Programme


(Preliminary)

Wednesday June 11th  - Presymposium

08:30 - 09:45
Registration for presymposium and entire congress
09:45 - 10:00
Welcome
10:00 - 11:00
Norway
Amyloidosis in a nephrological perspective | Dr. Tale Wien, Bærum 
Who is the patient with amyloidosis? Characteristics and epidemiology | Dr. Hilde Vasstrand, Bærum
AA-amyloidosis in peaople who inject drugs | Dr. Helga Gudmundsdottir, Oslo
11:00 - 11:10
Break
11:10 - 12:10
Denmark
CVD in CKD
  1. Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in CKD | Ellen Linnea Freese Ballegaard, Copenhagen University Hospital
  2. CKD and cardiac arrythmias | Jesper Mosgaard Rantanen, University of Aalborg
  3. Atherosclerotic renovascular disease | Mark Reinhard, University of Aarhus
12:10 - 12:20
Break
12:20 - 13:20
Sweden
Different aspects on contributing mechanisms in ANCA-associated vasculitis
  1. Genetics in ANCA-associated vasculitis | Johanna Dahlqvist, Uppsala University Hospital
  2. Complement and complement inhibition at different levels in ANCA-associated vasculitis | Sophie Ohlsson, Lund University 
  3. Neutrophils in ANCA-associated vasculitis | Sandra Liljebladh, Lund University
13:20 - 14:50
Lunch break
13:45 - 14:45
Lunch symposium - sponsored by Novo Nordisk (Gold sponsor)
Metabolic and Renal Interplay: Exploring Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease
Interconnected Metabolic Pathways: Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease
Revolutionizing Metabolic Nephropathy Management: The Emergence of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
 
14:50 - 15:50
Iceland
 
15:50 - 16:00
Break
16:00 - 17:00
Finland
  1. Update on primary aldosteronism | Pasi Nevalainen, Tampere University Hospital
  2. CKD and frailty | Tapio Hellman, Turku University Hospital
  3. Home dialysis and patient outcomes | Wisam Bitar, Helsinki University Hospital
17:00 - 17:15
Break
17:15 - 17:25
NSN Congress Opening
17:25 - 17:45
Best abstract

Thursday June 12th  - Congress

08:30 - 09:30
Expert panel discussion: Early CKD detection, prevention and referral  | Prof. Bård Waldum Grevbo, Oslo,  Prof. Maria Eriksson Svensson, Uppsala and Prof. Peter Rossing, Copenhagen
09:30 - 09:45
Break
Chairs: Dr. Marit Dahl Solbu, Tromsø and Dr. Lene V. Halvorsen, Oslo
09:45 - 10:45
Antihypertensive treatment in CKD | Docent Daniel Gordin, Helsinki 
Hypertension in Pregnancy   | Prof. Jana Brguljan Hitij, Ljubljana
10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 12:05
State of the art 1
Quality of life for elderly on dialysis therapy 
 | Prof. Edwina Brown, London
12:05 - 12:30
Break

Chairs: Dr. Helga Gudmundsdottir, Oslo
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch symposium - sponsored by Vantive (Platinum sponsor)
Extending Lives Expanding Possibilities
PD cases: You decide - Experts guide.

Chairman: Helga Gudmundsdottir, Nephrologist at OUS, Ullevål. Norway

Treating patients with PD allows for increased freedom for life compared to HD. 
Modern PD is beneficial for patient outcomes and healthcare costs, while introduction of remote patient management systems has enabled safer treatment in patients’ homes.
Join our session to hear how leading Nordic nephrologists in PD care see the challenges, and how they would overcome them with evidence based solutions.
 
13:30 - 13:40
Break
13:40 - 14:40
Debunking the myths of PD  | Dr. Stig Arne Kjellevold, Tønsberg
Maintaining a high prevalence of patients in PD | Dr. Helga Gudmundsdottir, Oslo
Peritoneal dialysis in children | TBD
14:40 - 14:50
Break
14:50 - 16:05
Poster Session
16:05 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 17:30
Industry symposium sponsored by Astra Zeneca (Platinum Sponsor)
Title TBD
 
17:30 - 17:40
Break
17:40 - 18:00
Best abstract
 
19:00 - 21:00
Get Together Oslo City Hall (Rådhuset)

 

Friday June 13th  - Congress 

Chairs: Prof. Ilkka Helanterä and Dr. Kristian Heldal
08:30 - 09:15
Pro’s and Con’s of Cardiovascular Screening before Kidney Transplantation | Assoc. Prof. Simon Winther, Aarhus 
Cardiorenal Prophylaxis After Kidney Transplantation | Prof. Trond Jenssen, Oslo 
09:15 - 09:30
Break
Chairs: Prof. Susanne Dam Poulsen and Dr. Karsten Midtvedt
09:30 - 10:45
Vaccination of Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients – Experiences from a Structured Vaccination Clinic | Prof. Susanne Dam Poulsen, Copenhagen 
New Guidelines and New Treatments – Update on CMV and BKV after Kidney Transplantation  | Prof. Ilkka Helanterä, Helsinki 
Coping with EBV and Risk of PTLD - Recent InsightsDr. Lene Ugilt Pagter Ludvigsen, Aarhus  
10:45 - 11:10
Break
Chairs Prof. Trond Jenssen and Prof. Kåre Birkeland
11:10 - 12:00
State-of-the-Art for Beta-Cell Replacement in Type 1 Diabetes: Stem Cell-Derived Islets and/or Gene-Modified Islet Cells Without the Need for Immunosuppression | Prof. Per Ola Carlsson, Uppsala
12:00 - 12:30
Break
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch symposium - sponsored by CSL Vifor (Platinum sponsor)
What is the role of the complement system in ANCA-associated vasculitis? | Associate professor Sophie Ohlsson, Lund University
New therapeutic options in IgAN – a clinical perspective | Professor Adrian Schreiber, Charité, University Hospital Berlin
 
13:30 - 13:40
Break
13:40 - 14:40
CKD MBD: The spectrum of bone diseases in chronic kidney disease | Assoc. Prof. Hanne Mari Skov Jørgensen, Aarhus 
CKD MBD: Preventing fractures in patients with CKD 
| Prof. Syazrah Salam, Sheffield
14:40 - 14:50
Break
14:50 - 16:05
Poster Session
16:05 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 17:30
Industry symposium - sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim (Gold Sponsor)
Title TBD
 
17:30 - 17:40
Break
17:40 - 18:00
Best abstract 2
19:00 - 
Congress dinner
 

Saturday June 14th  - Congress

09:00 - 10:30
State of the art 3 and plenary discussion
Immunosuppressive therapy in IgA nephritis | Jonathan Barratt and Yngvar Haaskjold
Setting the Scene and Current Goals in IgA Nephropathy | Jonathan Barratt
Prognostic Models in IgA Nephropathy |  Yngvar Haaskjold
Immunosuppressive Treatments in IgA Nephropathy: When, Which, and Duration? | Jonathan Barratt
IgA Vasculitis: Similarities and Contrasts with IgA Nephropathy  Jonathan Barratt
10:30 - 10:40
Break
10:40 - 11:50
Advanced molecular profiling of FFPE kidney tissues | Øystein Eikrem
MPGN and C3 | Kati Kaartinen
CAR-T cell theraphy in immune-mediated kidney diseases: future prospects an safety | Yngvar Haaskjold
11:50- 12:05
Break
12:05 - 13:05
Lunch symposium - sponsored by Medice Nordic (Gold sponsor)
Vadadustat
INNO2VATIVE anaemia management for dialysis patients
13:05 - 13:15
Congress conclusion