Program: Summary

The International Society of Nephrology and the Canadian Society of Nephrology are committed to educating and training the world’s nephrology community on the global burden of kidney disease. They provide vital guidance and support to advance nephrology in developing countries  and have worked together to develop an exciting program for the World Congress of Nephrology 2011 (WCN 2011). Focusing on increasing diversity and sustainability, the program reveals how renal science and healthcare must be tailored to the unique and diverse needs of patients and clinicians worldwide.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Society of Nephrology.

Click below for program by day:

Day 1: Friday April 8
Day 2: Saturday April 9
Day 3: Sunday April 10
Day 4: Monday April 11
Day 5: Tuesday April 12

WCN 2011 features:
• More than 400 speakers
• 10 insightful and innovative keynote addresses
• 8 scientific theme tracks
• Pros and Cons debates for the first time at a WCN
• CNE, Interventional Nephrology and Pathology courses

Plenary sessions emphasize breakthroughs in nephrology:
• Achieving Tolerance in Renal Transplantation – David Sachs
• Unraveling Preeclampsia – Ananth Karumanchi
• Membranous Nephropathy: Journey from Rat to Man – David Salant
• Renal Disease in Indigenous Populations:  Lessons from the Australian Aborigine – Wendy Hoy
• Rare Renal Diseases: Bedside to Bench and Back – Fiona Karet

There will be up-to-date lectures on basic science topics from experts such as:
• Masayuki Yamamoto – Dean of Tohoku University, Japan
• Prime Minister’s Life Scientist of the Year award winner  Carola Garcia de Vineusa –  National University Canberra, Australia.

Participants will enjoy captivating testimonies from leading figures:
• Robin Eady – the longest living patient with end-stage renal disease
• Toshio Miyata – on kidney protection mechanisms
• Doug Wallace –  on how mitochondrial DNA can trace human origins and disease

There are 8 scientific theme tracks:
• Fluid and Electrolytes, Tubular Transport
• Heredity Disorders, Development and Pregnancy
• Glomerular Disease
• Acute Kidney Injury
• CKD - Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Prevention and Consequences
• Hypertension, Vascular Disease and Diabetes
• End Stage Renal Disease
• Transplantation

Four abstract awards will also be presented to young nephrologists during the plenary sessions.

In addition, there will be sessions on late breaking science and clinical trials. Followed by interactive debates focusing on the importance of fluid management in acute kidney injury, dialysis in the octogenarian, thrice weekly dialysis, microalbuminuria as a target and more. The high-quality program content  is supported by oral abstracts and poster presentations as well as an exhibition highlighting products and services for renal professionals worldwide.

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CLICK HERE to download Preliminary Program