[The DASCO meetings: a contribution of industry to Italian nephrology].

Between 1971 and 1977 eight DASCO meetings were held in different cities in Italy. The meetings dealt with the technical aspects of renal dialysis, then in its early days. They were organized as round tables and the proceedings were published timely. Lively discussion among the audience was a characteristic feature. Most of the attendants, who came from all over Italy, later pursued careers in nephrology and held posts in the Italian Society of Nephrology. The meetings contributed to the development of national standards for dialysis and ended in 1977 with the definitive establishment of renal dialysis in Italy.