Nephrology in Spain

SUMMARY OF THE
XXXIV NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE
SPANISH SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY (S.E.N.)
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The Spanish Society of Nephrology (SEN) held its XXXIV Annual Congress on October 2 to 5, in Tenerife (Canary Islands).
At the same time, the Congress of the Society of Neprhology Nursing (SEDEN) was carried out.
The Organizing Committee was chaired by Dr. Juan Navarro in coordination with the SEN President (Dr. Angel L Martin de Francisco) and the entire Board of Directors.
Three simultaneous courses on Dialysis, Diabetic Nephropathy and Renal Transplantation preceded the meeting and can be seen on the SEN web page (www.senefro.org).
More than 700 physicians attended and 74 oral communications and 275 posters were presented.
The Meeting program was based on the organization of symposium, conferences, review of the literature, minilectures, oral communications and poster presentation.
The Inaugural Lecture was given by Dr. Barry Brenner, and was titled "PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE." He analyzed the different factors that influence the progression of renal failure, based on the RENAAL study and the prevention or decrease of progression with ARAII.

The most interesting subjects of the Congress, classified by areas, were:

  1. RENAL TRANSPLANTATION
     
  2. ANEMIA AND ERYTHROPOIETIN
     
  3. PROGRESSION OF RENAL FAILURE
     
  4. HEALTH CARE FORUM: TRAINING IN NEPHROLOGY THROUGH THE WEB
     
  5. RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY
     
  6. THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS
     
  7. QUALITY IN DIALYSIS
     
  8. LIPIDS AND CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL DISEASE
     
  9. VASOACTIVE VASCULAR FACTORS
     
  10. SYMPOSIUM ON THE SITUATION OF RENAL DISEASE IN SPAIN
     
  11. SEN CLINICAL GUIDELINES
     
  12. Review of the literature
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