22 nd HELLENIC NA TIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY THESSALONIKI
May 13-16, 2021 www.22psn.gr/en/
22 nd Hellenic CONGRESS SECRETARIAT National Congress C.T.M. International S.A. of Nephrology 131 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 115 21, Athens Greece is endorsed by ERA-EDTA* Τel.: +30 210 3244932, Fax: +30 210 3250660 www.ctmi.gr *ERA-EDTA’s endorsement is for the promotion of education in general, therefore the specific content of the event/course is the responsibility of the organizer SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SCIENTIFIC 2 PROGRAM
TURSDAY, 13 th 2021
10:00 - 13:15 EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR (in Greek)
DIALYSIS CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS Coordinators: G. Bamichas, - Μ. Stangou
10:00 - 10:15 Does the pathway leads to an avenue? G. Bamichas
10:15 - 10:30 interventional - Nephrology G. Spanos
10:30 - 11:00 Non-permanent haemodialysis central venous catheters M. Giannopoulou
11:00 - 11:30 Permanent haemodialysis central venous catheters Ι. Giannikouris
11:30 - 12:00 Why is the haemodialysis catheter tip position important? Ch. Bantis
12:00 - 12:15 Break 12:15 - 13:00 Educational videos from the daily clinical practice of an Interventional Nephrologist Presentors: Ch. Bantis, G. Spanos
13:00 - 13:15 Conclusions G. Bamichas, Μ. Stangou
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TURSDAY, 13 th 2021
13:45 - 16:10 ROUND TABLE WITH GREEK MEDICAL STUDENTS (In Greek)
13:45 - 13:50 Introduction - Aik. Papagianni
13:50 - 15:00 Part A: Core Topics in Nephrology Προεδρείο : P. Passadakis, P. Sarafidis
13:50 - 14:00 Welcome words G. Polychronidou, Council member of the Scientific Society of Hellenic Medical Students
14:10 - 14:22 Acute Kidney Injury D.-R. Bakaloudi, Medical student at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
14:22 - 14:34 Chronic Kidney Disease A. Zacharakis, Medical student at University of Patras
14:34 - 14:46 Arterial Hypertension Α. Alberis, Medical student at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
14:46 - 15:00 Kidney Transplantation Ε. Μ aneta, Medical student at National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
15:00 - 16:10 Part B: Professional options for Nephrologists in Greece Chairs : D. Petras, M. Stangou
15:00 - 15:14 Hellenic core curriculum in Nephrology M. Stangou
15:14 - 15:28 Nephrology practice at a Secondary Hospital A. Avdelidou
15:28 - 15:42 Nephrology practice at a Tertiary Hospital S. Marinaki
15:42 - 15:56 Nephrology practice at the Private Healthcare Sector A. Stavroulopoulos
15:56 - 16:10 Conclusions I. N. Boletis 16:10 - 16:20 Break
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TURSDAY, 13 th 2021
16:20-17:20 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O 01-O 06 (in Greek)
HAEMODIALYSIS Chairs : K. Mavromatidis, D. Kirmizis
17:20 - 18:30 ROUND TABLE (in Greek) INNOVATIONS IN RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY Προεδρείο : Ι. Stefanidis, V. Liakopoulos
17:20 - 17:40 Haemodialysis E. Papachristou
17:40 - 18:00 Peritoneal Dialysis M. Theodoridis
18:00 - 18:20 Choice of dialysis modality and survival V. Liakopoulos
18:20 - 18:30 Discussion
18.30 - 19.30 INDUSTRY SPONSOROD SYMPOSIUM (in Greek)
19:30 - 20:15 OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome words and Presidential address (In Greek) Plenary Lecture (in Greek)
Strategic options for the Hellenic Healthcare System after the pandemic. What should we do Elias Mossialos
20:15 - 21:00 Concert Mario Frangoulis nd HELLENI C NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 22 5 MAY 13-16, 2021 | THESSALONIKI,GREECE
FRIDAY 14 th 2021
09:00 - 10:00 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O 07-O 13 ((in Greek)
COVID- 19 AND RENAL DISEASES Chairs : D. Hadjiyannakos , E. Sampani
10:00 - 11:15 ROUND TABLE
COVID-19 AND KIDNEY DISEASES ((in Greek) Chairs : S. Panagoutsos, I. Griveas
10:00 - 10:20 Epidimiology and pathogenesis of SARS-C οV-2 infection Α. Boutou
10:20 - 10:40 Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in CKD Patients in Greece Α. Stavropoulos
10:40 - 11:00 Immune response to COVID-19 vaccination In maintenance haemodialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients S. Marinaki
11.00 - 11.15 Discussion
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:00 LECTURE ((in English)
