ArpanaIyengar ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BANGALOREIndia

Dr Arpana Iyengar is a clinician researcher and professor of pediatric nephrology at St John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore. Her work focuses on renal nutrition and chronic kidney disease. She is one among the few in low- and middle-income countries to have been awarded with a PhD in pediatric nephrology. She has conducted cohort studies and randomized trials, secured research grants, and served as an associate editor of the Indian Journal of Nephrology. She has led the ISN’s Clinical Research Program (2019-2023), chaired the ISN Mentorship Program (2019-2024), and convened the ISN’s Scientific Writing Course, training nephrologists globally in clinical pediatric nephrology, research and manuscript writing. She is also a member of the Saving Young Lives committee and the IPNA Clinician Scientist Academy.

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Saturday, February 8, 2025

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9:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m.	Making the Case: Investing in Kidney Care for Equity and Access AKBhalla Chair bhallaak@yahoo.comIndia ElenaZakharova Chair helena.zakharova@gmail.comElena Zakharova, Botkin Hospital, Moscow, RussiaRussia Empowering Kidney Care Through Advocacy: Strategies and Success Stories LauraSola Speaker Dialysis Center, CASMU-IAMPP Uruguay How to Convince Your Health Minister to Invest in CKD Prevention Elliot KorantengTannor Speaker Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaGhana Toward Removal of Socioeconomic Inequities in Kidney Care and Better Outcomes for Children ArpanaIyengar Speaker ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BANGALOREIndia How Do We Advocate for Better Access to Kidney Transplantation Worldwide? IkechiOkpechi Speaker University of AlbertaCanada Q&A Kumudini Hall 301
2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m.	What’s Next in Kidney Care Research? Innovations and Clinical Trials on the Horizon AdeeraLevin Chair University of British Columbia and Providence Health CareCanada AndreaViecelli Chair andrea.viecelli@health.qld.gov.auUniversity of QueenslandAustralia Ajit singhNarula Chair narulaas@gmail.comIndia Novel Trial Designs in Nephrology: Innovations and Structures MegJardine Speaker NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, AustraliaAustralia What’s New in Clinical Trials? DavidWheeler Speaker University College LondonUnited Kingdom Value of Different Outcomes in the Era of Precision Medicine RobertoPecoits Filho Speaker Arbor Research Collaborative for HealthUnited States Conducting Trials in Low and Middle-income Countries SoumitaBagchi Speaker India Innovations in Pediatric Nephrology Discovery and Clinical Trial Conduct ArpanaIyengar Speaker ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BANGALOREIndia Q&A Parijat Hall 201
4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.	Hot Debate - "The KDIGO BP Targets in CKD Are (Un)Achievable and (Un)Realistic ArpanaIyengar Chair ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BANGALOREIndia KateBramham Chair King's College LondonUnited Kingdom Venkata DakshinamurtyKaligotla Chair kvdm1954@gmail.comMahatma Sri Ramchandra Centenary Memorial Hospital, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad, INDIAIndia Hot Debate: The KDIGO BP Targets in CKD Are Unachievable and Unrealistic - PRO SwapnilHiremath Speaker University of OttawaCanada Hot Debate: The KDIGO BP Targets in CKD Are Unachievable and Unrealistic - CON IndranilDasgupta Speaker Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals Birmingham, UKUnited Kingdom Auditorium Brahmkamal Hall