Rafaela Siviero Caron-Lienert BrazilPUCRS

Rafaela Caron-Lienert, RD, PhD, Associate Professor at the School of Health and Life Sciences within the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil. Dr. Caron-Lienert is a Registered Dietitian and a Nephrology researcher with a focus on renal nutrition. In 2015, she was awarded a Fellowship at the International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, Italy, as part of her PhD. Currently serving as a Associate Professor at the School of Health and Life Sciences within the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil, Dr. Caron-Lienert plays a pivotal role as an education agent in training the next generation of healthcare professionals. With a 16-year history of working with renal patients, the primary focus of her work is to provide patient-centered and humanized nutritional care, aiming to enhance the quality of life for individuals with renal disease through dietary interventions.

Institution

Day 1 - Sunday April 14, 2024

Time	Session

12:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m.	Hot Debate: Should a Low Protein Diet (+/- Ketoanalogue Supplementation) Be Part of Advanced CKD Management? 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	Strategies to Reduce Inequity of PD Provision Globally: ISN-ISPD Joint Session LF1001 AdrianLiew Chairperson SingaporeMount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore DanielaPonce Chairperson daniela.ponce@unesp.brBrazilBotucatu School of Medicine - University of Sao Paulo State Growing PD Globally: Outcomes From the International Home Dialysis Consortium EdwinaBrown Speaker United KingdomImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Overcoming Barriers to PD in Low-middle Income Countries Magdalena Madero Speaker MexicoChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiol Public Policy and Home Dialysis Utilization: High-income Country Perspective RajnishMehrotra Speaker United StatesUniversity of Washington Debate Hall C4
3 p.m. 4 p.m.	A Balancing Act: Your Kidneys and Electrolytes LF1007 Angela Yee-MoonWang Chairperson SingaporeHong Kong/Singapore ThiagoDe Azevedo Reis Chairperson thiagoreisnefro@gmail.comBrazilHospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil & Fenix Is Magnesium a Missing Puzzle for Vascular Calcification in CKD? SolaAoun Bahous Speaker sola.bahous@gmail.comLebanonLebanese American University School of Medicine Should Potassium Be Restricted or Not in CKD? RobertoPecoits Filho Speaker United StatesArbor Research Collaborative for Health Metabolic Acidosis in CKD: When to Treat? What to Target? MitchellRosner Speaker United StatesUniveristy of Virginia Health Q and A Hall A	Cardiorenal Syndrome: Updates in the Pathophysiology and State-of-the-Art Treatment IK01 FelipeInserra Chairperson felipe.inserra@gmail.comArgentina YelenaDrexler Chairperson yrd6@miami.eduUnited StatesUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine New Insights into the Mechanisms of Kidney Injury in the CRS WendyMccallum Speaker wmccallum@tuftsmedicalcenter.orgUnited States Novel Pharmacological Treatments of the CRS MarkSarnak Speaker msarnak@tuftsmedicalcenter.orgUnited StatesTufts Medical Center Device-related Treatment for CRS ClaudioRonco Speaker cronco@goldnet.itItalyInternational Renal Research Institute of Vicenza Q and A Hall D
4:30 p.m. 5 p.m.	Laughter Therapy in Dialysis: What does it look like and how do you do it SPOT-08 PaulBennett Spotlight Speaker paul.bennett@griffith.edu.auAustraliaGriffith University Spotlight Stage 2
5:30 p.m. 6 p.m.	Challenges pertaining to peritoneal dialysis practice in Latin America: a dialogue between nurses and doctors SPOT-10 Spotlight Stage 2

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

Time	Session

12 p.m. 1 p.m.	Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda 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)
4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.	Recent Trends in Global Nephrology - Care of Advanced CKD and Dialysis Patients: ISN-DOPPS Joint Session LF1006 Guang-YanCai Chairperson China JonathanChavez Iniguez Chairperson jonarchi_10@hotmail.comMexicoHospital Civil de Guadalajara, Universidad de Guadalajara CKD Care in Low-resource Settings: Lessons Learned from CKDOPPS Magdalena Madero Speaker MexicoChief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiol PD Infections: Think Globally, Act Locally JeffreyPerl Speaker CanadaSt. Michael's Hospital International Trends and Variations in Hemodiafiltration Utilization and Practices AngeloKaraboyas Speaker angelo.karaboyas@arborresearch.orgUnited StatesArbor Research Collaborative for Health Q and A Hall C3

Day 3 - Tuesday April 16, 2024

Time	Session

9 a.m. 10:30 a.m.	Environmental Approaches for Improving Kidney Health 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
12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.	Complications and Nutritional Approaches to CKD: ISN-ISRNM Joint Session 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

9 a.m. 11 a.m.	Navigating Kidney Care Symposium: From Guidelines to Practice, Personalized Care, and Quality of Life: PD: Translating Guidelines to Clinical Practice AHP1 Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do ReenaGeorge Chairperson IndiaChristian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India How to Provide High Quality PD as a Viable Option for Low Resource Settings: The Autonomous Role of Nurses MarthaDevia Speaker martha.e.devia@gmail.comColombiaISN, ACOENE Training and Re-training, Whats Is New? ReenaGeorge Speaker IndiaChristian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India PD Catheter Related Infections: How to Integrate Research into Clinical Practice Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Speaker BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Discussion Hall C3
11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.	Navigating Kidney Care Symposium: From Guidelines to Practice, Personalized Care, and Quality of Life: HD: Individualized Care AHP2 Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do ReenaGeorge Chairperson IndiaChristian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India Volume Management: Individualizing Care Wilmer JimEscobar Torres Speaker jimccv@gmail.comPeruWilmer Jim Escobar Torres Potassium is Not the Villain Rafaela Siviero Caron-Lienert Speaker rafaelacaronlienert@gmail.comBrazilPUCRS Assessment and Management of AV Access: Case Management ClementeSousa Speaker clementesousa@esenf.ptPortugalEscola Enfermagem Porto Discussion Hall C3
2:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m.	Navigating Kidney Care Symposium: From Guidelines to Practice, Personalized Care, and Quality of Life: Enhancing Patient Quality of Life AHP3 Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do ReenaGeorge Chairperson IndiaChristian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India Mental Health and Wellbeing in Dialysis Patients RachaelWalker Speaker New ZealandUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand Laughter Therapy to Promote Physical Activity and Exercise in People with Kidney Failure PaulBennett Speaker paul.bennett@griffith.edu.auAustraliaGriffith University End of Life Care Planning: Supporting Families and Patients HelenHurst Speaker h.e.hurst@salford.ac.ukUnited KingdomUniversity of Salford and Northern Care Alliance N Discussion Hall C3
4:30 p.m. 6 p.m.	WCN'24 Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session 1: The Origin of the Universe (Daniel de Florian, Argentina) 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