WoundSource

November 11-14, 2010 at the Universal City Hilton in Los Angeles.

Biotherapy is the use of living organisms to treat or diagnose medical illnesses. Examples of medicinal organisms include leeches, fly larvae (maggots), bacteriophage (all used in wound care), along with honey bees, service animals and more.

The International Conference on Biotherapy (ICB) is the single most important meeting for sharing new clinical and research findings in biotherapy. That is why the meeting attracts renowned leaders, cutting-edge researchers, clinicians, educators, students and journalists from throughout the world.

The objectives of the 2010 International Conference on Biotherapy are to:

1. Describe current state of biotherapy research;
2. Describe multiple biotherapeutic modalities and how to select the appropriate modality;
3. Explain the use of leech therapy;
4. Assess the use of bee venom and bacteriophage therapy;
5. Describe use of service animals in hippotherapy and canine therapy.

Hands-on workshops will be included in the conference registration, or they can be attended separately. Target audience: Health care providers of all types (physicians, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, veterinarians), scientists and students who work in or are interested in biotherapy.

Continuing Medical Education (CME): This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Sponsor: University of Cincinnati. Educational Partners: BTER Foundation and Hope of Healing Foundation.

http://www.bterfoundation.org/icb/icb2010.htm