Third Genoa Meeting on Hypertension, Diabetes, and Renal Disease

The Third Genoa Meeting on Hypertension, Diabetes, and Renal Disease will be organized by Giacomo Deferrari and will be held February 26–28, 2004, in Genoa, Italy. This meeting will bring together experts and practicing physicians to discuss current information related to high blood pressure, diabetes, and renal damage. The main topics of the workshop will be: multifactorial approach to renal and cardiovascular protection in diabetes; controversies and perspectives on antihypertensive treatment in the high risk patient; recent insights on molecular and biological mechanisms of renal damage by contrast media; and role of antioxidants in cardiovascular and renal protection.

The Ninth International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies

The Ninth International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies will be held at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado (San Diego), California on February 26–28, 2004. This conference is a unique international symposium featuring: a forum for multi-disciplinary interactions between physicians, nurses, support personnel and industry involved in the care of the critically ill patient. Continuing the trend established with the previous conferences, we have an exciting and up-to-date program planned covering the latest developments and research in the field of ICU medicine and CRRT. The conference is structured to promote multi-disciplinary interaction among specialists in nephrology, critical care, nursing support personnel and industry involved in the care of the critically ill patient. The conference provides an excellent opportunity for networking with access to international experts. A combination of invited lectures, panel discussions, interactive workshops, oral and poster presentations will be utilized for CME credits. Major topics to be addressed include: evolving concepts in the pathophysiology and management of the critically ill patient; practice of CRRT and standardization of care; renal replacement and renal support; experience and controversies with CRRT. Deadline for abstract submission: December 5, 2003. CRRT website: http://www.crrtonline.com. For further information, please contact: Shirley Kolkey, Complete Conference Management, 1660 Hotel Circle North, #220, San Diego, CA 92108. (619) 299-6673; Fax: (619) 299-6675l; Email: c-c-m@worldnet.att.net.

Third International Congress on Immunointervention in Nephrology

The 3rd International Congress on Immunointervention in Nephrology will be held from April 29th to May 1st, 2004, in Chia Laguna, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. This meeting organized by P. Altieri and C. Ponticelli will focus on therapeutic strategies in clinical nephrology, kidney transplantation, and dialysis, and it will include lectures from international invited speakers, round table discussions, poster sessions, and free communications. Deadline for abstracts is February 15, 2004. For more information contact Paolo Altieri M.D., Dipartimento di Nefrologia Dialisi e Trapianto, Ospedale San Michele, Azienda G. Brotzu, via Peretti, 09134 Cagliari, Italy. E-mail paaltie@tin.it, phone and fax ++39 070 539491; Or contact OMNIA Meeting at E-mail omnia.meeting@interbusiness.it; Phone: 39-0645339; Fax: 39-064815339; Website: www.omniameeting.com

European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group

The next meeting of European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group (EDNSG) will be held in Bergamo, Italy, on May 7–8, 2004. All abstracts on any topic relating to diabetic nephropathy research are welcome and should be submitted by 10th January 2004 to Dr. Roberto Trevisan, Secretary of EDNSG, U.O. Diabetologia, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi 1, 24128 Bergamo, Italy; Fax: +39-35-266889; Email roby.trevisan@tin.it or rtrevisan@ospedaliriuniti.bergamo.it. Please submit the abstract as an attachment in a Rich Text Format (RTF) or as a Word file. If you decide to submit the abstracts by fax, please remember to submit five hard copies by post. Abstracts should be written with a breakdown in the following headings: Objective, Design, Setting, Patients, Main Outcome Measurements, Results, and Conclusions. Please make sure that the length of the abstract does not exceed one side of an A4 paper, that you leave margins of 2.5 cm, and that you use a font size no smaller than Times 12.

The 9th International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology

The 9th International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology: Genomics and the Kidney—New Insights into Developmental Pathways and Disease will be held in the Barossa Valley, South Australia, August 25–27, 2004, as a satellite meeting of the 13th Congress of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (Adelaide; 8/29–9/2, 2004). The Workshop is designed to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas regarding the theoretical and practical aspects of the biology and genetics of renal development. The program will include keynote speakers, platform presentations, and theme-oriented poster sessions focused on topics including the control of nephrogenesis, patterning in the lower urinary tract, establishment of 3-D architecture in the kidney, molecular regulation of epithelial differentiation and function, genetic determinants of defects in renal architecture and tubular transport, and determinants of the renal response to injury. For additional information and registration materials, please contact Dr. Lisa M. Satlin lisa.satlin@mssm.edu. Additional information and registration forms available on the IPNA web site at: www.ipna2004.com