G.P.N. - Wadi N. Suki Symposium: New Horizons in Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Transplantation - 2023 - FREE (NO CE CREDIT)

November 7, 2023

NOTE - CE CREDIT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FREE SESSION. LEARNERS WISHING TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT MUST REGISTER FOR THE CE CREDIT OFFERING OF THIS ACTIVITY.  

 In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

 

Course summary
Course opens: 
07/21/2023
Course expires: 
12/07/2023
Event starts: 
11/07/2023 - 7:30am CST
Event ends: 
11/07/2023 - 5:00pm CST
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
6:30 AMRegistration  
7:15 AMLeadership WelcomeA. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP
7:22 AMSymposium Introduction from Scientific Planning ChairWadi N. Suki, MD, FACP & Tariq Shafi, MD
 MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Moderator:  Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, PhD, FIDSA
7:30 AMNovel Strategies for Enhancing Renal Allograft AcceptanceJames F. Markmann, MD, PhD
8:15 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
 Plenary Session I: Strategies for Delaying the Progression of CKD
Moderators:  
8:30 AMSGLT2 Inhibitors: Good for the Kidneys, Heart and Vascular SystemGeorge Bakris, MD
9:15 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
9:30 AMThe Role of MRAs and ERAs in Delaying CKD ProgressionRajiv Agarwal, MD, MS
10:15 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
10:30 AMBreak 
 Plenary Session II: Graham Guerriero Lecture
Moderators: A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP
10:45 AMGraham Guerriero LectureMarwan S. Abouljoud, MD
11:30 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
11:45 AMChronic Kidney Disease in TexasRita Littlefield
12:00 PMLunch 
 Plenary Session III: Managing the complex diet of a Dialysis Patient: Scientific Insights and Practical Nutrition Strategies
Moderator: Linda W. Moore, PhD, RDN, CCRP
12:45 PMTBDKamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD
1:15 PMChallenge: How to Make the “Feast” a Reality.
Sample Menus and Ideas
Linda W. Moore, PhD, RDN, CCRP
1:45 PMHow to Eat on a SNAP Budget on Dialysis – Is It Even Possible?Eliza W. Kinsey, PhD, MPH, MS, MA
2:15 PMCase PresentationsJennifer A. Carretin, MSW, LCSW, CCTSW
2:45 PMKey Takeaways: Three Things to do to Make a Positive ChangePanel Discussion
3:15 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
3:30 PMBreak 
 Plenary Session IV: Changing the Landscape of ESRD Care: Financial Shifts and Impacts on Stakeholder
Moderator: Tariq Shafi, MD
3:45 PMState of the Art Lecture:
The Changing Landscapes of Pre-ESRD Care
TBD
4:15 PMPanel Discussion: What Are the Unintended Consequences and How we can Work Together to Overcome ThemTBD
4:45 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
5:00 PMAdjourn
LIVE & LIVESTREAM
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
HOUSTON 77030
United States

LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030). 

LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners. 

COURSE DIRECTOR
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP, FAST
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Department of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
 
SCIENTIFIC PLANNING CHAIRS
Wadi N. Suki, MD, FACP 
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
Houston Methodist
 
Tariq Shafi, MD, MHS
Acting Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Head, Division of Kidney Diseases, Hypertension & Transplantation,
Department of Medicine
Houston Methodist
 
GUEST SPEAKERS
Marwan S. Abouljoud, MD
Director
Professor of Surgery
Henry Ford Transplant Institute
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI
 
Rajiv Agarwal, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
 
George Bakris, MD
Director, Comprehensive Hypertension Center
Professor of Medicine
The University Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
 
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Torrance, CA 
 
Eliza W. Kinsey, PhD, MPH, MS, MA
Assistant Professor 
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
 
James F. Markmann, MD
Chief, Division of Transplantation
Surgical Director, Liver, Pancreas and Islet Transplant Programs
Clinical Director, MGH Transplant Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
 
HOUSTON METHODIST SPEAKERS
Jennifer A. Carretin, MSW, LCSW, CCTSW
Transplant Social Worker,
TSBSWE Board Approved Supervisor
Houston Methodist JC Walter Jr. Transplant Center 
 
MODERATORS
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP, FAST
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Department of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
 
Linda W. Moore, PhD, RDN, CCRP
Associate Research Professor of Nutrition and Transplantation in Surgery, Academic Institute
Associate Research Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
 
Charles and Anne Duncan Presidential Distinguished Chair,
Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Chair, Department of Medicine
Houston Methodist
 
Tariq Shafi, MD, MHS
Acting Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Head, Division of Kidney Diseases, Hypertension & Transplantation,
Department of Medicine
Houston Methodist
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