Bridging Gaps in Kidney Disease Diagnostics: Striving for Equity

8 Feb 2025 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.
Parijat Hall 201
DanielO'Hara Chair NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, AustraliaAustralia
MythriShankar Chair Institute of NephrourologyIndia
YannickNlandu Chair Kinshasa University HospitalDemocratic Republic of Congo

Session Description:
Experts from the ISN Emerging Leaders Program will discuss major disparaties in global kidney care due to variability in access to critical diagnostic testing, including basic pathology testing and its implementation in CKD screening programs, kidney biopsy and genetics. The session will explore existing gaps in the availability of diagnostics, barriers to equitable access, and practical steps forward to help address this situation.
Learning Objectives:
To examine global access to kidney diagnostics through international perspectives and review of published evidence. These diagnostics include basic pathology testing and screening programs to implement testing, as well as kidney biopsy analysis, and genetics.To explore barriers to improved access to kidney diagnostics at the clinician, site, healthcare system and international levels. To describe practical steps forward to improve access to kidney diagnostics.

Time Session
4:15 p.m.
4:25 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Featuring an Expert in Genetics
Becky MingyaoMa Speaker mymbecky@gmail.comDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Hong KongHong Kong, China
4:25 p.m.
4:35 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Featuring a Renal Pathologist
MarekKollar Speaker marek.kollar@ikem.czCzech Republic
Parijat Hall 201
4:35 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Featuring an Expert in CKD Care From India
PritiMeena Speaker pritimn@gmail.comAll india institute of medical sciences-BhubaneswarIndia
Parijat Hall 201
4:45 p.m.
4:55 p.m.
Panel Discussion:Featuring an Expert in CKD Care From Fiji
Yogeshni Chandra Speaker chandra_yogi@yahoo.comFiji
Parijat Hall 201
4:55 p.m.
5:05 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Featuring an Expert in CKD Care From Nigeria
ChimezieOkwuonu Speaker getchimezie@yahoo.comFederal Medical CenterNigeria
Parijat Hall 201
5:05 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Q and A
Parijat Hall 201