Scientific Program ISNCON 2025

Transplant Immunology Workshop: Time :- 8:45 AM onwards Venue: LT-1

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 1: 18 December 2025 | Venue: LT-1

Transplant Immunology Workshop: 8:45 AM onwards | Moderators: Dr Narayan Prasad & Dr Satish Balan

Time: 8:45 – 9:05 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: Introduction to Transplant Immunology

Speaker: Dr RK Sharma (Lucknow)

Time: 9:05 – 9:25 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: HLA Typing in Kidney Transplantation including eplet matching

Speaker: Dr Ankit Mathur BMST (Bangalore)

Time: 9:25 – 9:45 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: CDC cross match – principles and current role in Kidney transplantation

Speaker: Dr Suraksha Agrawal (Lucknow)

Time: 9:45 – 10:05 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: Flow cross match – Rationale and interpretation

Speaker: Dr Anil Handoo (Delhi)

Time: 10:05 – 10:25 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: Luminex technology in KT and limitations

Speaker: Dr Shruti Tapia Wala (Mumbai)

Time: 10:25 – 10:45 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: Panel reactive antibodies in Transplantation

Speaker: Dr Antonio Paul ACTIMOS Medical Trust Kochi

TEA BREAK (10:45 – 11:10 AM)

Time: 11:10 – 11:30 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: Non-HLA antibodies in Kidney transplant

Speaker: Dr Satish Balan (Trivendrum)

Time: 11:30 – 11:50 AM (15 + 5)

Topic: Understanding CREG and its clinical application

Speaker: Dr Ajay Kher (Delhi)

Time: 11:50 – 12:10 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Emerging genetic technologies in transplantation

Speaker: Ungea Aravind (Chennai)

Time: 12:10 – 12:30 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Post-transplant immune monitoring

Speaker: Dr Subho Banerjee (Ahmedabad)

LUNCH BREAK (12:30 – 1:00 PM)

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM (10 + 5 × 4)

Topic: Challenging Cases in Kidney Transplantation discussions

Speakers: Kartik Ganesh (Kochi), Dr S Kandswami (Koyambtur), Upal Sen Gupta (Kolkata), Manish Balwani (Nagpur)

Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM

Laboratory Demonstration- Flow Cross match techniques and CDC(Case Vignette based + Live relay from lab )

Dr Jaikumar Maiyyppan Dr Ravi Kushwaha

TEA BREAK (4:00 – 4:30 PM)

Time: 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Laboratory Demonstration- DNA extraction and DSA by lysate (Case Vigentte based + Live relay from lab)

Dr Jaikumar Maiyyppan Dr Ravi Kushwaha

Preconference CME/Workshops: Onconephrology - Time 8.45 AM -12.45 PM Venue :-LT-2

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 1: 18 December 2025

Preconference CME / Workshop: Onconephrology – 8:45 AM – 12:45 PM (LT-2)

Moderators: Mayuri Trivedi & Prakash Gudsoorkar

Time: 8.45 – 9.05 AM (15 + 5)

Topic – Session-1: A Hypertensive Crisis in a Cancer Patient

Speaker: Ashwini Gadde (Delhi)

Time: 9.05 – 9.35 AM (20 + 10)

Topic – Session-2: Microangiopathic Mysteries: Drug-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Cancer

Speaker: Dr Rimda Wanchoo (US)

Time: 9.35 – 9.55 AM (15 + 5)

Topic – Session-3: A Colon Cancer Patient with Heavy Proteinuria

Speaker: Dr Rajeevalochana Parthsarthy (Chennai)

Time: 9.55 – 10.15 AM (15 + 5)

Topic – Session-4: GFR Dilemma in Cancer Chemotherapy

Speaker: Dr Dipankar Sirkar (Kolkata)

TEA BREAK (10.15 – 10.45 AM)

Time: 10.45 – 11.15 AM (20 + 10)

Topic – Session-5: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and the Kidney

Speaker: Prakash Goodsoorkar (US)

Time: 11.15 – 11.35 AM (15 + 5)

Topic – Session-6: AKI in the Chemotherapy Ward: A Case of Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Speaker: Dr Mayuri Trivedi (Mumbai)

Time: 11.35 – 11.55 AM (15 + 5)

Topic – Session-7: A 22-Year-Old Male with Femoral Osteosarcoma Treated with Methotrexate

Speaker: Dr Sanjeev Nair (Chennai)

Time: 11.55 – 12.15 PM (15 + 5)

Topic – Session-8: A 65-Year-Old Man with Smouldering Multiple Myeloma and Progressive Proteinuria

Speaker: Vinant Bhargava (Delhi)

Interactive Case-based Discussion Time :- 2-6 PM, Nephro-Pathology Session. Venue: LT-2

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 1: 18 December 2025 | Venue: LT-2

Theme: Diagnostic Dilemmas in Nephropathology: Power of Integrative Diagnosis

Interactive Case-based Discussion: 2:00 – 6:00 PM | Moderators: Dr Vinita Agrawal & Dr Manoj Jain

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM (15 + 5 × 3)

Session I: Glomerular Diseases

Case 1 – A great mimicker
Case 2 – An unusual presentation of common disease
Case 3 – Deciphering the cause

Speakers: Dr Anila Abraham, Dr Vineeta Batra, Dr Bhavna Mehta

Time: 3:00 – 3:40 PM (15 + 5 × 2)

Session II: Challenging Tubulointerstitial Diseases

Case 1 – Unexplained AKI
Case 2 – Puzzling TIN

Speakers: Dr Mahesha V, Dr Pallavi Prasad

Time: 3:40 – 4:20 PM (15 + 5 × 2)

Session III: Untangling the Vessels

Case 1 – Decoding TMA
Case 2 – Complexities of Renal Vasculitis

Speakers: Dr Manoj Jain, Dr Ritambara Nada

TEA BREAK (4:20 – 4:40 PM)

Time: 4:40 – 5:20 PM (15 + 5 × 2)

Session IV: Hereditary and Rare Kidney Disorders

Case 1 – Clues to diagnosis
Case 2 – Beyond morphology

Speakers: Dr Geetika Singh, Dr Alok Sharma

Time: 5:20 – 6:00 PM (15 + 5 × 2)

Session V: Renal Transplant Pathology

Case 1 – Is it rejection?
Case 2 – Insights from Electron Microscopy

Speakers: Dr Swarnalatha Gaurishankar, Dr Vinita Agrawal

Critical Care Nephrology & POCUS Workshop. Time :- 8:45 am- 5:20 pm, Venue: LT-3

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 1: 18 December 2025 | Venue: LT-3

Critical Care Nephrology & POCUS Workshop: Moderators – Dr V. Lobo & Dr A. Majumdar

Time: 8:45 – 9:05 AM (20 min)

Topic: Principles and Terminology of RRT for AKI

Speaker: Dr Vinay Malhotra (Jaipur)

Time: 9:05 – 9:25 AM (20 min)

Topic: Goals and Targets of RRT in AKI

Speaker: Dr Rajiv Annegiri (Chennai)

Time: 9:25 – 9:45 AM (20 min)

Topic: Dialysis Trauma

Speaker: Dr Arghya Majumdar (Kolkata)

Q & A (9:45 – 10:00 AM)

Time: 10:00 – 10:25 AM (20+5)

Topic: Precision Fluid Management in CRRT: Optimizing Net Ultrafiltration for Patient Outcomes

Speaker: Dr Raghavan Murugan (USA)

Time: 10:25 – 10:50 AM (20+5)

Topic: Beyond the Physical Exam: POCUS in HD Access — What It Can (and Can’t) Do

Speaker: Dr Vandana Dua (USA)

TEA BREAK (10:50 – 11:10 AM)

Workstations (11:10 AM – 1:00 PM)

11:10 – 11:40 AM: Machines, Filters, Fluids Setup and Running CRRT — Dr Lobo / Ayan Dey / Industry
11:40 – 12:10 PM: Machines, Filters, Setup and Running SLED — SGPGI / Sidharth Sethi / Anil Verma / Industry
12:10 – 12:40 PM: Practical Demonstration of POCUS and VEXUS — Dr Vandana Dua / Dr Jagdish / Ashish Gupta
12:40 – 1:00 PM: RRT with ECMO & ECCO2R — Industry / Lobo / Mohan Gurjar / Mahesh Kota

