March 28Program

Better Kidney Health

The Interconnected Kidney

Preserving Kidney Health

The Smart Kidney

Plenary Sessions

WCN Courses

Spotlight Sessions

Special Sessions

Global Kidney Policy Forum

Welcome Event

Topical Networking

Poster Sessions

28 March 2026

Time	Session

08:30 10:00	Renal Pathology Course: Transplantation Related Kidney Diseases 301 - 302																		Tools to Strengthen Global Kidney Trials: Design, Innovative Endpoints, and Communication Across Regions 1 Breaking New Ground in Clinical Trials 303																		Onco-Nephrology Course: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the Cancer Patient 304																		Conservative Kidney Management: What Are Kidney Supportive Care (KSC) and Conservative Kidney Management (CKM)? 311 - 312																		Local Kidney Registries in Action: Regional Insights and Innovations Kidney Registries in Action: global collaboration to improve access to treatment and patient outcomes 313 - 314																		Annual Review of Nephrology Course 1 501 - 502																		Interventional Nephrology Course: Dialysis Access in Action: Mapping, Cannulation, and Volume Assessment 503
10:30 12:00	Renal Pathology: Native Kidney Disease Pathology – Advances/Update 301 - 302																		Tools to Strengthen Global Kidney Trials: Design, Innovative Endpoints, and Communication Across Regions 2 Global Trials Perspectives 303																		Onco-Nephrology Course: Electrolyte Disturbances in the Cancer Patient 304																		Conservative Kidney Management: How to deliver CKM - A Focus on Symptom Management 311 - 312																		Real-World Data and Registries in Clinical Research 313 - 314																		Annual Review of Nephrology Course 2 501 - 502																		Interventional Nephrology Course: Ultrasound in Nephrology- From Diagnosis to Intervention 503
11:00 11:15	Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Opening Remarks 315
11:15 12:05	Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Japan’s CKD Strategy in Action — Lessons From an Aging Society Moderator: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair 315
12:05 13:05	Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Advancing Kidney Health Across North and East Asia: Regional Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Iqbal Hafidz, ISN AWG Deputy Chair 315
12:15 13:15	Renal Pathology Course: Clinical-Pathologic Correlation Case Presentations 301 - 302																		Tools to Strengthen Global Kidney Trials: Design, Innovative Endpoints, and Communication Across Regions 3 Implementation Science in Action 303																		Onco-Nephrology Course: Onco-Nephrology in Special Populations 304																		Conservative Kidney Management: How to deliver CKM - Why It Is Everybody's Business 311 - 312																		From Definition to Data: Advancing Standardisation in CKD Registries 313 - 314																		Annual Review of Nephrology Course 3 501 - 502																		Interventional Nephrology Course: PD Catheter Simulation 503
13:05 13:10	Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Closing Remarks and Next Steps Speaker: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair 315
14:00 15:30	Plenary Lecture 1: Donald Seldin Lecture - Dynamics of the Function and Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and WCN'26 Opening Ceremony (Kazutoshi Mori, Japan) Jean Hamburger Award Main Hall
15:45 16:45	The Gut–Kidney Axis in CKD: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Perspectives 301 - 302														Cutting Edge Science in Nephrotic Syndrome/FSGS 303														AI in Kidney Care: From Predictive Models to Pathology Support Korean Society of Nephrology Named Session 304														Expanding Kidney Care Access Through Non-physician Workforce Models 311 - 312														ISN-WIN- WIN India-WIN Africa Joint Session: Bridging the Gap: Addressing Gender Disparities in Kidney Health 313 - 314														Advancing Sustainable Kidney Care: Evidence and Implementation 315														The Future of AKI Care: New Therapies, Recovery Paradigms, and Global Equity Chinese Society of Nephrology Named Session 501 - 502														CKD-MBD in Practice: Challenges, Controversies, and Consensus 503														HIT! High Impact Clinical Trials 1 Main Hall
17:00 18:30	Welcome Event Exhibition Hall																																																															Young Nephrologists Quiz-a-Thon IV: Japan edition Spotlight Stage 2
17:30 18:30	Poster Presentation Exhibition Hall
18:00 18:45	Spotlight on ISN-GKHA: Tracking a Decade of Global Kidney Health Progress Spotlight Stage 1																																																															ISN Community Film Event: Kidney Stories from Around the World Spotlight Stage 2