Preliminary Program
| 9:00 – 12:00 | PD unit visit | |
| Afternoon | <14:00-17:30> Pre-Congress Course: Renal Pathology Chairpersons: Prof. Joseph Zhou, ANCA-related Glomerulonephritis Presentation Material Thick GCBM – Early Lesion in Diabetics and Non-Diabetics Presentation Material |
<12:30-16:00> Roundtable Meeting (by invitation only) Dialysis Economics and Health Care Policy Chairpersons: Prof. Philip Li, Dr KS Choi |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | Plenary Lecture #1 Presentation Material Chairpersons: Prof. John Leong, Prof. Francis Chan Global Impact of Nephropathies Prof. Philip Li, Hong Kong |
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| 19:30 – 21:00 | Welcome Reception | |
| 8:45 – 9:15 | Plenary Lecture #2: Richard Yu Endowment Fund Award Lecture Presentation Material Chairpersons: Prof. Richard Yu, Prof. Philip Li Biomarkers to predict response to therapy in FSGS patients Prof. Zhi-Hong Liu, Nanjing |
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| 9:15 – 10:30 | Parallel Symposium #1 Diabetic nephropathy – clinical research Chairpersons: Prof. Ping Fu, Dr. Vincent Chow Insulin sensitivity in CKD Presentation Material Dr. Hong Xu, Stockholm
Cytokines and diabetic nephropathy Presentation Material
Risk of progression of diabetic nephropathy Presentation Material |
Parallel Symposium #2 IgA nephropathy – basic research Chairpersons: Prof. Jian Liu, Dr. Andrew Wong Glomerular-podocytic-tubular crosstalk in IgAN Presentation Material Prof. KN Lai, Hong Kong
Spleen tyrosine kinase in IgAN Presentation Material Susceptibility genes in IgA nephropathy Presentation Material |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Coffee break and exhibition | |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Parallel Symposium #3 Lupus nephritis – clinical research Chairpersons: Prof. John He, Dr. UI Kuok Approach to lupus patients with advanced renal failure Presentation Material Dr. CW Yang, Taipei Current treatment of class IV and V lupus nephritis Presentation Material Treatment of lupus nephropathy with MSC Presentation Material |
Parallel Symposium #4 Presentation of Young Investigator Awards Chairpersons: Prof. Christopher Chan, Dr. Samuel Fung |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Astellas) Chairpersons: Prof. Richard Yu, Prof. Zhi-Hong Liu How to Manage Treatment Resistance in Lupus Nephritis Prof. Daniel Tak-Mao Chan, Hong Kong Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Kyowa Kirin) Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Roche) |
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| 14:00 – 15:15 | Parallel Symposium #5 Nephropathy – novel therapeutic agents Chairpersons: Prof. Menghua Chen, Dr. CB Leung Signal transduction in renal fibrosis: potential of novel therapeutic agents Presentation Material Prof. Chunsun Dai, Nanjing Novel molecular targets Presentation Material Fibrosis and anti-fibrotic therapy Presentation Material |
Free paper presentation #1 Diabetic nephropathy Presentation Material Chairpersons: Prof. Jianghua Chen, Dr Wai-Kei Lo Mini-lecture: ER stress-induced cell death in podocytes Prof. Hung-Chun Chen, Kaohsiung |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Coffee break, exhibition, and poster highlight presentation | |
| 16:00 – 17:15 | Free paper presentation #2 IgA nephropathy and acute kidney injury Presentation Material Chairpersons: Dr. Stanley Fan, Dr S K Mak Therapeutic strategy for elderly patients with glomerular disease Prof. Qi Qian, Rochester |
Parallel Symposium #6 Hypertensive nephropathy – basic research Chairpersons: Prof. Xiaoqiang Ding, Dr. HL Tang Does (pro)renin receptor deserve its name? Presentation Material Prof. Tian-Xin Yang, Salt Lake City/Guangzhou New frontiers in the intra-renal renin-angiotensin system Presentation Material Advances in molecular pathology in hypertensive nephropathy: role of TGF-beta/SmadsPresentation Material |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | President’s Dinner (by Invitation only) | |
