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The National Congress of Nephrology Pediatric gathers national and international experts in Cartagena until next Saturday
Practitioners of Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía reference center Health Area II-Cartagena, conducted last year among 2,256 clinical events including first visits, reviews of patients and renal function tests, and several techniques or procedures.
The Minister of Health and Social Policy, Maria Angeles Palacios, who provided this information during the inauguration of the XXXIX National Congress of Pediatric Nephrology, stressed the "high standard" implementation of this specialty in the area of ​​Health II-Cartagena and the "great step "that has occurred in the area of ​​Pediatrics, which is increasingly strengthened.
Palacios said that "today, Pediatric Nephrology Unit of St. Lucia has the necessary human and material resources for a wide spectrum of kidney pathologies offering almost all services of a tertiary care unit."
The Hospital has adequate funds to provide for the sick all Pediatric Nephrology possible performance such as peritoneal dialysis, renal biopsy studies eurodinamia and children, including, among others.
On the other hand, the minister stressed the importance of promoting prenatal diagnosis of renal malformations and hereditary.
Therefore, he added, "is essential preventive work to avoid developing chronic kidney disease, which is a major determinant in the quality of life and patient welfare state."
Palacios said the work of pediatricians and the need to share experiences with other medical specialties to address common problems in clinical practice, exchange knowledge and "build a better health, more competitive, effective and efficient to the problems of patients ".
XXXIX National Congress of Pediatric Nephrology
The XXXIX National Congress of Nephrology held in Cartagena until next Saturday, brings together national and international experts on this field will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge with professionals who work in other pediatric specialties and non-related children.
Throughout the four-day conference that will be presented to update sips knowledge management and treatment Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, a disease with high morbidity and mortality, as well as the impact in the kidney of environmental toxics, among other topics .
The health minister congratulated the Spanish Paediatric Nephrology Association for their 40th anniversary and have reached the XXXIX edition of this Congress that "it is a must for all health professionals working in this area for the quality of the lectures and speakers involved. "
Palacios concluded that "events like this are a very useful tool for professionals in the field of clinical management, planning, research and also a level of care, impact in a very positive in our patients."
Source: CARM
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