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3rd Glomerulonephritis Conference 2023, 12 to 14 May 2023: EMANT congress key visual
Past congress

3rd Glomerulonephritis Conference 2023

12 to 14 May 2023

Programme

Scientific programme

07:00 to 09:00
Registration and Networking
09:00 to 10:00
Nephropathology Overview
Chair: Dr Ahmed Ewaida, UAE
Prof Ian Roberts, UK, Dr Wesam Ismail, Egypt, Prof Suhail Al Salam, UAE
10:05 to 11:00
Nephropathology Interactive Session - A
Chair: Dr Ahmed Ewaida, UAE
Prof Ian Roberts, UK, Dr Wesam Ismail, Egypt, Prof Suhail Al Salam, UAE
11:00 to 11:15
Networking Break
11:15 to 12:15
Nephropathology Interactive Session - B
Chair: Dr Ahmed Ewaida, UAE
Prof Ian Roberts, UK, Dr Wesam Ismail, Egypt, Prof Suhail Al Salam, UAE
12:15 to 12:35
The New Path for Hyperkalaemia Management & RAASi Enablement in CKD patients: From Evidence to Clinical Practice
Dr Mustafa Gamal Ahmed, UAE
12:35 to 12:55
New Era in Shingles Prevention
Chair: Prof Munther Khamashta, UAE
Dr Hormozdiar Dastoor, UAE
13:00 to 14:30
Prayer and Lunch Break
14:30 to 15:00
Opening Ceremony Remarks & ISN Pioneer Award Presentation
Prof Mona AlRukhaimi, UAE, Prof Ali Abou-Alfa, Lebanon, Prof Riyad Said, Jordan, Dr Mohammed Ghnaimat, Jordan, Dr Ahmed Ewaida, UAE
15:00 to 15:45
Keynote Lecture: CKD Progression and Future Aspects of Treatment
Prof Christoph Wanner, Germany
15:45 to 16:00
Networking Break
16:00 to 17:00
IgA Nephropathy: From the Pathologist's and the Clinician's Perspective
Chair: Dr Mohammed Hassan, UAE, Dr Mohammad Ghnaimat, Jordan
Prof Ian Roberts, UK, Dr Chee Kay Cheung, UK
17:00 to 18:30
Clinical Cases Discussion
Chair: Prof Riyad Said, Jordan, Dr Yousef Boobes, UAE
Dr Nihal Bashir, UAE, Prof Riyad Said, Jordan, Dr Mohammad Qasem, UAE, Dr Robert Najem, Lebanon, Dr Reema Al Marshoodi, UAE, Dr Pradeep Krishnan, UAE
Faculty

Speakers

Faculty for the congress, grouped as in the programme: international, regional and local speakers. Faculty conflict of interest declarations are published alongside the programme.

International speakers

  • Portrait of Prof Elizabeth Lightstone, faculty member

    Prof Elizabeth Lightstone

    UK

    Professor of Renal Medicine & Honorary Consultant Physician, Imperial College

    Consul (Clinical), Deputy Campus Director of Hammersmith White City Campus, Imperial College London

  • Portrait of Prof Ian Roberts, faculty member

    Prof Ian Roberts

    UK

    Professor of Department of Cellular Pathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

  • Portrait of Dr Chee Kay Cheung, faculty member

    Dr Chee Kay Cheung

    UK

    Consultant Nephrologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Renal Research Group

    Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester

  • Portrait of Dr Christoph Wanner, faculty member

    Dr Christoph Wanner

    Germany

    Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital of Würzburg

  • Portrait of Dr Ilya Glezerman, faculty member

    Dr Ilya Glezerman

    USA

    Associate Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

  • Portrait of Prof Jean-Charles Piette, faculty member

    Prof Jean-Charles Piette

    France

    MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Sorbonne University

Regional speakers

  • Portrait of Prof Mohammad Ghnaimat, faculty member

    Prof Mohammad Ghnaimat

    Jordan

    MD, FRCPE, FACP

    President of Jordan Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation; Past President of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation

    Member & Immediate Past Chair of ISN Middle East Board Region

    President-Elect of the MESOT; President of Jordan Society of Internal Medicine; President of Jordan Society of British Medical Graduates

  • Portrait of Dr Robert Najem, faculty member

    Dr Robert Najem

    Lebanon

    President, Lebanese Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (LSNH)

    Nephrologist, Head of Nephrology Department at Hopital Libanais Geitaoui CHU

    President of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT)

  • Portrait of Prof Ali K. Abu-Alfa, faculty member

    Prof Ali K. Abu-Alfa

    Lebanon

    M.D., F.A.S.N., F.A.H.A.

