Hot Debate - To D or Not to D? Do All Patients With CKD Need Vitamin D Supplementation?

8 Feb 2025 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.
Amaltas B Hall B101A
FergusCaskey Chair University of Bristol, UKUnited Kingdom
OMKUMAR Chair INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, PATNAIndia
UmeshKhanna Chair MD DNB (NEPHROLOGY), India

Session Description: 
Vitamin D was once considered a panacea for a variety of ailments but now is considered by some to be unimportant. Despite multiple studies, the debate on the benefits of vitamin D supplementation continue, and the pendulum swings widely from one extreme to the other. But importantly, are our kidney patients different? Participate in a lively debate to hear what the experts have to say.
Learning Objectives:
Hear the pros and cons on monitoring vitamin D levels and supplementation in patients with CKD; and discuss the optimal therapeutic levels and treatment doses of vit D in CKD.

Time Session
4:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Hot Debate: To D or Not to D? All Patients With CKD Need Vitamin D Supplementation - PRO
HanneJoergensen Speaker Aarhus UniversityDenmark
Hot Debate: To D or Not to D? All Patients With CKD Need Vitamin D Supplementation - CON
Mario GennaroCozzolino Speaker University of MilanItaly