Newswise — American Society of Nephrology's (ASN) 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition to be held November 2-5, 2007 in San Francisco, California.
What: Presenting research on the latest issues and scientific breakthroughs in nephrology.
How: Poster Sessions, Free Communications, ASN News Briefing and related symposia will address this important medical issue.
Free Communications Highlights:
-SA-FC046, Projecting the ESRD Population to 2020, David T. Gilbertson, MDSaturday, November 3, 2007, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Room 2009
-SA-FC054, A Population-Based Study of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension Risk in Living Kidney Donors, Amit Garg MD, PhDSaturday, November 3, 2007, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Room 2009
-SU-FC075, Cost-Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening in the Dialysis Population, Germaine G. W. Wong, MBBSSunday, November 4, 2007, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Room 2009
-SU-FC122, Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly Recipient Using Deceased Donor after Cardiac Death Organs: An Analysis of OPTN/UNOS Data, Jagbir Gill, MDSunday, November 4, 2007, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Room 2005
-SU-FC123, Distance to Nearest Transplant Center Is Not Associated with Racial Disparities in Placement on a Kidney Transplant Waiting List, Sandra Amaral, MD, MHSSunday, November 4, 2007, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Room 2005
Session Highlights:
-Debates in Renal Disease Clinical Nephrology Conference, Sunday, November 4, 2007, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 304
-ESAs, Anemia, and CVD in CKDClinical Nephrology Conference, Saturday, November 3, 2007, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 303
-High Impact Changes to Improve Care for your Dialysis PatientsClinical Nephrology Conference, Friday, November 2, 2007, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Room 303
-Newer Iatrogenic Renal DisordersClinical Nephrology Conference, Sunday, November 4, 2007, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 103
-New Insights into Common Problems After Kidney TransplantationClinical Nephrology Conference, Friday, November 2, 2007, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 103
-United States Renal Data System (USRDS) " Assessment of Quality of Care of the ESRD Population USRDS Session, Sunday, November 4, 2007, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 2001
Public Policy News Briefing:
ASN News Briefing, Saturday, November 3, 2007 12:15 pm"1:15 pmRoom 238, Moscone Center South, San Francisco, California, USAModerator: Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD
-CKD - CVD Connection, Mark J. Sarnak, MD, FASN
-The Consequences of Acute Kidney Injury, Chi-yuan Hsu, MD, MS
-Race, Ethnicity in Outcomes of Patients with Kidney Disease (Health Disparities), Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA, FASN
-The Treatment of Anemia in Kidney Disease, Lynda A. Szczech, MD, MSCE, FASN
The ASN is a not-for-profit organization of 10,500 physicians and scientists dedicated to the study and practice of nephrology and committed to providing a forum for the promulgation of information regarding the latest research and clinical findings on kidney disease.
ASN's Renal Week 2007, the largest nephrology meeting of its kind, will provide a forum for 11,000 nephrologists, to discuss the latest findings in renal research and engage in educational sessions relating advances in the care of patients with kidney and related disorders from October 31 — November 5 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.
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