Chairs : D. Goumenos , Α. Papagianni
Chronic kidney disease and COVID-19. Lessons learnt from the ERACODA database R. Gansevoort
12:00 - 13:00 INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM (in Greek)
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FRIDAY 14 th 2021
13:00 - 13:30 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE (in Greek)
13:30 - 14:30 Break 14:30 - 15:30 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O -13-O 18 (in Greek)
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS Chairs : P. Kouki , F. Papoulidou
15:30 - 16:30 LECTURES
RISK FACTORS FOR CKD Chairs : V. Margellos, Ι. Tsouchnikas
15:30 - 16:00 Gestational hypertension and CKD Ch. Dimitriadis
16:00 - 16:30 AKI and CKD Κ. Stylianou
16:30 - 17:00 LECTURE
Chairs : Μ. Mitsoni, N. Printza
Obesity, Prematurity and Kidney Disease. A world-wide epidemic S. Stampouli
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FRIDAY 14 th 2021
17:15 - 19:15 ROUND TABLE (In Engish)
MAIN ASPECTS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Chairs: D. Goumenos, Z. Massy
17:15 - 17:45 Features of CVD in CKD Z. Massy
17:45 - 18:15 Resistant hypertension and CKD & ESRD is it just water that matters? F. Mallamaci
18:15 - 18:45 Chronic Kidney Disease: A race between CV mortality and ESRD M. Arici
18:45 - 19:15 Inflammation in CKD novel findings and therapeutic implications D. Fliser
19:15 - 20:15 INDUSTRY SPONSOROD SYMPOSIUM (in Greek)
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SATURDAY 15 th 2021
09:00 - 10:00 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O 19-O 24 (in Greek) CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY Chairs : F. Christidou, D. Xydakis
10:00 - 11:15 ROUND TABLE CKD-MBD: AN UPDATE ((in Greek and English) Chairs : Th. Apostolou, Ε. Mitsopoulos
10:00 - 10:20 CKD MBD - what’s new? A study update 2019/2020 Μ. Ketteler
10:20 - 10:40 Gut Microbiota: the new piece in the puzzle of Kidney- Bone- Blood Vessel D. Mpacharaki
10:40 - 11:00 An update recarding the pathogenesis of vascular calcification Th. Apostolou
11:00 - 11:15 Discussion
11:15 - 11:30 Break 11:30 - 12:45 ROUND TABLE PRIMARY GLOMERULAR DISEASES: AN UPDATE (in Greek and English) Chairs : I. Ν. Boletis, Μ. Stangou
11:30 - 11:50 Risk prediction in IgAN R. Coppo
11:50 - 12:10 Novel therapeutic approaches for idiopathic membranous nephropathy Μ. Stangou
12:10 - 12:30 MCD-FSGS. The role of anti- B lemphocyte therapy Ε. Kapsia
12:30 - 12:45 Discussion nd HELLENI C NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 22 9 MAY 13-16, 2021 | THESSALONIKI,GREECE
SATURDAY 15 th 2021
12:45 - 13:15 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE (in Greek)
13:15 - 14:15 Break
14:15 - 15:15 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O 25-O 30 (in Greek)
CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY Chairs : S. Spaia, Μ. Sonikian
15:15 - 15:45 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE (in Greek)
15:45 - 16:15 LECTURE (in English )
Chairs: P. Passadakis, Chr. Iatrou
Treatment of the metabolic acidosis of CKD N. Madias
16:15 - 16:45 LECTURE (in English )
Chairs: D. Vlachakos, P. Sarafidis
The altered trajectory of GFR decline: have we stopped diabetic nephropathy progression G. Bakris
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SATURDAY 15 th 2021
16:45 - 17:15 LECTURE (in Greek)
Chairs : Η. Thodis, Ε. Grapsa
The effect of Renin- Angiotensin- Aldosterone System Inhibitors and SGLT2 Inhibitors on Erythropoiesis D. Vlachakos
17:15 - 17:30 Break
17:30 - 18:45 ROUND TABLE (in Greek)
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: SELECTED TOPICS Chairs : D. Petras, G Bamichas
17:30 - 17:50 AKI n patients with COVID-19 Κ. Kolovou
17:50 - 18:10 AKI in patients receiving Immune checkpoint inhibitors P. Giamalis
18:10 - 18:30 Radiocontrast-induced AKI Th. Eleutheriadis
18:30 - 18:45 Discussion
18:45 - 19:45 INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM (in Greek)
19:45 - 20:15 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE (in Greek) nd HELLENI C NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 22 11 MAY 13-16, 2021 | THESSALONIKI,GREECE
SUNDAY 16 th 2021
09:00 - 10:00 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O 31-O 36 (in Greek)
RENAL TRANSPLANTATION Chairs :Ε. Kasimatis, G. Myserlis
10:00 - 10:30 LECTURE (in Greek)
