Cme Slides Forum

CME SLIDES FORUM

Archive 2005


	Osteopenia in renal patients: diagnosis, treatment and prevention		Mineral metabolism and fractures, pruritus, and sleep disturbances
Prof. K. Olgaard Nephrology Department Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark		Prof. B. Wikstrom Department of Medicine, Nephrology Section University Hospital Uppsala, Sweden


	Antibiotic resistant staphylococcal aureus in dialysis patients		Treatment failure in CAPD - diagnosis, frequency and risk factors
Dr D.J. Goldsmith Renal Unit Guy's Hospital London, United Kingdom		Prof. R.T. Krediet Chief Division of Nephrology Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands

	The promising future of chronic peritoneal dialysis
Prof. D. Oreopoulos Professor of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The long way to achieving tolerance in Renal Transplantation

Prof F. Fändrich
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery
University of Kiel
Kiel, Germany



These three slides presentations use Power Point animation. For a better view we suggest you to download the ppt files (see at the end of the presentation).
	WEB searching: Evolution of medical communication		Free medical journals in the WEB
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		Dr D. Tsakiris Department of Nephrology General Hospital of Veria Veria, Greece
	Are there online alternatives for print media in Nephrology?
Dr S. Seibold Department of Medicine University Hospital Würzburg Würzburg, Germany


	Lupus Nephritis - New ISN/RPS classification		Prognosis and treatment of Lupus Nephritis
Prof J.J. Weening AMC, Department of Pathology Amsterdam, The Netherlands		Prof C. Ponticelli IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Milan, Italy


	Guidelines for living kidney donors		Programmes for donor and recipient evaluation: how much or how little
Dr P. Koenig Department of Internal Medicine Innsbruck University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria		Dr S. Schwartz Soerensen Department P of Nephrology Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark

	Treatment of Kidney donors
Dr C. Braun Department of Nephrology University Hospital Mannheim Heidelberg University Germany


	Genetics of tubular disorders related to magnesium homeostasis		Renal regulation of acid/base homeostasis: physiology and pathophysiology
Prof R. Bindels Department of Physiology Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands		Dr C. Wagner Institute of Physiology Centre for Integrative Human Physiology University of Zürich Zürich, Switzerland


	Epidemiology Course: Measuring disease occurence.		Epidemiology Course: Confounding, aetiology and prognostic models.
Dr. K.J. Jager Manager of the ERA-EDTA Registry Department of Medical Informatics Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands		Dr. F. Dekker Afdeling Klinische Epidemiology LUMC Leiden, The Netherlands

	Epidemiology Course: Causal effects.
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


	The promise of BMP-7 therapy in chronic kidney disease
Prof K. Hruska Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine Washington University St Louis, USA

Management of Cardiovascular risk factors

Management of hepatitis C virus infections after renal transplantation

Prof J.M. Campistol
Renal Transplant Unit
Hospital Clinic
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Dr J.M. Morales
Renal Transplant Unit
Nephrology Department
Hospital 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain


	Linking pathogenesis of vasculitis to informed therapy		Novel diagnostic strategies - Proteomics - What to do with so many proteins?
Prof C.O.S. Savage Renal Immunobiology Division of Medical Sciences University of Birmingham Medical School Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom		Prof H. Haller Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine, School of Medicine University of Hannover Hannover, Germany

	Primary nephrotic FSGS in 2004 - an update
Prof A. Meyrier Nephrology Service INSERM U430 University Hospitals Broussais & HEGP Paris, France

Renal cancer genetics

Dr E. Maher
Cancer Research UK Renal Molecular
Oncology Research Group
Section of Medical and Molecular Genetics
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Clinical management of von Hippel-Lindau disease

Management of patients with neoplasia

Prof H. Neumann
Medizinische Universitatsklinik
Abteilung IV
Freiburg, Germany

Prof B. Watschinger
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Vienna Medical School
Vienna, Austria


