MonicaWang Nature Reviews of NephrologyUnited Kingdom

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

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09:00 am 10:30 am	Population Health and Strategies to Protect the Fragile EnriqueDorado Chairperson egdorado@gmail.comInstituto de Investigaciones Médicas "A. Lanari". Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina ShokoufehSavaj Chairperson ssavaj@hotmail.comIran Being Born Too Small: What a Nephrologist Should Know to Support Prevention of CKD in Future Generations DanieleTrevisanuto Speaker daniele.trevisanuto@unipd.itUniversity Hospital of Padova, ItalyItaly Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy as a Means to Discover CKD Giorgina BarbaraPiccoli Speaker GBPICCOLI@YAHOO.ITCentre Hospitalier Le MansFrance Managing Pregnancy with Advanced CKD in a Limited-resource Setting AlejandraOrozco Guillen Speaker ale_gaba@hotmail.comNational Institute of Perinatology, Nephrology depMexico Pre-eclampsia and its Differential Diagnosis: A Viewpoint from LMICs RashaShemies Speaker rashasamirtaha@gmail.comMansoura UniversityEgypt Q and A Hall D	Translational Discoveries Paving the Way for Innovations in Managing Failing Kidney Complications ElianaDina-Batlle Chairperson Dradina@mac.comHospital Metropolitano De Santiago Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraDominican Republic GustavoLaham Chairperson glaham@cemic.edu.arGustavo Laham, Sociedad Argentina de Nefrología (SAN)Argentina OlynkaVega Chairperson olynkavega@hotmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico Updates on Uremic Toxins ZiadMassy Speaker ziad.massy@apr.aphp.frGlobal Medical Director, AURA, Paris France Bringing Nobel Prize Winning Discoveries in Oxygen Sensing to Nephrology Clinics Kai-UweEckardt Speaker kai-uwe.eckardt@charite.deDepartment of Nephrology and Medical Intensive CarGermany A Look Forward: Clinical Implications of Translational Research in CKD-MBD HirotakaKomaba Speaker hkomaba@tokai-u.jpTokai University School of MedicineJapan Challenges and Opportunities for Translating Anti-inflammatory Therapeutics into Treatments for Patients With Kidney Failure LauraDember Speaker ldember@pennmedicine.upenn.eduUniversity of Pennsylvania United States Q/A Hall E
11:00 am 12:00 pm	Plenary Session 2: CrisprCas9 Therapy for Sickle Cell Diseases: How Do We Go from Discovery to Equitable Availability of Gene Therapy for All? (Obiageli Eunice Nnodu, Nigeria) AgnesFogo Chairperson agnes.fogo@vanderbilt.eduUnited States GuillermoRosa Diez Chairperson guillermo.rosadiez@hospitalitaliano.org.arHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentinean Society of Nephrology; Latinoamerican Society of Nephrology and Hypertension; International Society of NephrologyArgentina My Story VictoriaGray Speaker vwright_03@yahoo.comUnited States CrisprCas9 Therapy for Sickle Cell Diseases: How Do We Go from Discovery to Equitable Availability of Gene Therapy for All? Hugh de Wardener Lecture Obiageli EuniceNnodu Speaker oennodu@gmail.comUniversity of AbujaNigeria Hall A
12:15 pm 01:15 pm	Advocacy Workshop: Championing Change MarinaWainstein Chairperson marinawainstein@outlook.comUniversity of QueenslandAustralia ValerieLuyckx Chairperson valerie.luyckx@uzh.chUniversity of ZurichSwitzerland IfeomaUlasi Chairperson ifeoma.ulasi@unn.edu.ngUniversity of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, NigeriaNigeria A Brief Overview of Advocacy Components ValerieLuyckx Speaker valerie.luyckx@uzh.chUniversity of ZurichSwitzerland Advocacy in Malaysia: A Learning Curve Hafidz MuhammadIqbal Abdul Speaker fmeu6038@gmail.comUniversiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia The Brazilian Challenge of Increasing Appropriate Referrals to Nephrology Augusto CesarSoares dos Santos Junior Speaker acssjunior@hotmail.comHospital das Clinicas, UFMG; Fac Ciências MedicasBrazil Practical Exercise: Interactive Development of Advocacy Strategy Final Summary and Wrap-up Hall C2
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
04:00 pm 04:30 pm	Potential Role of Anti-CD38 Therapy in Autoimmune Kidney Diseases like Lupus Nephritis BradRovin Spotlight Speaker rovin.1@osu.eduThe Ohio State UniversityUnited States UptalPatel Spotlight Speaker uptal@hibio.comUnited States Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
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	New Developments in CKD Epidemiology Research RobertoPecoits Filho Chairperson roberto.pecoits@arborresearch.orgArbor Research Collaborative for HealthUnited States MaartenTaal Chairperson maarten.taal1@nhs.netUniversity of NottinghamUnited Kingdom Big Data Lab Patient-reported Outcome Measures: How Do Patients Experience CKD? AdeeraLevin Speaker alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada Trial Simulation Using Observational Data AngeloKaraboyas Speaker angelo.karaboyas@arborresearch.orgArbor Research Collaborative for HealthUnited States Using Routinely Collected Big Datasets for Clinical Research in CKD: Opportunities and Challenges DorotheaNitsch Speaker dorothea.nitsch@lshtm.ac.ukLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom Q and A Hall C4

