Schedule

Monday, August 12, 2024

8:45am to 8:50am
Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am
Renal Physiology for the Boards

Dr. Melanie Hoenig

9:35am to 10:05am
Basic Concepts of Immunology in Autoimmune Kidney Disease

Dr. Ramon Bonegio

10:05am to 10:10am
Faculty Q&A
10:10am to 10:20am
Break
10:20am to 11:05am
Renal Pathology in 2024: Part 1

Dr. Helmut Rennke

11:05am to 11:50am
Renal Pathology in 2024: Part 2

Dr. Astrid Weins

11:50am to 12:20pm
Current Approaches to Urine Sediment Analysis

Dr. Martina McGrath

12:20pm to 12:25pm
Faculty Q&A
12:25pm to 1:55pm
Break
1:55pm to 2:40pm
IgA Nephropathy

Dr. Gerald Appel

2:40pm to 3:10pm
Metabolic Management of Kidney Stones

Dr. Gary Curhan

3:10pm to 3:55pm
Social Determinants/Disparities in Renal Disease

Dr. Winfred Williams

3:55pm to 4:00pm
Faculty Q&A
4:00pm to 4:15pm
Break
4:15pm to 5:00pm
Update on Lupus Nephritis

Dr. Gerald Appel

5:00pm to 5:30pm
Membranous Nephropathy

Dr. Laurence Beck

5:30pm to 6:15pm
Anemia Management: Update and Best Practices

Dr. Ajay Singh

6:15pm to 6:25pm
Faculty Q&A
6:25pm to 9:00pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session
Dr. Gerald Appel
Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology
Dr. Ajay Singh
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 1
Dr. Alan Yu
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 2
Dr. Alan Yu
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are
Dr. Li-Li Hsiao
COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients
Dr. Ann Woolley
Update on Renovascular Disease
Dr. Joseph Garasic
​Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients
Dr. Sayeed Malek
​Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease
Dr. Vivek Kasinath
​Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Dr. Naoka Murakami
​Interstitial Nephritis
Dr. Julie Paik
Ethics/ISN
Dr. Valerie Luyckx
Pregnancy and Renal Disease
Dr. Jessica Tangren
Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice
Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford
Transplant Board Review
Dr. Anil Chandraker
Must-Know Board Zebras
Dr. Emily Robinson
Nephrology Board Review Practice 1
Dr. Finnian McCausland
Nephrology Board Review Practice 2
Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

8:45am to 8:50am
Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am
Acid-Base Disorders I: Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis

Dr. Alan Yu

9:35am to 10:30pm
Acid-Base Disorders II: Non Gap Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis

Dr. Alan Yu

10:30am to 10:35am
Faculty Q&A
10:35am to 10:45am
Break
10:45am to 11:30am
Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia

Dr. David Mount

11:30am to 12:15pm
Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia

Dr. David Mount

12:15pm to 12:20pm
Faculty Q&A
12:20pm to 1:50pm
Break
1:50pm to 2:35pm
Important New Trials in GN

Dr. Saif Alenizi

2:35pm to 3:20pm
Genetics and Kidney Disease

Dr. Friedhelm Hildebrandt

3:20pm to 4:05pm
Update on Polycystic Kidney Disease

Dr. Cristian Riella

4:05pm to 4:10pm
Faculty Q&A
4:10pm to 4:20pm
Break
4:20pm to 5:05pm
Pediatric Nephrology

Dr. Michael Somers

5:05pm to 5:50pm
Genetics: How to Integrate It into Practice

Dr. Ana Onuchic-Whitford

5:50pm to 6:20pm
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

Dr. John Niles

6:20pm to 6:35pm
Faculty Q&A
6:35pm to 9:00pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session
Dr. Gerald Appel
Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology
Dr. Ajay Singh
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 1
Dr. Alan Yu
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 2
Dr. Alan Yu
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are
Dr. Li-Li Hsiao
COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients
Dr. Ann Woolley
Update on Renovascular Disease
Dr. Joseph Garasic
​Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients
Dr. Sayeed Malek
​Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease
Dr. Vivek Kasinath
​Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Dr. Naoka Murakami
​Interstitial Nephritis
Dr. Julie Paik
Ethics/ISN
Dr. Valerie Luyckx
Pregnancy and Renal Disease
Dr. Jessica Tangren
Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice
Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford
Transplant Board Review
Dr. Anil Chandraker
Must-Know Board Zebras
Dr. Emily Robinson
Nephrology Board Review Practice 1
Dr. Finnian McCausland
Nephrology Board Review Practice 2
Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

8:45am to 8:50am
Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am
Why Do We Reject a Transplant?

