Call for European Clinical Centers

CALL FOR EUROPEAN CLINICAL CENTERS

INTERESTED IN RECEIVING A FELLOW

FROM ANOTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRY

Name of the Institution: A. Flemig Hospital

Web site of the Institution:

Contact person: Dr. Dimosthenis Vlassopoulos

Address: A.FlemingHospital 25thMartiou 14, Τ.Κ.,

Postal code: 15127 City: Melissia Athens

Country: Greece

Telephone: 2132003436 Fax: 2132003436

E-mail:

Synopsis on Clinical activities in Nephrology/ Dialysis/ Transplantation

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The Division of Nephrology maintains a wide range of clinical activities and it consists of: 1) A Nephrology Ward with 20 beds. We provide diagnosis and management in patients with the full spectrum of renal diseases (glomerulonephritis, acute and chronic renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, renal manifestations of systemic diseases) as well as in patients with fluid, acid-base and electrolyte disorders. There are over 2200 admissions annually. During 2011 we inserted 150 temporaries central venous catheters, for hemodialysis, under ultrasound guidance. 2) A Chronic Hemodialysis Unit with 12 beds. We perform about 6350 hemodialysis sessions /year. We use all novel techniques (on line hemodiafiltration etc). 3) A Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Unit with 4 beds and 16 patients on CAPD and APD.4) Outpatients clinics (general renal, CAPD and transplant clinic). We have around 1500 visits annually.

We offer consultation for the inpatients of the different departments (Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Respiratory, Haematology, Surgery, Urology)

The clinical staff consists of the head of the Department (Dr Dimosthenis Vlassopoulos), 7 Nephrologists and 4 doctors in Nephrology training.

Publications in peer review journals (2011):

-V Filiopoulos, L Takouli, D Vlassopoulos. The effect of vitamin E-coated membrane dialysers on inflammation and oxidative stress in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; doi:10.1093/ndt/fgr329

-VFiliopoulos, D Hadjiyannakos, I Koutis, S Trompouki, T Micha, D Lazarou, D Vlassopoulos. Approaches to Prolong the Use of Uncuffed Hemodialysis Catheters: Results of a Randomized Trial. Am J Nephrol 2011;33:260-268 (DOI: 10.1159/000324685)

-V Filiopoulos, I Koutis, S Trompouki, D Hadjiyannakos, D Lazarou, D Vlassopoulos Lanthanum Carbonate Versus Sevelamer Hydrochloride: Improvement of Metabolic Acidosis and Hyperkalemia in Hemodialysis Patients. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2010.00868.x. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis 2011; 15: 20–27

-V. Filiopoulos, D. Hadjiyannakos, D. Vlassopoulos. New insights into uric acid effects on the progression and prognosis of chronic kidney disease. CIN 2011

Clinical activities available for the Fellow.

-Participation in every day care of hospitalized patients with training Nephrologists under the supervision of consultant Nephrologists

-Participation in every day care of chronic hemodialysis and CAPD patients and gain experience of new dialysis techniques

-Participation in outpatient’s clinics under the supervision of consultant Nephrologists

-Participation at consultations in other Departments with the consultant Nephrologist

-Participation in every day discussion, about clinical problems, supervised by the head of the Department and in clinical research of the department

-Observation of renal biopsies, acute hemodialysis catheters and chronic peritoneal dialysis catheters placement

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