Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 53rd annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Nephrology in Interlaken.

The corona virus pandemic is still a challenge for all of us. Last year's congress had to be cancelled due to COVID regulations and we very much hope that with ongoing vaccination we will be able to meet in person this year.

The traditional CME course is not part of this year's annual meeting. It has been organized by the scientific committee in Aarau on 3rd and 4th of September 2021.

The satellite symposium for nurses will traditionally be held in parallel to the main program on Thursday 9th December 2021.

For the main program two speakers that were planned for last year's meeting are scheduled to address relevant clinical issues: Prof. Fadi Fakhouri (Lausanne) on the role of complement in glomerular diseases and Prof. Wim van Biesen (Gent) on transition to peritoneal dialysis. Prof. Thomas Fehr (Chur) will talk on SGLT2-inhibitors and their important role in non-diabetic kidney diseases. Dr. Christoph Stein (Heidelberg) will lecture on the microbiome, a field that is gaining more and more importance. The key lecture by Dr. Aitana Lebrand (Genf) will address the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in different fields in medicine. Finally, Dr. Urs Stoffel (FMH Olten) will discuss future cost models.

We are very happy to welcome the Young Nephrologists, our next generation of nephrologists and a key to the future of nephrology. This new group will present themselves on Thursday evening.

Come and join us for interesting discussions and networking!

Looking forward to seeing you in Interlaken,

Ann-Kathrin Schwarzkopf and Stephan Segerer

Co-congress presidents SGN-SSN 2021

Credits
SGN-SSN: 16 credits
SGAIM-SSMIG: 10 credits

COVID Certificate mandatory (QR Code). Once inside, the mask is requested.

Once inside, the mask is mandatory. Sanitary gel will be at disposal.

Schutzkonzept Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to warmly welcome you to the 87th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Pathololgy Society in Interlaken, or the 2nd Swiss Pathology Days. This year, the SSPath Committee has entrusted a team of young board certified pathologists and senior residents with the organization of the scientific program, an exciting opportunity we deeply appreciate.

The motto of this congress is "BE CURIOUS". From the very beginning of human life, curiosity drives us to cross borders. It is an important driving force for innovation and the acquisition of knowledge, both in medicine and in other areas of society. We hope that the scientific program will satisfy some of the ever-growing curiosity of the pathology community. We are proud to have struck a balance between national and international experts who, amongst other things, will update on new classifications, facilitate access to complex topics and provide an overview of the latest developments. The slide seminars will focus on the frozen section and will try to simulate its pace and working conditions. The latest developments in research will be showcased in the form of free presentations in the main program and poster sessions. We are also looking forward to discuss the newest developments in the field directly with our partners in industry.

If not forced otherwise by the pandemic situation, the conference will be held in the Kursaal Interlaken Congress Centre, an ideal venue for this purpose. We are all looking forward to making new personal contacts and deepening old friendships. The traditional gala dinner is the ideal opportunity to do so. However, as many of us also appreciate the flexibility of the virtual space, we are offering the slide seminars on Saturday as a hybrid event; it is thus possible to attend it both online and in person.

We are delighted to welcome you to Interlaken for an interesting and informative conference.

With warm regards, the Organizing Committee
Dr. med. Dominik Loiero; Dr. med. Jasmin Haslbauer; Dr. med. Kristof Egervari
Dr. med. Marie Maillard; Dr. med. Konstantin Bräutigam ; Dr. med. Antonio Rodriguez-Calero
Dr. med. Amedeo Sciarra; Dr. med. Monique Niklaus ; Dr. med. Antonin Bouroumeau

The Board Committee SGPath-SSPath
Prof. Dr. med. Gieri Cathomas, Präsident
Dr. med. Bettina Bisig, Vice-présidente
Prof. Dr. med. Zsuzsanna Varga, Sekretär/Kassier

Credit points given by the SGPath/SSPath:

Half-day post graduate course for residents in training: 3 credits

Annual congress:
Thursday 4.11.21 : 4 credits
Friday 5.11.21 : 8 credits
Saturday 6.11.21 : 3 credits
+ 1 credit for rendering diagnoses for each slide seminar (2 credits in total)

THE 2ND PATHOLOGY DAYS ARE A COVID-19-FREE EVENT- SWISS COVID CERTIFICATE or an EU/non-EU equivalent

Kindly take note that there will be no possibility to being tested at the entrance of the Kursaal.