Dr. Jamil Azzi

9:35am to 10:20am
Transplant Immunosuppression for the Boards

Dr. Brittany Schreiber

10:20am to 10:25am
Faculty Q&A
10:25am to 10:35am
Break
10:35am to 11:20am
Immunological Assessment Pre- and Post-Transplant

Drs. Melissa Yeung and Indira Guleria

11:20am to 12:05pm
Early Post-Transplant Management

Dr. Anil Chandraker

12:05pm to 12:10pm
Faculty Q&A
12:10pm to 1:40pm
Break
1:40pm to 2:10pm
Donor Evaluation

Dr. Kassem Safa

2:10pm to 2:40pm
Late Loss of the Kidney Transplant

Dr. John Choi

2:40pm to 3:10pm
Infections in Transplant Recipients

Dr. Sarah Hammond

3:10pm to 3:40pm
Monitoring Kidney Transplant Patients: Beyond Creatinine

Dr. Jamil Azzi

3:40pm to 4:10pm
Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Saif Alenizi

4:10pm to 4:15pm
Faculty Q&A
4:15pm to 4:25pm
Break
4:25pm to 4:55pm
Poisonings and Intoxications: What a Nephrologist Needs to Know

Dr. Timothy Erickson

4:55pm to 5:25pm
Late Post-Transplant Medical Complications

Dr. Leonardo Riella

5:25pm to 5:55pm
Ultrasound for the Clinical Nephrologist

Dr. Adina Voiculescu

5:55pm to 6:25pm
Geriatric Nephrology

Dr. Ernest Mandel

6:25pm to 6:35pm
Faculty Q&A
6:35pm to 9:00pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session
Dr. Gerald Appel
Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology
Dr. Ajay Singh
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 1
Dr. Alan Yu
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 2
Dr. Alan Yu
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are
Dr. Li-Li Hsiao
COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients
Dr. Ann Woolley
Update on Renovascular Disease
Dr. Joseph Garasic
​Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients
Dr. Sayeed Malek
​Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease
Dr. Vivek Kasinath
​Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Dr. Naoka Murakami
​Interstitial Nephritis
Dr. Julie Paik
Ethics/ISN
Dr. Valerie Luyckx
Pregnancy and Renal Disease
Dr. Jessica Tangren
Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice
Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford
Transplant Board Review
Dr. Anil Chandraker
Must-Know Board Zebras
Dr. Emily Robinson
Nephrology Board Review Practice 1
Dr. Finnian McCausland
Nephrology Board Review Practice 2
Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Thursday, August 15, 2024

8:45am to 8:50am
Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am
Cardio-Renal Syndrome

Dr. Finnian McCausland

9:35am to 10:20am
Management of Hypertension in CKD-Intensive or Standard Regimens

Dr. Richard Glassock

10:20am to 10:25am
Faculty Q&A
10:25am to 10:35am
Break
10:35am to 11:20am
Primary Aldosteronism

Dr. Anand Vaidya

11:20am to 11:50am
Keynote: Climate Change, Global Inequities, and the Kidney

Valerie A. Luyckx, MBBCh, MSc, PhD

11:50am to 12:20pm
Liver and the Kidney

Dr. Andrew Allegretti

12:20pm to 12:25pm
Faculty Q&A
12:25pm to 1:55pm
Break
1:55pm to 2:25pm
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. Joseph Bonventre