LUNCH SYMPOSIA (1:00 – 2:00 PM)

Session: Prescribing RRT in Specific Situations (2:15 – 5:30 PM)

2:15 – 2:35 PM (15+5): Cardiorenal Syndrome and Fluid Overload – Case Based — Dr Pragya Pant (Ranchi)
2:35 – 2:55 PM (15+5): Acute Liver Failure/ACLF with Increased ICP and Hyponatremia – Case Based — Dr Rushi Deshpande (Mumbai)
2:55 – 3:15 PM (15+5): RRT in Poisoning – Paraquat, Lithium, Barbiturate — Dr Manjusha Yadla (Hyderabad)
3:15 – 3:35 PM (15+5): Optimal Use of Antibiotics in Sepsis/AKI — Dr Tukaram Jamale (Mumbai)

TEA BREAK (3:35 – 4:00 PM)

4:00 – 4:30 PM (25+5): RRT in Sepsis — Dr Rupesh Raina (USA)
4:30 – 5:00 PM (25+5): Optimal Use of Inotropes in Sepsis — Dr Raghavan Murugan (USA)
5:00 – 5:20 PM (15+5): Monitoring and Quality Indicators in ICU RRT — Dr Rajshekhar Chakrawarti (Hyderabad)

Pediatric Nephrology Workshop. Time :- 8:45 am- 5:30 pm, Venue: Hall-B

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 1: 18 December 2025 | Venue: Hall B

Pediatric Nephrology Workshop | Moderator: Dr Dipankar Bhaumik & Dr Shyam Bansal

Time: 8:45 – 9:10 AM (20 + 5)

Topic: CKD in children: Etiology, evaluation and management

Speaker: Indira Agrawal (CMC)

Time: 9:10 – 9:35 AM (20 + 5)

Topic: Cystic kidney disease in children

Speaker: Rajiv Sinha (Kolkata)

Time: 9:35 – 10:00 AM (20 + 5)

Topic: Reflux Nephropathy and VUR

Speaker: Pankaj Hari (Delhi)

Time: 10:00 – 10:25 AM (20 + 5)

Topic: Changing Landscape of Pediatric Hypertension: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice

Speaker: Ajay Sharma (Canada)

TEA BREAK (10:25 – 10:45 AM)

Time: 10:45 – 11:10 AM (20 + 5)

Topic: How to approach difficult to treat Nephrotic Syndrome

Speaker: Rulan Parekh (USA)

Time: 11:10 – 11:35 AM (20 + 5)

Topic: Hereditary Glomerulonephritis

Speaker: Aditi Sinha (Delhi)

Time: 11:35 – 12:05 PM (25 + 5)

Topic: Thrombotic Microangiopathy – Current Concepts

Speaker: Carla Nester (US)

Time: 12:05 – 12:30 PM (20 + 5)

Topic: Atypical HUS – Indian Experience

Speaker: Arvind Bagga (Delhi)

LUNCH BREAK (12:30 – 1:00 PM)

Time: 2:00 – 2:30 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: Nutrition in CKD

Speaker: Rukshana Shroff (UK)

Time: 2:30 – 3:00 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: Nephrolithiasis and Nephrocalcinosis in Children

Speaker: SriRam Krishnamurthi

Time: 3:00 – 3:30 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: Voiding disorders in children: Approach to management

Speaker: Jyoti Sharma (Pune)

Time: 3:30 – 4:00 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: Principles and Practice of RRT in Children

Speaker: Sidharth Sethi (Delhi)

TEA BREAK (4:00 – 4:30 PM)

Time: 4:30 – 5:00 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: Pretransplant evaluation of children

Speaker: Dharshan Rangaswami (Bangalore)

Time: 5:00 – 5:30 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: Transplant Immunosuppression in Children

Speaker: Arpana Iyengar (Bangalore)

Intervention Nephrology Workshop. Time :- 8.45 AM – 6 PM, Venue: LT-4

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 1: 18 December 2025 | Venue: LT-4

