IkechiOkpechi - International Society of Nephrology Events

Dr. Ikechi Okpechi is a researcher at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada and Honorary Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is steering Committee member of the ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas and led coordination of the 2023 ISN-GKHA. He was member of the KDIGO Executive Committee and out-going Chair of the ISN Fellowship program. He has over 180 peer-reviewed publications.

Institution

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

Time	Session

4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.	Policy and Advocacy Approaches BKH02 Lori-AnnFisher Chairperson lori2k15@gmail.comJamaicaUniversity of the West Indies, Mona MarcelloTonelli Chairperson cello@ucalgary.caCanadaUniversity of Calgary Universal Health Coverage for Kidney Diseases: Feasibility, Barriers, and Opportunities for Improving Global Kidney Health VivekanandJha Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inIndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India The Role of Kidney Health Advocacy Organizations in Reducing the Global Burden of Kidney Diseases ValerieLuyckx Speaker valerie.luyckx@uzh.chSwitzerlandUniversity of Zurich A Case for National Prevention Programs to Manage CKD IkechiOkpechi Speaker iokpechi@ualberta.caCanadaUniversity of Alberta Q and A Hall A

Time

Session

4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Policy and Advocacy Approaches

BKH02

Lori-AnnFisher Chairperson lori2k15@gmail.comJamaicaUniversity of the West Indies, Mona

MarcelloTonelli Chairperson cello@ucalgary.caCanadaUniversity of Calgary

Universal Health Coverage for Kidney Diseases: Feasibility, Barriers, and Opportunities for Improving Global Kidney Health

VivekanandJha Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inIndiaGeorge Institute for Global Health India
The Role of Kidney Health Advocacy Organizations in Reducing the Global Burden of Kidney Diseases

ValerieLuyckx Speaker valerie.luyckx@uzh.chSwitzerlandUniversity of Zurich
A Case for National Prevention Programs to Manage CKD

IkechiOkpechi Speaker iokpechi@ualberta.caCanadaUniversity of Alberta
Q and A

Hall A

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

Time	Session

3 p.m. 4 p.m.	Disparities in the Care of People Living with Kidney Failure in Latin America LF1004 AdeeraLevin Chairperson alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care AminuBello Chairperson aminu1@ualberta.caCanadaUniversity of Alberta Global Assessment of Kidney Care Capacity and Policy and Perspectives on Enhancing Global Kidney Care-Findings From the ISN-GKHA AminuBello Speaker aminu1@ualberta.caCanadaUniversity of Alberta State of CKD Care for Kidney Disease in Latin American Region Magdalena Madero Speaker madero.magdalena@gmail.comMexicoChief 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 marinawainstein@outlook.comArgentinaAcademia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires Q and A Hall C1

Time

Session

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

Disparities in the Care of People Living with Kidney Failure in Latin America

LF1004

AdeeraLevin Chairperson alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanadaUniversity of British Columbia and Providence Health Care

AminuBello Chairperson aminu1@ualberta.caCanadaUniversity of Alberta

Global Assessment of Kidney Care Capacity and Policy and Perspectives on Enhancing Global Kidney Care-Findings From the ISN-GKHA

AminuBello Speaker aminu1@ualberta.caCanadaUniversity of Alberta
State of CKD Care for Kidney Disease in Latin American Region

Magdalena Madero Speaker madero.magdalena@gmail.comMexicoChief 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 marinawainstein@outlook.comArgentinaAcademia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires
Q and A

Hall C1

IkechiOkpechi CanadaUniversity of Alberta

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024