AdeeraLevin CanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care

AdeeraLevin
Dr Levin is a Professor of Medicine, Head Division of Nephrology at the University of British Columbia, and Consultant nephrologist at Providence Health Care(PHC) St Paul’s Hospital, in Vancouver Canada. She is Sr Medical Lead, Integration Clinical and Academic Networks at PHC.rrShe is the Executive Director of BC Renal, which oversees the care, planning and budgets for Kidney services in the province of British Columbia. She has recently established and led a province wide Post Covid-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Network PC-ICCN), embedding research and clinical care in a learning health care network. She is Lead of the PC ICCN, housed at Provincial Health Services Authority. She is a founding member of the KRESCENT program (Kidney Research Scientist Education National Training program), and continues as a senior advisor. rrShe is active in international activities across the spectrum of kidney education, research and administrative activities, and was past President of International Society of Nephrology (
Institution

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

Time Session
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
SK1001
HeatherAscani Chairperson United StatesUniversity of Michigan
KatherineTuttle Chairperson United StatesUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
MatthiasKretzler Chairperson United StatesUniversity of Michigan
  • Looking for Data on Glomerular Diseases: How to Find the Treasures You Are Looking for With a Click of a Mouse
    VijiNair Speaker United StatesUniversity of Michigan
  • Open Science in an Open Community: Resources of the Kidney Precision Medicine Project for CKD and AKI
    MatthiasKretzler Speaker United StatesUniversity of Michigan
  • The Future is Now: How to Mine Cells and Neighborhoods of the Kidney in Health and Disease
    JulioSaez-Rodriguez Speaker julio.saez@uni-heidelberg.deGermanyHeidelberg University
  • Panel Discussion
Hall C1
LF01
ElianaDina-Batlle Chairperson Dradina@mac.comDominican RepublicHospital Metropolitano De Santiago Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
GustavoLaham Chairperson glaham@cemic.edu.arArgentinaGustavo Laham, Sociedad Argentina de Nefrología (SAN)
OlynkaVega Chairperson olynkavega@hotmail.comMexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
  • Updates on Uremic Toxins
    ZiadMassy Speaker ziad.massy@apr.aphp.frFranceGlobal Medical Director, AURA, Paris
  • Bringing Nobel Prize Winning Discoveries in Oxygen Sensing to Nephrology Clinics
    Kai-UweEckardt Speaker GermanyDepartment of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Car
  • A Look Forward: Clinical Implications of Translational Research in CKD-MBD
    HirotakaKomaba Speaker hkomaba@tokai-u.jpJapanTokai University School of Medicine
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Translating Anti-inflammatory Therapeutics into Treatments for Patients With Kidney Failure
    LauraDember Speaker ldember@pennmedicine.upenn.eduUnited StatesUniversity of Pennsylvania
  • Q/A
Hall E
12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
LF02
CarlaAvesani Chairperson carla.avesani@ki.seSwedenKarolinska Institute
SahirKalim Chairperson skalim@mgh.harvard.eduUnited StatesHarvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Hot Debate: Should Low Protein Diet (+/- Ketoanalogue Supplementation) Be a Part of Advanced CKD Management? - PROS
    ConnieRhee Speaker crhee@mednet.ucla.eduUnited StatesUCLA
  • Hot Debate: Should Low Protein Diet (+/- Ketoanalogue Supplementation) Be a Part of Advanced CKD Management? - CONS
    SwapnilHiremath Speaker CanadaUniversity of Ottawa
Hall A
BKH1002
IfeomaUlasi Chairperson NigeriaCollege of Medicine, University of Nigeria
MarinaWainstein Chairperson ArgentinaAcademia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires
ValerieLuyckx Chairperson valerie.luyckx@uzh.chSwitzerlandUniversity of Zurich
  • A Brief Overview of Advocacy Components
    ValerieLuyckx Speaker valerie.luyckx@uzh.chSwitzerlandUniversity of Zurich
  • Advocacy in Malaysia: A Learning Curve
    Hafidz MuhammadIqbal Abdul Speaker fmeu6038@gmail.comMalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi MARA
  • The Brazilian Challenge of Increasing Appropriate Referrals to Nephrology
    Augusto CesarSoares dos Santos Junior Speaker BrazilHospital das Clinicas, UFMG; Fac Ciências Medicas
  • Practical Exercise: Interactive Development of Advocacy Strategy
  • Final Summary and Wrap-up
Hall C2
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.
IK1001
MaartenTaal Chairperson United KingdomUniversity of Nottingham
RobertoPecoits Filho Chairperson United StatesArbor Research Collaborative for Health
  • Big Data Lab
    LAB-01
  • Patient-reported Outcome Measures: How Do Patients Experience CKD?
    AdeeraLevin Speaker CanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care
  • Trial Simulation Using Observational Data
    AngeloKaraboyas Speaker angelo.karaboyas@arborresearch.orgUnited StatesArbor Research Collaborative for Health
  • Using Routinely Collected Big Datasets for Clinical Research in CKD: Opportunities and Challenges
    DorotheaNitsch Speaker United KingdomLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Q and A
Hall C4

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

Time Session
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
IK03
TaraChang Chairperson tichang@stanford.eduUnited StatesStanford University
Veronica Ferraris Chairperson veronica.ferraris@hospitalitaliano.org.arServicio de Nefrología Pediátrica. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. (Argentina)
  • Behind the Numbers: Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms of Hypertension
    GerardoGamba Speaker gamba@biomedicas.unam.mxMexicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Hypertension - the Cutting Edge: Is It Time for Sex-specific Management of Hypertension?
    TaliElfassy Speaker t.elfassy@med.miami.eduUnited States
  • State-of-the-Art Treatment of Hypertension in Pediatrics With CKD
    RahulChanchlani Speaker chanchlr@mcmaster.caCanadaMcMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Canada
  • State-of-the-Art Treatment of Hypertension in Adults With CKD
    SusanneNicholas Speaker sunicholas@mednet.ucla.eduUnited StatesDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Q and A
Hall D
11 a.m.
12 p.m.
PL3
Jose VicenteSanchez Polo Chairperson visanpolo@gmail.comGuatemalaRenal Division Social Security Institute. Nephrology Residence Program Coordinator, San Carlos University School of Medicine. Latin-American Society Of Nephrology (SLANH)
MegJardine Chairperson AustraliaNHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Generative AI Revolution in Medicine
    MichalRosen-Zvi Speaker ROSEN@il.ibm.comIsraelhttps://research.ibm.com/
  • 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
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
LF1004
AdeeraLevin Chairperson CanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care
AminuBello Chairperson CanadaUniversity of Alberta
  • Global Assessment of Kidney Care Capacity and Policy and Perspectives on Enhancing Global Kidney Care-Findings From the ISN-GKHA
    AminuBello Speaker CanadaUniversity of Alberta
  • State of CKD Care for Kidney Disease in Latin American Region
    Magdalena Madero Speaker MexicoChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiol
  • Variability in The Burden, Management and Outcomes of Kidney Failure Between Children and Adults in Latin America
    MarinaWainstein Speaker ArgentinaAcademia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires
  • Q and A
Hall C1
4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
SK05
DebbieGipson Chairperson debbie.gipson@nih.govUnited StatesNational Institutes of Health/NIDDK
JonathanBarratt Chairperson United KingdomUniversity of Leicester, Leicester, UK
  • Patients Subphenotyping: The Example of Diabetic Kidney Disease
    John CijiangHe Speaker cijiang.he@mssm.eduUnited StatesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Power of AI to Develop Data-driven Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Management of Kidney Disease
    LauraMariani Speaker lmariani@umich.eduUnited StatesUniversity of Michigan
  • Targeted Approaches in Clinical Trial Design
    HiddoLambers Heerspink Speaker H.J.Lambers.Heerspink@umcg.nlNetherlands
  • Q and A
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)

Day 3 - Tuesday April 16, 2024

Time Session
9 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
BKH04
Giorgina BarbaraPiccoli Chairperson FranceCentre Hospitalier Le Mans
RolandoClaure Del Granado Chairperson BoliviaDivision of Nephrology, Hospital Obrero No 2 - Caja Nacional de Salud, Cochabamba
  • Closing the Loop: Innovative Approach to Dialysis PVC Recycling
    NathanBerman Parks Speaker nberman9@gmail.comMexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
  • Green Nephrology: Evolving Concepts
    CarolineStigant Speaker Caroline.Stigant@islandhealth.caCanada
  • Water Preservation: An Unmet Need in Dialysis
    MohamedBen Hmida Speaker mohamedbenhmida148@gmail.comTunisiaDepartment of Nephrology Hédi Chaker University Hospital Sfax-Tunisia.
  • Choosing Food Wisely: Ultra-processed Food and Kidney Health
    CarlaAvesani Speaker carla.avesani@ki.seSwedenKarolinska Institute
  • Q and A
Hall D
IK04
CarlosSchreck Chairperson carlos.schreck@gmail.comArgentinaHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires- Nephrology
KellyHaughton Chairperson kidneydoctorpanama@gmail.comPanamaSLANH, Panama
  • Why Are Fewer Than I% Of Hypertensive Patients Ever Screened For Primary Aldosteronism?
    John Funder Speaker John.Funder@hudson.org.auAustraliaThe Hudson Institute of Medical Research Clayton 3168 Victoria Australia; Monash University, Clayton 3600 Victoria Australia
  • Aldosterone and Disease
    JordanaCohen Speaker jco@pennmedicine.upenn.eduUnited StatesUniversity of Pennsylvania
  • New Trials Using Aldosterone Synthese Blockade
    MichelAzizi Speaker michel.azizi@aphp.frFranceUniversité Paris Cité, Hypertension department, Hô
  • Targeting MR for Heart and Kidney Protection
    HiddoLambers Heerspink Speaker H.J.Lambers.Heerspink@umcg.nlNetherlands
  • Q and A
Hall E
11 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
PL4
AlessiaFornoni Chairperson United StatesUniversity of Miami
LizLightstone Chairperson United KingdomImperial College London
MasaomiNangaku Chairperson Japan
  • Acceptance Speech: Bywaters Award
    MotokoYanagita Speaker JapanKyoto University
  • Insights into SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Story of Discovery. Donald Seldin Lecture
    EleFerrannini Speaker eleferrannini@gmail.comItalyUniversity of Pisa
  • ELP2 Graduation
    MasaomiNangaku Speaker Japan
Hall A
12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
IK1003
Angela Yee-MoonWang Chairperson SingaporeHong Kong/Singapore
ArmandoNegri Chairperson armando.negri@gmail.comArgentinaInstituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • CKD-induced Changes in Gut Microbiome in CKD
    DeniseMafra Speaker dmafra30@gmail.comBrazilFederal University Fluminense - UFF
  • Personalized Nutrition Management of CKD Patients
    ConnieRhee Speaker crhee@mednet.ucla.eduUnited StatesUCLA
  • The Gut-Kidney-Heart Axis in CKD: Beyond the Leaky Gut
    KeiichiSumida Speaker ksumida@uthsc.eduUnited StatesUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Q and A
Hall C4

Pre-Congress - Saturday April 13, 2024

Time Session
4:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
OCPL1
  • ISN President's Address
    MasaomiNangaku Speaker Japan
  • 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.arArgentinaHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentinean Society of Nephrology; Latinoamerican Society of Nephrology and Hypertension; International Society of Nephrology
    JorgeRico Speaker jorgericof@yahoo.comColombia
    MariaPapaginovic Leiva Speaker drapapaginovicleiva@gmail.comArgentina
  • Welcome by Minister of Health for Buenos Aries Dr Fern
  • Welcome by SPWG Chair Alessia Fornoni
    AlessiaFornoni Speaker United StatesUniversity of Miami
  • The Origin of the Universe
    DanielDe Florian Speaker deflo@unsam.edu.arArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de San Martin
  • Acceptance Speech: Hamburger Award
    AdeeraLevin Speaker CanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care
Hall A
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)