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| Registered Charity No. 1060134 | ||
| CME Course | ||
15th Budapest Nephrology School (40 CME)
Organized by the Hungarian Kidney Foundation (Reg. No 596/1987)

ISN and ERA-EDTA
August 26-31, 2008
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

ERA-EDTA CME Activities |
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) |
G.M. London, ERA-EDTA President (France) |
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) and J. Grinyo (Spain). |
Collaboration with ISN for courses in Eastern Europe: N. Lameire (Belgium), A. Covic (Romania). |
Local coordinator: László Rosivall, M.D., PhD., DSc.
President Hungarian Kidney Foundation, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathophysiology International Nephrology Research & Training Center, Nagyvárad tér 4, 1089 Budapest, Hungary, Tel/fax: +36-1-2100-100, +36-1-210-2956, Website: www.bns-hungary.hu, E-mail: rosivall@net.sote.hu
Detailed and updated information available on this website www.bns-hungary.hu
| PARTECIPATION FEE: |
| On site: 750 EURO |
| PARTECIPATION FEE INCLUDES: |
| - Attendance to nephrology refresher course |
| - Free attendance to the 6th International Wine and Health Symposium (see below) |
| - Lunches, dinners and refresherments |
| - Social programs (Danube cruise, Parliament tour, Organ Concert) |
| - Support for buying the book of Nephrology, Hypertension, Dialysis, Transplantation Eds: Thomas E. Anreoli, Eberhard Ritz, László Rosivall |
| - Hungarian hospitality |
IMPORTANT:
A good part of the actual participation fee is sponsored by the Hungarian Kidney Foundation and other national and international organizations for the benefit of the physicians mainly from developing Countries. Furthermore, a number of young applicants from developing countries will be supported by a partial participation fee waiver sponsored by the Hungarian Kideny Foundation. To apply for these opportunities you are required to send a letter stating the reasons for the request together with your Curriculum Vitae and a letter of recommendation.
The Organizing Committee will inform you of its decision in time.
The ERA-EDTA will give offer travel grants to young nephrologists in their early career (35 years old and younger) plus one year ERA-EDTA membership (including free access to NDT Online and the right to pay a reduced registration fee to the annual ERA-EDTA Congresses).
Travel grant forms will be soon online.
Faculty:
T.E. Andreoli, R. Coppo, A. Covic, Gy. Deák, J. Feehally, P. Gergely, S. Goral, H. Helderman, B. Iványi, D. Kerjaschki, S. Van Laecke, D.C. Mendelssohn, I. Mucsi, M. Novák, J. Peti-Peterdi, R. Pisoni, A. Rees, E. Ritz, L. Rosivall, G. Schulman, A. Tislér, T. Tóth, A. Wiecek, P.Å. Zillén
The 15th Budapest Nephrology School is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for 40 CME credits. The Course includes 45 hour scientific lectures and a final examination which can be locally evaluated according to national standards (in Hungary it is equal to 50 CME credits).
Scientific Programme:
| August 26 (Tuesday) | |||||||||||||||||
| 08:00 – 09:30 | REGISTRATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Venue:Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Roosevelt tér 9., Budapest | |||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the day: L. Romics | |||||||||||||||||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome Addresses and Official Opening | ||||||||||||||||
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| KEY NOTE LECTURE | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: László Rosivall (Budapest, Hungary) | |||||||||||||||||
10:00 – 10:30 |
Prevention, Early Detection and Early Treatment Per Åke Zillén |
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| 10:30 – 10:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| BASIC SCIENCE/PATHOMECHANISM OF DISEASE | |||||||||||||||||
10:45 – 11:15 |
Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathophysiology of Kidney Disease Dontscho Kerjaschki |
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| 11:15 – 11:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
11:30 – 12:00 |
Proteinuria/Microalbuminuria/Endothelial Damage – from Bench to the Bedside György Deák |
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| 12:00 – 12:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Andrew Rees (Vienna, Austria) | |||||||||||||||||
13:00 – 13:30 |
The Lymphatic Vasculature in Renal Disease Dontscho Kerjaschki |
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| 13:30 – 13:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
13:45 – 14:15 |
Kidney Biopsy Eberhard Ritz |
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| 14:15 – 14:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
14:30 – 15:00 |
Diabetic Nephropathy Eberhard Ritz |
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| 15:00 – 15:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Rosanna Coppo (Turin, Italy) | |||||||||||||||||
15:45 – 16:15 |
Treatment of Difficult Cases of Nephrotic Syndrome Rosanna Coppo |
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| 16:15 – 16:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
16:30 – 17:00 |
European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) Andrew Rees |
