Program Tracks

This annual pediatric nephrology course will build upon our experience of more than a decade long programs geared to improve the care of children with chronic or end-stage kidney disease. Our faculty are well-recognized members of this specialty who have conducted research in the areas of basic, clinical sciences and quality improvement. The carefully identified topics in this program represent timely, state of the art subjects that the audience will use to guide practice.

Sessions

Session:

Children and adolescent with CKD/ESRD: illustrative cases

Nothing good comes easy! How to organize clinical information in children with complex kidney disorders, and how to reason through the details to generate useful diagnostic considerations, appropriate evaluation approaches, and best therapies is the quintessential task for the pediatric nephrologist. In this session, our 3 pediatric nephrology master clinicians will each present a challenging case from their institutions and interact as they reason through to take the best care of patients.

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Speakers:
  • Melvin Bonila Felix, MD
    University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
  • Guido Filler, MD, FRCPC
    University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
  • John Mahan, MD
    Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Session:

Dialysis in special populations

This session will address 5 forms of acute dialysis for renal failure will address considerations of acute dialysis in the face of hyperosmolar states, in born error or metabolism as well as in intoxications.

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SPEAKERS:
  • Timothy Bunchman, MD
    Childrens Hospital of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Session:

Management of hypertension in chronic kidney disease

This session will review the relationship between hypertension and the progression of CKD in children, with a focus on how the management of hypertension can be slowed. Recent data on this issue from the Chronic Kidney Disease cohort study will be presented.

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SPEAKERS:
  • Joseph Flynn, MD, MS
    Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Session:

Parents of children with chronic conditions  

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SPEAKERS:
  • Miranda Vantilburg, PhD
    Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

Q & A

Q&A:

MODERATOR:
Maria E Ferris, MD, MPH, PhD
University of North Carollina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

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Speakers:
  • Melvin Bonila Felix, MD
    University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
  • Guido Filler, MD, FRCPC
    University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
  • John Mahan, MD
    Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Q&A:

MODERATOR:
John Mahan, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

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Speakers:
  • Timothy Bunchman, MD
    Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Miranda van Tilburg, PhD
    Campbell University, Buies, NC