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.
Kidney Registries in Action: global collaboration to improve access to treatment and patient outcomes
GeorginaIrish Moderator Australia
JunichiHoshino Moderator Japan
  • Welcome
    FergusCaskey Speaker United Kingdom
  • Introduction
    ToshihideNaganuma Speaker Japan
  • Lessons From Developing a National Hemodialysis Registry in Nepal
    DibyaSingh Shah Speaker Nepal
  • Status of Dialysis Therapy in Mongolia: Insights From the National Dialysis Registry
    AdiyaSaruultuvshin Speaker Mongolia
  • Applying National Kidney Registry Data to Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines
    JunichiHoshino Speaker Japan
  • Panel Discussion
313 - 314
10:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
AlejandroFerreiro-Fuentes Moderator Uruguay
FergusCaskey Moderator United Kingdom
  • Introduction
    GeorginaIrish Speaker Australia
  • Embedding Randomization in a National CKD Registry: The SACK Apixaban Study
    MarieEvans Speaker Sweden
  • Platform Trials Using Routine Data for Pediatric Rare Diseases
    DorotheaNitsch Speaker United Kingdom
  • Lessons Learned From Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Trials: ANZDATA Insights
    StephenMcdonald Speaker Australia
  • Q&A
313 - 314
12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
MarieEvans Moderator Sweden
StephenMcdonald Moderator Australia
  • Why We Need Standardised Data in CKD Registries
    AlejandroFerreiro-Fuentes Speaker Uruguay
  • UK Experience in Harmonizing Routine CKD Data for Research
    SamiraBell Speaker United Kingdom
  • Overcoming Barriers to Global CKD Data Standardization
    JamesWetmore Speaker United States
  • Q&A
313 - 314

29 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
Sydney Tang Moderator Hong Kong, China
  • IgA Nephropathy Study: Current and Perspective
    XueqingYU Speaker China
  • Optimizing Management of Lupus Nephritis – The Clinical, The Bytes and The Bench
    DesmondYap Speaker Hong Kong, China
  • From Data to Discovery: Insights from ADPKD Registries Across the Asia-Pacific
    KornchanokVareesangthip Speaker Thailand
  • Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease in East Asians
    YukaSugawara Speaker Japan
  • Q&A
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