Registered Charity No. 1060134
CME Course

 

6th Postgraduate Training Course of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) in cooperation with the Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, the Czech Society of Nephrology and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN)

supported by fellowship programs of the Polish Society of Nephrology

 

January 27-February 1, 2006

Prague, Czech Republic

 

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 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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Coordinator: V. Teplan

ERA-EDTA and ISN Coordinator: A. Wiecek

In collaboration with the Postgraduate Medical School in Prague, the European Renal Association (President J. Cannata-Andía, Spain), program directors: E. Ritz (Germany), A. Wiecek (Poland) and V. Teplan (Czech Republic) will organise the 6th Postgraduate Training Course from Saturday, January 28 until Wednesday, February 1 2006, 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.

The conference is aimed at nephrologists in training. Participants will be given a CD with slides covering the subjects of the presentations. There will be ample time for discussion and interactive sessions.

The participation fee is 100 Euro. Costs for accommodation and meals will be supported by the ERA-EDTA and Postgraduate Medical School, Prague. Limited number of participants for certain countries travel grants will be provided and admission fees will be waived.

Colleagues who are interested should submit an application with a brief curriculum vitae (for those who would like to obtain the ERA-EDTA scholarship of 350 Euro) 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: mrkb@medicon.cz , habe@medicon.cz (secretary).

 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

 

Program Directors: Eberhard Ritz, Andrzej Wiecek, Vladimir Teplan

 

Friday, January 27th, 2006

16.00-18.30        Hotel ILF, registration (desk at the Congress Hall, 1st floor)

18.30-19.00        Welcome Reception

 

Saturday, January 28th , 2006

7.00-8.30            Registration (desk in Congress Hall, 1st floor)

 

8.30-9.00

Acute renal failure – pathogenesis

W. Van Biesen, Ghent, Belgium

 

9.15-9.45

Acute renal failure – patient management

W. Van Biesen, Ghent, Belgium

 

10.00-10.30

Coffee break

 

10.30-11.15

Primary glomerulonephritis

V. Tesar, Prague, Czech Republic

 

11.30-12.15

Aldosterone – a new culprit and a new target in CKD

A. Covic, Iasi, Romania

 

12.30-13.15

Congestive heart failure in CKD – an update

A. Covic, Iasi, Romania

 

13.30-14.30

Lunch

 

14.30-15.15

CAPD basic principles

W. Van Biesen, Ghent, Belgium

 

15.30-16.15

Nephrotic syndrome

G. Mayer, Innsbruck, Austria

 

16.30-17.00

Coffee break

 

17.00-17.45

Renovascular hypertension

A. Wiecek, Katowice, Poland

 

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

8.30-9.00

Immunology of transplantation

Striz, Prague, Czech Republic

 

9.15-10.00

Immunosuppressive therapy

Vitko, Prague, Czech Republic

 

10.15-10.45

Coffee break

 

10.45-11.15

Chronic allograft nephropathy

G. Mayer, Innsbruck, Austria

 

11.30-12.00

Pathology of the transplanted kidney

Honsova, Prague, Czech Republic

 

12.15-12.45

Immunopathogenesis and histology of primary glomerulonephritis

Honsova, Prague, Czech Republic

 

13.00-14.00

Lunch

 

14.30                 Sunday afternoon – guided city tour

 

Monday, January 30, 2006

8.30-9.15

The kidney and hypertension

E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany

 

9.30-10.15

Immunopathogenesis and histology of vasculitis

Honsova, Prague, Czech Republic

 

10.30-11.00

Coffee break

 

11.00-11.45

Antihypertensive treatment - ESH/ESC Guidelines

Cifkowa, Prague, Czeck Republic

 

12.00-12.45

Hyperlipidaemia and lipid management in the renal patient

B. Rutkowski, Gdansk, Poland

 

13.00-14.30

Lunch

 

14.30-15.00

Inflammation and atherosclerosis in CKD patients

V. Teplan, Prague, Czeck Republic

 

15.15-16.00

Renal biopsy conference

Honsova, Prague, Czech Republic

 

16.15-16.45

Coffee break

 

16.45-17.30

Renal biopsy conference

Honsova, Prague, Czech Republic

 

19.00

Evening programme: Beer - lecture and beer consumption

E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany

 

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

8.30-9.15

Progression of renal failure

E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany

 

9.30-10.15

Epidemiology of endstage renal disease

B. Rutkowski, Gdansk, Poland

 

10.30-11.15

Pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia

F. Luft, Berlin, Germany

 

11.15-11.45

Coffee break

 

11.45-12.15

Lupus nephritis

F. Luft, Berlin, Germany

 

12.30-13.15

Case discussion - interactive session

Moderator: F. Luft, Berlin, Germany

 

13.30-14.30

 

14.30-15.15

Lunch

 

Clinical management of patients with vasculitis

F. Luft, Berlin, Germany

 

15.30-16.15

Abnormalities of Ca-P metabolism in CKD patients – pathogenesis and treatment

F. Locatelli, Lecco, Italy

 

16.15-16.45

Coffee break

 

16.45-17.30

Treatment of IgA nephropathy

F. Locatelli, Lecco, Italy

 

17.45-18.30

 

Management of anaemia in renal patients

A. Wiecek, Katowice, Poland

 

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

8.30-9.15

Management of renal patients with cardiac diseases

D. Goldsmith, London, UK

 

9.30-10.15

Renal dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor

E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany

 

10.30-11.00

Coffee break

 

11.00-11.45

Vascular access

D. Goldsmith, London, UK

 

12.00-12.45

Diabetic nephropathy

E. Ritz, Heidelberg, Germany

 

13.00-14.00

Lunch