airport is connected by train with Florence railway station.