Intervention Nephrology Workshop | 8:45 AM – 6:00 PM
Coordinators: Hemant Mehta, JB Balasubramanian, Manas Patel, Santosh

Time: 8:45 – 9:00 AM

Topic: Welcome

Speakers/Moderators: J Bala, Hemant Mehta

Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Topic: Dealing with AV Fistula Issues

Moderators: J Bala, Hemant Mehta

9:00 – 9:15 AM (15 min): Valuation of (Clinical/USG) Immature and Failing Vascular Access (live cases)
Speaker: Dr Tushar Vachharajani

9:15 – 10:00 AM: AVF ANGIOPLASTY (Live cases) – Fluoroscopic guidance: Forearm / Arm
Speakers: Manish Lalwani (Vellore), Aadil Beg (Kashmir)
Demonstrators: Hardik Patel (Nadiad), Venkat (Pondy), Ajay Singh (Jaipur)

10:00 – 10:45 AM: AVF ANGIOPLASTY – USG guidance
Speakers: Dr Dwarak S (INU), Dr Cherin Josi (INU, Bangalore)
Demonstrators: Gireesh Reddy (Bangalore), Dr Karthik (Chennai Kauvery), Dr Shamna (Thiruvalla)

TEA BREAK (10:45 – 11:20 AM)

Time: 11:20 AM – 1:00 PM

Topic: Dealing with Central Vein Issues

Moderators: Hemant Mehta

11:20 – 12:10 PM: Tackling central vein narrowing for AV fistula survival (swollen arm with ipsilateral AVF) – 1 case
Speakers: Venkatesh R (Chennai), Dr Sahil Arora (Bengaluru)
Demonstrators: Shahbaj Ahmed (Dehradun), Apoorva Jain (Agra)

12:10 – 1:00 PM: TCC insertion with central vein stenosis – 1 case
Speakers: Dr Santhosh (SGPGI), Dr Dileep Kumar P (Trichy)
Demonstrators: Manish Rathi (Chandigarh), Manjunath Kulkarni (Bangalore), Athul (CMC)

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM (1:00 – 2:00 PM)

Time: 2:00 – 4:15 PM

Topic: TCC Issues

2:00 – 2:15 PM: Choosing the Right Catheter for the Right Patient
Speaker: Dr Tushar Vachharajani

2:15 – 3:15 PM: Live Cases: TCC
Speakers: Jeyanivash (Chennai), Karthik (Tirunelveli), Dr Rajdeb Saha (Delhi), Gaurav Singla (Punjab)
Demonstrators: Rammohan Bhatt (Bangalore)

3:15 – 4:15 PM: PD Catheter Insertion – Fluoroscopic guided
Speakers: Dr Vineet Behera (Vizag), Manu Dogra (Delhi)
Demonstrators: Vishal Goley (Siliguri), Dr Indraneel (Delhi), Varun Kumar (Vijayawada)

TEA BREAK (4:15 – 4:35 PM)

Time: 4:35 – 6:00 PM

Topic: AVF Creation

Speakers: Sachin Soni (Aurangabad), Abhinav (Delhi)
Demonstrators: J Bala, Vel Arvind (Trichy), Manjunath Doshetty (Mysore)

ISNCON 2025 - Day 1 Schedule

1:00 - 1:45 PM

Lunch Symposia Hall B - JB Chemicals

Session: Talk

Hypertension Management in CKD – An orchestra, Not a Solo performance (15 mins)

2:00 PM

Panel Discussion

CKD 360° – From prevention to transplant: A holistic discussion (30 mins)

Speaker: Dr Ashok Kriplani

Chair: A S Narula (Delhi)

Moderator: Dr N C Ambekar (Pune)

Panellists:

Dr Jayant Datta (Kolkata)
Anupama Kaul (Lucknow)
P S Vali (Hyderabad)
Dr DK Agarwal (Delhi)

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Symposia, Hall A - Breakfast - AstraZeneca

Mastering Hyperkalemia Management: Expert Strategies to Improve CKD Outcomes

Agenda:

