World Conference on portable-wearable and miniaturized systems for dialysis and ultrafiltration

SESSION 1: Portability, Wearability and Miniaturization: the way to the future

Chairmen: V. Gura - D. Falkenhagen
15.00 Why looking for Portability, Wearability and Miniaturization? Health economics evaluation J. Hutton
15.30 The promise of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine W. Fissell
16.00 Membraneless dialysis: lessons from microfluidics E. Leonard
16.30 Nanostructured microparticles in extracorporeal adsorption therapy: potential for miniaturization D. Falkenhagen
17.00 Discussion
17.20 Break

OPENING CERIMONY: Introduction to the conference and the ISHD annual congress

18.00 Introduction to the conference and the ISHD annual congress C. Ronco - M. Misra
18.15 Lecture: A journey through the evolution of the Artificial Kidney C. Ronco
18.45 Int. "Vicenza-ISHD" Award for Dialysis Technology presented to H.D. Polaschegg M. Misra