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International Society of Nephrology

 
CME Course

An ERA-EDTA and ISN/COMGAN postgraduate course

 

The 6th Renal Failure Academy

 

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Venus Resort at the Black Sea

June 4-7, 2008

Venus resort at the Black Sea, Romania

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ERA-EDTA CME Activities

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) and J. Grinyo (Spain).
Collaboration with ISN for courses in Eastern Europe: N. Lameire (Belgium), A. Covic (Romania).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The courses of the 6th Renal Failure Academy are addressed to nephrologists from all Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries. Internationally reputed speakers will cover major topics in clinical nephrology, hypertension, dialysis and transplantation, focusing on evidence-based therapeutic options in acute renal failure and CKD.
The format will also provide interactive sessions and workshops. Participants will receive a CD covering all lectures.

Costs related to accommodation, educational materials, meals, airport transfer, and social program will be covered by the organizers. The 6th Renal Failure Academy is an official course of ERA-EDTA and of ISN/COMGAN.

Interested nephrologists should submit their CV as a WORD attachement to an email to Professor Adrian Covic, MD, PhD (acovic@xnet.ro) and to Dr. Paul Gusbeth (paulgusbeth@yahoo.com).  Deadline is the 30th of March 2008. Please see also the website www.rfa.ro.

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Scientific Committee
Prof. Rossana Coppo (Turin, Italy) –ERA-EDTA
Prof. Adrian Covic (Iasi, Romania) – ERA-EDTA/President of the Organizing Committee
Prof. John Feehally (Leicester, UK) – ISN/COMGAN
Prof. Gabriel Mircescu (Bucharest, Romania) – President of the Romanian Society of Nephrology
Prof. Norbert Lameire (Gent, Belgium) – ISN/COMGAN
Prof. Francesco Locatelli (Lecco, Italy)

Secretary: Dr. Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir (Iasi, Romania)
Secretary assistant: Dr. Luminita Voroneanu (Iasi, Romania)

Faculty
Prof. Dr. Rosanna Coppo (Turin)
Prof. Dr. Adrian Covic (Iasi)
Dr. David J.A. Goldsmith (London)
Dr. Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir (Iasi)
Prof. Dr. Markus Ketteler (Coburg)
Dr. Jan T. Kielstein (Hannover)
Prof. Dr. Martin Kuhlmann (Berlin)
Dr. Jeremy B. Levy (London)
Assoc. Prof. Istvan Mucsi (Budapest)
Prof. Laszlo Rosivall (Budapest)
Assoc-Prof. Adalbert Schiller (Timisoara)
Assoc-Prof. Goce Spasovski (Skopje)
Prof. Dr. Wim Van Biesen (Gent)

Local contributors
Assoc. Prof. Ligia Petrica (Timisoara)
Dr. Liliana Garneata (Bucharest)

 

COURSE PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 4th of June 2008

  
15.00-20.00
Hotel accommodation - Hotel Dana in the Venus resort at the Black Sea
  
20.00

Welcome dinner & cocktail
   
   

Thursday, 5th of June 2008
  
8.30–8.45

Opening ceremony. Salutes from ERA-EDTA and ISN/COMGAN.
  
   
8.45–9.30
What is the role of the nephrologists in the ICU unit? (Prof. W. Van Biesen, Gent)
   
   
9.30–10.15

Treatment of acute intoxications (Prof. J Kielstein, Hannover)
   
    
10.15–11.00
What is new in hypertension therapy? (Prof. Jan Kielstein, Hannover)
   
    
11.00–11.15
Coffee-break
   
    
11.15–12.00
The difficult PD patient in the era of new peritoneal solutions (Prof. W. Van Biesen, Gent)
   
    
12.00-12.45
Anemia therapy in CKD: a 2008 update (Prof. A. Covic, Iasi)
  
    
12.45-13.15
Hepatitis C in the dialysis unit (Dr. P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, Iasi)
   
13.15-13.45
Cerebrovascular disease in ESRD (Assoc.-Prof. Ligia Petrica, Timisoara)
   
    
13.30-14.30
Lunch break
   
    
14.30
Special social program
   
    
20.00
Romanian traditional evening
   
   
Friday, 6th of June 2008
   
8.45–9.30
Advances in CKD and HD therapy: how do they impact survival? (Prof. A. Covic, Iasi)
   
9.30–10.15
Hemolytic uremic syndrome – the diagnosis and therapy nowadays (Prof. Rosanna Coppo, Turin)
   
10.15–11.00
IgA nephropathy: update 2008 (Prof. Rosanna Coppo, Turin)
   
11.00–11.15
Coffee-break
   
11.15-12.00
Trials in systemic vasculitis: how did they change our therapeutic approach? (Dr. J. Levy, London)
   
12.00-12.45
Lupus nephritis: to biopsy or not? Therapy of renal and extrarenal complications in 2008 (Dr. J. Levy, London)
   
12.45–13.30
Treatment of difficult cases of nephrotic syndrome (Prof. Rosanna Coppo, Turin)
   
13.30-14.30
Lunch break
   
14.30–15.15
Sleep disorders in patients with CKD - to sleep or to die (Assoc. Prof. Istvan Mucsi, Budapest)
   
15.15-16.00
What is new in immunosuppression in renal transplantation? (Prof. A. Covic, Iasi)
   
16.00–16.15
Coffee-break
   
16.15-17.00
The  complex management of kidney transplanted patients - beyond immunosuppression (Assoc. Prof. Istvan Mucsi, Budapest)
   
17.00-17.30
Nephroquiz (Dr. J. Levy, London)
   
20.00
Gala Dinner
   
   
Saturday, 7th of June 2008
   
8.45-9.30
Renal disease as a paradigm of accelerated ageing (Dr. D. Goldsmith, London)
   
9.30-10.30
Clinical pathological correlation session (Chair Dr. D. Goldsmith, London)
• 9.30-10.00: Kidney biopsy (A no standard “gold standard”) Are clinical pathological correlation necessary? Assoc.-Prof. A. Schiller (Timisoara)
• 10.00-10.15: The interesting glomerulonephritis case. Dr. Liliana Garneata (Bucharest)
• 10.15-10.30: Discussions
   
10.30–10.45
Coffee-break
   
10.45–11.30
Biology of calcification and phosphate handling: New insights (Prof. M. Ketteler, Coburg)
   
11.30-12.15

Role of new biomarkers in assessing skeletal health and integrity (Dr. D. Goldsmith, London)

   
12.15–13.00
2008 Update: View on the mineral metabolism control in healthy and in uremics (Prof. M. Ketteler, Coburg)
   
13.00–13.45
What is the role of lanthanum carbonate and cinacalcet in CKD? (Assoc. Prof. G. Spasovski, Skopje)
   
13.45-15.00
Lunch break
   
15.00–15.45
The concept of “Intensified phosphate binder therapy (Prof. M. Kuhlmann, Berlin)
   
15.45–16.30
Vasopressin antagonists: do they change the prognosis? (Prof. M. Kuhlmann, Berlin)
   
16.30–17.00
The juxtaglomerular apparatus - Transcellular nano-channels of endothelial cells in afferent arterioles (Prof. L. Rosivall, Budapest)
   
17.00–17.30
The intrarenal  renin-angiotensin system from molecules to bedside (Prof. L. Rosivall, Budapest)
   
20.00

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