Opening and Context Setting (5 mins) - Moderator: Dr Vijay Kher
Advancing Guideline Directed Management To Drive Better CKD Outcomes and Applying Novel Potassium Binders To Sustain RAASi Therapy (25 mins)
Panel Discussion – Real World Strategies For Hyperkalemia Management In Complex CKD Cases (20 mins)
Q & A (Audience interaction) and Closing Remarks (10 mins) - Moderator/Speaker: Dr James Burton (UK)

Moderator: Dr KS Nayak Panelists:

Dr Sandeep Bhattacharya (Kolkata)
Dr Georgi Abraham (Chennai)
Dr Umapati Hegde (Nadiad)

6:00 - 7:00 PM

ISN QUIZ First Round - Hall B

Moderators: Mayuri Trivedi, Sanjeev Nair, Arun Kumar

7:00 PM Onwards

Hall A

Inauguration

8:30 PM Onwards

Hall A

Dinner & Cultural Program

Program ISNCON 2025, Day:2 (19/12/2025) (Venue :-Hall A)

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 2: 19 December 2025 | Hall A

Time: 8:30 – 9:00 AM (30 min)

Topic: Presidential Lecture

Speaker: Ashwini Gupta (Delhi)

Chairs: D S Rana (Delhi), H S Kohli (Chandigarh), Dr Anuradha Raman (Hyderabad)

Time: 9:00 – 9:30 AM (30 min)

Topic: KS Chugh Oration – Precision Health in CKD

Speaker: Rulan Parikh (Canada)

Chairs: K L Gupta (Chandigarh), Kalpana Mehta (Mumbai), S C Tiwari (Delhi)

Time: 9:30 – 10:10 AM (20 + 10)

Topic: Peritoneal dialysis in 2025: Global opportunities and challenges

Speaker: Rajnish Mehrotra (USA)

Chairs: Gokul Nath (Bangalore), Amit Gupta (Lucknow), Uttara Das (AP)

Tea Break (10:10 – 10:30 AM) followed by Parallel Sessions

Time: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Topic: Joint Session of Indian SN and ISGD on Glomerular Disease

10:30 – 11:00 AM: Recent updates in IgA Nephropathy

Speaker: Suceena Alexander

Chairs: Dipankar Bhaumik (Delhi), Jaysurya R (Kolkata), Dilip Sinha (Kanpur)

11:00 – 11:40 AM: Current Concepts in C3 Glomerulonephritis

Speaker: Carla Nester (USA)

Chairs: Srilatha (Kerala), Sunil Prakash (Delhi), Vikas Makkar (Ludhiana)

11:40 – 12:05 PM: Update on Lupus Nephritis

Speaker: Koyal Jain (USA)

Chairs: Swarnalatha Gudithi (Hyderabad), Dilip Bhalla (Delhi), Abhay Sadre (Pune)

12:05 – 12:30 PM: Recurrent FSGS after Transplant

Speaker: Rupesh Raina (USA)

Chairs: K N Singh (Delhi), Nandita Chaudhary (Guwahati), Ratan Jha (Hyderabad)

12:30 – 1:00 PM: Interesting Cases – Anti GBM disease & Vasculitis

Speakers: Abhijeet Konour (Nadiad), Sabrinath (JIPMER)

Chairs: Vinoi George (Vellore), T K Saha (Hyderabad), Rahul Kohli (Ludhiana)

Poster Viewing (1:00 – 1:30 PM)

Lunch Symposia (1:30 – 2:30 PM) – Fresenius

Advanced therapy (HDF & Water Quality): 15 min – Dr Dinesh Khullar

Panel Discussion (15 min)

Moderators: Tarun Kaushik

Panelists: Dr Vishwanath Siddhini, Dr Deepa Usalmarty, Dr D Mukherjee (Delhi), Swarnjeet Kaur (Bhatinda)

CRRT Session (15 + 15 min): Dr Girish Kumethkar

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM

Topic: Thematic Session – Free Papers LT-1 to LT-4

Each paper: 8 + 2 minutes

Free Paper Judges – LT-1: Sharat K Singh (Manipur), Bibekanand Kar (Orissa), Kritika Mohan (Bangalore)