    Professor of Medicine; Head, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

    Director, Human Research Protection Program (AUB); Director for Research Affairs (AUBMC)

  • Portrait of Dr Sultan Aldalbhi, faculty member

    Dr Sultan Aldalbhi

    KSA

    Consultant Nephrologist; Director of Nephrology, Renal Transplant at Prince Sultan Military Medical City

    Chairman for Scientific Council of Nephrology at Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)

  • Portrait of Prof Samir Mallat, faculty member

    Prof Samir Mallat

    Lebanon

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension; Director, End-Stage Renal Disease Program

    Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut

  • Portrait of Prof Saeed AlGhamdi, faculty member

    Prof Saeed AlGhamdi

    KSA

    Associate Professor of Medicine; Consultant Nephrologist, King Abdulaziz University Hospital

    Consultant Nephrologist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah

  • Portrait of Dr Faissal A.M. Shaheen, faculty member

    Dr Faissal A.M. Shaheen

    M.D., Facharzt (Austria), FSM (Neph), FRCP (UK), FACP (USA)

    Head of Nephrology (DSFH), Senior Consultant Physician & Nephrologist

  • Portrait of Dr Riyad Said, faculty member

    Dr Riyad Said

    Jordan

    Senior Consultant Transplant Nephrologist; Director of Medical Education & Training Department

    Medical Director of Intensive Care Unit; Director of Nephrology Fellowship Training Program

  • Portrait of Dr Torki Al Otaibi, faculty member

    Dr Torki Al Otaibi

    Kuwait

    MB.bch, M.D., FACP, FRCPc

    Chairman, Transplant Nephrology, Hamed Alessa Organ Transplant Centre

    Kuwait Nephrology Association President; Vice President of Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation

  • Portrait of Dr Dujana Mousa, faculty member

    Dr Dujana Mousa

    KSA

    Medical Director of Nephrology & Head of Renal Transplant Program, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Department of Nephrology

  • Portrait of Dr Wesam Ismail, faculty member

    Dr Wesam Ismail

    Egypt

    Renal Pathologist; Chair of the ISN Renal Pathology Committee

  • Portrait of Dr Abdullah Almuhaiteeb, faculty member

    Dr Abdullah Almuhaiteeb

    Kuwait

    MBChB, ABIM, FRCPC

    Nephrology Specialist, Al-Amiri Hospital

  • Portrait of Prof May Hassaballa, faculty member

    Prof May Hassaballa

    Egypt

    President of the Egyptian Society of Nephrology & Transplantation (ESNT)

    Professor of Internal Medicine & Nephrology, Cairo University

Local speakers

  • Portrait of Prof Yousef Boobes, faculty member

    Prof Yousef Boobes

    UAE

    Consultant Nephrologist, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain

  • Portrait of Dr Mohamed Alseiari, faculty member

    Dr Mohamed Alseiari

    UAE

    Consultant Transplant Nephrologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi

  • Portrait of Dr Ali Alobaidli, faculty member

    Dr Ali Alobaidli

    UAE

    Chairman, UAE Transplant Committee & Chief Medical Officer, Abu Dhabi Health Services

  • Portrait of Dr Ayman Almadani, faculty member

    Dr Ayman Almadani

    UAE

    Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)

    Master's Degree in Executive Healthcare Administration

  • Portrait of Dr Ahmed Ewaida, faculty member

    Dr Ahmed Ewaida

    UAE

    Consultant Nephrologist & Internal Medicine, Al Zahra Hospital

    Scientific Lead for Glomerulonephritis Chapter

  • Portrait of Dr Amna Al Hadari, faculty member

    Dr Amna Al Hadari

    UAE

    Consultant Nephrologist, Head of Nephrology Department, Dubai Hospital

  • Portrait of Dr Ahmad Chabaan, faculty member

    Dr Ahmad Chabaan

    UAE

    Consultant Nephrologist, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain

  • Portrait of Prof Mohamed Hassan, faculty member

    Prof Mohamed Hassan

    UAE

    Vice President, Emirates Society of Nephrology

    Consultant Nephrologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi

  • Portrait of Dr Reem Aljayyousi, faculty member

    Dr Reem Aljayyousi

    UAE

    Associate Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences (MBRU)

  • Portrait of Dr Harith Aljubori, faculty member

    Dr Harith Aljubori

    UAE

    Consultant Nephrologist, Gulf Dialysis Technical Service

    Cultural Committee Chairperson, Emirates Society of Nephrology

  • Portrait of Dr Muriel Ghosn, faculty member

    Dr Muriel Ghosn

    UAE

    MD, Nephrology Consultant, Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi

  • Portrait of Dr Amir Malik, faculty member

    Dr Amir Malik

    UAE

    Staff Physician, Nephrology, Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi

  • Portrait of Prof Munther Khamashta, faculty member

    Prof Munther Khamashta

    UK

    Emeritus Professor of Medicine, King's College London

    Global Medical Expert (Lupus), GSK

  • Portrait of Dr Suhail Al Salam, faculty member

    Dr Suhail Al Salam

    UAE

    Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University

    Consultant Pathologist, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain

Acknowledgement

Sponsors and exhibitors

Champions

  • Astellas logo
  • Bayer logo

Enthusiasts

  • AstraZeneca logo
  • GSK logo

Advocates

  • Amgen logo
  • Sandoz logo
  • Sanofi logo

Supporter

  • Biologix logo

Exhibitor

  • CSL Vifor logo

With thanks to the organisations that supported this conference. Sponsors had no role in the scientific programme.

Gallery

Photography

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