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| ERA-EDTA CME Course | |

Consejo Superior de Investigacione Científica / Auditorium
Madrid, Spain
29-30 November, 2007
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). |
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: |
Dr. Jorge Cannata-Andía
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Dr. Luis Hernando |
Dr. José Miguel López-Novoa |
Dr. Alberto Martínez Castelao |
Dr. José M. Mato |
Dr. Francisco Ortega |
Dr. José Mª Portolés |
Dr. Diego Rodríguez Puyol |
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Thursday, November 29th |
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10:00 |
REGISTRATION |
12:00 |
SYMPOSIUM OPENING: Authorities |
Dr. Luis Hernando, Dr. Francisco Ortega |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
OPENING SESSION |
Winner of the “Luis Hernando” International Nephrology award |
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Chairperson: Dr. Angel Luis Martín De Francisco |
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President Spanish Society of Nephrology |
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13:30 |
LUNCH |
15:00 - 18.00 |
SESSION I |
“Diabetic Nephropathy ” |
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Chairpersons: |
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Dr. José Miguel López Novoa (Faculty of Medicine, Salamanca, Spain) |
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Dr. Fernando De Álvaro (University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain) |
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“TGF-beta signalling alteration in disease” |
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Dr. Peter ten Dijke (Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands) |
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“Cellular basis of diabetic nephropathy using the skin fibroblast as a model” |
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Dr. Michel Mauer (University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA) |
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“Delayed progression of the experimental diabetic nephropathy by m-TOR inhibitors” |
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Dr. Josep Mª Cruzado (University Hospital Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain) |
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“Inflammation as contributing mechanism of progression of the diabetes mellitus 2 nephropathy” |
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Dr. Juan F. Navarro (Hospital C. U. La Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain) |
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“Why are we not able to stop progression of the diabetes mellitus 2 nephropathy? Clinical and social consequences of an « epidemy »” |
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Dr. Alberto Martínez Castelao (University Hospital Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain) |
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18:00 - 20.00 |
REINA SOFIA INSTITUTE (IRSIN)´s Plenary Session |
21:00 |
DINNER FOR SPEAKERS AND CHAIRPERSONS |
Friday, November 30th |
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9:00 - 11:00 |
SESSION II |
“Erythropoetin: Hormone and Drug” |
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Chairpersons: |
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Dr. José Mª Portolés (Hospital Fundation Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain) |
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Dr. José Ballarín (Fundation Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain) |
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“Hipoxia-inducible factor (HIF): a general mechanism of response to low oxygen concentrations” |
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Dr. Manuel Ortiz de Landázuri (Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain) |
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“Mechanisms of regulation of erythropoetin synthesis” |
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Dr. Peter J. Ratcliffe (Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom) |
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“Erithropoetin and non terminal chronic renal disease” |
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Dr. Kai-Uwe Eckardt (Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany) |
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"Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: are all similar?" |
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Dr. Pedro Aljama (Reina Sofía Hospital, Córdoba, Spain) |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
COFFEE-BREAK |
11:00 - 13:30 |
SESSION III |
"A new view of the role of aldosterone in cardiovascular disease: Beyond the distal nephron" |
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Chairpersons: |
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Dr. Luis Hernando (Institute Reina Sofía de la Fundación Renal, Madrid, Spain) |
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Dr. Javier Díez (University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain) |
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“Non epithelial actions of aldosterone” |
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Dr. Bernard Swynghedauw (Hopital Lariboisière, Paris, France) |
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“A role for aldosterone in vascular injury in primary hypertension? |
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Dr. Vicente Lahera (Faculty of Medicine, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain) |
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“Heart failure, myocardial remodeling and aldosterone.” |
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Dr. Javier Díez (University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain) |
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14:00 |
CLOSURE |