4th International Congress HUS-MPGN-TTP & related disorders
Current diagnosis and therapy of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and related disorders
Dear colleagues,
Attached please find the *final programme of the 4. International HUS
meeting in Innsbruck*.
At this meeting we would like to discuss with international colleagues
the different facettes (genetics, pathophysiology, diagnostics, clinical
courses, therapies) of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In 2011 the
typical HUS got quite some attention due to the EHEC O104:H4 outbreak in
Northern Germany. However, other microorganisms, such as pneumococci, or
genetic predispositions or mutations favour or cause, respectively, HUS
as well. The related thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) will form
another focus of this meeting.
Eighteen European experts have accepted our invitation to present their
data, plus four from overseas (US, CA, AR).
You are invited to attend and register and submit an abstract for a
short oral presentation or a poster via our *homepage*:
http://www.hus-online.at
The meeting covers both basic research and clinical aspects and we will
have a session covering the three most interesting clinical cases -
please also submit these via the abstract submission site at
http://www.hus-online.at
If you want to go for reasonable travel options, please consider,
instead of flying to Innsbruck via Frankfurt or Vienna, to fly to and
from *Munich* and take a *Four-Seasons shuttle* which will drop you at
the door step of the hotel (takes approx. 2.5 - 3 hours). For your
calculations a round trip Munich-Innsbruck with that shuttle costs *_72
Euros_* (please mention "HUS" and book via info@airport-transfer.com or
oliver@airport-transfer.com ).
The dinner will take place at the *Seegrube, have a look*:
http://www.nordkette.com/en. The costs are included in the registration fee!
The accompanying person's fee is just 50 Euro, which actually only just
covers the costs of the cable car and dinner at the Seegrube - so it is
a good opportunity to see Innsbruck!
You can obviously book your accommodation at any hotel in town - the
venue will be at the Hotel Grauer Bär, Universitätsstr.
3:http://www.innsbruck-hotels.at/hotel-grauer-baer/das-hotel/, where we
have reserved quite a number of rooms at a special price. If you book
directly at Grauer Bär - which obviously means Grey Bear, but is safe
otherwise - it will cost 78 Euros for a single and 120 Euros for a
double room. However, there are other hotels within walking distance
(10-15 min). If you stay at Hotel Grauer Bär you can pay your
registration fee by credit card on the spot. If you stay elsewhere,
registrations fees must be paid by bank transfer before, or in cash at
the registration desk of the meeting.
Please feel free to distribute the information further, thanks!
Best regards,
Reinhard Würzner,
Congress president
Reinhard.Wuerzner@i-med.ac.at
Deadlines:
Registration open: April 1st – May 31th, 2013
More info is available on the website, and in the attached outline. |
