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Dr. Stigant is a clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Island Health site. She is a Mother, gardener, and educator with respect for our natural world. Dr. Stigant has held grants for incorporating Planetary Health principles into medical practice, is medical lead on the local Climate Change Steering Committee, and is proud to serve as chair of the Sustainable Nephrology Action Planning committee for the Canadian Society of Nephrology. She is a co-investigator with the Planetary Healthcare Lab at UBC in investigating the environmental effects of kidney replacement therapies. Dr. Stigant is a founding member of the evolving GREEN-K initiative.

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

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09:00 am 10:30 am	Innovations in Transplantation Gervasio Soler-Pujol Chairperson gsolerpujol@gmail.comMD MarioSchiffer Chairperson mario.schiffer@uk-erlangen.deUniversity hospital ErlangenGermany Update in Robotic Kidney Transplantation RajeshSivaprakasam Speaker rajesh.sivaprakasam@nhs.netUnited Kingdom Progress in Xenotransplantation MeganSykes Speaker ms3976@cumc.columbia.eduUnited States Antigen-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Regulatory T Cells for Use in Solid Organ Transplantation CarolineLamarche Speaker caroline.lamarche.1@umontreal.caUniversité de MontréalCanada Post Transplant TMA-pathogenesis and Management LilianMonteiro P. Palma Speaker lilian.palma@icloud.comState University of CampinasBrazil Q and A Hall A
10:30 am 11:00 am	Hitting the Four Hits: The Potential of Dual BAFF/APRIL Inhibition in IgA Nephropathy JonathanBarratt Spotlight Speaker jb81@leicester.ac.ukUniversity of Leicester, Leicester, UKUnited Kingdom Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
12:15 pm 01:15 pm	The ISN Emerging Leaders and Environmentally Sustainable Kidney Care: The Time is Now LetiziaDe Chiara Chairperson letizia.dechiara@unifi.itDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence Italy MariaPippias Chairperson maria.pippias@bristol.ac.ukUniversity of BristolUnited Kingdom Introducing ‘GREEN-K’: Our Shared Responsibility in Transitioning to Environmentally Sustainable Global Kidney Care CarolineStigant Speaker Caroline.Stigant@islandhealth.caCanada The Impact of Kidney Care on the Environment and the Need to Implement Sustainable Practices in Nephrology: Case Studies EhabHafiz Speaker dr_ehabosama@yahoo.comTheodor Bilharz Research InstituteEgypt A New Armamentarium to Fight Climate Change: How to Apply the ISN Green Nephrology Toolkit Winston Wing ShingFung Speaker winstonwsfung@hotmail.comPrince of Wales Hospital, Hong KongHong Kong, China Q and A Hall D
02:45 pm 03:30 pm	What is ongoing in CKDu around the world? - CKDU interactive discussions (ISN i3C) ErangaWijewickrama Spotlight Chairperson erangasw@clinmed.cmb.ac.lkFaculty of Medicine, University of ColomboSri Lanka Jose VicenteSanchez Polo Spotlight Chairperson visanpolo@gmail.comRenal Division Social Security Institute. Nephrology Residence Program Coordinator, San Carlos University School of Medicine. Latin-American Society Of Nephrology (SLANH)Guatemala Magdalena Madero Spotlight Speaker madero.magdalena@gmail.comChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de CardiolMexico VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia NishanthaNanyakkara Spotlight Speaker nishantha4313@gmail.comSri Lanka Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
03:00 pm 04:00 pm	Kidney Health for All - Advancing Equitable Access to Care and Optimal Medication Practice: WKD Session DinaAbdellatif Chairperson dina.abdellatif@gmail.comCairo University HospitalEgypt VassiliosLiakopoulos Chairperson liakopul@otenet.gr2nd Department of Nephrology, AHEPA Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thesalloniki, GreeceGreece Building Bridges to Reduce Fragmentation of Kidney Care RicardoCorrea Rotter Speaker correarotter@gmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico Transforming Kidney Care Through Equitable Breakthrough Therapies KatherineTuttle Speaker Katherine.Tuttle@providence.orgUniversity of Washington, Department of NephrologyUnited States Closing the Gaps: Implementing Best Practices for CKD Care Worldwide ValerieLuyckx Speaker valerie.luyckx@uzh.chUniversity of ZurichSwitzerland A Patient's Perspective on Gaps in Care MariaSeijas Speaker Mseijas@ifc.orgCFAArgentina Q and A Hall C1
04:30 pm 05:30 pm	Policy and Advocacy Approaches Lori-AnnFisher Chairperson lori2k15@gmail.comUniversity of the West Indies, MonaJamaica MarcelloTonelli Chairperson cello@ucalgary.caSenior Associate Dean (Clinical Research), CummingCanada Universal Health Coverage for Kidney Diseases: Feasibility, Barriers, and Opportunities for Improving Global Kidney Health VivekanandJha Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia The Role of Kidney Health Advocacy Organizations in Reducing the Global Burden of Kidney Diseases ValerieLuyckx Speaker valerie.luyckx@uzh.chUniversity of ZurichSwitzerland A Case for National Prevention Programs to Manage CKD IkechiOkpechi Speaker iokpechi@ualberta.caUniversity of AlbertaCanada Q and A Hall A

