The next Spring meeting of the INS will take place on Friday 14th May 2010 at the Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street, Dublin. Deadline for abstracts is Monday 19th April at 9 am. Programme and abstracts submission details will follow.
Abstracts should be submitted on the abstract page provided below using Times New Roman size 11 fort, arranged as follows:
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Authors (First Initial, Last name), the presenting author should be underlined. Provide the authors affiliation(s) and email of corresponding author.
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Body of the abstract using subheadings as indicated. Figures or graphs may be included provided they remain within the limits of the box provided. No information identifying the authors or their institution should be contained with the body of the text.
All abstracts will be considered for either an oral or poster presentations unless stated otherwise in the submission email.
This year we will have a formal narrated poster sessions for several of the abstracts that are selected for posters presentation. Details will follow.
The INS Spring meeting 2010 will take place on Friday 14th May 2010 at the Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street, Dublin.
Programme and abstract book now online - see below.
To download a PDF version of the programme together with the abstracts, please login and then scroll to the end of this page.
Programme
| 08:00 |
Poster / Stand setup |
| 08:30 |
Tea/Coffee |
| 09:00 |
Welcome |
| 09:05 |
2010 Ed Carr Memorial Lecture
Nitric Oxide Deficiency in CKD
Dr Mark Denton, Consultant Nephrologist, Beaumont University Hospital
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| 09:40 |
Free Communication Session 1
- Browne M. et al: Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) results in Cdc42 activation and altered actin binding protein expression.
- Hickey FB et al: Renal Fibrosis-Associated gene IHG-1 Regulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis through Stabilisation of PGC-1
- Curran SP et al: The effect of Gremlin 1 deletion on kidney cell proliferation in vitro and in an in vivo model of acute kidney fibrosis.
- Ryan A et al: Mechanisms of aldosterone induced renal fibrosis and modulation by lipoxin A4
- Rooney B et al: CCN2/CTGF activates canonical Wnt signalling in mesangial cells through an interaction with LRP6; implications for the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy
- Griffin B et al: Diabetes and Mitochondrial dysfunction; IHG-1 binds to Mitofusion 1 & 2 and regulates mitochondrial dynamics.
- Slattery C et al: Novel Mechanisms of Albuminuria in Diabetic Nephropathy
- Heljić M et al: PKB/Akt signalling regulation during epithelial mesenchymalTransition and kidney fibrosis.
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| 10:40 |
Tea/Coffee
Poster Session 1 -Authors Present at Posters during Break
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| 11:00 |
Dr. Elizabeth Abernethy,
Consultant Nephrologist, Waterford Regional Hospital |
| 11:35 |
Epidemiology of ESKD in the Republic of Ireland: 2009 Report
Dr Liam Plant, Consultant Nephrologist, Cork University Hospital, Cork
Clinical Director, National Renal Office |
| 12:05 |
The 2010 Amgen Lecture:
'Vascular calcification in CKD: new insights'
Prof. Jürgen Floege,
Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany |
| 12:50 |
Lunch |
| 13:25 |
Concurrent Moderated Poster Sessions
Group A - Epidemiology
- Lineen J et al: Improved Patient Survival in Incident Cohorts Commencing RRT: 2000 to2008
- Barrett P et al: Cardiovascular Profiling in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the North-West CKD Pilot Study
- O' Seaghdha C et al: Serum Phosphorus Predicts Incident Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease
- Hunter C et al: Vitamin D deficiency highly prevalent in Northern Irish haemodialysis patients.
- Stack A et al: Superior Survival of Asian Americans receiving Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment in the United States: A Trend Analysis from 1995-2006
Group B - Transplantation
- Kennedy C et al: Reproductive Health in Irish Female Renal Transplant Recipients
- Browne J et al: Comparison of prophylactic and pre-emptive treatment strategies in cytomegalovirus infection rates in renal transplant recipients
- L Redahan et al: Palliative care in End Stage Kidney Disease
- Harrington C et al: Assessment of non-compliance in Irish adult renal transplant recipients
- Kinsella S et al: Hyperparathyroidism and Bone Turnover Post Renal Transplantation
Group C - Dialysis
- Daga S et al: Results of a vascular access maintenance service in a new renal unit.
- Smyth A et al Audit of vancomycin administration in haemodialysis patients at AMNCH.