| 8:45 – 9:15 | Plenary Lecture #3: Chan Woon Cheung Memorial Fund Award Lecture Presentation Material Chairpersons: Prof Peter Mathieson, Dr. KS Choi Deducing the decision-making process of a kidney cell Prof. Jing Zhou, Boston |
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| 9:15 – 10:30 | Parallel Symposium #7 IgA nephropathy – clinical research Chairpersons: Prof. YY Ng, Dr. Sunny Wong The Oxford Classification – A Chinese Perspective Presentation Material Prof. Zhi-Hong Liu, Nanjing Natural history and prognosis of IgA nephropathy in Chinese Presentation Material Immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy - when and how? Presentation Material |
Parallel Symposium #8 Nephropathy – genetic studies Chairperson: Dr. Matthew Tong, Dr. Frederick W K Tam Genomic studies in IgA nephropathy Presentation Material Prof. XQ Yu, Guangzhou Genomic studies in diabetic nephropathy Presentation Material A cross-road of genetic predisposition of lupus nephritis and IgA nephropathy Presentation Material |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Coffee break and exhibition | |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Parallel Symposium #9 Nephropathy – latest clinical trials Chairpersons: Dr. WC Yang, Dr. Lina Choong Treatment of focal glomerulosclerosis Presentation Material Prof. N Chen, Shanghai Latest trials on ANCA-related vasculitis Presentation Material Tradition Chinese Medicine in diabetic nephropathy Presentation Material |
Parallel Symposium #10 Diabetic nephropathy – basic research Chairpersons: Dr. Evan Lee, Prof. Limin Lu Diabetic nephropathy: the role of nuclear receptors Presentation Material Lipid Nephrotoxicity in diabetes Presentation Material Sirt1 in diabetic nephropathy Presentation Material Prof. CM Hao, Shanghai |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Baxter) Long-Term Renal Consequences from Acute Kidney Injury – Where Are the Opportunities in Asia? Chairperson: Prof. Zhi-hong Liu The Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease after Acute Kidney Injury - an Asian Perspective Asst. Prof. Vincent Wu, Taipei AKI in China - Changing Times and Needs Does Modality of Acute Renal Replacement Therapy Affect Renal Recovery After Acute Kidney Injury? Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Novartis) Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Pfizer) Atrial fibrillation in CKD patients |
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| 14:00 – 15:15 | Parallel Symposium #11 Hypertensive nephropathy – clinical research Chairpersons: Dr. Nelson Leung, Dr. Desmond Yap Hypertension in non-dialytic CKD patients Presentation Material Prof. Y Zheng, Beijing Blood pressure target – a critical review Presentation Material Folic Acid Supplementation and Target Organs Protection in Hypertensive Population Presentation Material Prof. FF Hou, Guangzhou |
Free paper presentation #3 Clinical and translational research on glomerular disease Presentation Material Chairpersons: Prof. Larry Chan, Dr. SL Lui Mini-lecture: Urinary mRNA and lupus disease flare Prof. CC Szeto, Hong Kong |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Coffee break, exhibition, and poster highlight presentation | |
| 16:00 – 17:15 | Free paper presentation #4 Renal inflammation and fibrosis Presentation Material Chairpersons: Prof. CC Huang, Dr. YL Cheng Mini-lecture: New targets of Wnt/β-catenin on renin-angiotensin system Prof. Youhua Liu, Pittsburgh |
Parallel Symposium #12 Lupus nephritis – basic research Chairpersons: Dr. LS Hooi, Dr. Chun-Yu YUNG T cell Immunity in SLE Presentation Material Prof. Song-Guo Zheng, LA Novel biological agents for lupus nephritis Presentation Material Urinary biomarkers for nephritis Presentation Material |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Closing remarks | |