Schedule – Comprehensive Updates in Nephrology

Schedule

The following schedule is from the 2025 program. Information on the 2026 course will be posted soon.

Su 3/16

7:55 AM	8:00 AM	Introduction & Welcome
8:00 AM	8:45 AM	State-of-the-Art Approaches to Small-Vessel Vasculitis Ronald J. Falk, MD
8:45 AM	9:23 AM	Renal Disease and Pregnancy* S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD
9:23 AM	9:35 AM	Question-and-Answer Session Ronald J. Falk, MD S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD
9:35 AM	9:50 AM	Break & Guided Meditation✻
9:50 AM	10:37 AM	Membranous Glomerulopathy and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Minimal Change Disease Ronald J. Falk, MD
10:37 AM	11:27 AM	IgA Nephropathy and H-S Purpura: Individualizing Therapy Ronald J. Falk, MD
11:27 AM	11:35 AM	Break
11:35 AM	11:55 AM	Question-and-Answer Session Ronald J. Falk, MD
11:55 AM	12:40 PM	Lunch Break
12:40 PM	1:30 PM	Prevention and Treatment of Common PD Complications: An Interactive Session Q&A Adam M. Segal, MD, FASN
1:30 PM	2:15 PM	Detours in Hypertension: Evaluation and Management* Q&A Bradley M. Denker, MD
2:15 PM	2:30 PM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
2:30 PM	3:33 PM	Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: A Comprehensive Primer* Paul M. Palevsky, MD
3:33 PM	3:38 PM	Break
3:38 PM	4:40 PM	Optimizing Renal Support in Acute Kidney Injury: Case-Based Discussions Paul M. Palevsky, MD
4:40 PM	4:55 PM	Question-and-Answer Session Paul M. Palevsky, MD

M 3/17

SELF-STUDY SESSION
On-Demand		Acid-Base: Elementary Issues Michael Emmett, MD
8:00 AM	8:56 AM	The Anion Gap: An Enduring Concept for Over 100 Years Michael Emmett, MD
8:56 AM	10:02 AM	Case-Based Workshop: Acid-Base Clinical Cases Michael Emmett, MD
10:02 AM	10:20 AM	Question-and-Answer Session Michael Emmett, MD
10:20 AM	10:35 AM	Break & Guided Meditation✻
10:35 AM	11:32 AM	Relation Between Salt and Water Richard H. Sterns, MD
11:32 AM	12:24 PM	Case-Based Workshop: Fluid and Electrolytes Richard H. Sterns, MD
12:24 PM	12:40 PM	Question-and-Answer Session Richard H. Sterns, MD
12:40 PM	1:25 PM	Lunch Break
1:25 PM	2:05 PM	The Management of the Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
2:05 PM	3:05 PM	Endocrine Hypertension: Primary Aldosteronism and Pheochromocytoma Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
3:05 PM	3:15 PM	Question-and-Answer Session Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
3:15 PM	3:30 PM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
3:30 PM	4:25 PM	Challenges in Dialysis Access* Q&A Amy R. Evenson, MD, MPH
4:25 PM	5:25 PM	The Forgotten Compartment: Tales from the Tubulointerstitium Q&A Melanie P. Hoenig, MD

T 3/18

8:00 AM	8:45 AM	Advanced Kidney Disease in Vulnerable Patients: Prognosis and Treatment Decision Conversations* Q&A Robert A. Cohen, MD, MSc
8:45 AM	9:40 AM	Updates on the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease* Q&A Bradley M. Denker, MD
9:40 AM	9:55 AM	Break & Guided Meditation✻
9:55 AM	10:59 AM	Immunosuppressive Management in Acute Infection and Malignancy in Kidney Transplantation* Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP
10:59 AM	11:28 AM	Human Xenotransplantation* Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP
11:28 AM	11:45 AM	Question-and-Answer Session Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP
11:45 AM	12:55 PM	Onco-Nephrology: A Primer for the Nephrologist* Q&A Kavita Mistry, MD, PhD
12:55 PM	1:40 PM	Lunch Break
1:40 PM	2:10 PM	APOL1-Associated Kidney Disease Martin Pollak, MD
2:10 PM	2:45 PM	Comprehensive Genetic Analysis in Nephrology Ali Gharavi, MD
2:45 PM	2:55 PM	Question-and-Answer Session Martin Pollak, MD Ali Gharavi, MD
2:55 PM	3:10 PM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
3:10 PM	4:00 PM	Hemodialysis Delivery: Complications and the Barriers to Adequate Dialysis* Q&A J. Kevin Tucker, MD
4:00 PM	4:50 PM	Disorders of Potassium Balance: Something Old and Something New* Q&A Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
4:50 PM	4:55 PM	Break
4:55 PM	5:50 PM	Advances in Phosphate Homeostasis Management Q&A Jessica Kendrick, MD

