Rafaela Siviero Caron-Lienert PUCRSBrazil

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? CarlaAvesani Chairperson carla.avesani@ki.seKarolinska InstituteSweden SahirKalim Chairperson skalim@mgh.harvard.eduHarvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital United States Hot Debate: Should Low Protein Diet (+/- Ketoanalogue Supplementation) Be a Part of Advanced CKD Management? - PROS ConnieRhee Speaker crhee@mednet.ucla.eduUCLAUnited States Hot Debate: Should Low Protein Diet (+/- Ketoanalogue Supplementation) Be a Part of Advanced CKD Management? - CONS SwapnilHiremath Speaker University of OttawaCanada Hall A	Strategies to Reduce Inequity of PD Provision Globally: ISN-ISPD Joint Session AdrianLiew Chairperson Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, SingaporeSingapore DanielaPonce Chairperson daniela.ponce@unesp.brBotucatu School of Medicine - University of Sao Paulo StateBrazil Growing PD Globally: Outcomes From the International Home Dialysis Consortium EdwinaBrown Speaker Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustUnited Kingdom Overcoming Barriers to PD in Low-middle Income Countries Magdalena Madero Speaker Chief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de CardiolMexico Public Policy and Home Dialysis Utilization: High-income Country Perspective RajnishMehrotra Speaker University of WashingtonUnited States Debate Hall C4
3 p.m. 4 p.m.	A Balancing Act: Your Kidneys and Electrolytes Angela Yee-MoonWang Chairperson Hong Kong/SingaporeSingapore ThiagoDe Azevedo Reis Chairperson thiagoreisnefro@gmail.comHospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil & Fenix Brazil Is Magnesium a Missing Puzzle for Vascular Calcification in CKD? SolaAoun Bahous Speaker sola.bahous@gmail.comLebanese American University School of MedicineLebanon Should Potassium Be Restricted or Not in CKD? RobertoPecoits Filho Speaker Arbor Research Collaborative for HealthUnited States Metabolic Acidosis in CKD: When to Treat? What to Target? MitchellRosner Speaker Univeristy of Virginia HealthUnited States Q and A Hall A	Cardiorenal Syndrome: Updates in the Pathophysiology and State-of-the-Art Treatment FelipeInserra Chairperson felipe.inserra@gmail.comArgentina YelenaDrexler Chairperson yrd6@miami.eduUniversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineUnited States 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.orgTufts Medical CenterUnited States Device-related Treatment for CRS ClaudioRonco Speaker cronco@goldnet.itInternational Renal Research Institute of VicenzaItaly 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 PaulBennett Spotlight Speaker paul.bennett@griffith.edu.auGriffith UniversityAustralia 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 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 MonicaWang Spotlight Speaker monica.wang@nature.comNature Reviews of NephrologyUnited Kingdom VivekanandJha Spotlight Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inGeorge Institute for Global Health IndiaIndia 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 Guang-YanCai Chairperson caiguangyan@sina.comChina JonathanChavez Iniguez Chairperson jonarchi_10@hotmail.comHospital Civil de Guadalajara, Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico CKD Care in Low-resource Settings: Lessons Learned from CKDOPPS Magdalena Madero Speaker Chief of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de CardiolMexico PD Infections: Think Globally, Act Locally JeffreyPerl Speaker St. Michael's Hospital Canada International Trends and Variations in Hemodiafiltration Utilization and Practices AngeloKaraboyas Speaker angelo.karaboyas@arborresearch.orgArbor Research Collaborative for HealthUnited States 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 Giorgina BarbaraPiccoli Chairperson Centre Hospitalier Le MansFrance RolandoClaure Del Granado Chairperson Division of Nephrology, Hospital Obrero No 2 - Caja Nacional de Salud, Cochabamba Bolivia Closing the Loop: Innovative Approach to Dialysis PVC Recycling NathanBerman Parks Speaker nberman9@gmail.comInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador ZubiránMexico Green Nephrology: Evolving Concepts CarolineStigant Speaker Caroline.Stigant@islandhealth.caCanada Water Preservation: An Unmet Need in Dialysis MohamedBen Hmida Speaker mohamedbenhmida148@gmail.comDepartment of Nephrology Hédi Chaker University Hospital Sfax-Tunisia. Tunisia Choosing Food Wisely: Ultra-processed Food and Kidney Health CarlaAvesani Speaker carla.avesani@ki.seKarolinska InstituteSweden Q and A Hall D
12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.	Complications and Nutritional Approaches to CKD: ISN-ISRNM Joint Session Angela Yee-MoonWang Chairperson Hong Kong/SingaporeSingapore ArmandoNegri Chairperson armando.negri@gmail.comInstituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArgentina CKD-induced Changes in Gut Microbiome in CKD DeniseMafra Speaker dmafra30@gmail.comFederal University Fluminense - UFFBrazil Personalized Nutrition Management of CKD Patients ConnieRhee Speaker crhee@mednet.ucla.eduUCLAUnited States The Gut-Kidney-Heart Axis in CKD: Beyond the Leaky Gut KeiichiSumida Speaker ksumida@uthsc.eduUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterUnited States 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 Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Brazil ReenaGeorge Chairperson 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.comISN, ACOENEColombia Training and Re-training, Whats Is New? ReenaGeorge Speaker India PD Catheter Related Infections: How to Integrate Research into Clinical Practice Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Speaker Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Brazil 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 Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Brazil ReenaGeorge Chairperson India Volume Management: Individualizing Care Wilmer JimEscobar Torres Speaker jimccv@gmail.comWilmer Jim Escobar TorresPeru Potassium is Not the Villain Rafaela Siviero Caron-Lienert Speaker rafaelacaronlienert@gmail.comPUCRSBrazil Assessment and Management of AV Access: Case Management ClementeSousa Speaker clementesousa@esenf.ptEscola Enfermagem PortoPortugal 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 Ana Elizabeth pradofigueiredo Chairperson Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Brazil ReenaGeorge Chairperson India Mental Health and Wellbeing in Dialysis Patients RachaelWalker Speaker University of Auckland, New ZealandNew Zealand Laughter Therapy to Promote Physical Activity and Exercise in People with Kidney Failure PaulBennett Speaker paul.bennett@griffith.edu.auGriffith UniversityAustralia End of Life Care Planning: Supporting Families and Patients HelenHurst Speaker h.e.hurst@salford.ac.ukUniversity of Salford and Northern Care Alliance NUnited Kingdom 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) ISN President's Address MasaomiNangaku Speaker mnangaku@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan 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.arHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentinean Society of Nephrology; Latinoamerican Society of Nephrology and Hypertension; International Society of NephrologyArgentina 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 States The Origin of the Universe DanielDe Florian Speaker deflo@unsam.edu.arUniversidad Nacional de San MartinArgentina Acceptance Speech: Hamburger Award AdeeraLevin Speaker University of British Columbia and Providence Health CareCanada Hall A