Chairs : G. Tsoulfas, Ε. Dounousi
Can we improve the discard rate of renal allografts? Μ. Darema
10:30 - 11:00 LECTURE (in Greek)
HAEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES AND THE KIDNEY Chairs : S. Lionaki, S. Vakalopoulou
10:30 - 11:00 Paraproteinaemia – Amyloidosis η Ch. Skalioti
11:00 - 11:30 Break
11:30- 12:00 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE (in Greek)
12:00 - 12:30 LECTURE (in Greek)
Chairs : Κ. Tsioufis, R. Kalaitzidis
Atrial fibrillation in patients with CKD Μ. Papasotiriou
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SUNDAY 16 th 2021
12:30 - 13:00 LECTURE (in Greek)
Chairs : V. Vassilikos, E. Papachristou
Management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in haaemodialysis patients with novel oral anticoagulant drugs C. Papadopoulos
13:00 - 13:30 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE
13:30 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:30 ORAL PRESENTATIONS O 37- O 42 (in Greek)
HYPERTENSION AND OTHER TOPICS Chairs : S. Ziakka, Ο. Mpalafa
15:30 - 16:00 LECTURE
Chairs : Ν. Kaperonis, Μ. Doumas
Blood Pressure goals in patients with CKD. Potential implications of the 2021 KDIGO guidelines P. Sarafidis nd HELLENI C NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 22 13 MAY 13-16, 2021 | THESSALONIKI,GREECE
SUNDAY 16 th 2021
16:00 - 17:15 ROUND TABLE (in Greek)
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE Chairs: D. Papadopoulou, G. Tsirpanlis
16:00 - 16:20 New insights into the pathogenesis of ADPKD V. Filiopoulos
16:20 - 16:40 ADPKD diagnosis: imaging, genetic analysis or both? P. Kyriklidou
16:40 - 17:00 Treatment (Tolvaptan and beyond) Ch. Melexopoulou
17:00 - 17:15 Discussion
17:15 - 17:30 Break
17:30 - 18:00 INDUSTRY SPONSORED LECTURE (in Greek)
18:00 - 19:00 INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM (in Greek)
19:00 - 19:30 PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND GRANTS (in Greek)
ERA-EDTA National Society Grant
Hellenic Society of Nephrology Grants and Awards “S. Papastamati” Grant Research Grant Six awards to the best 3 oral and 3 poster presentations
19:30 HELLENIC SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY GENERAL ASSEMBLY (ORDINARY MEMBERS ONLY)
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INTERNATIONAL INVITED FACULTY
Arici Mustafa, Arici Mustafa, MD FERA, Professor of Medicine (Nephrology), Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
Bakris George, MD, Professor of Medicine Director, Am Heart Assoc. Comprehensive Hypertension Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago USA
Coppo Rosanna, MD, Professor of Pediatric Nephrology, ISN Councillor and Coordinator of the International IgA Vasculitis study, Italy
Fliser Danilo, MD, Professor of Medicine, Saarland University, Director Department of Internal Medicine IV Renal and Hypertensive Disease & Transplant Centre, Saarland University Medical Centre, Campus Homburg, Germany
Gansevoort Ronald, MD, FERA, Professor of Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, UMC Groningen, The Netherlands
Ketteler Markus , MD, FERA, Professor of Medicine, Director, Department of General Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart Germany
Madias E. Nicolaos, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Maurice S. Segal, M.D. Chair in Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Academic Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. Boston Massachusetts, USA
Mallamaci Francesca, MD, FERA, Professor of Nephrology, Chief of the Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, in Reggio Cal, Italy. Head of the Hypertension Unit (European Society of Hypertension Excellence Center)
Chair Woman of the ERA-EDTA Working Group EURECAm and Research Supervisor at the Institute of Clinical Physiology of the National Research Council (CNR) Section of Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension of Reggio Calabria, Italy, Italy
Massy Ziad, MD, PhD, FERA, Professor of Nephrology and Head of the Division of Nephrology at the Paris West University (UVSQ)- Ambroise Paré University Hospital, Paris, and Co-Director of Research Unit INSERM U-1018 Team 5 at the UVSQ, Versailles/Villejuif, France nd HELLENI C NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 22 15 MAY 13-16, 2021 | THESSALONIKI,GREECE
NATIONAL FACULTY
