BELLAGIO CONFERENCE

 

March 16 - 18, 2004

 

Prevention of Renal Diseases in the Emerging World:

Toward Global Health Equity

 

 

 

Day 1  March 16, 2004

 

Session 1: Why the need to prevent chronic renal diseases ?

 

 09:00 -  09:15     Introduction

                            John Dirks (Toronto, Canada)    1

 

 09:15 -  09:55     Chronic renal diseases as a public health problem:

epidemiology, social and economical implications

                            Arrigo Schieppati (Bergamo, Italy)     2

 

 09:55 - 10:15      Discussion

 

10:15 - 10:55       Risk factors of chronic renal diseases

                            Meguid El-Nahas (Shieffield, UK)    3

 

10:55 - 11:15       Discussion

 

11:15 - 11:35       Coffee break

 

11:35 - 12:15       Global burden of diabetes: prevalence and projections

                            Peter Bennett (Phoenix, US ) 4

 

12.15-12.35         Discussion

 

12.35 - 14.00       Lunch

 

14.00 – 14.40     Cardiovascular risk in chronic renal diseases

                            Giancarlo Viberti  (London, UK)    5

 

14.00 –15.00       General Discussion           

Moderator (John Dirks – Toronto, Canada)

 

 

Session 2: Development of strategies for prevention relevant to different regions and countries

 

15.00 – 15-15      Introduction

                            Robert Atkins (Australia)        6

 

15.15 – 16.00      Prevention of progression and remission/regression strategies of chronic renal diseases: can we do better now than 5 years ago?

                            Giuseppe Remuzzi (Bergamo, Italy)       7

 

16.00 – 16.20      Discussion

 

16.20 – 16.40      Coffee break

 

16.40 – 17.25      Early detection, prediction and potential treatments of renal and cardiovascular risk in the general population

                            Dick de Zeeuw (Groningen, The Netherlands)          8

 

17.25 – 18.00      Discussion

 

 

Day 2  March 17, 2004

 

Session 2 (continued):  Development of strategies for prevention relevant to different regions and countries

 

09.00 - 09.30       Prevention strategies in Latin America: from less to more developed countries

                            Bernardo Rodriguez Iturbe (Venezuela)    9

 

09.30 – 10.00      The need of prevention programs in Africa

                            Sarala Naicker (Johannesburg, South Africa)   10

 

10.00 –10.30       Prevention programs in the Middle East and Arab World

                            Faissal Shaheen (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)    11

                           

10.30 – 10.50      Coffee break

 

10.50 – 11.20      The case of prevention of chronic kidney diseases in India

                            Sanjay Kumar Agarwal (New Delhi, India)   12

 

11.20 – 11.50      Opportunities for a Chronic Disease outreach program in China
Giuseppe D’Amico (Milan, Italy)  13
 

11.50 – 12.30   Discussion and Round table: Global or local strategies for emerging countries ?

                                        Moderators: Robert Atkins/Giuseppe Remuzzi

 

12.30 – 14.00      Lunch

 

Session 3: Implementation of strategies relevant to national health care systems and specific centres in the emerging world

 

14.00 – 14.15      Introduction

                            Jan Weening (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)    14

 

14.15 – 14.55      Public health in emerging world

                            Dan Kaseje (Kisumu, Kenya)     15

 

14.55 – 15.15      Discussion

 

15.15 – 15.55      Strengthening health research capacity in developing countries: a critical element for achieving health equity

                            Chitr Sitthi-amorn (Bangkok, Thailand)    16

 

15.55 – 16.15      Discussion

 

16.15 – 16.35      Coffee break

 

16.35 – 17.15      International aid and medical practice in the less-developed world: doing it right

                            Ivor Katz (Norwood, South Africa)    17

 

17.15 – 18.00       Discussion

 

 

Day 3  March 18, 2004

Continue Session 3: Implementation of strategies relevant to national health care systems and specific centres in the emerging world

09.00 – 12.00      How to implement strategies for national health care systems in emerging countries

Moderators: Jan Weening/John Dirks

 

                            -       Africa can solve its own health problems ?

        Sarala Naicker (Johannesburg, South Africa)   18

 

-       The view of Central American countries

 Raul Herrera Valdes (Havana, Cuba19

 

-            An educational Program for Prevention of Diabetic     

 Nephropathy for General Physicians

  Ricardo Corrιa-Rotter (Mexico City, Mexico)   20

 

-       How to approach the problem in large countries: India

   Sanjay Kumar Agarwal (New Delhi, India)  21

 

-           The Australian Chronic Disease Outreach Program

  Ivor Katz (Norwood, South Africa)  22

             

-       The case of American Indians and Alaskan Natives

  Peter Bennett (Phoenix, USA)   23

 

-      Discussion      

 

12.00 – 14.00      Lunch

 

14.00 – 14.50      Integrated approaches to prevention and control of chronic conditions.

                            JoAnne Epping Jordan (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland)  24

 

14.50 – 15.10      Electronic strategies for information and research

                            Kim Solez (Edmonton, Canada)   25

 

15.10 – 15.30      Concluding Discussion and remarks

Moderator - John Dirks (Toronto, Canada)