Cme Slides Forum

CME SLIDES FORUM

Archive 2004

	Fine-needle aspiration biopsy analysed by flow cytometry - a consistent and high performance diagnostic tool in kidney transplantation		Use of altruistic live donors
Prof J.G. Oliveira Nephrology Department, Faculty of Medicine Hospital S. Joao Porto, Portugal		Dr K. Baboolal Institute of Nephrology University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, United Kingdom

	Fluid-electrolyte case discussions		The treatment of hyponatremia using oral vasopressin antagonists
Prof J.C. Ayus Director of Dialysis Service, Texas Diabetic Institute University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, USA		Prof P. Gross Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine University Medical Center Dresden, Germany

Prognostic studies in Nephrology: survival analysis and beyond

Diagnostic studies in Nephrology: from design to analysis

Dr K.J. Jager
ERA-EDTA Registry - Department of Medical Informatics
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Prof C. Zoccali
Unità di Nefrologia, Dialisi, Trapianto e Ipertensione
OO.RR and CNR Istituto di Biomedicina
Laboratorio di Epidemiologia Clinica e Fisiopatologia delle malattie Renali e dell'Ipertensione
Reggio Calabria, Italy

Renal Phosphate Handling in Health and Disease - A Molecular View

Part II

Lupus Nephritis: Morphologic Features

Prof Heini Murer
Institute for Physiology
University of Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland

Dr S.V. Seshan
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, United States

Renal Phosphate Handling in Health and Disease - A Molecular View

Part I

Prof Heini Murer
Institute for Physiology
University of Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland

Barker-Brenner hypothesis of Essential Hypertension: Coming of Age?

Inflammatory Factors in Essential Hypertension, Renal Failure and Renal Transplant

Dr Kerstin Amann
Institute for Pathology
University Erlangen-Nurnberg
Erlangen, Germany

Prof Friedrich C. Luft
Chief, Nephrology/Hypertension Section
Medical Faculty of the Charité
Humboldt University of Berlin
HELIOS Kliniken - Berlin
Franz Volhard Clinic at the Max Delbrück Center
Berlin, Germany

Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: the Case for Vascular Intervention

Role of Aldosterone in Chronic Kidney Disease: an Emerging (Increasing) Perspective

Dr P.F. Plouin
Service d'Hypertension Arterielle
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou
Paris, France

Dr T.H. Hostetter
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases
Bethesda, USA

Effects of Haemoglobin on Quality of Life in Prospective Trials

Dr L. McMahon
Dept of Nephrology
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne, Australia

The causes and the treatment of Severe Hyponatremia

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critically Ill Patient

Prof P. Gross
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
University Medical Center
Dresden, Germany

Prof R.L. Mehta
Nephrology-Hypertension Division Faculty
UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, USA

	Slow, extended Daily Hemodialysis		Importance of Peritoneal Clearance and Residual Renal Function
Prof D. Fliser Dept. of Nephrology Hannover Medical School Hannover, Germany		Dr R. Paniagua Cordinacion Investigacion Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Mexico City, Mexico

How does Proteinuria damage the Kidney?

Prof M. Nangaku
Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology
University of Tokyo, School of Medicine
Tokyo, Japan

	Prophylaxis and treatment of Hepatitis B and C in Renal Patients		Novel Developments in the management of Hepatorenal Syndrome
Prof J.M. Campistol Fac. of Medicine, Renal Transplantation Unit University Hospital Barcelona, Spain		Prof V. Arroyo Perez Dept. of Medicine University Hospital Barcelona, Spain

An electronic mini-course on nephrotic sindrome in children

	Pathogenesis of acquired childhood nephrotic syndrome		Evidence-based management of steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children
Prof M. Saleem Children's Renal Unit Bristol Children's Hospital Bristol, United Kingdom		Prof E. Hodson Dept. of Nephrology The Children's Hospital at Westmead Westmead, Australia

