LANGUAGE: The official language is English. Simultaneous translation English-Italian-English will be provided.

VENUE: The Course will be held at the Congress Center of ENTE FIERA, Via dell’Oreficeria, 36100 Vicenza (Italy), on May 24 trough 27, 2005

REGISTRATION: The deadline for registration at reduced fee is April 30th , 2005. The registration fee is 650 EURO (€ 541.70 + 108.30 tax) and includes: congress kit, proceedings, attendance to scientific sessions, coffee breaks, meals during the course, welcome party, gala dinner.
After April 30th the registration will be subject to space availability and registration fee will be 800 EURO (€ 666.60 + 133.40 tax).
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM FROM THE WEB SITES OF THE COURSE.
For information please contact:
dr. Anna Saccardo, STUDIO SACCARDO, Secretariat of the 14th International Vicenza Course on Hemodialysis ,
Via Bertesina, 394, 36100 – Vicenza – Italy or e-mail to:

info@vicenzanephrocourses.com


TRANSPORTATION: Vicenza is a small city not provided with airport. However, several daily connections are available from Milano, Venice, Verona and Rome. Venice and Verona airports are located 45 minutes from Vicenza. During the course, shuttle buses will be provided from and to selected hotels.

HOTEL ACCOMODATION: due to organizational reasons, the course secretariat will not organize hotel accomodation for delegates, but you may see a complete list of available hotels with directions for direct reservation behind the allegate registration form. The selected hotel will be served by a shutle bus to and from the congress center.

CLIMATE: in May the weather in Vicenza is generally mild and sunny with occasional showers. The average temperature is 25°C max and 15°C min.

The course is incorporated in the Continuous Medical Education program and will be given CME credits by the Italian Ministry of Health and the European Comunity,

The course is incorporated in the Continuous Medical Education program and will be given CME credit by the Italian Ministry of Health (n. 188349 and 188350) and the European Comunity.

PROGRAMM

May 24
Pre-course: DIALYSIS PRINCIPLES AND TECHNOLOGY
Chair: H.D. Polaschegg - N. Hoenich

14.00 Mechanisms of solute transportiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iC. Ronco
14.30 Machines for hemodialysis?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH.D. Polaschegg
15.00 Dialysis Membranes: an overviewiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiN. Hoenich
15.30 Non invasive sensing techniquesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiD. Schneditz
16.00 Water treatment for hemodialysifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiG. Cappelli
16.30 On-line convective therapiesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii A. Santoro

Opening Ceremony

18,00 Opening Remarksiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Ronco
18,20 International Vicenza Award
18.30 Hemodialysis: from early days to tomorrowiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii E. Ritz
19.15 Concert
20.00 WELCOME RECEPTION

May 25
Session 1: LESSONS FROM TRIALS
Chair: N. Lameire - N. Levin

8.30 What did we learn from DOPPS and iDOPPS?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii R. Greenwood
8.50 What did we learn from the HEMO study?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT. Greene
9.10 What are the lessons from the USRDS?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiA. Collins
9.30 What are we expecting to learn from the MPO
study?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiF. Locatelli
9.50 What is the role of K-DIGO?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiN. Lameire
10.10 Discussion
10.30 Coffee Break

Session 2: DIALYSIS SCHEDULES & techniques
Chair: A. Collins - C. Ronco

11.00 Design of the NIH frequent Dialysis Clinical trialsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT. Greene
11.20 The magics about long and nocturnal dialysisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB. Charra
11.40 Results from the Hemofiltration trialiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiA. Santoro
12.00 Different forms of HDFiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii                       C. Ronco
12.20 Hemofiltration-hemodiafiltration in sequenceiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii A. Brendolan
12.40 Discussion
13.00 Lunch

Session 3: VASCULAR ACCESS MANAGEMENT
(A Session planned in conjunction with the International Society of Nephrology – COMGAN and the Interventional Nephrology ISN Committee)
Chair: M. Riella - S. Ash

14.30 Should nephrologists be in charge?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiK..Konner
14.50 Challenges of Interventional nephrologyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM. Riella
15.10 Endovascular procedures by the nephrologistsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiA. Arif
15.30 Optimization of CV CathetersiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS. Ash
15.50 Discussion
16.10 Coffee Break

Session 4: DRY WEIGHT ASSESSMENT
Chair: D. Schneditz - C. Ronco

16,40 Whole body – Single Frequency Bioimpedanceiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii A. Piccoli
17,00 Segmental – Multifrequency Bioimpedanceiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii N. Levin
17,20 Integration of on-line sensorsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Ronco
17,40 Discussion
18.00 ADJOURN

May 26
Session 5: BIOLOGICAL MARKERS IN DIALYSIS
Chair: P. Aljama - B. Bammens

8,20 The spectrum of uremic retention solutesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii W. Horl
8,40 Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen speciesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii F. Galli
9.00 Advanced Glycosilated End Productsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii N. Hoenich
9.20 Improving removal of protein-bound retention solutesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB. Bammens
9.40 Apoptotic Patterns in different dialysis modalitiesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Ronco
10.00 Discussion
10.15 Coffee break

Session 6: CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS AND INFLAMMATION
Chair: W.Horl - N. Levin

10.45 Inflammation: a silent killer in dialysis patientsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii P. Stenvinkel
11.05 Interaction between inflammation and nutritioniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii M. Kuhlmann
11.25 Dialytic strategies to reduce inflammationiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii P. Aljama
11.45 HRF: managing the challenge of malnutrition
inflammation and artherosclerosisiiii                                         M. Formica
12.05 Modifiable and unmodifiable cardiovascular risk factorsiiiii N. Lenin
12.25 Dialytic strategies to protect heart and endothelium         G. Remuzzi
12.45 Discussion
13.00 Lunch

Session 7: CARDIOVASCULAR AND MINERAL DISORDERS
Chair: D. Brancaccio - A. Collins

14.20 Calcium and Phosphate Disorders in Uremiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii E. Slatopolsky
14.40 Tissue and Vascular calcificationiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii P. Raggi
15.00 The mechanism of calcium deposition in soft tissuesiiiiiiiiii D. Brancaccio
15.20 CKD as a multiplier for CVDiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii G. Chertow
15.40 Discussion
16.00 Coffee break

Session 8: NEW TRENDS
Chair: A.Santoro - G. Chertow

16.30 New trends and practice in anemia menagementiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii A. Collins
16.50 Biosimilarsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Ronco
17.10 EPO resistance in Anemiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii W. Horl
17.30 Update on CERA                                                            N. Levin
17.50 Discussion
18.10 ADJURN

May 27
Session 9: NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Chair: E. Leonard - R. Vanholder

9.00 Electrophysiological response to dialysis:
role of dialysate electrolytic contentiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii A. Santoro
9.20 Critical review of new techniques to assess
CV function in HDiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnni D. Schneditz
9.40 The quest for new uremic toxins nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnR. Vanholder
10.00 Nanotechnology and dialysisnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiin C. Ronco
10.20 Discussion
10.40 Coffee break

Session 10: FUTURE TRENDS
Chair: R. Amerling - M. Kuhlmann

11.00 The wearable artificial kidney: old dream or new reality?iiiii V. Gura
11.20 Mathematical model to characterise internal filtration         G.B. Fiore
11.40 SCIP: Intracorporal plasma separationiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Ronco
12.00 Membraneless Dialysis: is it possible?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii E. Leonard
12.30 FAREWELL PARTY

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