The Vicenza International Courses are well renewed scientific events held in the city of Andrea Palladio. Starting in 1982, international Vicenza courses have been held regularly featuring an outstanding faculty and gathering participants from numerous countries. The themes of Critical Care Nephrology, Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis have been discussed with a 3 years rotation, leading to the most comprehensive review in the specific areas of practice and research.
The 2010 edition of the course is dedicated to Critical Care Nephrology. Previous editions of International Courses on Critical Care Nephrology were held in 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007. We gathered participants from more than 50 different countries. A series of lectures and panel discussions were delivered during the three days of each course. The proceedings were published in a special issue of Kidney International and in a special books of the series ?Contributions to Nephrology?.
A widespread consensus on the format of the course and the timely publication of the proceedings was recorded from the participants and a remarkably positive feedback was collected from physicians, nurses and members of the industry of the field. For this reason we decided to continue to host this course every three years; sufficient time required in our opinion for a real advancement in technology and scientific knowledge and a sufficient accumulation of new data.
Our task is to put together specialists from different disciplines in a single scientific event with a multidisciplinary approach to the critically ill patient with acute kidney injury and multiple organ dysfunction. The scientific quality of the course and its multidisciplinary nature are guaranteed by the reputation of the faculty and the endorsement of several scientific societies. We really hope that a large number of delegates will join this important event which is becoming a classic appointment for the experts and the physicians who want to receive updated information in the field of Critical Care Nephrology.
Companies and Members from the industry of the field are invited to join the event reserving booth and spaces in the exhibition area.