Farewell symposium Prof. dr. Jean-Claude Davin
vrijdag 10 juni 2011 - vrijdag 10 juni 2011
Lokatie: 'de brakke Grond' Amsterdam
Website:
www.amc.nl/congres Jean-Claude Davin has been chief of the EKZ paediatric nephrology department for more than 15 years. During this period, the department grew from a small unit with no research lines to one of the leading paediatric nephrology units in The Netherlands. He facilitated or supervised research projects including studies to the immunological
response in children with end-stage renal disease, late somatic and psychosocial consequences of end-stage renal disease in children, nephrotic syndrome, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Primary Hyperoxaluria.
In patient care, he was one of the first paediatric nephrologists in The Netherlands who reflected the downside of a prolonged period of peritoneal dialysis over haemodialysis in children who could not be transplanted. As a result of this, a frequent haemodialysis programme
started in 1996 which improved the overall condition of children. In 1998, the unit started with the first home-haemodialysis programme in The Netherlands, in close collaboration with Dianet Utrecht and Dialysis Centre Groningen.
Immunological disorders leading to renal disease have been Jean Claude’s main interest. From IgA nephropathy and Henoch-Schoenlein disease on which he spent most of his scientific career in Liege, he changed his focus in Amsterdam to nephrotic syndrome and DHemolytic Uremic Syndrome. He was the first who showed that patients with a factor H-mutation associated D-HUS could have a renal transplant, as long as the patient continued to be treated with plasmapheresis. With his persistence to start an international trial with the commercially unattractive cheap, well-known, but never properly investigated drug levamisole in nephrotic syndrome, he has shown his social involvement in medical care. His long-lasting honorary aid to paediatric nephrologists in Cuba illustrates his social feelings as well as his love for Latin America. The appointment as professor in paediatric nephrology at the University Children’s Hospital Queen Fabiola in Brussels is a well-deserved crowning glory of his career.
This farewell symposium is a tribute to the work of Jean-Claude in all its facets. We are very happy that we have found leading world scientists willing to give a lecture on some of the topics that Jean-Claude has been working on. We hope that you will enjoy the programme.
On behalf of the Organizing committee,
Tonny Bouts, Mariken Gruppen en Hugo Heymans,
Jaap Groothoff, paediatric nephrologist
Emma Children’s Hospital AMC
Programme
09.30 – 10.00 hrs Welcome in the hall of de Brakke Grond
10.00 – 10.10 hrs Opening Jaap Groothoff, chair
10.10 – 10.40 hrs Kidney transplantation in infants Pierre Cochat, Lyon
10.40 – 11.10 hrs Intermezzo
11.10 – 11.40 hrs IgA nephropathies Rosanna Coppo, Turin
11.40 – 12.00 hrs Intermezzo
12.00 – 12.30 hrs Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Nicole van de Kar, Nijmegen
12.30 – 13.30 hrs Lunch (café de Brakke Grond)
13.30 – 14.00 hrs Complement and kidney disease Cees van Kooten, Leiden
14.00 – 14.20 hrs Intermezzo
14.20 – 14.50 hrs Mutations of genes coding for podocytes proteins in nephrotic syndrome Elena Levtchenko, Leuven
14.50 – 15.10 hrs Intermezzo
15.10 – 15.30 hrs Tea break
15.30 – 16.15 hrs Pediatric nephrology: future perspectives
Jean-Claude Davin
16.15 – 16.45 hrs Laudatio
16.45 – 18.45 hrs Reception in the café and the hall
Speakers
- Prof. dr. Pierre Cochat, paediatric nephrologist, Lyon, France
- Prof. dr. Rosanna Coppo, nephrologist and scientist for adults and
children, Turin, Italy
- Prof. dr. Jean-Claude Davin, paediatric nephrologist,
Amsterdam/Brussels
- Dr. Nicole van der Kar, paediatric nephrologist, Nijmegen
- Prof. dr. Cees van Kooten, professor experimental nephrology and
transplantation immunology, LUMC, Leiden
- Prof. dr. Elena Levtchenko, paediatric nephrologist, Leuven, Belgium
General information
Venue The symposium will be held at the
Flemish Culture house ‘de Brakke Grond’ (Rode zaal)
Nes 45, 1012 KD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(31) 020 6229014, mirjam.coelho@brakkegrond.nl
Registration Registration on-line via www.amc.nl/congres
Accreditation Accreditation NVK: 3 points
Organisation Emma Children’s Hospital AMC
PO box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam
Contact person Carla van Burik, Public Relations
(31) 020 5662131, c.a.vanburik@amc.nl
Jean-Claude Davin would be most grateful for gifts to be
transferred to Stichting NephcEurope. Stichting
NephcEurope is a fundraising foundation that aims at
stimulating research regarding causes and possible cures
of the Nephrotic Syndrome (www.nephceurope.eu).
Account details:
Stichting NephcEurope, Account # 488.98.46, ING Bank,
The Netherlands. Please mention "Jean-Claude Davin".
IBAN: NL40INGB0004889846, BIC: INGBNL2A