	Prognosis and treatment of Membranous Nephropathy		Focal necrotising glomerulonephritis - from pathogenesis to the clinic
Prof C. Ponticelli IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Milan, Italy		Prof A. Rees Institute of Medical Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, United Kingdom


	Insights into the molecular mechanisms of diabetes induced organ damage		Cardiac changes in diabetes melitus: new insights into their genesis and management
Prof G. Wolf Department of Medicine University of Jena Jena, Germany		Prof E. Standl Munich Diabetes Research Institute 3 Medical Department Krankenhaus Munchen-Schwabing Munich, Germany


	Blood pressure control in the dialysis patient		How to prevent and treat the inflammatory state in dialysis patients
Dr M. Martinez-Maldonado President and Dean Ponce School of Medicine Ponce, Puerto Rico		Prof C. Wanner Bayerische-Julius-Maximilans University, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Würzburg, Germany

	Blood pressure control and arterial stifness in the dialysis patient
Prof Adrian Covic Full Professor of Nephrology Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit “C. I. Parhon” University Hospital Iasi, Romania


	Home Haemodialysis revisited Part I			Home Haemodialysis revisited Part II
Dr M.P. Kooistra Dianet Dialysis Centres Utrecht, The Netherlands		Dr M.P. Kooistra Dianet Dialysis Centres Utrecht, The Netherlands


The ERA-EDTA Registry is launching a new initiative called QUEST (Quality European Studies). This initiative aims at collecting indicators useful for monitoring adherence to European Best Practice guidelines; futhermore it wants to facilitate the organization of new research projects promoted by expert European investigators that are not already part of the ERA-EDTA Registry. The QUEST initiative is described in the presentations done by the Chairman of the ERA-EDTA Registry, Carmine Zoccali and its Manager, Kitty Jager.

	The Quest initiative: a general framework			The Quest initiative: where we are, where we want to go, and the road that has been chosen
Prof C. Zoccali Chairman of the ERA EDTA Registry 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			Dr. K.J. Jager Manager of the ERA-EDTA Registry Department of Medical Informatics Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands


	Are biomarkers useful for risk stratification in patients with CRF?		How to measure blood pressure and arterial function in patients with CRF
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 G. London Department of Nephrology Manhes Hospital Fleury-Merogis, France


	Continuous quality improvement process in dialysis adequacy delivery: How to implement it in a dialysis facility		How the computer can help the clinician in achieving dialysis adequacy
Prof B. Canaud Service de Nephrologie Hopital Lapeyronie Montpellier, France		Prof J. Tattersall Department of Renal Medicine St James's University Hospital Leeds, United Kingdom


	The importance of time and frequency on dialysis morbidity and mortality		Blood volume control and blood pressure control in HD. How to use UF, Na modelling and biofeedback devices to optimise restoration of volemia and correction of blood pressure

Prof Norbert Lameire Renal Division Department of Medicine University Hospital Ghent Ghent, Belgium		Prof Antonio Santoro Division of Nephrology and Dialysis Malpighi Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi Bologna, Italy


	Optimization of immunosupression in critical recipients populations		Long-term beneficial effects of Mycophenolate mofetil in renal transplant patients
Prof U. Frei Dept. Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin, Germany		Dr J. Grinyo Dept. Nephrology, University Hospital of Bellvitge University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

	Management of recipients of non-heart beating kidneys
Dr D. Talbot Renal and Liver Transplant Unit Freeman Hospital Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

Clinical Trials justifying the use of a Calcimimetic Agent

Regulation of Parathyroid Function by Calcimimetic Compounds

Dr J. Frazao
Department of Nephrology
Hospital Sao Joao
Porto, Portugal

Dr E. Nemeth
Chief Scientific Officer
NPS Pharmaceutical Inc.
Toronto, Canada

Clinical outcomes in Renal Transplantation:

Part I Donor and recipient factors

Part II Post transplant factors: a) specific factors, b) calcineurine inhibitors, c) aspecific factors

Part III Post transplant factors: transplant glomerulopathy and chronic rejection

Prof C. Ponticelli
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Milan, Italy