Eric Adler, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Anupam Agarwal, MD DM Univ of Alabama Birmingham AL USA Steven R. Alexander, MD Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA USA Amelia Allsteadt, BSN RN CNN Texas Childrens Hospital Richmond, TX USA Luis Alvarez, MD Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, CA USA David Askenazi, MD Children's Hospital Birmingham, AL USA Saima Aslam, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Linda Awdishu, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Sean M Bagshaw, MD MSc FRCPC University of Alberta Edmonton, CANADA Josee Bouchard, MD University of Montreal Montreal, Quebec CANADA Cheryl Baker, BSN RN Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX USA Peter Brindley, MD Alberta Health Services Alberta, CANADA Roland Blantz, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Emmanuel Burdmann, MD PhD University of São Paulo São Paulo BRAZIL Jorge Cerda, MD FACP FASN Albany Medical College & Capital District Renal Physicians Albany, NY USA Lakhmir S. Chawla, MD George Washington University Medical Center Washington DC USA William R. Clark, MD Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN USA Raul Coimbra, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Rolando Claure, MD UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA USA Maureen Craig, MSN RN CNN CCNS University of California Davis Sacramento, CA USA Dinna Cruz, MD, MPH San Bortolo Hospital Vicenza, VI ITALY Helen Currier, BSN RN CNN Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX USA Andrew Davenport, MD FRCP Royal Free Hospital London, ENGLAND (UK) Daniel DeBacker, MD Erasme University Hospital Brussells, Belgium Joseph DiCarlo, MD University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA USA Zheng Dong, MD Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA USA Zoltan Endre, MD Royal Brisbane Hospital Brisbane AUSTRALIA PARTICIPATING FACULTY Geoffrey Fleming, MD Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital Nashville, TN USA James Fortenberry, MD Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta GA USA Michael J Germain, MD Bay State Health Springfield, MA USA Noel Gibney, MD University of Alberta Edmonton, AB CANADA Robert Gish, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Stuart L. Goldstein, MD University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH USA Thomas A. Golper, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN USA Patricia Graham, MS RN CCRN CS UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA USA Hiroyuki Hirasawa, MD Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba JAPAN Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD PhD Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA USA Patrick M. Honoré, MD ICU Consultant Leuven, BELGIUM Can Ince, PhD University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The NETHERLANDs Rajiv Jalan, MD, PhD University College London London, UK Oliver Joannes-Boyau, MD University Hospital of Bordeaux Pessac FRANCE Luis Juncos, MD University of Mississippi Jackson, MS USA Kazou Kaizu, MD Yokohama Chuo Hospital Yokohama Japan Kianoush Kashani, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN USA John A. Kellum, MD University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA USA Andrew Lewington, MD Leeds Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust Leeds UK Jeffrey Lipman, MD The University of Queensland School of Medicine Herston, QLD AUSTRALIA Eileen Lischer, MA BSN RN CNN UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA USA Etienne Macedo, MD University of São Paulo São Paulo BRAZIL William Macias, MD, PhD Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis, IN USA Alan Maisel, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Mark Marshall, MBChB, FRACP University of Auckland Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Martin Matejovic, MD PhD Charles University Medical School Plzen Plzen CZECH REPUBLIC Javier Maynar, MD Santiago Hospital Vitoria SPAIN 2 Peter McCullough, MD Providence Park Heart Institute Novi, MI USA Ravindra L. Mehta, MD FACP University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Bruce Molitoris, MD University of Indiana Indianapolis, IN USA Bruce A. Mueller, PharmD FCCP University of Michigan, University Hospital Ann Arbor, MI USA Mark Okusa, MD University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA USA Emil P. Paganini, MD FACP FRCP Cleveland Clinic Foundation Chesterland, OH USA Didier Payen, MD Hôpital Lariboisière Paris FRANCE Peter Pickkers, MD Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Nijmegen, The NETHERLANDS Hamid Rabb, MD Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD USA Claudio Ronco, MD St. Bortolo Hospital Vicenza ITALY Mitchell H. Rosner, MD FACP University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA USA Robert Safirstein, MD University of Arkansas Little Rock, AS USA Paul Sanders, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL USA Navparkash Sandhu, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Robert W. Schrier, MD University of Colorado Denver Aurora, CO Miet Schetz, MD, PhD University Hospital Gasthuisberg Leuven BELGIUM Nick Selby, MD Royal Derby Hospital Derby, UK V Sivakumar MD DM DNB FISN Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences Tirupati AP INDIA Andrew D. Shaw, MD FRCA FCCM Duke University Durham, NC USA Prabhleen Singh, MD UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA USA Jordan Symons, MD Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA USA Pam Taub, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Ashita Tolwani, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL USA Henry E. Wang, MD, MS University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA David Ward, MD University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA USA Hector Wong MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH Michael Zappitelli, MD MSc. Montreal, CANADA Kurt Zinn, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT It is the policy of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All persons involved in the selection, development and presentation of content are required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest. All conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners through one of the following mechanisms 1) altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest, 2) altering the individual’s control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or 3) validating the activity content through independent peer review. All persons are also required to disclose any discussions of off label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose will be disqualified from participating in the CME activity.
