The National Institute of Nephrology "Professor Abelardo Buch López" in Havana has hosted for four days a group of specialists in kidney transplantation from Cuba and the United States in a training course on kidney transplantation sponsored by the Transplant Institute of Miami, located at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Five American professors will give lectures and engage in discussions with about 80 Cuban specialists from across the country, representing healthcare facilities dedicated to transplant activities in Cuba.
Jackson Memorial Hospital is one of the hospitals with the highest transplant activity in the United States and, therefore, has significant experience in this field.
Among the guests are Gaetano Ciancio, professor of Surgery and Urology and director of the Miami Transplant Institute, a leading advocate for this type of academic activity. Also attending the meeting are Dr. Giselle Guerra, director of the Living Kidney Donor Program and associate professor of Medicine; Dr. Robert Montgomery from the Transplant Surgery Division at Johns Hopkins Institute; Dr. Claus Niemann, professor of Anesthesia and Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco; and specialist Sergio Ruiz, coordinator of Specialized Pharmacy in Florida.
This is the third time the meeting is being held in Cuba to advance the nephrology activities of donation and transplantation and to update our professionals in this field with the latest techniques.
The meeting, organized by the Cuban Societies of Nephrology and Urology, will address various topics including strategies to increase kidney donation, protocols for tolerance, and the surgical challenges in living donor surgery. It will also feature a presentation on the experiences of transplantation services in the country.
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