Cannabis Workshop - Vienna

Scientific Symposium phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical evidence University of Vienna, Kleiner Festsaal, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria November 15th 2018, 09:00 – 17:30 h organized by Herbal Medicinal Products Platform Austria (HMPPA) Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) invitation | speakers | registration fees | call for abstracts | meeting venue flyer/program(pdf, 1 MB) registration Scientific Committee Hermann Stuppner, President HMPPA Brigitte Kopp, Vice-President, HMPPA Chlodwig Franz, Vice-President, HMPPA Rudolf Bauer, Vice-President, HMPPA Verena Dirsch, HMPPA Anna-Rita Bilia, President GA Judith Rollinger, Vice-President GA Oliver Kayser, Vice-President GA Organizing Committee Hermann Stuppner, President HMPPA Brigitte Kopp, Vice-President, HMPPA Chlodwig Franz, Vice-President, HMPPA Rudolf Bauer, Vice-President, HMPPA Verena Dirsch, HMPPA Elisabeth Gstrein Birgit Mayer invitation On behalf of the Herbal Medicinal Products Platform Austria (HMPPA) and the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), the Organizing and Scientific Committees invite you to attend the scientific symposium „Cannabis – phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical evidence“. The event will take place on November 15th 2018, 09:00 – 17:00 h at the University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, Kleiner Festsaal, A-1010 Vienna, Austria. The symposium will provide new insights and most recent research data on Cannabis and its medicinal uses for human health. invited speakers Prof. Giovanni APPENDINO Cannabis beyond the „big two (THC and CBD)“: the biological potential of minor cannabinoids and of non-cannabinoid constituents of Cannabis University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy Prof. Mahmoud A. ElSOHLY, Ph.D Cannabis Based Products: Analytical and product development issues The University of Mississippi, National Center for Natural Products Research, a division of The Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA Prof. Dr. Javier FERNANDEZ-RUIZ Cannabidiol, a broad-spectrum therapeutic cannabinoid: emphasis on its neuroprotective properties Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Mag. Bernhard FOEGER The production of medical cannabis in Austria by ages Institute for Sustainable Plant Production, Division for Food Security, AGES – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Austria Prof. Jürg GERTSCH Cannabis and the endocannabinoid system – a molecular love story Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland Dr. Gianpaolo GRASSI Breeding and agronomical techniques to produce medicinal cannabis CREA-CI, Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Branch station of Rovigo, Italy Prof. Dr. Werner KNOESS Cannabis for medicinal use – key parameters of the legal environment Head of Division Licensing 4, Complementary and Alternative Medicines and Traditional Medicines, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany o.Univ.-Prof. DDr. Hans-Georg KRESS, FFMPCAI Medicinal cannabis – hope or dope? Medical University of Vienna, Division of Special Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Vienna, Austria Prof. Victor NOVACK MD PhD From hype to hope. Evidence based medicine approach to medical cannabis Soroka University Medical Center, Be’er Sheva, Israel Prof. Dr. med. Michael SCHAEFER Medical use of cannabis: potential and risks Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charité Medical Center Berlin, Germany Assoz. Prof. Dr. Rudolf SCHICHO GPR55: a cannabinoid sensitive receptor that promotes inflammation and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract Otto-Loewi-Forschungszentrum, Lehrstuhl für Pharmakologie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria registration fees Participants are invited to register online for this scientific workshop, preferably before November 10th, 2018. The registration fees include coffee breaks and lunch. Participants Early Registration Fees (EUR) April 03 until Sept. 30 2018 Late Registration Fees (EUR) Oct. 01 until Nov. 15 2018 Members of HMPPA/GA 90,00 110,00 Non-members 110,00 130,00 Students* and Media representatives 50,00 70,00 *In order to claim the student registration fee proof of full time enrolement at a University or College must be provided. call for papers Scientific contributions such as short lectures (12min + 3min discussion) and posters (max. 90 x 120 cm, width x height) in the field of Cannabis are very much welcome. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations have to be submitted by Email to office@hmppa.at until October 31st, 2018. language All presentations will be in English. organization and contact This scientific symposium is organized by the Herbal Medicinal Products Platform Austria (HMPPA) and the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA). If you have any queries regarding the symposium please contact office@hmppa.at meeting venue University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, Kleiner Festsaal, A-1010 Vienna, Austria (Floor plan, pdf 104 KB) How to get there To get to the Main Building of the University of Vienna, we advise to use the underground or tram and get off at the station „Schottentor“. Arrival by Public Transport Underground line U2: Schottentor station Tram lines: 1,37,38,40,41,42,43,44,71, D City bus: 1A From the main railway station: Use the underground line U1 towards Leopoldau, get off at the Karlsplatz station and change to underground line U2, finally get off at the Schottentor station. Arrival by Plane From the airport: check out the tool to plan your journey from Wiener Linien. Arrival by Car Parking spaces: There is a limited number of parking spaces around the Main Building. Short-term parking (subject to charges) applies in the whole area from 09:00-22:00. The Votivparkgarage car park can be accessed via Universitätsstrasse (one-way street towards Universitätsring). sponsors The members of the Organizing Committee gratefully acknowledge the support of this scientific workshop by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), the University of Vienna, Bionorica ethics and Trigal Pharma GmbH. green meeting The event complies is to be certified according to the guidelines of the Austrian Environmental Label Green Meetings & Green Events.