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

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09:00 am 10:30 am	Insights From Understanding Heterogeneous Trajectories to Kidney Failure FacundoDaminato Chairperson fmdaminato@hotmail.comArgentina PietroRavani Chairperson pravani@ucalgary.caUniversity of CalgaryCanada Magdalena Madero Chairperson madero.magdalena@gmail.comChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de CardiolMexico Non-neoplastic Lesions in Nephrectomy Samples: Implications for Kidney Function JairMunoz Mendoza Speaker JMMendoza@med.miami.eduUniversity of MiamiUnited States Understanding the Heterogeneous Trajectory of CKD MorganGrams Speaker morgan.grams@nyulangone.orgNew York UniversityUnited States Review of Medical Therapies Proven to Delay CKD Progression DoreenZhu Speaker doreen.zhu@ndph.ox.ac.ukUniversity of OxfordUnited Kingdom Impact of Obesity and Novel Treatment Strategies on CKD Progression PeterRossing Speaker peter.rossing@regionh.dkSteno Diabetes Center Copenhagen Denmark Q and A Hall C4
11:00 am 12:00 pm	Plenary Session 3: Generative AI Revolution in Medicine (Michal Rosen-Zvi, Israel) Jose VicenteSanchez Polo 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 MegJardine Chairperson meg.jardine@sydney.edu.auNHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, AustraliaAustralia Generative AI Revolution in Medicine MichalRosen-Zvi Speaker ROSEN@il.ibm.comhttps://research.ibm.com/Israel Acceptance Speech by Awardee (Schrier Award), with Tasnuva Sarah Kashem (UK) and Farnaz Nobi (Bangladesh) Mohammad Shakib Uz ZamanArefin Speaker shakib04@yahoo.comBangladesh Hall A
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	Disparities in the Care of People Living with Kidney Failure in Latin America – Findings from the 2023 ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas AdeeraLevin Chairperson alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada AminuBello Chairperson aminu1@ualberta.caUniversity of AlbertaCanada Global Assessment of Kidney Care Capacity and Policy and Perspectives on Enhancing Global Kidney Care-Findings From the ISN-GKHA AminuBello Speaker aminu1@ualberta.caUniversity of AlbertaCanada State of CKD Care for Kidney Disease in Latin American Region Magdalena Madero Speaker madero.magdalena@gmail.comChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de CardiolMexico Variability in The Burden, Management and Outcomes of Kidney Failure Between Children and Adults in Latin America MarinaWainstein Speaker marinawainstein@outlook.comUniversity of QueenslandAustralia Q and A Hall C1	Transplant-Onconephrology DarioRoccatello Chairperson dario.roccatello@unito.itItaly GayatriNair Chairperson gnair1@northwell.eduNorthwell Health, NYUnited States MarianoArriola Chairperson marianoarriola@hotmail.comSAT, SAN, Facultad de Medicina (UNL)Argentina Use of Immunotherapy in Patients With Organ Transplants NaokaMurakami Speaker nmurakami1@bwh.harvard.eduBrigham and Women\'s Hospital, Harvard Medical SUnited States Transplantation Outcomes in Recipients with History of Cancer GermaineWong Speaker germaine.wong@health.nsw.gov.auUniversity of SydneyAustralia Novel Strategies for Enhanced Organ Preservation during Machine Perfusion TobiasHuber Speaker t.huber@uke.deUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfGermany Q and A Hall E
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

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
09:00 am 10:30 am	Clinical Management of Glomerulonephritis (GN) Juan ManuelMejia Vilet Chairperson jmmejia@hotmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico ValeriaAlberton Chairperson vgalberton@gmail.comHospital Fernandez/ Hospital El CruceArgentina Updates on IgAN Management HernanTrimarchi Speaker htrimarchi@hotmail.comHOSPITAL BRITÁNICO DE BUENOS AIRESArgentina Membranous GN Classification and Management PierreRonco Speaker pierreronco@yahoo.frHôpital TenonFrance MPGN Updates SanjeevSethi Speaker sethi.sanjeev@mayo.eduMayo ClinicUnited States Managing Vasculitis RobertaFenoglio Speaker roberta.fenoglio@unito.itOspedale San Giovanni BoscoItaly Q and A Hall A
11:00 am 12:15 pm	Plenary Session 4: Insights into SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Story of Discovery (Ele Ferrannini, Italy) AlessiaFornoni Chairperson afornoni@med.miami.eduUnited States MasaomiNangaku Chairperson mnangaku@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan Prof LizLightstone Chairperson l.lightstone@imperial.ac.ukImperial College LondonUnited Kingdom Acceptance Speech: Bywaters Award MotokoYanagita Speaker motoy@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jpKyoto University Graduate School of MedicineJapan Insights into SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Story of Discovery. Donald Seldin Lecture EleFerrannini Speaker eleferrannini@gmail.comUniversity of PisaItaly ELP2 Graduation MasaomiNangaku Speaker mnangaku@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan Hall A
12:30 pm 01:30 pm	CKDu Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatment AndreaSammartino Chairperson andreasamm1972@gmail.comSociedad Argentina de Nefrología - ISN EdgardoMojico Chairperson emojico@gmail.comEDGARDO ROBERTO MOJICOArgentina RicardoCorrea Rotter Chairperson correarotter@gmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico CKDu: Hotspots, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options in Latin America Jose VicenteSanchez Polo 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 CKDu: Hotspots, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options in South Asia ErangaWijewickrama Speaker erangasw@clinmed.cmb.ac.lkFaculty of Medicine, University of ColomboSri Lanka CKDu: Hotspots, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options in Mexico RicardoCorrea Rotter Speaker correarotter@gmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico Q and A Hall D

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 MariaPapaginovic 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)