in cooperation with the Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, the Czech Society of Nephrology, the ISN and Kuratorium
Prague, Czech Republic, January 17th – 21st, 2004
In collaboration with the Postgraduate Medical School in Prague, the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (President: F. Locatelli, Lecco, Italy, programme directors: E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany, A. Wiecek, Katowice, Poland and V. Teplan, Prague, Czech Republic) will organise the 4th Postgraduate Training Course from Saturday, January 17th until Wednesday, January 21st, 2004, on the premises of the Prague Postgraduate Medical School. The meeting is supported by the Postgraduate Medical School and Czech Society of Nephrology. The topics of the conference are primary and secondary glomerulonephritis, renal transplantation, hypertension in renal disease, chronic and acute renal failure as well as options in dialysis therapy.
Speakers include: F. Locatelli, Lecco, Italy, A.M. Davison, Ancrum, UK, E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany, K. Amann, Erlangen, Germany, T. Andreoli, Little Rock, USA, T. Drüeke, Paris, France, D. Fliser, Hannover, Germany, B. Ivanyi, Szeged, Hungary, R. Krediet, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, N. Lameire, Gent, Belgium, G. Mayer, Innsbruck, Austria, V. Mickley, Baden-Baden, Germany, M. Mysliwiec, Bialystok, Poland, C. Pusey, London, UK, V. Teplan, Prague, Czech Republic, V. Tesar, Prague, Czech Republic, C. Wanner, Würzburg, Germany, A. Wiecek, Katovice, Poland, M. Zeier, Heidelberg, Germany.
The conference is aimed at nephrologists in training. Participants will be given a handout covering the subjects of the presentations. There will be ample time for discussion and interactive sessions.
The participation fee is € 100.00. Costs
for accommodation and meals will be supported by the ERA-EDTA and Postgraduate
Medical School, Prague. Limited number of travel grants for participants from
certain countries will be provided and admission fees will be waived (up to
€ 350.00).
Colleagues who are interested should submit an application with a brief curriculum
vitae by December 15, 2003 to Professor Dr. V. Teplan, Institute for Clinical
and Experimental Medicine, Clinic of Nephrology, Videnska 1958/9, 140 21 Prague
4, Czech Republic, Phone: +420-2-6136-4110, Fax: +420-2-6136-3168, e-mail:
mira@medicon.cz
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)
F.
Locatelli, ERA-EDTA President (Italy)
CME
Courses Coordinators:
Basic Science and Clinical Nephrology: R. Coppo (Italy) and J. Floege (Germany)
Chronic Renal Failure, Hypertension and Clinical Epidemiology: C. Zoccali (Italy)
and G. London (France)
Dialysis:
R. Vanholder (Belgium) and S. Davies (UK)
Transplantation: C. Ponticelli (Italy), A. Torres (Spain) and K. Olgaard (Denmark)