- Abdul L et al: A Combined Prophylactic Strategy Reduces Catheter Related Bacteraemia in a Haemodialysis Population
- Malone A et al: Use of reticulocyte haemoglobin content for the detection of iron deficiency in an Irish haemodialysis population.
- Youssouf S et al: A recipe for change- PD peritonitis incidence and outcomes in a new renal unit
Group D – Basic Science
- Musante L et al: Urinary exosome glycosylation: unique signatures from lectin Screening
- Ravidá A et al: Podocytes And Diabetes: An In Vitro Glycobiology Study
- Faherty N et al: Signalling networks in Diabetic Nephropathy: ExploringTGFβ and CTGF mediated gene expression profiles.
- O'Donovan et al: CTGF/CCN2 and TGF-β1 signalling: Implications for therapeutic intervention.
- E Borgeson et al. Benzo-Lipoxin A4 protects against renal fibrosis
- Cassidy H et al: Metabolomic Analysis in Immunosuppressant Nephropathy Post Renal Transplantation
- Radford R et al: Renal Carcinogen Screening Utilising Epithelial Phenotype Markers
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| 14:00 |
The 2010 Shire Lecture
'Peripheral Arterial Disease in ESRD: Not a Peripheral Matter'
Asst Prof Bernard Jaar, Member Editorial Board CJASN
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA |
| 14:45 |
Free communication Session 2
- O Brien FJ et al: Effect of peri operative blood transfusions on long term graft outcome in renal transplant patients
- Barrett P et al: Prevalence, Period Trends and Survival of Dialysis Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease in the United States: 1995-2004
- Lineen J et al: Higher Mean Tacrolimus Levels at Day 2 to 5 Post Transplant: Association with ACR and DGF in Era of Routine Basiliximab Induction.
- Magee C et al: Markers of alloantibody conversion in renal transplant recipients
- Prabhavalkar S et al: Assessing Serum Parathyroid hormone As a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Renal Transplant Patients.
- Moffitt T et al: Physiological micronutrient supplementation ameliorates deficiency of superoxide dismutase in maintenance haemodialysis patients
- Stack A et al: Low and High Transferrin Saturation levels are associated with Mortality among persons with normal and reduced kidney function in the General Population
- Kearney E et al: ESA Usage May 07 – Mar 2010 In Hospital-Based HD Unit: Audit of Pharmacy Issue Database
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| 15:45 |
Coffee (Poster Session 2 – authors present at posters during break) |
| 16:05 |
Presentation of INS 2010 Research Awards
2010 INS Amgen Research Bursary
2010 INS Roche Research Award
Announcement of 2011 Baxter Research Award
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| 16:15 |
Free communication Session 3
- O' Seaghdha C et al: MYH9 polymorphisms are associated with Chronic Kidney Disease among Individuals of European Ancestry.
- Kinsella S et al: Cumulative Ionising Radiation Exposure in patients receiving maintenance Haemodialysis.
- Traynor C et al: Donor pair effect on post transplant kidney outcome and function
- Smyth J et al: Why do Haemodialysis Patients refuse to have an AV fistula? – What patients tell us.
- Baldeo C et al: The influence of CMV and EBV serostatus on haemoglobin (Hb) and erythropoietin stimulating agent (ESA) responsiveness in patients with CKD stage 5 on the transplant pool.
- Phelan PJ et al:Renal allograft failure in the first month: causes and consequences
- Phelan PJ et al: A pilot genome-wide association study of renal transplant outcome.
- Harrington C et al: Assessment of non-compliance in Irish adult renal transplant recipients
- Kennedy C et al: CMV Disease in Irish Renal Transplant Recipients
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| 17:15 |
The 2010 Abbott Lecture
" Nephrology around the World: ISN in Action"
Prof. John Feehally, University of Leicester, UK,
President Elect, International Society of Nephrology |
| 18:00 |
Meeting Adjourns |
| 18:15 |
INS Business Meeting |
| 19:30 |
Reception |
| 20:00 |
Dinner |
| 22:00 |
Presentation of Vincent Dolan Memorial Medal |
The INS wishes to express their gratitude to the following corporate sponsors who have generously supported the meeting and events of the day: Abbott, Amgen, Astellas, Baxter, BBraun Avitum, Biofact, Boehringer Ingelheim, Fesenius Medical Care, Genzyme, Janssen Cilag, Leo Pharma, Merke Sharp Dohme, Menarini, Novartis, Pinewood, Pfizer, Recordate, Roche, Shire, Vifor Pharma
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