Rhône-Alpes Symposium 2024

Update on Hypertension and Nephrology

March 22 and 23, 2024

Victoria Hotel & Convention Center,
Les Diablerets

Organizing Committee
Prof. M. Burnier and Prof. G. Wuerzner, Lausanne
Prof. P.-Y. Martin and Prof. S. de Seigneux, Geneva
Prof. D. Fouque, Lyon; Prof. B. Vogt, Bern; and Prof. D. Hayoz, Fribourg

With support from: Amgen, AstraZeneca, Alexion, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim,
CSL Vifor, Fresenius, Menarini, Hemotech Suisse, Servier

PROGRAM:

Friday, March 22, 2024, Convention Hall

Starting at 1:00 p.m.: Welcome and registration
Hypertension Session:
Moderators: G. Wuerzner and M. Burnier
2:00 p.m. Dr. J. Baldwin (Lausanne): Adrenomedullin and blood pressure in the general population

2:30 p.m. Dr. A. Dufey (Geneva): Therapeutic Education in Hypertension
3:00 p.m. Dr. A. Ulpiano (Lausanne): CEUS as a Tool for Assessing Renal Hemodynamics
3:30 p.m. Prof. A. Pechère (Geneva): “The Salt Path”
4:00 p.m. Coffee break
4:30 p.m. Prof. G. Wuerzner (Lausanne): New Treatments for Resistant Hypertension
5:00 p.m. Prof. K. Narkiewicz (Gdańsk): Obesity and Hypertension: Drugs or Surgery?
5:30 p.m. Prof. BJ. van den Born (Amsterdam): Microbiome, salt, and blood pressure.
6:00 p.m. Prof. M Burnier (Lausanne): What’s new in the 2023 ESH guidelines?
7:00 p.m. End of the session

Starting at 7:30 p.m.: Cocktails and dinner

Saturday, March 23, 2024: Conference Hall
Nephrology Session (1):
Moderators: D. Fouque and PY. Martin
8:30 a.m. Prof. E. Daugas (Paris): Anti-DNA IgE: Biomarkers of Relapse Risk in
lupus nephropathy
9:00 a.m. Prof. C. Combe (Bordeaux): Challenges of the transition in chronic kidney disease
9:30 a.m. Dr. G. Ouellet (Lyon-Laval): Strategies for optimal management of patients
returning to dialysis after kidney transplantation
10:00 Dr. M. Granal (Lyon): Estimating salt and potassium intake in clinical practice
: UniverSel Study
Prof. JP Fauvel (Lyon): Determinants of serum potassium levels in patients with stages 1–5 chronic kidney disease
Bayesian analysis

10:30 a.m. Coffee break

10:45 Clinical Case: Dr. Choquet-E. Novel (Lyon Sud):
An Unusual Side Effect of Contrast Media
11:05 Prof. Thaunat (Lyon): Recent Developments in Kidney Transplantation
11:30 Dr. D. Jaques (Geneva): An Update on Incremental Dialysis
11:55 Prof. F. Jornayvaz (Geneva): PCSK9 Inhibitors – Diabetes and New Indications
(Amgen grant)

12:20 Lunch break

Nephrology Session (2)
Moderators: S. De Seigneux and B. Vogt
1:30 p.m. Clinical case: TBD
1:50 p.m. Prof. Uyen Huynh-Do (Bern): HIF1a: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice
2:10 p.m. Prof. JA. Kremer (Bern): Plasmapheresis in Thrombotic Microangiopathies,
Do’s and Don’ts
2:30 p.m. Prof. L. Koppe (Lyon Sud): Microbiota and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease:
CKD-Rein Cohort
3:00 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. Prof. D. Fouque (Lyon): Achieving a new diabetes score and survival: the CKD-Rein study
4:00 p.m. Prof. S. De Seigneux (Geneva): What role does finerenone play in
kidney failure?
4:30 p.m. Prof. D. Fuster (Bern): Prevention of kidney stones: Is there a role for thiazides?
5:00 p.m. Prof. C. Wanner (Würzburg): SGLT2 inhibitors in hypertension and kidney diseases
5:30 p.m. General discussion: Management of patients with chronic kidney disease in 2024.
6:00 p.m. End
6:10 p.m. Surprise lecture

Starting at 7:00 p.m. Dinner