VivekanandJha IndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India

VivekanandJha
Professor Vivekanand Jha is the Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health, India, and the President of the International Society of Nephrology. rrProf Jha is recognized as a global expert on kidney disease and focuses on emerging public health threats globally and in India. He currently leads research projects operating in more than 20 countries. He is particularly interested in using multi-disciplinary approaches and innovations to address the system level health and economic challenge posed to humanity by non-communicable diseases. rrHe has published over 320 peer reviewed papers, many in the most prestigious journal in the world and over 40 book chapters. He has held leadership positions in many organizations, is a member of Task Forces and Scientific Advisory Committees of the Department of Science and Technology of Govt of India, an Advisor to the WHO, has been on Editorial Boards of major journals and has been Section Editor of The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology.
Institution

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

Time Session
12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
CHAL1001
Domingo Casadei Chairperson drdomingocasadei@gmail.com
VivekanandJha Chairperson IndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India
Hall C1
2:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
SPOT-06
ErangaWijewickrama Spotlight Chairperson Sri LankaFaculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Jose VicenteSanchez Polo Spotlight Chairperson visanpolo@gmail.comGuatemalaRenal Division Social Security Institute. Nephrology Residence Program Coordinator, San Carlos University School of Medicine. Latin-American Society Of Nephrology (SLANH)
Magdalena Madero Spotlight Speaker MexicoChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiol
VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker IndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India
NishanthaNanyakkara Spotlight Speaker nishantha4313@gmail.comSri Lanka
Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
BKH02
Lori-AnnFisher Chairperson JamaicaUniversity of the West Indies, Mona
MarcelloTonelli Chairperson CanadaUniversity of Calgary
Hall A

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

Time Session
12 p.m.
1 p.m.
SPOT-13
MonicaWang Spotlight Speaker monica.wang@nature.comUnited KingdomNature Reviews of Nephrology
VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker IndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India
Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
LF05
AnaCusumano Chairperson anacusumano@gmail.com.arArgentinaCEMIC University Institute School of Health Sciences
Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do
Sung GyunKim Chairperson imnksk@gmail.comKorea (Republic of)Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Hall D
4:45 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
SPOT-19
AdeeraLevin Spotlight Speaker CanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care
Jose VicenteSanchez Polo Spotlight Speaker visanpolo@gmail.comGuatemalaRenal Division Social Security Institute. Nephrology Residence Program Coordinator, San Carlos University School of Medicine. Latin-American Society Of Nephrology (SLANH)
LauraSola Spotlight Speaker UruguayDialysis Center, CASMU-IAMPP
VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker IndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India
Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)

Pre-Congress - Saturday April 13, 2024

Time Session
6:15 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
SPOT-01
IsabelleEthier Spotlight Speaker iethier@hotmail.comCanada
PeaceBagasha Spotlight Speaker UgandaMulago National Referral Hospital
WorkagegnehuBilchut Spotlight Speaker Ethiopia
ShaifaliSandal Spotlight Chairperson shaifali.sandal@mcgill.caCanada
VivekanandJha Spotlight Chairperson IndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India
Spotlight Stage 1 (exhibition hall)