1. Department of Anesthesiology VU University medical centrum De Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands please stamp Recent Advances in Medical Gas Therapy 28 th October 2006 Amsterdam, the Netherlands International Society for Inhaled Medical Gases and Therapies ISMG Prof. Dr. Stephan A. Loer Prof. Dr. Jörg Weimann Dr. Peter Veerman Department of Anesthesiology VU university medical centrum De Boelelaan 1117 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands  +31-(0)20-444 4444  +31-(0)20-444 4385  www.medical-gases.eu  info@medical-gases.eu organized by: General Information Contact Congress Venue OZW – Opleidingsinstituut Zorg en Welzijn De Boelelaan 1109 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands  www.ozw.nl

2. Session I iNO – label or branding? 9:20 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:40 Inhaled carbon monoxide (CO) – poison or therapy? 10:40 – 11:00Coffee break 12:20 – 12:50Coffee break Session II 11:00 – 11:40 What can O 2 really do? 11:40 – 12:20 Helium/Oxygen – the discovery of the known? Welcom e 9:00 – 9:05 9:05 – 9:20 Introduction: Historical perspectives of medical gases Armand Girbes Amsterdam, The Netherlands Kai Zacharowski Bristol, U.K. Claes Frostell Stockholm, Sweden Stephan A. Loer Amsterdam, The Netherlands Victor W.M. van Hinsbergh Amsterdam, The Netherlands Piet E. Postmus Amsterdam, The Netherlands Andrea Kurz Bern, Switzerland Peter Germann Vienna, Austria Ed van der Veen Amsterdam, The Netherlands Stephan A. Loer Amsterdam, The Netherlands Jaap J. de Lange Amsterdam, The Netherlands Scientific Program 14:10 – 14:20 Closing remarks Jörg Weimann Amsterdam, The Netherlands Cor J. Kalkman Utrecht, The Netherlands Jan Rauwerda Amsterdam, The Netherlands Mervyn Maze London, U.K. Jörg Weimann Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nitrous oxide – old friend, new fellow? 12:50 – 13:30 Xenon – a neuroprotectant for the future? 13:30 – 14:10 Session III Registration Email _________________________________________ __ Fax _________________________________________ ____ Telephone ______________________________________ Country _________________________________________ City / Area Code ________________________________ Street / Number _________________________________ Department ____________________________________ Institution ____________________________________ Title __________________________________________ __ Middle Initial ____________________________________ Firstname _______________________________________ Name _________________________________________ _  75,00 € – full entrance fee  20,00 € – reduced entrance fee for VUmc employees and ISMG members Entrance fee includes admission to lectures, abstract booklet and refreshments. I hereby register to attend the symposium “Recent advances in medical gas therapy” on 28th October 2006 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. _________ __ date __________________________ ______ Signature UEMS European Union of Medical Specialists NVALT Nederlandse Vereniging van Artse voor Longziekten en Tuberculose NVIC Nederlandse Vereniging voor Intensive Care NVA Nederlandse Vereniging voor Anesthesiologie Accreditation has been applied for with: