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ADVANCED RENAL THERAPIES SYMPOSIUM 2006,
HOSTED BY THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY,
CONCLUDES FIVE-DAY SESSION WITH RECORD ATTENDANCE
The Advanced Renal Therapies Symposium 2006 (“Renal Week”), the nation’s only verterinary nephrology seminar, concluded Thursday, March 9 in New York City at The Animal Medical Center (AMC) with a 30 percent increase in attendance over the first symposium held in 2004. The not-for-profit AMC, the city’s largest facility for animal care, research, and education, once again served as host for the biannual conference, which began this year on Sunday, March 5.
Conference organizers Dr. Cathy Langston, Head of the Hemodialysis Unit at AMC and Dr. Larry Cowgill, Assoc. Professor and Chair of Faculty, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California at Davis, brought together 17 guest speakers and experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the treatment of renal failure in dogs and cats.
Registrants totaled 72, including internists, internal medicine residents, criticalists, critical care residents, specialists, general practitioners, students, referring veterinarians, technicians and physicians. Two presentations were given on the state of the art in human peritoneal dialysis and nocturnal hemodialysis. Thirty-seven different papers were presented for a total of 28.5 hours of lecture and 6 hours of lab. Two speakers presented via videoconference from California.
Key topics were arranged in five subject areas: Introductory, Advanced Non-dialytic Therapies, Extracorporeal Therapies, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Renal Transplantation.
The Advanced Renal Therapies Symposium 2006 was sponsored by Hill’s Pet Products, Iams Company, and Merial, with support from Gambro and MedComp.
The Animal Medical Center
The not-for-profit Animal Medical Center is New York City’s largest facility for animal care, research, and education. 90 veterinarians (30 of them board-certified) work with referring veterinarians to assist with specialty or critical care for companion animals and exotics. With over 50,000 patient visits annually, The AMC is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In anticipation of its 100th anniversary in 2010, The AMC is completing a comprehensive long-range plan to continue to lead and innovate in the 21 st century. For more information: www.amcny.org.
The AMC’s specialties include avian and exotic pet medicine, cardiology, critical care, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, echocardiography, radiology, ultrasonography), endocrinology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, hemodialysis, oncology, ophthalmology, physical therapy, radiation therapy (including radioactive iodine therapy), reproductive medicine, respiratory medicine, surgery (including minimally invasive surgery and neurosurgery/soft tissue surgery), orthopedics, and pathology.
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