A. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF HEMODIALYSIS 1. Priciples of Hemodialysis 2. Biocompatibility of Hemodialysis Membranes: From the Laboratory to the Clinic 3. The Hemodialysis Prescription - Dosing and Adequacy 4. Vascular Access 5. Reprocessing of Hemodialyzers B. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS 6.

Peritoneal Membrane Biology 7. Peritoneal Transport - Clinical Implications 8. Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription - Dosing & Adequacy 9. Management of PD Infections 10. Conventional and Newer PD Solutions C. LONG-TERM CARE OF THE DIALYSIS PATIENT 11. Intra-dialytic Complications 12. Cardiovascular Disease and high Blood Pressure 13.

Dialysis Related Amyloidosis 14. Dialysis-related osteoarthropathies 15. Achieving an Optimum Hematocrit 16. Management of the Diabetic ESRD Patient 17. Dialysis in Children 18. Noscomial Infections in Hemodialysis Units - Strategies for Control 19. Drug Dosing in Dialysis Patients 20. Algorithms for Quality Assurance D.

RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN THE CRITICALLY ILL 21. Selection of Dialysis Modality 22. Dopamine/ANP/Growth Factors 23. Extracorporeal Treatment of Poisoning E. ETHICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES 24. Legal and Ethical Issues of Dialysis F. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION 25. Transplantation Immunobiology 26.

Current Results and Determinants of Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplation 27. Donor and Recipient Evaluation 28. Surgical Aspects of Kidney Transplantation 29. Induction Immunosupressive Therapy 30. Current and Emerging Maintenance Immunosuppressive Therapy 31. Diagnosis and Therapy of Graft Dysfunction 32. Post-transplant Infections 33. Medical Complications of Kidney Transplantation 34.

Recurrent and de novo Renal Disease in Kidney Transplantation 35. Pediatric Kidney Transplantation 36. Will Xenotransplantation Become a Clinical Reality?.