Visit the conference website for the most current program information, abstract submission, online registration and online hotel reservations. www.crrtonline.com CONFERENCE DATES AND LOCATION The inclusive dates for all scientific sessions of the SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES (<strong>CRRT</strong> 2012) are February 14-17, 2012. There will be elective workshops held on Tuesday, February 14 & Friday, February 17, 2012. The Conference will be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, California, USA 92101, Tel: 1-619-564-3333, Fax: 1-619-564-3344. <strong>Online</strong> Reservations are available directly with the hotel. Please use the Hotel Reservations link on the conference website for reservations and more information about the hotel. Group reservations of 5 or more hotel rooms need to contact the conference administration directly at 858-272-1018. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Please visit our website to register (online registration required), worksheet provided on page 16. All participants must register and pay the appropriate fee. Fee includes access to all Plenary Sessions, Standard Workshops, Exhibit Area, Welcome Reception & Poster Sessions (Tue.), Exhibit Reception (Wed.), CME Accreditation, Conference Syllabus on digital media, Two Lunches (Wed. & Thur.), Continental Breakfasts (Thur. & Fri.) and all conference coffee breaks. Conference Registration Fee DOES NOT include Elective Workshops on Tue. or Fri. (see page 4 for list). Poster Viewing will begin on Tuesday evening February 14, 2012. Registration will begin on the evening of Monday, February 13, 2012. For additional registration times see the program. REGISTRATION FEES Early Bird Pre-Registration On-Site Registration On or before Jan. 7, 2012 thru Feb. 10 thru Jan. 6, 2012 Feb. 9, 2012 Feb. 17, 2012 Physicians/Other (MD, PhD, etc.) $ 675 $ 740 $ 795 Nurses/Dieticians/ Pharmacists/Residents*/Fellows* $ 480 $ 550 $ 595 *with letter of verification from department head Industry $ 675 $ 740 $ 795 GUEST FEE $185 Includes: Access to Exhibit Area, Welcome Reception (Tuesday), Exhibit Reception (Wednesday) and two Lunches (Wednesday & Thursday). Guests are not admitted to the General Sessions or Workshops. New! GENERAL INFORMATION ONLINE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS $295 This year we have teamed up with Bluesky Broadcast to capture PLENARY SESSIONS and selected STANDARD WORKSHOPS for post-conference viewing online. Purchase of this package enables you to review presentations in a state-of-the-art format that includes streaming audio and video, and synchronized slides. Make this purchase when registering for the conference online and SAVE significantly over post-conference purchase of individual plenary sessions and workshops. Please visit the conference website for details regarding the presentation list, content sample and purchase details. AKI and Fundamentals Workshops also available! MEET THE EXPERT (limited to the first 40 delegates each day) $30 These sessions (choose from 2 on Wed. & Thurs.) allow participants to meet and interact with internationally renowned experts in an informal setting over breakfast. This is an excellent opportunity to ask questions, learn how these experts manage patients, get guidance for projects and network. General Information continues on following page 3