Avdelidou Afroditi, Nephrologist, Consultant, Nephrology and Hemodialysis Unit, General Hospital of Grevena, Andrikos Aimilios, Consultant, Nephrology Department, Hatzikosta General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina Apostolou Theofanis, Head of Nephrology Unit and First Dialysis Unit, Attiko Therapeutirio Kypselis, Athens Bamichas Gerasimos, Nephrologist, Director of Department of Nephrology, General Hospital ‘G. Papanikolaou’, Thessaloniki Bacharaki Dimitra, Nephrologist, Consultant, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens Boletis Ν. Ioannis, Professor of Nephrology, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Head of Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, Laiko General Hospital, Athens Boutou Afroditi, Pulmonologist – Intensive Care Specialist, Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital ‘G. Papanikolaou’, Thessaloniki Christidou Foteini, MD. Nephrologist, Coordinating Director of Hemodialysis Unit, Chalkidiki General Hospital Darema Maria, Senior Registrar, Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital Dimitriadis Chrysostomos, Nephrologist, Senior Registrar, Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Doumas Michalis, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Second Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Dounousi Evangelia, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences at the University of Ioannina & Head of Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Ioannina Eleftheriadis Theodoros, Associate Professor of Nephrology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa Giamalis Panagiotis, Nephrologist, Consultant, Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Giannikouris Ioannis, MD, MSc, PhD, Nephrologist, Scientific Supervisor of “Nephrologiki” A.E. Hemodialysis Unit, Athens Giannopoulou Mirto, Senior Registrar, Department of Nephrology “Antonios Billis”, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens
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Goumenos Dimitrios, Head of the School of Medicine, University of Patras Professor of Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Head of Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Patras University Hospital Grapsa Eirini, Professor of Nephrology, National and Kapodistrian University, Department of Nephrology, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens Griveas Ioannis, Professor-Advisor at Hellenic Open University, Medical Director of Dialysis Unit “Nefroiatriki”, Athens, Medical Director of Nephrology Department, 417 NIMTS, Athens Hadjiyannakos Dimitrios, Head of Nephrology Department, “Amalia Flemig” General Hospital, Athens Iatrou Christos, Head of Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Research on Kidney Diseases, Hygeia Hospital & and Head of “Mitera” Hemodialysis Unit, Athens Kalaitzidis Rigas, Consultant, Nephrology Department, Hatzikosta General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina Kaperonis Nikolaos, Head of Department of Nephrology, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital Korgialeneio-Benakeio, Athens Kasimatis Eustratios, Nephrologist, Consultant, Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Kapsia Eleni, Nephrologist, Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital Kolovou Kyriaki, Nephrologist – Intensive Care Specialist, Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital Kouki Pinelopi, PhD, Nephrologist, Consultant, Department Of Nephrology, “Hippokration” General Hospital Of Athens Kiriklidou Parthena, Nephrologist,Consultant, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki Liakopoulos Vasileios, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Nephrology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Thessaloniki A.H.E.P.A Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Lionaki Sofia, Professor of Nephrology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University, Attikon University Hospital, Athens Marinaki Smaragdi, Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital, Athens Mavromatidis Konstantinos, Nephrologist, Coordinating Director, Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Komotini Melexopoulou Christina, Nephrologist, Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital nd HELLENI C NATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY 22 17 MAY 13-16, 2021 | THESSALONIKI,GREECE