Free Paper Judges – LT-2: Omkumar (Patna), Aruna Acharya (Orissa), B Ravishankar (Bangalore)

Free Paper Judges – LT-3: Gayatri Pegu (Guwahati), R K Yadav (Delhi), Muthu Jairaman (Chennai)

Free Paper Judges – LT-4: Rahul Grover (Delhi), E Mahesha (Bangalore), Namrata Rao (Lucknow)

Theme-based session- AKI Date 19/12/2025 Time- 2.30-4.30 pm Venue:- Hall A

Theme-based Session – AKI

Date: 19/12/2025 | Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM | Hall A

Moderators: N Gopalakrishnan, Vivek Kumar

Time: 2:30 – 2:50 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: AKI – Newer advances in classification

Speaker: Dr Gopalkrishnan (Chennai)

Chairpersons: Mahendra Atlani (Bhopal), Nitin Bajpayee (Banaras), G Srikanth (Hyderabad)

Time: 2:50 – 3:20 PM (20 + 10)

Topic: AKI to CKD transition

Speaker: Sunder Swaminathan (Bangalore)

Chairpersons: K M Sahoo (Patna), Abdul Rashid (Kashmir), Nitish Mohanty (Bhubneshwar)

Time: 3:20 – 3:40 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: DRAKI – Dialysis Requiring AKI – follow up of survivors

Speaker: Dr T Dinesh Kumar, MMC (Chennai)

Chairpersons: Asif Wani (Kashmir), Pradeep Kumar (Meeruth), Amit Sharma (Chandigarh)

Time: 3:40 – 4:05 PM (20 + 5)

Topic: Poisoning and Envenomation Induced Acute Kidney Injury

Speaker: Saif Qaiser (Aligarh)

Chairpersons: Kavita Vishwakarma (Mumbai), Somaiya Julu (Kakinada), Sandeep Garg (Meeruth)

Time: 4:05 – 4:30 PM (20 + 5)

Topic: AKI research in India

Speaker: Dr Vivek Kumar (Chandigarh)

Chairpersons: Praveen Etta (Hyderabad), Prashant Bendre (Meeruth), Manish Gupta (Gwalior)

Tea Break (4:30 – 5:00 PM)

ISNCON 2025 Program Time :10.30 PM -1:00 pm Venue :- Hall B

Day 2 – ISNCON 2025 Scientific Program (Hall B)

Date: 19/12/2025 | Venue: Hall B

Session with ASN–ANIO–ISN: Partnerships for Change – Curing Kidney Diseases Together

Time: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

10:30 – 12:10 PM

Introduction: (10 min)

Keynote Lecture: Kidney Health 2025 – Research, Innovation and Policy (20 min)

Symposium: Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Health: Stopping the Next Epidemic (20 min)

Topic: From Innovation to Implementation – Saving Kidneys, Hearts and Lives (20 min)

Discussion: Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Health in India – Challenges and Opportunities (20 min)

Panel Discussion: Stopping the Next Epidemic (30 min)

Speakers / Moderators: Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, Amit Govil, Shyam Bansal, Tod Ibrahim, Madhuri Kanitkar

Panellists / Chairs: Dr Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, Shyam Bansal, Dr Katherine Tuttle (USA), Dr Balram Bhargava Moderator: Dr Roy-Chaudhury (30 min) Panel Discussion Members: Dr Tuttle, Madhuri Kanitkar, Balram Bhargava, Manisha Sahay, Tod Ibrahim, Shyam Bansal

Transplantation 2025: What’s Hot – What’s New

Time: 12:10 PM – 1:00 PM

Topics:

Xenotransplantation 2025 (15 min)
Everything but Xenotransplantation (15 min)
Q & A and Discussion (20 min)

Speakers: Vasishta Tatapati (USA), Amit Govil (USA)

Chairpersons: Vimla A (Kerala), Lalit Agrawal (Kolkata), Dr Sundar Sankaran (Bangalore)

Poster Viewing (1:00 – 1:30 PM)

Lunch Symposia – Zydus Pharma

Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Theme: HIF-PHI

Speaker: Dr Tarun Jeloka (Pune)

