PLAN Research Day November 25 2005

8th PLAN Research Day Friday 25 November 2005

“Kidney Research at Erasmus”

Program

10:00-10:30 Reception with coffee and tea

10:30-10:35 Welcome

10:35-11:00 Introduction "Nephrology in Rotterdam" by Dr. Robert Zietse

Session 1: Immunology of Dialysis and Transplantation

11:00-11:25 Dennis Hesselink: The effects of chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy on circulating dendritic cells

11:25-11:50 Martijn Verkade: Impaired function of monocyte dendritic cells in patients with severe renal failure and patients on hemodialysis

11:50-12:15 Reinier van Hest: Monitoring mycophenolic acid to optimize mycophenolate mofetil therapy: what to measure and how often

12:15-12.40 Thijs Hendrikx: Natural Occurring CD4+ CD25bright+ regulatory T-cells in kidney transplantation

12:40-13:15 Lunch

13:15-14:00 Tour Erasmus Center for Biomics

Session 2: Dialysis and Blood Volume Variations

14:00-14:25 Han-Yo Ie: Cardiac function assessment in hemodialysis patients

14:25-14:50 Robert Nette: Norepinephrine-induced vasoconstriction results in decreased blood volume

14:50-15:15 Coffee and tea break

Session 3: Hemodynamics, Renoprotection, Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders

15:15-15:40 Joost Rutten: ProBNP derived peptides as diagnostic marker for cardiac dysfunction: Renal insufficiency, a confounding factor?

15:40-16:05 Edgar Rolleman: Renoprotection in peptide receptor radionuclide therapy of neuroendocrine tumours

16:05-16:30 Ewout Hoorn: Hyponatremia: from proteins to patients

16:30 Drinks

18:00 Dinner in Rotterdam