2:25pm to 2:55pm
Acute Kidney Injury Syndromes

Dr. Alice Sheridan

2:55pm to 3:25pm
ICU Nephrology and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies

Dr. David Steele

3:25pm to 3:30pm
Faculty Q&A
3:30pm to 3:40pm
Break
3:40pm to 4:25pm
Cancer and Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. Raad Chowdhury

4:25pm to 4:55pm
Paraprotein-Induced Kidney Injury

Dr. Raad Chowdhury

4:55pm to 5:25pm
Therapy of FSGS Lesions in 2024

Dr. Richard Glassock

5:25pm to 5:55pm
Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

5:55pm to 6:40pm
APOL1 and Kidney Disease

Dr. Opeyemi Olabisi

6:40pm to 6:50pm
Faculty Q&A
6:50pm to 9:00pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session
Dr. Gerald Appel
Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology
Dr. Ajay Singh
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 1
Dr. Alan Yu
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 2
Dr. Alan Yu
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are
Dr. Li-Li Hsiao
COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients
Dr. Ann Woolley
Update on Renovascular Disease
Dr. Joseph Garasic
​Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients
Dr. Sayeed Malek
​Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease
Dr. Vivek Kasinath
​Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Dr. Naoka Murakami
​Interstitial Nephritis
Dr. Julie Paik
Ethics/ISN
Dr. Valerie Luyckx
Pregnancy and Renal Disease
Dr. Jessica Tangren
Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice
Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford
Transplant Board Review
Dr. Anil Chandraker
Must-Know Board Zebras
Dr. Emily Robinson
Nephrology Board Review Practice 1
Dr. Finnian McCausland
Nephrology Board Review Practice 2
Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Friday, August 16, 2024

8:45am to 8:50am
Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:20am
Patient Perspective: Dialysis Dosing

J. Kevin Tucker, MD

9:20am to 10:05am
Mineral and Bone Disease

Dr. David Bushinsky

10:05am to 10:10am
Faculty Q&A
10:10am to 10:20am
Break
10:20am to 11:05am
Dialysis: A Case-Based Clinical Review and Update

Dr. J. Kevin Tucker

11:05am to 11:50am
Pearls in Mineral and Bone Disease

Dr. David Bushinsky

11:50am to 12:20pm
Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology: A 2024 Update

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

12:20pm to 12:25pm
Faculty Q&A
12:25pm to 1:55pm
Break
1:55pm to 2:40pm
Peritoneal Dialysis

Dr. Joanne Bargman

2:40pm to 3:25pm
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications

Dr. Joanne Bargman

3:25pm to 3:55pm
Acute Kidney Injury Related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Dr. Shruti Gupta

3:55pm to 4:00pm
Faculty Q&A
4:00pm to 4:10pm
Break
4:10pm to 4:40pm
Mesoamerican Nephropathy

Dr. Jose Ricardo Correa-Rotter

4:40pm to 5:10pm
Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Dr. Jean Francis

5:10pm to 5:55pm
Dialysis Vascular Access: Assessment and Complications

Dr. Dirk Hentschel

5:55pm to 6:05pm
Faculty Q&A
6:05pm to 6:10pm
Closing Remarks

Course Directors

6:10pm to 9:00pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session
Dr. Gerald Appel
Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology
Dr. Ajay Singh
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 1
Dr. Alan Yu
Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 2
Dr. Alan Yu
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are
Dr. Li-Li Hsiao
COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients
Dr. Ann Woolley
Update on Renovascular Disease
Dr. Joseph Garasic
​Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients
Dr. Sayeed Malek
​Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease
Dr. Vivek Kasinath
​Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Dr. Naoka Murakami
​Interstitial Nephritis
Dr. Julie Paik
Ethics/ISN
Dr. Valerie Luyckx
Pregnancy and Renal Disease
Dr. Jessica Tangren
Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice
Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford
Transplant Board Review
Dr. Anil Chandraker
Must-Know Board Zebras
Dr. Emily Robinson
Nephrology Board Review Practice 1
Dr. Finnian McCausland
Nephrology Board Review Practice 2
Dr. Gearoid McMahon