WCN 2017 in Mexico City
World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) was held in Mexico City from April 21st to 25th. It’s the first time FIRAPY exhibiting in Latin America and Mr. Antonio Hasing Rodriguez, the Direct of Hemodialisis de los Altos joint the exhibition during the whole congress.
The major attendee is Nephrologist from Latin America. They share the situation and difficulty of fistula caring there. For example, the availability of vascular surgeon is inadequate for creating a fistula. And in some countries, the price of creating a new fistula of angioplasty is very high and it’s unaffordable for most patients. In this case, the ratio of using a permanent catheter in some countries such as Mexico and Honduras is extremely higher than others.
In this case, when Nephrologist heard about FIRAPY and find the solid evidence base, they were looking forward to the access it in near future.
After the Congress, we also visit the HD center in Villahermosa to learn about the exact situation of local HD treatment and introduce FIRAPY to their staff. The staff start to use FIRAPY immediately and looking forward to the positive outcome brought by FIRAPY.
