GENERAL INFORMATION

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 30 trough June 2, 2006

REGISTRATION: The deadline for registration is May 10, 2006. The registration fee is € 800,00 (€ 666.30 + iva) and includes: congress kit, proceedings, attendance to scientific sessions. Registration after May 10 or on-site registration will be subject to space availability and the registration fee will be € 960,00 (€ 800,00 + iva).

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: the course secretariat will not organize hotel accomodation for delegates. At the end of this brochure there is a complete list of available hotels with directions for direct reservation. Selected hotel will be served by shuttle bus to and from the congress center.

CLIMATE: in May and June the weather in Vicenza is generally mild and sunny with occasional showers. The average temperature is 28°C max and 18°C min.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

May 30
Session 1: Basic Elements
15:00 The peritoneal dialysis system ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Ronco
15:30 Pathophysiology of peritoneal transport ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Z. Twardowski
16:00 A Comparison of Urea Kinetics in Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis ---------------------------------------------------------------K.D. Nolph
16:30 Peritoneal ultrafiltration: mechanisms and measure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M. Flessner
17:00 PD adequacy, which test to use? PET,PDC, SPA or other? --------------------------------------------------------------------------W. Van Biesen
17:30 Peritoneal schedules: how to prescribe them?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------F. Finkelstein
17.30 Break----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Session 2: The Vicenza PD Course - OPENING CEREMONY
18:30 PD in Vicenza, past, present and future ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Ronco
19:15 The Vicenza Award for PD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R. Krediet
19:15 Concert
20:00 Welcome Party

May 31
Session 3 BIOLOGY OF PERITONEAL MEMBRANE
8:30 PD membrane: biological responses to different PD fluids ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A. Jorres
8:50 Repopulation of mesothelial monolayer in experimental PD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------L. Gotloib
9:10 Fibrosis and sclerosis: different disorders or different stages? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------G. Garosi
9:30 Animal Models in PD research: what did we learn? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N. Lameire
9:50 Update of the peritoneal biopsy registry---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J. Williams
10:10 Discussion
10:30 Break

Session 4 UPDATE ON PD SOLUTION
11:00 Biocompatibility of PD solutions: a false promise? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J.M. Bargman
11:20 GDP and AGE receptors: mechanisms of peritoneal damage --------------------------------------------------------------------------V. Schwenger
11:35 Effect of PD solutions on residual renal function --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J. Williams
11:50 Microcirculation response and neoangiogenesis in PD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------W. Van Biesen
12:05 Effect of PD solutions on patients outcome ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------W.K. Lo
12:30 Peritoneal Transport with Icodextrin solutions. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O. Heimburger
12: 45 Discussion
13:00 Lunch

Session 5 SODIUM AND WATER HOMEOSTASIS
14:30 Cardiovascular risk in peritoneal dialysis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B. Piraino
14:50 Dry body weight: water and sodium removal targets in PD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R. Krediet
15:10 Is there a competition between urine volume and PD ultrafiltration? -------------------------------------------------------------------K. Leunissen
15:30 Is bioimpedance a suitable method to assess patient hydration? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------N. Levin
15:50 Left ventricular function in Peritoneal Dialysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S. Tobe
16:10 Discussion
16:30 Break

Session 6 CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IN PD
17:00 The MIA syndrome in PD: Prevention and Treatment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------K.D Nolph
17:20 Causes and effects of inflammation in PD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P Stenvinkel
17:40 Serum parameters, inflammation, renal function and outcome ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------W.K. Lo
18.00 Sterile solutions and inflammation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M. Flessner
18:20 Discussion
18:30 Adjourn

June 1
Session 7 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: ADEQUACY ISSUES AND BEYOND
8:30 Adequacy in PD and other therapies: an holistic approach --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Ronco
8:50 What’s left from major clinical trials? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J. Bargman
9:10 Adipokines in CAPD - fat tissue try to give Nephrologists a message ------------------------------------------------------------------P. Stenvinkel
9:30 Effect of fibrosis on peritoneal transport --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------M. Flessner
9:50 Cholesterol: pathophysiology and metabolism in PD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B. Piraino
10:10 Discussion
10:30 Break

Session 8 REVIEWS IN PD
11:00 Peritoneal dialysis-related infections recommendations -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B. Piraino
11:20 Non-infectious causes of Cloudy Peritoneal Dialysate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I. Teielbaum
11:40 Peritoneal Access: The Past, Present and the Future -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Z. Twardowski
12:00 How optimise anaemia therapy in PD patients ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I.C. Macdougall
12.20 Ca & P handling in PD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------D Brancaccio
12:40 Discussion
13:00 Lunch

Session 9 PD: A THERAPY FOR UREMIA AND BEYOND
14:30 Integration of peritoneal dialysis in the treatment of uremia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Ronco
14:50 Role of PD as a Home based RRT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------F. Finkelstein
15:10 Is PD appropriate therapy for (or Underutilized in) the elderly?----------------------------------------------------------------------------I. Teitelbaum
15:30 Peritoneal dialysis for Congestive Heart Failure -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------L Gotloib
15:50 Discussion
16:00 Break

Session 10 TRANSPLANTATION AND PD
16:20 Is the PD patient a suitable candidate for transplant? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N. Lameire
16:40 Transplantation outcome in patients on PD and HD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------G. Cancarini
17:00 Is PD a suitable treatment after unsuccessful transplant? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S. Davies
17:20 Clinical management of the PD patient after transplantation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------S. Chiaramone
17:40 Discussion
18:00 Adjourn

June 2
Session 11 AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
8:30 APD indications and management ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------K.D. Nolph
8:50 APD Schedules and clinical results -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.Y. Duand
9:10 APD technology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Ronco
9:30 APD Prescription and adequacy--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Burkart
9:50 Discussion
10:10 Break

Session 12 NEW TECHNOLOGIES
10:30 CFPD: is there a need for it? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. Ronco
10:50 CFPD: Utopic PD or Second-Rate Hemodialysis? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J. Bargman
11:10 A new home based bioimpedance system for PD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------R. Dell’Aquila
11:30 The potential for sorbents in Peritoneal Dialysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J .Winchester
11:50 Discussion
12:10 Farewell lunch

BROCHURE