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.
Breaking New Ground in Clinical Trials
Andrea Viecelli Moderator Switzerland
BrendanSmyth Moderator Australia
DavidWheeler Moderator United Kingdom
  • High Level Summary of the Two Previous Webinars
    AdeeraLevin Speaker alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada
  • Designing Trials for Inclusivity and Generalizability
    Andrea Viecelli Speaker Switzerland
  • Trials Without Borders
    RathikaKrishnasamy Speaker Australia
  • Use of Novel Tools in Kidney Research
    Pedro HenriqueFranca Gois Speaker Australia
  • Q&A Session
303
12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
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
3:45 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
DavidWheeler Moderator United Kingdom
KatherineTuttle Moderator United States
  • REMODEL Trial Overview: Framework and Key Outcomes
    PetterBjornstad Speaker United States
  • Semaglutide Improves Kidney Outcomes Regardless Of SGLT2i Use In People With Chronic Kidney Disease And Type 2 Diabetes: Post-hoc Analysis The Remodel Trial
    DavidCherney Speaker Canada
  • Aldosterone Blockade for Health Improvement Evaluation in End-stage Renal Disease Trial
    (ACHIEVE)
    MichaelWalsh Speaker Canada
  • B-cell Targeted Therapy for Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: Results of the Phase III Global Multicenter Inshore Trial Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Obinutuzumab vs Mycophenolate Mofetil
    JulienHogan Speaker France
  • Q&A Session
Main Hall

29 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
AdeeraLevin Moderator alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada
Andrea Viecelli Moderator Switzerland
RobertoPecoits-Filho Moderator United States
  • RESOLVE Trial: Sodium Concentration in Dialysis Populations — a Global Cluster Randomized Study
    MegJardine Speaker Australia
  • Q&A
  • Key Aspects of the VOICE Clinical Trial on Anemia in Dialysis Patients
    ShuchiAnand Speaker sanand3@health.ucdavis.eduUnited States
  • Q&A
  • The Renal Life Cycle: Development, Maturity, and Decline
    HiddoLambers Heerspink Speaker Netherlands
  • Q&A
  • Randomized Embedded Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial in South Asian Kidney Biopsy-proven Primary Glomerular Diseases: Multi-center, Multi-arm and Multi-stage- the Story So Far
    Joint Presentation
    Selvin Sundar RajMani Speaker India
    SuceenaAlexander Speaker India
  • Q&A
  • ASPIRE Trial: Aspirin Use in Dialysis Patients in China
    XueqingYU Speaker China
  • Q&A
Main Hall
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
In IgA Nephropathy
HeatherReich Moderator Canada
Sydney Tang Moderator Hong Kong, China
YusukeSuzuki Moderator Japan
  • Opening & Introduction
    Sydney Tang Speaker Hong Kong, China
  • Efficacy and Safety Results of Atrasentan in Patients With IgA Nephropathy on Sodium‚ äìglucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors: Phase II, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial (Assist)
    HiddoLambers Heerspink Speaker Netherlands
  • Q&A
  • Efficacy and Safety of a Targeted-release Formulation of Budesonide (HR19042 Capsules) in Patients With Primary IgA Nephropathy: A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 Trial
    XiaobingYang Speaker China
  • Q&A
  • Efficacy and Safety of Iptacopan in Patients With IgA Nephropathy (IgAN): Final 24-month Results From the Phase III APPLAUSE-IgAN Study
    VladoPerkovic Speaker Australia
  • Q&A
  • Closing Remarks
Main Hall
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
  • Advancing the Next Wave of Therapies in Chronic Kidney Disease
    DustinLittle Speaker United States
  • Effects of Finerenone on Biomarkers: Mechanistic Insights From Proteomic Analyses in Clinical Trials
    MarioBerger Speaker mario.berger@bayer.comGermany
  • Future Directions in CRM Care: Advancing Research and Therapeutic Innovation
    AntonioGarreta Rufas Speaker Germany
  • Innovative Strategies for Clinical Trial Design in IgAN
    LokeshShah Speaker United States
  • Improving Outcomes in Complement-mediated Kidney Diseases
    Marianne Silkjær Nielsen Speaker Switzerland
  • Advancing Mechanistic Trials through Industry–Academia Collaboration: Insights from the REMODEL Trial
    ManuelMayrdorfer Speaker Denmark
  • Why? When? How? How to Maximize Patient Outcomes From the Start of Dialysis
    PeterRutherford Speaker Switzerland
301 - 302

30 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
BradRovin Moderator United States
GermaineWong Moderator Australia
PierreRonco Moderator France
  • Kidney International in Focus: Annual Highlights
    PierreRonco Speaker France
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence, Part 1 — Pediatrics
    GabrielCara-Fuentes Speaker United States
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence, Part 2 — Clinical Nephrology
    SaharKoubar Speaker United States
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence Part 3 — Epidemiology & Clinical Trials
    DavidTunnicliffe Speaker Australia
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence, Part 4 — Basic and Translational Science
    NahidTabibzadeh Speaker France
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker United States
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker United States
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker United States
  • Celebrating Excellence: Best Reviewer Awards Presentation
    BradRovin Speaker United States
  • Presentation of Basic Science Awards (Early Career Researcher Awards)
    BernhardDumoulin Speaker United States
  • Presentation of Clinical Science Awards (Early Career Researcher Awards)
    Louis-CharlesDesbiens Speaker Canada
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Where Are They Now?
    GermaineWong Speaker Australia
315
KeiFukami Moderator Japan
LizLightstone Moderator United Kingdom
  • Effect of a 12-week Intradialytic Cycling Intervention on Hemodialysis-induced Myocardial Stunning: A Multi-centre Randomized Controlled Trial
    ClaraBohm Speaker Canada
  • TEACH-PD Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: Targeted Education ApproaCH to improve Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes
    JosephineChow Speaker Australia
  • Effect of Finerenone on Circulating Biomarkers: A CONFIDENCE Analysis
    MarioBerger Speaker mario.berger@bayer.comGermany
  • Effect of Simultaneous Initiation of Finerenone and Empagliflozin on Urinary Albumin-to-creatinine Ratio by Age and Sex in the CONFIDENCE Trial
    RajivAgarwal Speaker United States
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Urinary Albumin-to-creatinine Ratio — Unravelling the Interplay in Combination: Findings From the CONFIDENCE Trial
    RajivAgarwal Speaker United States
  • Lowering-Hyperuricemia Treatment on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Prospective, Multicenter, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
    Naya Huang Speaker huangnaya@163.comChina
Main Hall
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
  • Building Clinical Trial Awareness in the Kidney Community
    Andrea Viecelli Speaker Switzerland
  • ISN TrialWatch: Bringing the Latest Evidence to the Kidney Community
    MeganBorkum Speaker Canada
  • The ISN Guide for Everyone: Demystifying Clinical Research
    AdeeraLevin Speaker alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada
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