Once inside, the mask is not mandatory and is optional. Sanitary gel will be at disposal. Coffee breaks and lunches will be taken standing.

Schutzkonzept Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken

The registration is closed - for any information please contact nicole.giacomini(at)meeting-com.ch 

Alle Teilnehmer müssen ein gültiges Schweizer COVID-Zertifikat (mit QR Code) sowie die Identitätskarte vorweisen können

Mit dem COVID-Zertifikat wird der Nachweis erbracht, dass:

GENESUNG - darf nicht länger als 6 Monate zurückliegen
IMPFUNG - eine seit mindestens 14 Tagen abgeschlossene Impfung ist erforderlich
GETESTET - PCR-Test mit QR-Code - darf nicht älter als 72 Stunden sein
                    - Antigen-Schnelltest zur professionellen Nutzung mit QR-Code nicht älter als 48 Stunden sein

Invited Speakers:

Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht): Organoids as disease models

Prisca Liberali (FMI, Basel) :  Self organization properties of organoids 

Daniela Thommen (NKI, Amsterdam) : From patients to tumor avatars

Matthias Lütolf (EPFL/Roche, Lausanne/Basel) : Organoids in drug discovery

Mark A. Rubin (UniBern, Bern) : Patient-derived organoids and disease models

 

Program for the day: 

9:00-9:20 – Welcome and registration

9:20: Introduction

9:30 – 11:00  Plenary session 1 (30 min talks)

Prisca Liberali (FMI, Basel) :  Self organization properties of organoids 

Daniela Thommen (NKI, Amsterdam) : From patients to tumor avatars

Matthias Lütolf (EPFL/Roche, Lausanne/Basel) : Organoids in drug discovery

11:00 - 12:00:  Poster session

12:00-13:00  Lunch

13:00  – 14:00  Plenary session 2  (30 min talks)

Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht): Organoids as disease models

Mark A. Rubin (UniBern, Bern) : Patient-derived organoids and disease models

14:15 – 15:45  Break out sessions on specific topics - including short talks chosen from abstracts

See themes below. 

16:00 –  17:30  Plenary session 3  (Recaps of breakout sessions, and short talks to be chosen from abstracts 12 + 3 min)

17:30 – 18:00  Poster session  

18:00-19:00  Apero (seated in the cafeteria of Agora) and poster awards. 

 

Breakout sessions will include invited panel presentations and  selected talks chosen from abstracts, followed by group discussion  (20-30 persons/themes). We ask you to indicate your theme preferences for participation.

 The themes are :

1 - Tumor explants and organoids (co-)culture as in vitro models of cancer – How complex is simple enough

2 - Omics’ and data integration from ex vivo complex systems over time – Standardization and AI

3 - Drug and genetic screening with organoids – Technical challenges

4 - Patient avatars for personalised medicine – Clinical application

5 - Complementarity of animal models and human organoids – Proof of concept and 3R

 

About this workshop

 For more information go to https://go.epfl.ch/organoid-cancer-workshop

gaspard.pardon(at)epfl.ch    susan.gasser(at)isrec.ch 

 

THIS IS A COVID-FREE EVENT / ONLY VACCINATION QR CODE OR PROOF OF RECOVERY WILL BE ACCEPTED (NO covid test accepted)

 

The registration is closed - the maximum number of participants has been reached. For any further information, please take contact with the organisation as above-mentioned.