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

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09:00 am 10:30 am	Editors' Pick of ISN Journals: KI and KIR GermaineWong Chairperson germaine.wong@health.nsw.gov.auUniversity of SydneyAustralia PierreRonco Chairperson pierreronco@yahoo.frHôpital TenonFrance KI Highlights PierreRonco Speaker pierreronco@yahoo.frHôpital TenonFrance KI Highlights 1 Eugene Yu HinChan Speaker genegene.chan@gmail.comHong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong KongHong Kong, China KI Highlights 2 MuzamilHassan Speaker muzlamide@yahoo.comDepartment of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaNigeria KI Highlights 3 VeronicaMiguel Speaker vmiguh00@gmail.comSpanish National Centre for Cardiovascular ResearcSpain KI Highlights 4 GriffithPerkins Speaker griffith.perkins@adelaide.edu.auAustralia KIR - Update JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker jr55@cumc.columbia.eduColumbia University in the City of New YorkUnited States KIR Highlights 1 SumitMohan Speaker mohan.sumit@gmail.comColumbia UniversityUnited States KIR Highlights 2 AndreaViecelli Speaker andrea.viecelli@health.qld.gov.auUniversity of QueenslandAustralia Presentation of Best Reviewer Awards BradRovin Speaker rovin.1@osu.eduThe Ohio State UniversityUnited States Presentation of Basic Science Awards (Early Career Researchers Awards) ChristophKuppe Speaker ckuppe@ukaachen.deDepartment of Nephrology, RWTH University Aachen, GermanyGermany Presentation of Clinical Science Awards (Early Career Researchers Awards) IsabelleAyoub Speaker isabelle.ayoub@osumc.eduThe Ohio State UniversityUnited States Q and A BradRovin Speaker rovin.1@osu.eduThe Ohio State UniversityUnited States Hall C2
10:30 am 11:00 am	Nephrology in Jeopardy: A Sustainable Kidney Care Quiz BrendanSmyth Spotlight Chairperson brendan.smyth@sydney.edu.auAustralia LetiziaDe Chiara Spotlight Chairperson letizia.dechiara@unifi.itDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence Italy UgochiOnu Spotlight Chairperson ugochionu2008@gmail.comNigeria Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
12:00 pm 01:00 pm	Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda MonicaWang Spotlight Speaker monica.wang@nature.comNature Reviews of NephrologyUnited Kingdom VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
12:15 pm 01:15 pm	Natural and Man-made Disasters and Kidney Care. ISN-ERA Special Lecture VictorFrajewicki Chairperson vfraje@clalit.org.ilDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Carmel Medical Center, HaifaIsrael IfeomaUlasi Chairperson ifeoma.ulasi@unn.edu.ngUniversity of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, NigeriaNigeria The Next Pandemic - What Has the Nephrology Community Learned From COVID-19? RaulLombardi Speaker lombardi.raul2@gmail.comDepartment of Nephrology, Schoole of Medicine, UniUruguay Challenges in Nephrological Care During Difficult Situations: Lessons From Venezuela LorendizRonca Chacare Speaker lorendiz.ronca@gmail.comSociedad Venezolana de NefrologíaVenezuela Kidney Care During Earthquakes: Lessons Learned From Turkey RumeyzaKazancioglu Speaker drkazancioglu@yahoo.comBezmialem Vakif UniversityTürkiye Provision of Renal Care During Man-made Disasters and Armed Conflicts: A Challenging Proposition RobertNajem Speaker robertnajem@yahoo.frLebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences.Lebanon Q and A Hall D
