Program for all days

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
8:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
AhmedKalebi Moderator Kenya
PeterBoor Moderator Germany
SuryaSeshan Moderator United States
  • Update on Banff Transplant Pathology Classification
    AgnesFogo Speaker United States
  • Kidney Lesions Following Stem Cell Transplantation
    SuryaSeshan Speaker United States
  • Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Kidney Transplant Pathology
    PeterBoor Speaker Germany
  • Q&A Session
301 - 302
Breaking New Ground in Clinical Trials
Andrea Viecelli Moderator Switzerland
BrendanSmyth Moderator Australia
DavidWheeler Moderator United Kingdom
303
KenarJhaveri Moderator United States
Maria JoseSoler Moderator Spain
SabineKaram Moderator United States
304
SaraDavison Moderator Canada
Yoshiyuki Kizawa Moderator
  • Introduction to concepts/principles of Kidney Supportive Care and Conservative Kidney Management
    SaraDavison Speaker Canada
  • Joint Talk: Planning for conservative kidney management - A Tale of Two Cities
    BarnabyHole Speaker United Kingdom
    PeaceBagasha Speaker Uganda
  • Essential Communication Skills for Successful Advance Care Planning
    BarnabyHole Speaker United Kingdom
  • Q&A Session
311 - 312
KenjiMatsui Moderator United States
MitchellRosner Moderator United States
  • Update on Diabetes Kidney Disease Management
    SunitaBavanandan Speaker Malaysia
  • New Drugs for Polycystic Kidney Disease
    MichelChonchol Speaker United States
  • B Cell Targeted Therapies for Glomerular Diseases
    RichardLafayette Speaker United States
  • Q&A Session
501 - 502
BernardoMoguel González Moderator Mexico
MayuriTrivedi Moderator mayuritrivedi80@gmail.comIndia
ToshihideNaganuma Moderator Japan
VandanaNiyyar Moderator United States
503
10:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
Mineaki Kitamura Moderator Japan
PeterBoor Moderator Germany
  • Spectrum of IgG4 Related Kidney Diseases
    TakakoSaeki Speaker Japan
  • Spectrum of Tropical Infections and Renal Lesions in Parasitic Diseases
    AhmedKalebi Speaker Kenya
  • From Uncertainty to Diagnosis: Genomics in Undetermined Kidney Disease
    LaurentMesnard Speaker France
  • Q&A Session
301 - 302
Global Trials Perspectives
KatherineTuttle Moderator United States
MegumiOshima Moderator Japan
VivekKumar Moderator India
  • Japanese Perspective
    MegumiOshima Speaker Japan
  • African Perspective
    RobertKalyesubula Speaker Uganda
  • Insights on Consent Challenges in Low and Middle-income Countries
    ShuchiAnand Speaker sanand3@health.ucdavis.eduUnited States
  • Closing the Loop: Returning Results to Participants: Why and How
    AdeeraLevin Speaker Canada
    BillWang Speaker Hong Kong, China
  • Q&A Session
303
KenarJhaveri Moderator United States
Maria JoseSoler Moderator Spain
SabineKaram Moderator United States
  • Hyponatremia in Patients with Cancer
    SanjeevNair Speaker India
  • Hypercalcemia in Patients with Cancer
    MohamedHassanein Speaker Egypt
  • Hypomagnesemia and Hypophosphatemia in Patients With Cancer
    JolantaMalyszko Speaker Poland
  • Roundtable Discussion
    KenarJhaveri Moderator United States
304
SaraDavison Moderator Canada
PeaceBagasha Moderator Uganda
  • Managing Restless Legs, CKD-Associated Pruritus, and Insomnia in Conservative Kidney Management
    BrendanSmyth Speaker Australia
  • Management of Pain in Conservative Kidney Management
    PramoteEuasobhon Speaker Thailand
  • Management of Fatigue and Mental Health in Conservative Kidney Management
    PeaceBagasha Speaker Uganda
  • Q&A Session
311 - 312
SolaAoun Bahous Moderator sola.bahous@lau.edu.lbLebanon
Yoshihito Nihei Moderator Japan
  • Linking Renal Pathology to Kidney Function
    Jonathan Barratt Speaker United Kingdom
  • Management of C3 Glomerulopathy: From Diagnosis to Targeted Therapy
    SHOICHIMARUYAMA Speaker Japan
  • Update on the Cardio-Kidney Metabolic Syndrome
    SolaAoun Bahous Speaker sola.bahous@lau.edu.lbLebanon
  • Q&A Session
501 - 502
BernardoMoguel González Moderator Mexico
MayuriTrivedi Moderator mayuritrivedi80@gmail.comIndia
ToshihideNaganuma Moderator Japan
VandanaNiyyar Moderator United States
503
12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
AhmedKalebi Moderator Kenya
SuryaSeshan Moderator United States
301 - 302
Implementation Science in Action
MichaelWalsh Moderator Canada
MegJardine Moderator Australia
  • Practical Aspects of Implementation Science; Hands-on Studies
    Tae WonYi Speaker Canada
  • Value of Implementation Science
    RukshanaShroff Speaker United Kingdom
  • Implementation Science in Digital Health: Clinical Trials Using Mobile Applications for Patient Interventions
    YusukeSakaguchi Speaker Japan
  • Take Home Messages
    MegJardine Speaker Australia
303
KenarJhaveri Moderator United States
Maria JoseSoler Moderator Spain
SabineKaram Moderator United States
  • Onco-nephrology in the Kidney Transplant Population
    RobertCarroll Speaker robert.carroll@health.sa.gov.auAustralia
  • Onco-Hypertension: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Management
    SabineKaram Speaker United States
  • GFR Estimation in Patients With Cancer
    ShuchiAnand Speaker sanand3@health.ucdavis.eduUnited States
  • Q&A and Final Remarks
    KenarJhaveri Moderator United States
304
SaraDavison Moderator Canada
PeaceBagasha Moderator Uganda
  • Managing Metabolic Complications of Kidney Failure in Conservative Kidney Management
    SaraDavison Speaker Canada
  • End-of-Life Care in Conservative Kidney Management: Symptom-focused Approaches
    NandiniVallath Speaker India
  • Q&A Session
311 - 312
BiancaDavidson Moderator South Africa
Lori-AnnFisher Moderator Jamaica
SHOICHIMARUYAMA Moderator Japan
  • How Do I Manage Hepatorenal Syndrome?
    Lori-AnnFisher Speaker Jamaica
  • How Do I Manage: Checkpoint Inhibitor-associated AKI
    MitchellRosner Speaker United States
  • Q&A Session
501 - 502
BernardoMoguel González Moderator Mexico
MayuriTrivedi Moderator mayuritrivedi80@gmail.comIndia
ToshihideNaganuma Moderator Japan
VandanaNiyyar Moderator United States
503