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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
more than 1500 |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
more than 110- form Turkey, UK, Spain, Italy, china, Malaysia, USA, Germany,Libya, Egypt, Korea, India, Iran, etc |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
IPNA |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
the discrepancy between different formula used for measurement of GFR and the need to use a gold standard for validification.
The new concept of renal osteodystrophy treament. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Salusky- president of congress
Martin Taylor- Full professssor, nominated in HUS investigation
allen watson-Full professorm nominated in transition from child to adult |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
It would be a good idea to find a way to be registered as a member, to be able to participatie in global registeries and trials, to present our center as sister center for training program that is now available in singapour and india. I think our center can compete as a good source of training. nw modalities of treatment for some disease such as aHUS is availble now and if it show its long term efficacy, it worth to bu replaced for current ffp and plasmaphresis |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
the abscence of credit card make early registration, reservation of hotel impossible and if the IPNA executive group did not cooperation, I had no room for accomodation and I had to pay highr price for registration |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
Overall:
Generally speaking, it was a good international congress for updating the old data by attending in various panels, symposium, mini-lectures and oral presentation and reading the posters and the aim of studies and results.
Challenge:
The presence of enough opportunity and time for discussing about challenging new idea was an excellent experience. In addition, sharing the personal experience of therapy in difficult cases was as goo d as to ask their opinion about their approach in similar condition.
Progress of Nephrology in our country:
One of important point of success was to present the progress of nephrology in Iran, the dark aspect that we try to show it off more. Moreover, to know the head of important departments in other countries and discuss about their facilities with ours was another aspect of congress to negotiate for further holing congress in Iran in attract forging participant in the same field to attend. |