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Program

AUGUST 26 (MONDAY)
08:00 – 09:00
Venue:

REGISTRATION

Department of Transplantation and Surgery

Semmelweis University

Baross street 23.

1082 Budapest

OPENING
09:00 – 09:30

Welcome Addresses and Official Opening

L. Rosivall, President of the Hungarian Kidney Foundation

A. Wiecek, Immediate Past President of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association

B. Merkely, President of the Semmelweis University, Budapest

T. Tulassay, President of the Society of Hungarian Paediatric Nephrology, Budapest

Gy. Reusz, President of Hungarian Nephrological Society, Budapest

L. Kóbori, Chair of the Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University

Moderator: Friedrich C. Luft, Germany
10:00 – 10:45

Salt and Water Balance – People like Camel

Discussion

Jens M. Titze, Singapore

10:45 – 11:30

Quo Vadis Salt and Water Research?

Discussion

Jens M. Titze, Singapore

11:30 – 12:15

Potassium in Nephrology

Discussion

Friedrich C. Luft, Germany

12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
Moderator: Jens M. Titze, Singapore
13:15 – 14:00

Acid-Base Balance from Basic to Bedside

Discussion

Friedrich C. Luft, Germany

14:00 – 14:45

The Kidney Region at Risk, Pathophysiology of the Outer Medulla

Discussion

Pontus B. Persson, Germany

14:45 – 15:30

Genetics in Clinical Practice

Discussion

György Reusz, Hungary

15:30 – 15:50
Coffee Break
Moderator: Pontus B. Persson, Germany
15:50 – 16:35

Genes that Really Cause Hypertension

Discussion

Friedrich C. Luft, Germany

16:35 – 17:20

The Harmful Effect of Salt (or Sodium) in Paediatric Patients

Discussion

Attila Szabó, Hungary

17TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WINE AND HEALTH
DINNER AND 6TH RENAL WINE COMPETITION
Venue:

Borlabor Wine Restaurant

1053 Budapest

Veres Pálné street 7.

19:00 – 19:10

Presidential Greetings

László Rosivall, Hungary

19:10 – 22:00 Dinner and the 6th Renal Wine Competition – Meet the Professors
Special Dishes with Selected Quality Wines from the Best Known Hungarian Cellars

Elaboration and Presentation of Hungarian Wines

Discussion

Ernő Péter Botos, Hungary

AUGUST 27 (TUESDAY)
Moderator: Simin Goral, U.S.A.
08:30-09:15

The most Interesting Cases in my Life

Discussion

Friedrich C. Luft, Germany

09:15 – 10:00

Of War, Mice and Men

Discussion

J. Harold Helderman, U.S.A.

10:00 – 10:45

Costimulatory Blockade and Renal Transplant

Discussion

J. Harold Helderman, U.S.A.

10:45 – 11:00
DEMONSTRATION AND EXERCISE INVOLVING PARTICIPANTS – HEALTH CULTIVATING CHI KUNG AND TAI CHI
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee Break
Moderator: J. Harold Helderman, U.S.A.
11:15 – 12:00

HBV, HCV and HIV and Kidney Transplantation

Discussion

Simin Goral, U.S.A.

12:00 – 12:45

Transplant Options for Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease

Discussion

Simin Goral, U.S.A.

12:45 – 13:45
Lunch
13:45 – 14:30

Polyoma Nephropathy

Discussion

J. Harold Helderman, U.S.A.

Moderator: Davide Bolignano, Italy
14:30 – 15:15

Kidney Transplantation and Pregnancy

Discussion

Simin Goral, U.S.A.

15:15 – 16:00

Management of Recipient with a Failed Kidney Transplant

Discussion

Simin Goral, U.S.A.

16:00 – 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:00

Time to Change the Paradigm of Obesity in Renal Transplantation? An Evidence-Based Approach

Discussion

Davide Bolignano, Italy

17:00 – 17:15
6TH RENAL RUBIK’S CUBE SHOW AND COMPETITION
17:00 – 18:00
Sandwich Dinner
20:00 – 21:00

“MEET THE PROFESSORS AND BUDAPEST” BOAT TOUR ON THE DANUBE

Meeting time and point: 19:45 at Vigadó Ship Station (Vigadó Square)

AUGUST 28 (WEDNESDAY)
Special block: DRUGS CHEMICALS and the KIDNEY
Moderator: Marc E. De Broe, Belgium
08:30 – 09:00

Why is the Kidney the Predilected Target Organ for Potential Nephrotoxic Drugs and Chemicals

Discussion

Marc E. De Broe, Belgium

09:00 – 09:45

What have we Learned from the “Chinese Herb Nephropathy”

Discussion

Joëlle L. Nortier, Belgium

09:45 – 10:30

Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC) a Worldwide Spread new Renal Disease. Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Mechanism of Toxicity and Prevention

