The 2009 scientific meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Nephrology was held jointly with the Renal Association of Great Britain in Birmingham. The first day of the meeting on 3 September had a special focus on diseases related to disorders of the primary cilium; cystic kidney disease, juvenile nephronophthisis and related conditions. The very high quality lectures were filmed and recorded on the day, and have been made available by kind permission of the presenters for the wider audience of the renal community. They are valuable for the professional development of established adult and paediatric nephrologists, and are ideal teaching materials for trainees. This initiative was generously supported by an educational grant from Abbott Laboratories Ltd UK. To access the filmed footage and the presentations please click on the links below. If you use internet explorer please use the “Windows Media player” link. If you use Firefox please use the “Sliverlight” link. Windows Media Silverlight This webcast is available in Silverlight and Windows Media format. Technical support A list of the speakers, their presentation and their biographies can be seen below. Speaker Name Presentation Title Speaker Biography FRIEDHELM HILDEBRANDT USA / GERMANY Overview of the ciliary hypothesis: what clinicians need to know [bio] HELLE PRAETORIUS DENMARK The cilium as flow sensor: its importance in tubular function [bio] COLIN JOHNSON UK How kidney cell growth is regulated: the example of Meckel Syndrome [bio] BRUNELLA FRANCO ITALY Development of left and right: the example of Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome [bio] MARCO PONTOGLIO FRANCE How do kidney tubules maintain their shape [bio] NICHOLAS KATSANIS USA Phenotype variability and ciliopathies; lessons from Bardet-Biedl Syndrome [bio] C BERGMANN GERMANY The Child with Cystic Disease [bio] MARIE-CLAIRE GUBLER FRANCE Pathology of ciliopathies [bio] ALBERT ONG UK The adult with cystic disease [bio] D CHAUVEAU FRANCE TCF2/HNF1B Mutations – important and under diagnosed? [bio] VICENTE TORRES USA / SPAIN ADPKD Therapeutic Prospects [bio] Please note: Video clips in the PowerPoint will only appear as static images.