Under the auspices of ERA-EDTA & ISN/COMGAN

 

CME Course

 

1st Balkan Nephrology School
 

Pristina/Kosovo (UNMIK)

May 24-26, 2007

 
Conference Centre, Grand Hotel, Pristina
 
In cooperation with
the University of Heidelberg and the University of Pristina

 

 

ERA-EDTA

European Council for Accreditation in CME in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation (ECANDT of the ERA-EDTA accredited by the European Accreditation Council for CME – EACCME)

Chair-person:

R. Coppo (Italy)

Secretary:
A.L.M. De Francisco (Spain)
Members:

J. Floege (Germany)

R. Vanholder (Belgium)

A. Wiecek (Poland)

C. Zoccali (Italy)

J. Cannata-Andia, ERA-EDTA President (Spain)

 

CME Courses Coordinators:

Basic Science and Clinical Nephrology:

R. Coppo (Italy) and P. Ronco (France).

Chronic Renal Failure, Hypertension and Clinical Epidemiology:

C. Zoccali (Italy) and G. London (France).

Dialysis:

R. Vanholder (Belgium), S. Davies (UK) and C. Wanner (Germany).

Transplantation:
C. Ponticelli (Italy), A. Torres (Spain) and K. Olgaard (Denmark).
Collaboration with ISN for courses in Eastern Europe:
N. Lameire (Belgium), A. Covic (Romania).

 

 

Chair-person: M. Zeier (Germany)

 

Secretary: N. Miftari (Germany)

 

Local organising committee:       

E. Hasani (Rector)

I. Dedushaj (Dean)
P. Sejdiu (Permanent Secretary of Health, Kosovo)
N. Miftari (Germany)
Members:
Ghent (Belgium):
Prof. N. Lameire (ERA-EDTA)
   
Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Dr. M. Zeier (Nephrology)
Heidelberg (Germany)
Prof. Dr. J. Schmidt (Transplant Surgery)
Prof. Dr. B. Schmied (Transplant Surgery)
Dr. J. Beimler (Nephrology)
Dr. Ch. Morath (Nephrology)
Dr. L. Kihm (Nephrology)
Dr. N. Miftari (Nephrology)
   
   
Vienna (Austria):
Prof. Dr. Regele (Pathology)
Prof. Schmaldienst (Nephrology)

Timeline:

Thursday        24.05.2007

14.00 - 18.30h

Friday            25.05.2007
09.30 - 13.00h
14.30 - 18.00h
Saturday        26.05.2007
09.30 - 14.00h

 

Participating countries:
Kosovo, Albania, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

 

Scientific program

 

Day 1. Afternoon session (Thursday 24.05.2007 - 14.00 –18.30h)
   
14.00–14.20
Opening and Welcome Address
Zeier, Lameire/Hörl, Secretary of Health, Rector or Dean of faculty
   
14.30–15.00
Management of hypertension and progression of renal disease
   
15.10–15.30
Diabetic nephropathy
   
15.40–16.10
Diagnostic tools in nephrology (urine, sonography, laboratory)
   
16.20–16.40
Coffee break
   
16.40–17.10
Glomerulonephritis
   
   
17.20–17.50
Rapide progressive Glomerulonephritis
   
18.00–18.30
Hepatitis B and C in the renal patient
   
Day 2. Morning session (Friday 25.05.2007 - 09.30-13.00h)
 
14.30–14.50
Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism
   
15.00–15.30
Management of renal anemia
   
   
15.40–16.10
Concept of dry weight in haemodialysis
   
16.20–16.40
Coffee break
   
16.40–17.00
Principles of living renal transplantation
   
17.10–17.30
Immunosuppression after renal transplantation
   
17.40–18.00
Infection and complications after renal transplantation
   
18.00–18.40
Histopathology in renal disease
   
19.30
Dinner
   
Day 3. Morning session (Saturday 26.05.2007 - 09.30-14.00h)
 
09.30–10.00
Principles of peritoneal dialysis
   
   
10.10–10.40
How to find a PD patient
   
10.50–11.20
How to place a PD catheter
   
11.30–11.50
Coffee break
   
11.50–12.20
Role of education of medical staff and patients Initiation of a PD Program
   
12.30–13.00
Adequacy of PD and residual renal function
   
13.10–13.40
Management of PD-related peritonitis/complications
   
13.50
Plenary discussion, certification and Closing remarks