Agenda

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
8:00 am	Welcome & Announcements Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
	Session I: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 1) Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO
8:15 AM	CKD KDIGO Guidelines Update Yuliya Sharakova, MD
8:45 AM	Calciphylaxis and Skin Issues in CKD Christine Warren, MD
9:15 AM	Anticoagulation in CKD and ESKD Deborah Hornacek, MD
9:45 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
9:55 AM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session II: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 2) Moderator: Crystal Gadegbeku, MD
10:15 AM	Nutrition and CKD Holly Kramer, MD, MPH
10:45 AM	Hypertension Management in CKD George Thomas, MD
11:15 AM	Obesity and CKD Holly Kramer, MD, MPH
11:45 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
11:55 AM	Lunch & Non-CME Satellites *
	Session III: Vascular Access Symposium Moderator: Matt McGuire, MD
1:00 PM	Vascular Access Symposium: An Update for the Nephrologist Basics of AV access: nomenclature, examination, common problems Dialysis access decisions: where does endoAVF stand? Innovations in TDC, Angioplasty, and stent/graft placement techniques Challenges and best practices for a successfully vascular access program Panel Discussion: Matt McGuire MD; Lee Kirksey MD; Sasan Partovi MD
2:30 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
2:35 PM	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Session IV: Journal Club Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO
2:55 PM	Journal Club Jagmeet Dhingra, MD and Jonathan Taliercio, DO
5:10 PM	Adjourn
5:10 PM	Reception (Non-CME) *

* Non-CME programs are only available in-person

Thursday, April 24, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits and Non-CME Satellites *
	Session V: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 1) Moderator: Laura Provenzano, MD
8:15 AM	Update in Primary Nephrotic Syndrome Corey Cavanaugh, DO
8:45 AM	Genetics in Primary Nephrotic Syndrome Xiangling Wang, MD
9:15 AM	Kidney Success: Clinical Trials in Nephrology Brad Rovin, MD
9:45 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
9:55 AM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session VI: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 2) Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
10:15 AM	Lupus Nephritis Update Brad Rovin, MD
10:45 AM	CAR-T for Autoimmune diseases Len Calabrese, DO
11:15 AM	IgA Nephropathy Update Andrew Bomback, MD
11:45 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
11:55 AM	Lunch & Non-CME Satellites *
	Session VII: Kasperzak Lecture and Case Discussions Moderator: Marc Pohl, MD
1:00 PM	Kasperzak Lecture: Complement in Kidney Diseases Andrew Bomback, MD
1:50 PM	Clinicopathologic Case Discussions Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Corey Cavanaugh, DO Panel: Brad Rovin, MD, Andrew Bomback, MD, Emily Littlejohn, DO, MPH, Laura Provenzano, MD
2:45 pm	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
2:55 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session VIII: Vasculitis Update and Case Discussions Moderator: Scott Cohen, MD
3:15 PM	What’s New in Vasculitis Salem Almaani, MBBS
3:45 PM	Vasculitis Mimics Kinanah Yaseen, MD
4:15 PM	Clinicopathologic Case Discussions Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Jonathan Taliercio, MD Panel: Brad Rovin, MD, Andrew Bomback, MD, Rula Hajj-Ali, MD, Salem Almaani, MBBS
5:10 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
5:20 PM	Adjourn

* Non-CME programs are only available in-person

Friday, April 25, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits and Non-CME Satellites*
	Session IX: Update in Onco-nephrology Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
8:15 AM	Immunotherapy and the Kidneys Sandra Herrmann, MD
8:45 AM	TKI and VEGF Inhibitors Sandra Herrmann, MD
9:15 AM	Case Discussions in Onconephrology Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Corey Cavanaugh, DO Panel: Sandra Herrmann, MD, Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS, Moshe Ornstein, MD, MA, Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
10:00 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
10:10 AM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session X: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS) Moderator: Corey Cavanaugh, DO
10:25 AM	A Primer into MGRS: What a Nephrologist Should Know Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
10:50 AM	Case Discussions in MGRS Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd Panel: Sandra Herrmann, MD, Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS, MEd, Scott Cohen, MD, Jack Khouri, MD
11:50 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
11:55 AM	Lunch & Non-CME Satellites *
	Session XI: Obstetric Nephrology Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd
1:00 PM	GN in Pregnancy/ CKD Pregnancy Counseling Salem Almaani, MBBS
1:30 pm	AKI in Pregnancy Mala Sachdeva, MD
2:00 PM	Case Discussions in Obstetric Nephrology Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd Panel: Salem Almaani, MBBS, Mala Sachdeva, MD, Stacey Ehrenberg, MD
3:00 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
3:10 PM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session XII: Updates in the World of Kidney Transplantation Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd
3:20 PM	Medical Updates in Kidney Transplant Joshua Augustine, MD
3:50 pm	Surgical Updates in Kidney Transplant Mohamed Eltemamy, MD
4:20 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
4:30 PM	Adjourn

* Non-CME programs are only available in-person

Agenda

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Session I: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 1)
Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO

Session II: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 2)
Moderator: Crystal Gadegbeku, MD

Session III: Vascular Access Symposium
Moderator: Matt McGuire, MD

Session IV: Journal Club
Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO

Thursday, April 24, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Session V: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 1)
Moderator: Laura Provenzano, MD

Session VI: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 2)
Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd

Session VII: Kasperzak Lecture and Case Discussions
Moderator: Marc Pohl, MD

Session VIII: Vasculitis Update and Case Discussions
Moderator: Scott Cohen, MD

Friday, April 25, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Session IX: Update in Onco-nephrology
Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd

Session X: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)
Moderator: Corey Cavanaugh, DO

Session XI: Obstetric Nephrology
Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd

Session XII: Updates in the World of Kidney Transplantation
Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd

Agenda

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 All times in Eastern Time

Session I: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 1) Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO

Session II: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 2) Moderator: Crystal Gadegbeku, MD

Session III: Vascular Access Symposium Moderator: Matt McGuire, MD

Session IV: Journal Club Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO

Thursday, April 24, 2025 All times in Eastern Time

Session V: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 1) Moderator: Laura Provenzano, MD

Session VI: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 2) Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd

Session VII: Kasperzak Lecture and Case Discussions Moderator: Marc Pohl, MD

Session VIII: Vasculitis Update and Case Discussions Moderator: Scott Cohen, MD

Friday, April 25, 2025 All times in Eastern Time

Session IX: Update in Onco-nephrology Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd

Session X: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS) Moderator: Corey Cavanaugh, DO

Session XI: Obstetric Nephrology Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd

Session XII: Updates in the World of Kidney Transplantation Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Session I: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 1)
Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO

Session II: Updates and Challenges in CKD Care (Part 2)
Moderator: Crystal Gadegbeku, MD

Session III: Vascular Access Symposium
Moderator: Matt McGuire, MD

Session IV: Journal Club
Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO

Thursday, April 24, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Session V: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 1)
Moderator: Laura Provenzano, MD

Session VI: Updates in Glomerular Diseases (Part 2)
Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd

Session VII: Kasperzak Lecture and Case Discussions
Moderator: Marc Pohl, MD

Session VIII: Vasculitis Update and Case Discussions
Moderator: Scott Cohen, MD

Friday, April 25, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Session IX: Update in Onco-nephrology
Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd

Session X: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)
Moderator: Corey Cavanaugh, DO

Session XI: Obstetric Nephrology
Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd

Session XII: Updates in the World of Kidney Transplantation
Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd