CNEs

An essential educational element of the WCN 2007 is the Continuing Nephrology Education (CNE’s) program. There will be 3 CNE Symposia for each day of the main Congress Program running from Sunday April 22 to Wednesday April 25, 07:30 – 09:00.

CNE’s present the latest key issues in contemporary nephrology practice in a highly stimulating and interactive format. All lectures will be given in English. Simultaneous translation into Portuguese and Spanish will be available for CNE’s held in the Plenary Hall, Pavilion 5.

The CNE interest will focus on core topics, with specific sub-themes per day, such as: Physiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Clinical Nephrology, and Renal Pathology.

• Sunday April 22
• Monday April 23
• Tuesday April 24
• Wednesday April 25

Sunday April 22

Physiology, Molecular and Cell Biology
Chairs:
Miriam Boim, Brazil
Gerhard Malnic, Brazil

Glomerular Structure
Miriam Boim, Brazil
Glomerular Function
Miriam Boim, Brazil
Renal Potassium Secretion: Channels and Transporters in Health and Disease
Gerhard Malnic, Brazil

Clinical Nephrology I: Acute Renal Failure
Chairs:
Oscar Pavao dos Santos, Brazil
Paul Palevsky, USA

Non-Dialytic Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury
Oscar Pavao dos Santos, Brazil
Timing of Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury
Paul Palevsky, USA
Options for Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury in the 21st Century
Eduardo Rocha, Brazil

Clinical Nephrology II: Chronic Kidney Disease
Chairs:
Irene Noronha, Brazil
José Luño, Spain

Mechanisms Involved in the Progression of Renal Disease - an Overview
Irene Noronha, Brazil
Cardiovascular Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease - Coronary Calcification
Maria E. Canziani, Brazil
Insulin Resistance and Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease
José Luño, Spain

Monday April 23

Physiology, Molecular and Cell Biology
Chairs:
Miriam Boim, Brazil
Anibal Lopes, Brazil

Renin–Angiotensin System and Renal Development
Terezila Machado Coimbra, Brazil
NHE3 in Renal Proximal Tubules
Nancy Reboucas, Brazil
Na–ATPase in Health and Disease
Anibal Lopes, Brazil

Clinical Nephrology I: Urinary Tract Infection and Lithiasis
Chairs:
Ita P. Heilberg, Brazil
Maria Emercilia Melo, Brazil

Urinary Tract Infection
Maria Emercilia Melo, Brazil
Dietary Recommendations for Renal Stone-Forming Patients
Ita P. Heilberg, Brazil
Metaphylaxis in Urolithiasis
Jose Augusto Meneses, Brazil

Clinical Nephrology II: Renal Osteodystrophy
Chairs:
Vanda Jorgetti, Brazil
Ezequiel Bellorin-Font, Venezuela

Bone Disease in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Aluízio Carvalho, Brazil
Bone Disease in Dialysis Patients
Vanda Jorgetti, Brazil
Bone Disease after Renal Transplantation
Ezequiel Bellorin-Font, Venezuela

Tuesday April 24

Renal Pathology I
Chairs:
Luiz Moura, Brazil
Charles Alpers, USA

Renal Pathology Diagnosis – an Overview
Luiz Moura, Brazil
Diagnosis and Classification of Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Agnes B. Fogo, USA
The ISN/Renal Pathology Society Classification of Lupus Nephritis: Current Experience
Charles Alpers, USA

Clinical Nephrology I: Hypertension
Chairs:
Décio Mion Jr, Brazil
Jorge Tobli, Argentina

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Renal Disease
Décio Mion Jr, Brazil
Inflammation and Fibrosis in Metabolic Syndrome. Role of Renin-Angiotensin System
Jorge Tobli, Argentina
Difficult Hypertension
Agostinho Tavares, Brazil

Clinical Nephrolgy II: Dialysis
Chairs:
Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Mexico
Hugo Abensur, Brazil

Biocompatibility in Hemodialysis
Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Brazil
Hypertension in Hemodialysis
Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Mexico
Peritoneal Cavity Physiology in Peritoneal Dialysis
Hugo Abensur, Brazil

Wednesday April 25

Renal Pathology II
Chairs:
Luiz Moura, Brazil
Charles Alpers, USA

Pathology of the Renal Allograft 1
Robert Colvin, USA
Pathology of the Renal Allograft 2
Robert Colvin, USA
Renal Manifestations of Hepatitis C Infection
Charles Alpers, USA

Clinical Nephrology I: Glomerulonephritis
Chairs:
Sergio Mezzano, Chile
Rui Toledo Barros, Brazil

Proteinuria as a Cardiovascular Risk and Prognostic Factor in Renal Disease
Sergio Mezzano, Chile
Bone Disease in Nephrotic Syndrome - Prevention and Target Therapy
Rui Toledo Barros, Brazil
Treatment and Prognostic Factors in Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
Gianna M. Kirztajn, Brazil

Clinical Nephrology II: Transplantation
Chairs:
José Osmar Pestana Medina, Brazil
Abbud Filho, Brazil

Immunobiology of Acute Allograft Rejection
Abbud Filho, Brazil
Update in Routine Immunosuppression
José Osmar Pestana Medina, Brazil
Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
Alvaro Pacheco-Silva, Brazil