November 29, 1980. The foundation of AlaMMU, an interregional section of the Italian Society of Nephrology
Timio, M.
Giornale italiano di nefrologia organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia 25(4): 488-492
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0393-5590 PMID: 18663696 Document Number: 617434
ALaMMU is a section of the Italian Society of Nephrology encompassing 5 regions of central Italy: Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, Molise, and Umbria. It was founded in Rome in November 1980 by eight outstanding nephrologists including Drs Cagli, Pacchiarotti, Splendiani, Casciani, Brigante, Mioli, Albertazzi, and Cinotti. Its objective was to unify the scientific and social segments of local nephrology at a national level. This paper tells the story of ALaMMU with special emphasis on the organizational, social and scientific aspects. Certain local activities were employed to develop a complete set of medical knowledge according to the modern epistemology of the Nobel laureate in economics, Friedrich A. von Hayek. Since 1980, ALaMMU has promoted annual scientific meetings in all 5 regions and has formulated diagnostic and therapeutic protocols for the most important renal diseases. The lively activity led to the steady publication of the proceedings of the meetings, which gave young nephrologists a first platform for their scientific works. In addition, ALaMMU organized many courses covering a wide range of topics to contribute to the training of nephrologists locally.