Please note: There may be slight changes to the program
Thursday, October 3
University of Tartu Library (Wilhelm Struve 1, Tartu)
15:00 - 17:00
Arrival & Registration
17:00 - 17:20
17:20 - 18:00
State-of-the-Art Lecture
Kidney Replacement Therapy — Home Therapy 2024
Olof Heimburger, Sweden
18:00 - 18:30
Follow-up of Hemodialysis Patients
Kaj Metsärinne, Finland
18:30 - 19:15
Some Words on the History of Medicine in Tartu
Ken Kalling, Estonia
19:15 - 21:30
Welcome Reception
Friday, October 4
Estonian National Museum (Muuseumi tee 2, Tartu)
1st Session
Kidney Fibrosis as a Hallmark of Chronic Kidney Disease
8:00 - 8:20
The Role of B cells in IgA Nephropathy
Karlis Racenis, Latvia
8:20 - 9:00
Understanding Mineralocorticoid Receptor Pathophysiology in CKD Progression and Data from Finerenone Preclinical Studies
Frederic Jaisser, France
9:00 - 9:20
Aldosterone Antagonists — Novel Antifibrotic Therapy in CKD Patients
Alexei Bagrov & Mai Rosenberg, Estonia
9:20 - 9:40
Kidney Biopsy: Case Report on Spectacular Biopsy Findings
Evelina Žukauskaitė, Asta Stankuvienė & Ieva Ivinkina, Lithuania
9:40 - 10:00
Nationwide Renal Biopsy Data in Lithuania 2013-2022
10:00 - 10:10
Discussion
10:10 - 10:40
Coffee Break & Exhibition
2nd Session
Heart & Kidney
10:40 - 11:10
SGLT2 Inhibitors For All?
Christoph Wanner, Germany
11:10 - 11:35
Prevalence of CKD Based on Estonian e-Health Data
Mai Rosenberg, Estonia
11:35 - 12:05
Dyslipidemia in Chronic Kidney Diseases
Martin Serg, Estonia
12:05 - 12:20
A Systematic Review of Vascular Calcification Inhibitors in CKD
Annika Adoberg, Estonia
12:20 - 12:55
On the Path to Cure Chronic Kidney Diseases
Christoph Wanner, Germany
12:55 - 13:00
Discussion
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break & Poster Display
3rd Session
Current Important Topics in Kidney Transplantation
14:00 - 14:30
Kidney Transplantation in Highly Sensitized Recipients
Ilkka Helantera, Finland
14:30 - 14:50
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Why and When?
Marius Miglinas, Lithuania
14:50 - 15:10
Progress and Challenges in the Prevention and Management of CMV Infection in Kidney Transplantation
15:10 - 15:30
Beyond the Statistics: Exploring the Stories of Long-Term Kidney Transplant Recipients and Graft Survival
Ieva Ziedina & Anete Granovska, Latvia
15:30 - 15:45
ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation – Challenges in Clinical Practice
Rūta Vaičiūnienė, Lithuania
15:45 - 16:00
Role of Volume Management in Transplant Kidney Patients
Andrejus Bura, Lithuania
16:00 - 16:15
Coffee Break & Exhibition
4th Session
Short communications
16:15 - 16:25
Shaping the Future of Kidney Care: Lessons from the Kidney Patient Registry of Latvia
Viktorija Kuzema, Latvia
16:25 - 16:35
Results of NATRIJOD Study: What of it for the Kidneys?
Urtė Žakauskienė, Lithuania
16:35 - 16:45
Prevalence of CKD Among Residents of the City of Kaunas: Initial Data from the Biomedical Epidemiological Study "Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors in the Adult Population"
Kristina Petrulienė & Inga Arūnė Bumblytė, Lithuania
16:45 - 16:55
Gut Microbiome Characteristics in IgA Nephropathy Patients
Anna Popova, Latvia
16:55 - 17:05
Acute Kidney Injury due to Hypercalcemia
Anatoliy Timofeev, Estonia
17:05 - 17:15
Conclusions
19:00 - 23:00
Gala Dinner
Estonian National Museum
Saturday, October 5
Estonian National Museum (Muuseumi tee 2, Tartu)
5th Session
Rare Inherited Kidney Diseases: Challenges, Opportunities & Perspectives
8:30 - 8:50
Rare Diseases Competence Center at Tartu University Hospital
Katrin Õunap, Estonia
8:50 - 9:00
Nephropathy Associated With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Importance of Genetic Testing
Rūta Skaistė Mačionytė & Inga Skarupskienė, Lithuania
9:00 - 9:30
Renal Outcomes of ERT in Fabry Disease
Bojan Vujkovac, Slovenia
9:30 - 10:00
Secrets of aHUS/TMA in 2024
Hernando Trujillo, Spain
10:00 - 11:15
aHUS Roundtable: Revealing the Secrets of aHUS/TMAs in Baltics – New Perspectives
Marius Miglinas, Lithuania (moderator)
Inga Arūnė Bumblytė, Lithuania
Hernando Trujillo, Spain
Katrin Reimand, Estonia
Mai Rosenberg, Estonia
Mikus Saulite, Latvia
Aivars Petersons, Latvia
Status Update for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Screening Project in Latvia
Mikus Saulite, Latvia
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Screening Project in Estonia
Katrin Reimand, Estonia
11:15 - 11:30
Coffee Break & Exhibition
6th Session
Acute Kidney Injury
11:30 - 11:55
Apheresis Therapy in Nephrology Practice
Jan Kielstein, Germany
11:55 - 12:10
Transition from AKI to CKD.
The Modifiers and Prevention in Clinical and Experimental Studies
Inga Arūnė Bumblytė & Agnė Gryguc, Lithuania
12:10 - 12:25
Choice of Kidney Replacement Therapy in AKI
Edita Žiginskienė & Inga Skarupskienė, Lithuania
12:25 - 12:45
Nutrition Support for AKI
Alastair Forbes, Estonia
12:45 - 13:00
Closing
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch