Conference Program

Conference Program

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

University of Tartu Library

17:00 - 17:20

Opening

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

Estonian National Museum

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

Aistė Račaitė, Lithuania

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

Monika Vitkauskaitė, Lithuania

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