W 3/19

8:00 AM	8:50 AM	What’s New? Controversies in Salt and Water Q&A Mark L. Zeidel, MD
8:50 AM	9:38 AM	Maintenance of Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplantation Martha Pavlakis, MD
9:38 AM	9:55 AM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
9:55 AM	10:35 AM	Finding the Right Pathway for a Patient With the Declining Allograft* Martha Pavlakis, MD
10:35 AM	10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM	11:40 AM	BURTON D. ROSE, MD KEYNOTE LECTURE: Noninfectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation Martha Pavlakis, MD
11:40 AM	11:55 AM	Question-and-Answer Session Martha Pavlakis, MD
11:55 AM	12:40 PM	Lunch Break
12:40 PM	1:25 PM	Novel Dialysis Modalities for Chronic Patients Q&A John Danziger, MD, MPhil
1:25 PM	2:10 PM	Case-Based Workshop: Problems in Dialysis Q&A John Danziger, MD, MPhil
2:10 PM	2:25 PM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
2:25 PM	3:00 PM	Special Lecture: Heat-Induced CKD Q&A David J. Friedman, MD
3:00 PM	3:50 PM	A Comprehensive Overview of Hypertension Management in 2025 Q&A Bradley M. Denker, MD
3:50 PM	3:55 PM	Break
3:55 PM	4:55 PM	Pathology and Mechanisms of Glomerular Diseases Q&A Astrid Weins, MD, PhD

Th 3/20

8:00 AM	8:55 AM	Management of Nondiabetic Chronic Kidney Disease Q&A Lesley Inker, MD, MS
8:55 AM	9:45 AM	Management of Hypertension in Nephropathy and Diabetes: An Update Q&A Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE
9:45 AM	10:00 AM	Break & Guided Meditation✻
10:00 AM	10:45 AM	Challenging Clinical Questions: Case-Based Session Q&A Robert S. Brown, MD
10:45 AM	11:10 AM	Anemia in CKD and ESKD: What We Know and What We Are Learning Q&A Jeffrey H. William, MD
11:10 AM	11:15 AM	Break
11:15 AM	12:15 PM	Case-Based Workshop: Challenging Cases in Glomerular Disease Q&A Helmut G. Rennke, MD
12:15 PM	1:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM	2:00 PM	Treating Lupus Nephritis in 2025 Gerald B. Appel, MD
2:00 PM	2:10 PM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
2:10 PM	3:00 PM	Renal Aspects of Dysproteinemias Gerald B. Appel, MD
3:00 PM	4:00 PM	Case-Based Workshop: Challenging Glomerular Biopsy Cases Gerald B. Appel, MD
4:00 PM	4:20 PM	Question-and-Answer Session Gerald B. Appel, MD

F 3/21

8:00 AM	8:50 AM	Management of Polycystic Kidney Disease Q&A Peter G. Czarnecki, MD
8:50 AM	9:29 AM	Selected Management Issues in Nephrotic Syndrome Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
9:29 AM	9:45 AM	Question-and-Answer Session Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
9:45 AM	10:00 AM	Break & Guided Meditation✻
10:00 AM	10:50 AM	Diuretic Strategies in CHF, NS, Cirrhosis and CKD Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
10:50 AM	11:46 AM	Diagnosis and Management of Thrombotic Microangiopathies Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
11:46 AM	12:05 PM	Question-and-Answer Session Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
12:05 PM	12:50 PM	Lunch Break
12:50 PM	1:45 PM	What Urologists Wish Nephrologists Would Know Q&A Peter Steinberg, MD
1:45 PM	2:40 PM	A Comprehensive Look at Kidney Stones: Strategies and Treatment Options Q&A Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD
2:40 PM	2:55 PM	Break & Rejuvenation Exercises✻
2:55 PM	3:55 PM	Challenging Cases in Renal Disease: An Interactive Session Q&A Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhD
3:55 PM	4:00 PM	Closing Remarks

*Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
✻Optional Wellness Activity

Schedule subject to change without notice.
Updated 2/24/2025

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Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Discuss how to approach patients with acid-base and electrolyte disturbances and manage their care
Define hypertension treatment goals and management for different populations
Review strategies for diagnosing and managing acute kidney injury
Assess new developments to reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease progression
Incorporate optimal immunosuppression strategies for initial and maintenance immunosuppression
Develop strategies to screen, prevent and treat patients with long-term complications of kidney transplantation
Summarize optimal management strategies for non-immunologic complications after kidney transplantation
Evaluate and treat patients presenting with signs and symptoms of glomerular disease
Explain the role of genetic testing in specific conditions

Past attendees report an immediate impact on their practice and patient outcomes resulting from what they learned at this course. You will leave the program with:

The latest nephrology knowledge, insight and teachings from leading authorities and clinical educators
A greater understanding of how to apply the latest tools and tests in your practice
Evidence-based treatment plans
Individualized therapy and management strategies
Specific management strategies and recommendations to optimize care in complex cases

Practitioners from around the world attend this comprehensive course to ensure they are current with the latest updates and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases. We hope you will join us this March!

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