Vol. S19 — Supplemento S19 2012

• Interaction among medical specialists
  

  Rosanna Coppo¹

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin, Italy

• The role of the nephrologist in the care of geriatric patients
  

  Filippo Aucella¹, Antonio Cicchella¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Research Institute “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy

• Ethical considerations in nephro-geriatrics
  

  Lucia Del Vecchio¹, Francesco Locatelli¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco - Italy

• A new model of acute care hospitals and the role of nephrologists
  

  Carlo Manno¹, Chiara Di Giorgio¹, Loreto Gesualdo¹

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari - Italy

• The nephro-geriatric unit in a lean-oriented in-hospital model of care
  

  Antonio Greco¹, Leandro Cascavilla¹, Francesco Paris¹, Filomena Addante¹, Leonardo Miscio², Gabriella De Vincentis², Domenico Di Bisceglie², Domenico Crupi²

  (1) Geriatric Unit, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy
  (2) Executive Office, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy

• Heart rate, age and the risk of progression to kidney failure in patients with CKD
  

  Carmine Zoccali^1,2, Daniela Leonardis^1,2, Giuseppe Enia^1,2, Maurizio Postorino^1,2, Graziella D’Arrigo^1,2, Giovanni Tripepi^1,2, Francesca Mallamaci^1,2, MAURO study investigators

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli”, Reggio Calabria - Italy &
  (2) CNR-IBIM, Clinical Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria - Italy

• Treatment of chronic kidney disease in the elderly: diet or conservative management
  

  Giuliano Brunori¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento - Italy

• Drug use and iatrogenic illness in complex older adults with kidney disease
  

  Graziano Onder¹, Andrea Corsonello², Davide L. Vetrano¹

  (1) Centro Medicina dell’Invecchiamento, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome - Italy
  (2) Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani (INRCA), Cosenza - Italy

• Pharmacogenetics in older people: what we know and what we need to know
  

  Davide Seripa¹, Giulia Paroni¹, Maria Urbano¹, Stefano A. Santini², Grazia D’Onofrio¹, Alberto Pilotto^1,3

  (1) Gerontology and Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy
  (2) Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Clinical Pathology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy
  (3) and Geriatrics Unit, Azienda ULSS16 Padova, S. Antonio Hospital, Padova - Italy

• Acute renal failure in the elderly: epidemiology and clinical features
  

  Antonio Del Giudice¹, Filippo Aucella¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy

• Acute kidney injury in the elderly population
  

  Giovanni Stallone¹, Barbara Infante¹, Giuseppe Grandaliano¹

  (1) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia - Italy

• Heart failure and cardiorenal syndrome in the elderly
  

  Antonio Santoro¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna - Italy

• Instruments for geriatric assessment: new multidimensional assessment approaches
  

  Franco Rengo¹, Valentina Parisi², Giuseppe Rengo³, Grazia Daniela Femminella², Carlo Rengo², Carmela Zincarelli³, Gennaro Pagano², Gabriella Festa², Claudio De Lucia², Dario Leosco²

  (1) Salvatore Maugeri Foundation-IRCCS-Institute of Telese Terme, Benevento - Italy
  (2) Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
  (3) Salvatore Maugeri Foundation-IRCCS-Institute of Telese Terme (BN), Italy

• Usefulness of the multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) in the management of older patients with chronic kidney diseas
  

  Alberto Pilotto^1,2, Francesco Panza², Daniele Sancarlo², Giulia Paroni², Stefania Maggi³, Luigi Ferrucci⁴

  (1) Geriatrics Unit, Azienda ULSS 16 Padova, S Antonio Hospital, Padova - Italy
  (2) Gerontology-Geriatrics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy
  (3) National Research Council (CNR), Aging Section, Padova - Italy
  (4) National Institute on Aging, Clinical Research Branch, Longitudinal Studies Section, Baltimore, MD - USA

• Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the hemodialysis elderly population
  

  Filippo Aucella¹, Laura Stoico², Antonio Cicchella¹, Antonio Gesuete¹, Antonio Greco³, Giuseppe Grandaliano², Alberto Pilotto⁴

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Research Institute “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy
  (2) Chair of Nephrology, University of Foggia, Foggia - Italy
  (3) Geriatric Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Research Institute “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy
  (4) Geriatric Unit, Padua Hospital, Padua - Italy

• Rehabilitation strategy in the elderly
  

  Domenico Intiso¹, Filomena Di Rienzo¹, Mario Russo¹, Luigi Pazienza¹, Maurizio Tolfa¹, Andrea Iarossi¹, Giuseppe Maruzzi¹

  (1) Rehabilitation Medicine and Neuro-rehabilitation Unit, Scientific Institute Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia - Italy