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| 17:00 – 17:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 – 22:00 | 6th International Symposium on Wine and Health in conjunction with the 15th Budapest Nephrology School | ||||||||||||||||
Hotel Marriott |
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| 18:00 – 18:10 | Presidential Greetings László Rosivall | ||||||||||||||||
| 18:10 – 18:40 | Cardiovascular Risk and Alcohol in General and Red Wine in Specific Eberhard Ritz | ||||||||||||||||
| 18:40 – 20:00 | Elaboration and Presentation of the Hungarian Wines Ernő Péter Botos | ||||||||||||||||
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Dinner Special Hungarian Dishes |
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| August 27 (Wednesday) | |||||||||||||||||
Venue:Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Baross street 23., Budapest |
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| CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Thomas E. Andreoli (Little Rock, AR, USA) | |||||||||||||||||
09:00 – 09:30 |
News in Pathogenesis and Treatment of IgA Nephropathy Rosanna Coppo |
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| 09:30 – 09:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| HYPERTENSION | |||||||||||||||||
09:45 – 10:15 |
Essential Hypertension and Treatment András Tislér |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| DISTURBANCES IN CONTROL OF BODY FLUID VOLUME AND COMPOSITION | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Dontscho Kerjaschki (Vienna, Austria) | |||||||||||||||||
11:00 – 11:30 |
Control of Extracellular Fluid Volume and the Pathophysiology of Edema Formation Thomas E. Andreoli |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
11:45 – 12:15 |
Bartter's and Gitelman's syndrome Thomas E. Andreoli | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Eberhard Ritz (Heidelberg, Germany) | |||||||||||||||||
13:30 – 14:00 |
Clinical Disturbances of Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate Metabolism Eberhard Ritz |
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| 14:00 – 14:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
14:15 – 14:45 |
Disorders of Potassium Balance Thomas E. Andreoli |
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| 14:45 – 15:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
15:30 – 16:00 |
Pathomechanisms of Membranous Nephropathy Dontscho Kerjaschki |
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| 16:00 – 16:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 16:15 – 17:15 | Meet the Professors – Bring your Cases | ||||||||||||||||
| 17:15 – 18:00 | Buffet | ||||||||||||||||
| 20:00 – 21:00 | Boat tour on the Danube, Departure: Vigadó square |
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| August 28 (Thursday) | |||||||||||||||||
| CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Andrzej Wiecek (Katowice, Poland) | |||||||||||||||||
08:30 – 09:00 |
Real-Time Imaging of Kidney Functions in Vivo János Peti-Peterdi |
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| 09:00 – 09:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
09:15 – 09:45 |
Acute Renal Failure John Feehally |
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| 09:45 – 10:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
10:00 – 10:30 |
Primary Glomerular Disease John Feehally |
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| 10:30 – 10:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: John Feehally (Leicester, UK) | |||||||||||||||||
11:15 – 11:45 |
Secondary Glomerular Disease John Feehally |
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| 11:45 – 12:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
12:00 – 12:30 |
Indications and Interpretation of Serological Tests in the Context of Kidney Disease Péter Gergely |
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| 12:30 – 12:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Adrian Covic (Iasi, Romania) | |||||||||||||||||
13:45 – 14:15 |
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism – an Update on Pathophysiology and Treatment Eberhard Ritz |
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| 14:15 – 14:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
14:30 – 15:00 |
Targeting Vascular Damage (Stiffness, Calcifications) in CKD Beyond Blood Pressure Adrian Covic |
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| 15:00 – 15:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator:David C. Mendelssohn (Toronto, Canada) | |||||||||||||||||
15:45 – 16:15 |
Renal Anemia Andrzej Więcek |
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| 16:15 – 16:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
16:30 – 17:00 |
Obesity Andrzej Więcek |
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| 17:00 – 17:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Buffet | ||||||||||||||||
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Concert: Organ concert by: Prof. Dr. János Borvendég |
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Venue: St. Stephen Basilica 1051 Budapest, St. Stephen square |
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| August 29 (Friday) | |||||||||||||||||
| RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Steven Van Laecke (Ghent, Belgium) | |||||||||||||||||
