Agenda

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits
8:00 AM	Welcome & Announcements Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
	Session I: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Part I Moderator: Crystal Gadegbeku, MD
8:15 AM	Mineral Bone Disease in CKD Sharon Moe, MD
8:40 AM	Metabolic Acidosis in CKD Mirela Dobre, MD, MPH
9:05 AM	Saving Kidneys, Hearts, and Lives: Understanding Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Susanne Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD
9:30 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
9:50 AM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session II: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Part II Moderator: Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd
10:10 AM	Hyperkalemia and RAAS Inhibitors: Saving Kidneys, Hearts, and Lives Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
10:35 AM	GLP-RA and the Kidneys: a Nephrologist Perspective Jonathan Taliercio, DO
11:00 AM	Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Hyperlipidemia Management in CKD Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD
11:25 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
11:45 AM	Lunch & Non-CME Satellites*
	Session III: Cystic Kidney Diseases Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO
1:00 PM	ADPKD Update Fouad Chebib, MD
1:25 PM	Non-ADPKD Cystic Kidney Disease Cases Richard Fatica, MD
1:50 PM	Case Discussions in ADPKD Fouad Chebib, MD
2:15 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
2:35 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session IV: Journal Club Moderator: Jonathan Taliercio, DO
2:55 PM	Journal Club Jagmeet Dhingra, MD and Jonathan Taliercio, DO
4:30 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
4:50 PM	Adjourn
Reception (Non-CME*) 4:50 – 6:30 PM

*Non-CME programs are only available in-person.

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Thursday, April 30, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits, and Non-CME Satellites*
	Session V: Glomerular Disease Update: Part I Moderator: Corey Cavanaugh, DO
8:15 AM	APOL1 Nephropathy John Sedor, MD
8:40 AM	Precision Medicine in Glomerular Diseases : Neptune Match Crystal Gadegbeku, MD
9:05 AM	Update on ANCA Disease: Reducing the Steroid Burden Stephen McAdoo, MA, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FASN
9:30 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
9:50 AM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session VI: Glomerular Disease Update: Part II Moderator: Salem Almaani, MBBS
10:10 AM	IgA Nephropathy: Update on Pathogenesis and Treatment Dawn Caster, MD
10:35 AM	Complement Across Glomerular Diseases Brad Rovin, MD
11:00 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
11:10 AM	Clinicopathologic Case Discussions Moderators: Jonathan Taliercio, DO and Leal Herlitz, MD Panelists: Dawn Caster, MD, Brad Rovin, MD, Stephen McAdoo, MBBS, PhD, Samir Parikh, MD, and Corey Cavanaugh, DO
11:45 AM	Lunch & Non-CME Satellites*
	Session VII: Glomerular Disease Update: Part III Moderator: Laura Provenzano, MD
1:00 PM	Introduction: Kasperzak Talk Marc A. Pohl, MD
1:05 PM	Kasperzak Talk Anti-GBM Disease: A State of the Art Update Stephen McAdoo, MA, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FASN
1:50 pm	Future Directions in Lupus Nephritis Management Salem Almaani, MBBS
2:15 pm	Select Cases from the CCF GN Clinic Corey Cavanaugh, DO
2:40 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
3:00 PM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session VIII: Glomerular Disease Update: Part IV Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
3:20 PM	Thrombotic Microangiopathy: a-HUS and Beyond Samir Parikh, MD
3:45 PM	Clinicopathologic Case Discussions Moderators: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd, and Leal Herlitz, MD Panelists: Dawn Caster, MD, Brad Rovin, MD, Stephen McAdoo, MBBS, PhD, Samir Parikh, MD, and Salem Almaani, MBBS
4:45 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
5:05 PM	Adjourn

*Non-CME programs are only available in-person.

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Friday, May 1, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits, and Non-CME Satellites*
	Session IX: Hypertension Updates: Part I Moderator: George Thomas, MD
8:15 AM	Hypertension Guidelines Update John Flack, MD
8:40 AM	Update on Hyperaldosteronism Ricardo Correa, MD
9:05 AM	Practical Approach to Resistant Hypertension George Thomas, MD
9:30 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
9:50 AM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session X: Hypertension Updates: Part II Moderator: Alison Heider, MSN, APRN-CNP
10:10 AM	Medical Therapy in Hypertension: An Evolving Landscape John Flack, MD
10:35 AM	Update on Renal Denervation Aravinda Nanjundappa, MBBS, MD
11:00 AM	Innovations in BP Measurement Luke Laffin, MD
11:25 AM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
11:45 AM	Lunch & Non-CME Satellites*
	Session XI: AKI in Special Populations: Part I Moderator: Michelle Norris, CNP
1:00 PM	Updates in Hepato-Renal Syndrome Elias Bassil, MD
1:25 PM	Cardio-Renal Syndrome Wilson Tang, MD
1:50 PM	AKI in Cancer Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS
2:15 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
2:35 PM	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	Session XII: AKI in Special Populations: Part II Moderator: Alex Barnes, PA-C
2:55 PM	AKI in the ICU Sevag Demirjian, MD
3:20 PM	Palliative Medicine Workshop Panel: Peyman Mamdouhi, DO and Krista Dobbie, MD
4:30 PM	Questions and Answers Session Faculty
4:40 PM	Adjourn

*Non-CME programs are only available in-person.

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