03:00 pm 04:00 pm	Stewardship and Forward Planning in Stage Four CKD. ISN-KSN Joint Session Ana ElizabethFigueiredo Chairperson anaef@pucrs.brPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Brazil AnaCusumano Chairperson anacusumano@gmail.com.arCEMIC University Institute School of Health SciencesArgentina Sung GyunKim Chairperson imnksk@gmail.comHallym University Sacred Heart HospitalKorea (Republic of) Innovations in Managing Advanced CKD Through Telemedicine VivekanandJha Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia New Approaches to CKD Patient Education to Promote Uptake of PD and Home Hemodialysis Annie-ClaireNadeau-Fredette Speaker annieclairenaf@gmail.comUniversité de MontréalCanada A Shared Decision Process to Uptake of Conservative Management of Kidney Failure in the Elderly sunitaBavanandan Speaker sbavanandan@gmail.comHospital Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMalaysia Q and A Hall D
03:50 pm 05:40 pm	Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Advancing Accessibility in Kidney Health - Towards Sustainable Solutions IfeomaUlasi Chairperson ifeoma.ulasi@unn.edu.ngUniversity of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, NigeriaNigeria Nelson AlbertoCastro Moderator trischt19@gmail.comArgentina Accessibility to CKD Diagnosis: Focus on CKDu (Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin) and Advancements in Diagnostic Approaches RamonGarcia Trabanino Speaker rgtrab@gmail.comSLANHEl Salvador Latin American Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Registry: Updates and Progress MariaGonzalez Speaker registro@slanh.netSLANHUruguay Special Situations in Argentina: Addressing the Challenges Faced by Individuals on Dialysis Without a Diagnosis in the Argentinian Registry GuillermoRosa Diez Speaker guillermo.rosadiez@hospitalitaliano.org.arHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentinean Society of Nephrology; Latinoamerican Society of Nephrology and Hypertension; International Society of NephrologyArgentina Cardiovascular and Renal Risk Factors in Argentinian First Nations: A Study of Qom and Wichi Indigenous Groups Maria Eugenia VictoriaBianchi Speaker bianchimaria@me.comISN. SAN.Argentina Accessibility to Substitution Treatment in Latin America AlejandroFerreiro Fuentes Speaker aferreirofuentes@gmail.comCentro de Nefrología. Universidad de la República,Uruguay Accessibility to Programs of Prevention, and Early Detection and Treatment of Kidney Disease in Latin America Alfonso MartinCueto Manzano Speaker a_cueto_manzano@hotmail.comUnidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades RenMexico Break Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks by Valerie Luyckx, University of Zurich, Switzerland Hall C2
04:30 pm 05:30 pm	Recent Trends in Global Nephrology - Care of Advanced CKD and Dialysis Patients: ISN-DOPPS Joint Session JonathanChavez Iniguez Chairperson jonarchi_10@hotmail.comHospital Civil de Guadalajara, Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico Guang-YanCai Chairperson caiguangyan@sina.comChina CKD Care in Low-resource Settings: Lessons Learned from CKDOPPS Magdalena Madero Speaker madero.magdalena@gmail.comChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de CardiolMexico PD Infections: Think Globally, Act Locally JefferyPerl Speaker mary.leger@unityhealth.toCanada International Trends and Variations in Hemodiafiltration Utilization and Practices AngeloKaraboyas Speaker angelo.karaboyas@arborresearch.orgArbor Research Collaborative for HealthUnited States Q and A Hall C3
04:45 pm 05:30 pm	Implementing early CKD detection programs VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia Jose VicenteSanchez Polo Spotlight Speaker visanpolo@gmail.comRenal Division Social Security Institute. Nephrology Residence Program Coordinator, San Carlos University School of Medicine. Latin-American Society Of Nephrology (SLANH)Guatemala LauraSola Spotlight Speaker solalaura11@gmail.comUruguay AdeeraLevin Spotlight Speaker alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)