09:00 – 09:30 |
Lessons from evidence based medicine in the care of ARF and ESRF patient Adrian Covic |
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| 09:30 – 09:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
09:45 – 10:15 |
Predialysis Care David C. Mendelssohn |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: István Mucsi (Budapest, Hungary) | |||||||||||||||||
10:45 – 11:15 |
Important Lessons from the DOPPS: Implications for Continuous Quality Improvement David C. Mendelssohn |
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| 11:15 – 11:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
11:30 – 12:00 |
Infections in Renal Transplantation Steven Van Laecke |
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| 12:00 – 12:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
12:15 – 12:45 |
Diabetes and PD Steven Van Laecke |
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| 12:45 – 13:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| 17:00 – 17:45 | Guided Visit to the Hungarian Parliament, 1357 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos square 1-3. Gate No. XII. | ||||||||||||||||
| August 30 (Saturday) | |||||||||||||||||
Venue: B. Braun Avitum, Aesculap Academy |
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| RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: István Kiss (Budapest, Hungary) | |||||||||||||||||
09:00 – 09:30 |
The complex management of kidney transplanted patients – beyond immunosuppression István Mucsi |
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| 09:30 – 09:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
09:45 – 10:15 |
Peritoneal Dialysis David C. Mendelssohn |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: J. Harold Helderman (Nashville, TN, USA) | |||||||||||||||||
11:00 – 11:30 |
Hemodialysis Adequacy Gerald Schulman |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
11:45 – 12:15 |
Complications in Hemodialysis Gerald Schulman |
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| 12:15 – 12:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
| RENAL TRANSPLANTATION | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Gerald Schulman (Nashville, TN, USA) | |||||||||||||||||
13:30 – 14:00 |
Evaluation of Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donors Simin Goral |
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| 14:00 – 14:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
14:15 – 14:45 |
Immunosuppressive Drugs, How They Work on Immune Mechanisms J. Harold Helderman |
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| 14:45 – 15:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Simin Goral (Philadelphia, PA, USA) | |||||||||||||||||
15:30 – 16:00 |
Drug Minimization Immunosuppression in Renal Transplantation J. Harold Helderman |
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| 16:00 – 16:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
16:15 – 16:45 |
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Elderly Patients Simin Goral |
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| 16:45 – 17:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Posters with Wine and Cheese | ||||||||||||||||
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Farewell Reception | ||||||||||||||||
| August 31 (Sunday) | |||||||||||||||||
| PSYCHONEPHROLOGY | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Márta Novák (Budapest, Hungary) | |||||||||||||||||
08:00 – 08:30 |
Sleep Disorders in Patients with CKD István Mucsi |
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| 08:30 – 08:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
08:45 – 09:15 |
Psychosocial Problems and Quality of Life in Patients with CKD Márta Novák |
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| 09:15 – 09:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Coffee break | ||||||||||||||||
| RENAL PATHOLOGY | |||||||||||||||||
| Moderator: Béla Iványi (Szeged, Hungary) | |||||||||||||||||
10:00 – 10:30 |
Renal Pathology Iványi Béla |
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| 10:30 – 10:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Examination | ||||||||||||||||
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||
12:30 – 13:00 |
Renal Pathology Quiz Tibor Tóth |
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| 13:00 – 13:15 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
EPIDEMIOLOGY – Joint Session with the 1st Budapest Clinical Epidemiology Course |
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| 13:15 – 13:45 | Evidence based medicine/nephrology: Types of clinical studies István Mucsi |
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| 13:45 – 14:00 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
14:00 – 14:30 |
Musings on guidelines and evidence: a pragmatic and nephrocentric view David C. Mendelssohn |
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| 14:30 – 14:45 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
14:45 – 15:15 |
What can we learn from observational studies – examples from DOPPS Ronald Pisoni |
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| 15:15 – 15:30 | Discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Concluding remarks László Rosivall | ||||||||||||||||