Discussion

Benjamin Vervaet, Belgium

10:30 – 10:50
Coffee Break
Moderator: Andrzej Wiecek, Poland
10:50 – 11:20

How to Prescribe Drugs in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD 2, 3, 4 and 5 D)

Discussion

Joëlle L. Nortier, Belgium

11:20 – 11:50

From Unravelling the Mechanism of a Nephrotoxin to Primary or Secondary Prevention

Discussion with the audience

Marc E. De Broe, Belgium

Joëlle L. Nortier, Belgium

Benjamin Vervaet, Belgium

11:50 – 12:50
Lunch
Moderator: György Reusz, Hungary
12:50 – 13:35

Overcoming the Limits of Research in Inherited Kidney Disorders

Discussion

Davide Bolignano, Italy

13:35 – 14:20

Pulmonary hypertension: a neglected risk condition in renal patients

Discussion

Davide Bolignano, Italy

14:20 – 14:40
Coffee Break
Moderator: Csaba Ambrus, Hungary
14:40 – 15:25

Membranous Nephropathy: from Heymann Nephritis to the Human Disease

Discussion

Eva Honsova, Czech Republic

15:25 – 16:10

Changing Epidemiology of Postinfectious GN

Discussion

Eva Honsova, Czech Republic

16:10 – 16:40
Sandwiches
16:30 – 17:00
VISIT OF THE HISTORICAL BUILDING OF THE SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY
20:00 – 21:00
ORGAN CONCERT
Venue:

St. Stephen’s Basilica

1051 Budapest, St. Stephen Square

AUGUST 29 (THURSDAY)
Moderator: Giovanni Gambaro, Italy
08:30 – 09:15

Post-contrast Acute Kidney Injury from the Clinical Perspective

Discussion

Pontus B. Persson, Germany

09:15 – 10:00

Differential Diagnosis of Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Discussion

Zoltán Prohászka, Hungary

10:00 – 10:15
Coffee Break
Moderator: Attila Szabó, Hungary
10:15 – 11:00

Renal Replacement Therapy in Diabetes: Time for an Evidence-Based Choice?

Discussion

Davide Bolignano, Italy

11:00 – 11:45

Anaemia in patients chronic kidney disease – an update in 2019

Discussion

Andrzej Wiecek, Poland

11:45 – 12:30

Managing resistant hypertension – current recommendations and future perspectives

Discussion

Andrzej Wiecek, Poland

12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15

Depression Treatment for Patients with HD

Discussion

Daniel Cukor, U.S.A.

14:15 – 18:00

SIGHTSEEING TOUR, VISIT OF PARLIAMENT

Official ID card with photo (or passport) is required.

AUGUST 30 (FRIDAY)
Moderator: Ágnes Haris, Hungary
09:00 – 09:45

Role of registries in nephrology – epidemiological and economic point of view

Discussion

Orsolya Cseprekal, Hungary

09:45 – 10:30

Crystal Nephropathies

Discussion

Giovanni Gambaro, Italy

10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
Moderator: Danica G. Ljubanović, Croatia
11:00 – 11:45

Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy: a New Paradigm?

Discussion

Giovanni Gambaro, Italy

11:45 – 12:30

Renal Stones and Infections

Discussion

Giovanni Gambaro, Italy

12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Moderator: Eva Honsova, Czech Republic
13:30 – 14:15

Hyponatremia – Clinical Significance

Discussion

Ágnes Haris, Hungary

14:15 – 15:00

Genetics of Nephrolithiasis

Discussion

Giovanni Gambaro, Italy

15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break – POSTER Discussion
Moderator: Giovanni Gambaro, Italy
15:30 – 16:15

Is Dialysis Always the Best Choice for ESKD Patients?

Discussion

Giovanni Gambaro, Italy

16:15 – 17:00

Renal Pathology – Overview

Discussion

Danica G. Ljubanović, Croatia

18:00 – 20:00
Farewell Dinner
Venue:

Károlyi Restaurant

1053 Budapest, Károlyi Street 16.

AUGUST 31 (SATURDAY)
Moderator: László Kóbori, Hungary
09:00 – 09:45

Alport Syndrome and Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy

Discussion

Danica G. Ljubanović, Croatia

09:45 – 10:30

New Challenges in Renal Transplantation

Discussion

László Kóbori, Hungary

10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45

Psychonephrology

Discussion

Ágnes Haris, Hungary

EXAMINATION
11:45 – 12:30
Test
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch
Moderator: László Rosivall, Hungary
13:15 – 14:00

Holistic Hungarian Approaches – ESRD

Discussion

Ágnes Haris, Hungary

14:00 – 14:45

Hypertension in Dialysis Patients

Discussion

Csaba Ambrus, Hungary

CONCLUDING REMARKS
14:45 – 15:00
László Rosivall, Hungary