Registered Charity No. 1060134

CME Course

 

Home Dialysis Therapies

The Old Town, Stockholm

May 10, 2008 - 12:00-16:00

Stockholm, Sweden

 

 

Organisers: Edwina Brown, Wim van Biesen

Information and registration

Participation is free of charge but is open only to delegates registered in the Congress.

If you have pre-registered to the Congress, you can participate in the Courses by simply downloading the form and send it by fax to +39-0521-959242 or by email to registrations@era-edta.org within and no later than April 7, 2008.

If you haven’t pre-registered, you can do it online at www.eraedta2008.org/registrations2008.htm within and no later than April 7, 2008. After April 7, 2008 you will have the possibility of registering onsite, first for the Congress and thus after also for the Course, directly on May 10 starting at 8.00. Admission to the Course is limited to the seating capacity of the lecture hall, thus "first come first served" basis will be applied.

Course participants will be awarded UEMS credits (convertible in AMA credits).

A coloured sticker will be attached to your badge at the entrance of the hall of the CME Course chosen and will entitle entrance to that course only.

 

 

COURSE PROGRAMME

Advanced PD for the clinicians

Nutritional aspects of PD treatment, O. Heimburger

Management of infectious complications on PD, E. Brown

Management of fluid and volume on PD, S. Davies

Adequate treatment on PD, W. Van Biesen

Education and barriers to PD, M. Oliver

Coffee

Home Therapy Options

Assisted PD: curse or blessing?, C. Verger

A home hemo programme: too much effort?, F. Finkelstein

Debate: Should home therapy be promoted?, Pro: J. Heaf - Con: D. Taube

The future of home therapies: the vision of industry, Baxter, Fresenius, Gambro