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 georgina@anzdata.org.auAustralia
  • Welcome
    FergusCaskey Speaker Fergus.Caskey@bristol.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Introduction
    ToshihideNaganuma Speaker m9643361@omu.ac.jpJapan
  • Lessons From Developing a National Hemodialysis Registry in Nepal
    DibyaSingh Shah Speaker dibyasingh@hotmail.comNepal
  • Status of Dialysis Therapy in Mongolia: Insights From the National Dialysis Registry
    AdiyaSaruultuvshin Speaker saruultuvshin@mnums.edu.mnMongolia
  • Applying National Kidney Registry Data to Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines
    JunichiHoshino Speaker hoshino.junichi@twmu.ac.jpJapan
  • Panel Discussion
313 - 314
10:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
AlejandroFerreiro-Fuentes Moderator aferreirofuentes@gmail.comUruguay
FergusCaskey Moderator Fergus.Caskey@bristol.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Introduction
    GeorginaIrish Speaker georgina@anzdata.org.auAustralia
  • Embedding Randomization in a National CKD Registry: The SACK Apixaban Study
    MarieEvans Speaker marie.evans@ki.seSweden
  • Platform Trials Using Routine Data for Pediatric Rare Diseases
    DorotheaNitsch Speaker dorothea.nitsch@lshtm.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Lessons Learned From Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Trials: ANZDATA Insights
    StephenMcdonald Speaker stephen.mcdonald@sa.gov.auAustralia
  • Q&A
313 - 314
12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
MarieEvans Moderator marie.evans@ki.seSweden
StephenMcdonald Moderator stephen.mcdonald@sa.gov.auAustralia
  • Why We Need Standardised Data in CKD Registries
    AlejandroFerreiro-Fuentes Speaker aferreirofuentes@gmail.comUruguay
  • UK Experience in Harmonizing Routine CKD Data for Research
    SamiraBell Speaker stbell@dundee.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Overcoming Barriers to Global CKD Data Standardization
    JamesWetmore Speaker james.wetmore@hcmed.orgUnited States
  • Q&A
313 - 314

29 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
  • IgA Nephropathy Study: Current and Perspective
    XueqingYu Speaker yuxueqing@gdph.org.cnChina
  • Optimizing Management of Lupus Nephritis – The Clinical, The Bytes and The Bench
    DesmondYap Speaker desmondy@hku.hkHong Kong, China
  • From Data to Discovery: Insights from ADPKD Registries Across the Asia-Pacific
    KornchanokVareesangthip Speaker kornchanok.ploy@gmail.comThailand
  • Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease in East Asians
    YukaSugawara Speaker ysuga-tky@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan
  • Q&A
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