Mitsioni Andromachi, Paediatrician Paedonephrologist, Head of Department of Nephrology, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Childrens’ Hospital Mitsopoulos Efstathios, Consultant,Nephrology Department Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki Mossialos Elias, Professor of Health Policy, Deputy Head of Department of Health Policy and Director of Health of London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK Miserlis Grigorios, Nephrologist, Consultant, Department of Tranplantation and Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Papachristou Evangelos, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Medical School, University of Patras Papadopoulou Dorothea, Coordinating Director of Nephrology Department Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki Papagianni Aikaterini, Professor of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Head of Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Panagoutsos Stylianos, Professor of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace. Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupoli Papasotiriou Marios, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Patras University Hospital Papoulidou Fani, Scientific Supervisor, Head of Nephrology Department, Kavala General Hospital Pasadakis Ploumis, Professor of Nephrology, Dean of School of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupoli Printza Nikoleta, Associate Professor of Paidiatrics- Paidiatric Nephrology, Medical School, First Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Sampani Erasmia, Nephrologist, Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Sarafidis Pantelis, Associate Professor of Nephrology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Skalkioti Chrysanthi, Senior Registrar, Nephrology Department & Transplantation Unit,, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital Sonikian Makro, Head of Nephrology Department of Sismanogleio General Hospital of Athens Spaia Sofia, MD, PhD, Coordinating Director of Nephrology Department, General Hospital of Thessaloniki ‘Agios Pavlos’, Thessaloniki
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Spanos Georgios, Nephrologist, Senior Registrar, Department of Nephrology, General Hospital ‘G. Papanikolaou’, Thessaloniki Stangou Maria, Associate Professor of Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Stamatellou Kyriaki, Nephrologist MBA, Scientific Supervisor of Hemodialysis Unit “Mesogeios”, Chaidari. Assessor for the Hellenic Accreditation System Stampouli Styliani, Associate Professor of Paidiatrics- Paidiatric Nephrology ΑΠΘ, First Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Stavroulopoulos Aristeidis, Head of Nephrology Department – Hemodialysis Unit, Scientific Supervisor, IASIO Medical Center of Athens – Kallithea General Ciinic Stefanidis Ioannis, Professor of Internal Medicine- Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly Stylianou Konstantinos, Assistant Professor Head of Nephrology Department, Venizeleio University General Hospital of Heraklion Theodoridis Marios, Nephrologist, Consultant, Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupoli Thodis Elias, Professor of Nephrology, Head of Nephrology Clinic, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupoli Tsioufis Konstantinos, Professor, Head of the First Department of Cardiology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, President of the European Society of Hypertension (2018-19), President of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology (2017-18) Tsirpanlis Georgios, Head of Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Athens Tsoulfas Georgios, Associate Professor of Surgery-Transplant Surgery, Head of Department of Organ Tranplantation, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital Hippokratio, Thessaloniki Tsouchnikas Ioannis, Nephrologist, Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Vakalopoulou Sofia, Professor of Hematology, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki Vlachakos Dimitrios, Professor of Internal Medicine- Nephrology,School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University, Head of Nephrology Unit, Attikon University Hospital, Athens Xidakis Dimitrios, Senior Registrar, Nephrologist, Venizeleio University General Hospital of Heraklion