	Evidence-based management of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome		Long-term complications of the treatment of childhood nephrotic syndrome
Prof H.K. Yap Dept. of Pediatrics National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore		Prof N. Webb Dept. of Nephrology Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Manchester, United Kingdom

Focus on Pediatric Nephrology

	Epidemiology of Childhood Hus		Plasmapheresis in Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
Prof L.B. Zimmerhackl Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde Innsbruck, Austria		Prof C. Loirat Department of Pediatric Nephrology Hospital Robert Debré Paris, France


	Living Donor Transplantation: A viable option to address the Widening Gap between Organ request and availability		Preemptive Transplantation in Paediatric Patients
Prof H.U. Meier-Kriesche Renal Transplant in the Department of Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, United States		Prof R. Fine Chairman Department of Pediatrics Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY, United States

	Recurrent and de novo disease in Kidney Transplantation
Dr K.J. Assmann Department of Pathology, Division of Nephrology University Medical Center Nijmegen Nijmegen, The Netherlands

	Glomerular Patterns of Injury		Protein Deposit Diseases
Prof J.J. Weening ISN President AMC, Department of Pathology Amsterdam, The Netherlands		Prof A. Cohen Department of Pathology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, United States

	Treatment of Membranous Glomerulonephritis
Prof C. Ponticelli Head of the Division of Nephrology Ospedale Maggiore in Milan Milan, Italy

	PTH - Novel concepts		Age-Beta-2 Microglobulin and Amyloidosis: New aspects of an unsolved problem
Prof F.R. Bringhurst Division of Endocrinology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, USA		Prof A. Argiles Laboratoire de Génomique Fonctionelle CNRS UPR 2580 Montpellier, France

	Calcimimetic agents and the Calcium-Sensing Receptor
Prof W.G. Goodman Division of Nephrology UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, USA

	Lupus Nephritis - a Rheumatologist's view		Treatment and Outcome in Systemic Vasculitis
Prof D.A. Isenberg Centre for Rheumatology The Middlesex Hospital London, United Kingdom		Prof C.G.M. Kallenberg University Hospital of Groningen Dept. of Clinical Immunology Groningen, The Netherlands

	MMF in Lupus Glomerulonephritis
Prof K.N. Lai Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong

	Protocol Biopsies in Renal Transplant Patients		Polyoma Virus Infections of Renal Allografts: a Challenge for Pathologists and Clinicians
Dr D. Rush Faculty of Medicine University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada		Prof V. Nickeleit Department of Pathology University of North Caroline Chapel Hill, NC, USA

	The Multiple Pathways to Allograft Rejection: New Challenges in Transplantation Medicine		Hla-Matching - Does it still Matter?
Prof Michel Goldman Laboratory of Experimental Immunology Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium		Prof Gerhard Opelz Department of Transplantation Immunology University of Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany

	The future of Reno-Protection: frustrations and promises		Progress in the prevention and treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy in type 2 Diabetes
Prof Giuseppe Remuzzi Director Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research Negri Bergamo Laboratories Bergamo, Italy		Prof G. Schernthaner Head of the Department of Medicine I Rudolfstiftung Hospital-Vienna Vienna, Austria

	How to detect patients with early CRF - Is screening for asymptomatic CRF useful?
Prof T. Feest Professor of Clinical Nephrology & Chair of the Renal Registry Southmead Hospital Bristol, UK

	The epidemiological evidence for a relationship between haemoglobin and morbidity / mortality		Special considerations in predialysis patients
Dr A. Levin Clinical Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada		Prof Francesco Locatelli ERA-EDTA President Director, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy

	Cardiac natriuretic peptides as predictors of cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients		Pathogenesis of vascular calcifications
Dr F. Mallamaci Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Hypertension Unit, OO.RR and CNR Istituto di Biomedicina, Laboratorio di Epidemiologia Clinica e Fisiopatologia delle Malattie Renali e dell'Ipertensione Reggio Calabria, Italy		Dr M. Ketteler Division of Nephrology, University Hospital, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany

	Microsurgery for Vascular Access
Prof P. Bourquelot Clinique Jouvenet Paris, France