Day 3 - Tuesday April 16, 2024

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09:00 am 10:30 am	Environmental Approaches for Improving Kidney Health Giorgina BarbaraPiccoli Chairperson GBPICCOLI@YAHOO.ITCentre Hospitalier Le MansFrance RolandoClaure Del Granado Chairperson rclaure@yahoo.comHospital Obrero No 2 - Caja Nacional de Salud, Cochabamba Bolivia Closing the Loop: Innovative Approach to Dialysis PVC Recycling NathanBerman Parks Speaker nberman9@gmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico Green Nephrology: Evolving Concepts CarolineStigant Speaker Caroline.Stigant@islandhealth.caCanada Water Preservation: An Unmet Need in Dialysis MohamedBen Hmida Speaker mohamedbenhmida148@gmail.comDepartment of Nephrology Hédi Chaker University Hospital Sfax-Tunisia. Tunisia Choosing Food Wisely: Ultra-processed Food and Kidney Health CarlaAvesani Speaker carla.avesani@ki.seKarolinska InstituteSweden Q and A Hall D
12:30 pm 01:30 pm	Hot Debate in CKD Hypertension Management: Targeting Systolic BP Below 120? MarkSarnak Chairperson msarnak@tuftsmedicalcenter.orgTufts Medical CenterUnited States MarceloOrías Chairperson marcelo.orias@gmail.comArgentina Hot Debate in CKD Hypertension Management: Targeting Systolic BP Below 120? - PROS TaraChang Speaker tichang@stanford.eduStanford UniversityUnited States Hot Debate in CKD Hypertension Management: Targeting Systolic BP Below 120? - CONS JordanaCohen Speaker jco@pennmedicine.upenn.eduUniversity of PennsylvaniaUnited States Hall A

Pre-Congress - Saturday April 13, 2024

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04:30 pm 06:00 pm	WCN'24 Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session 1: The Origin of the Universe (Daniel de Florian, Argentina) ISN President's Address MasaomiNangaku Speaker mnangaku@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan Tribute to Stewart Cameron Welcome by WHO Director of Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Bente Mikkelsen Welcome by Dr. Marina Papaginovic, SAN President; Dr. Guillermo Rosa Diez, WCN Local Organising Group Chair; and Dr. Jorge Rico, SLANH President and WCN Local Organizing Group co-Chair GuillermoRosa Diez Speaker guillermo.rosadiez@hospitalitaliano.org.arHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentinean Society of Nephrology; Latinoamerican Society of Nephrology and Hypertension; International Society of NephrologyArgentina Maria MarinaPapaginovic Leiva Speaker drapapaginovicleiva@gmail.comArgentina JorgeRico Speaker jorgericof@yahoo.comColombia Welcome by Minister of Health for Buenos Aries Dr Fernán González Bernaldo de Quirós Welcome by SPWG Chair Alessia Fornoni AlessiaFornoni Speaker afornoni@med.miami.eduUnited States The Origin of the Universe Danielde Florian Speaker deflo@unsam.edu.arUniversidad Nacional de San MartinArgentina Acceptance Speech: Hamburger Award AdeeraLevin Speaker alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada Hall A
06:15 pm 06:45 pm	The ISN Emerging Leaders Program: how it has inspired me and has changed my perspective on global health care IsabelleEthier Spotlight Speaker iethier@hotmail.comCanada WorkagegnehuBilchut Spotlight Speaker workhailu@yahoo.comEthiopia PeaceDr Peace Bagasha Spotlight Speaker bagashap@gmail.comUganda ShaifaliSandal Spotlight Chairperson shaifali.sandal@mcgill.caCanada VivekanandJha Spotlight Chairperson vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)