Panel Discussion: (10 + 20 min) – Indian Context

Panellists: Edwin Fernando, Umesh Khanna, Pratik Das, Amresh Krishna

Chairperson: D K Pahari

Thematic Session (2:30 – 4:30 PM)

Moderator – To be updated

Theme-based session- Contemporary Issues in Nephrology -Time :2.30 PM -4.30 pm -Venue :- Hall B

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 2: 19 December 2025 | Venue: Hall B

Theme-based Session: Contemporary Issues in Nephrology
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM

Topic: Contemporary Issues in Nephrology

2:30 – 2:50 PM (15+5): Current Concepts of Correction of Hyponatremia
Speaker: Alok Kumar (Dehradun)

2:50 – 3:10 PM (15+5): Role of Magnesium and its Clinical Implications
Speaker: Pritpal Singh (Patna)

3:10 – 3:30 PM (15+5): How to Treat Alternative Medicine Related Nephropathy
Speaker: Dr R Sakthirajan (Chennai)

3:30 – 3:50 PM (15+5): Hyperuricemia in CKD: Treat or Not to Treat
Speaker: Pradeep Doley (Guwahati)

3:50 – 4:10 PM: SiRNA Therapy in Nephrology
Speaker: Priyambada (JIPMER)

4:10 – 4:30 PM (15+5): AI in Nephrology
Speaker: Jitendra Kumar (Faridabad)

TEA BREAK (4:30 – 5:00 PM)

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Topic: Plenary Session

5:00 – 5:35 PM (25+10): CKD-MBD – Recent Update and Guidelines
Speaker: Marc Vervloet (Netherlands)

5:35 – 6:10 PM (25+10): GLP-1 Agonist in CKD
Speaker: Katherine Tuttle (US)

6:10 – 6:45 PM (25+10): Monoclonal Gammopathies and Kidney
Speaker: Jai Radhakrishnan (US)

7:00 – 8:00 PM: Final Quiz
Venue: Hall B

8:00 PM onwards: Dinner & Cultural Program

Scientific Program ISNCON 2025, Time- 8.30 AM-2.30 PM Venue :- Hall - A

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 3: 20 December 2025 | Hall A

Time: 8:30 – 9:00 AM

Topic: Ingredients to be an Entrepreneur in Nephrology

Speaker: Dr Saurabh Pokhriyal (Delhi)

Time: 9:00 – 9:30 AM (25 + 5)

Topic: ADPKD – State-of-the-Art: KDIGO Guidelines and Upcoming Novel Approaches

Speaker: Roman U Mueller

Time: 9:30 – 10:00 PM (25 + 5)

Topic: Obstetric AKI – How We Know, What We Know

Speaker: Silvi Shah (USA)

Time: 10:00 – 10:30 AM (30 min)

J C M Shastri Oration: The Art and Science of Nephrology – Where Clinical Care Meets Research Excellence

Speaker: Dr Vivekanand Jha

Tea Break (10:30 – 11:00 AM)

Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Parallel Session – Hall A: Hemodialysis

11:00 – 11:25 AM: Symptom Management in Patients Undergoing Long-term Dialysis

Speaker: Rajnish Mehrotra (USA)

11:25 – 11:50 AM: HDF – Current Status

Speaker: Ruksana Shroff (UK)

11:50 – 12:10 PM: Nutrition in Dialysis

Speaker: Manjuri Sharma (Guwahati)

12:10 – 12:30 PM: Long-term Outcomes of MHD in India

Speaker: Vishwanath Billa (Mumbai)

12:30 – 1:00 PM: Panel Discussion on Lipid Management in CKD

Context Setting (10 min): Sishir Gang

Moderator: Sishir Gang

Panelists: Raman Puri (Delhi), Sanjeev Jasuja (Delhi), Deodatta Chafekar (Nasik), Manish Chaturvedi (Jodhpur)

Poster Viewing (1:00 – 1:30 PM)

Lunch Symposia (1:30 – 2:30 PM) – Intas Pharma

Topic: Management of Renal Anemia – Beyond 2025: Have We Utilised CERA Enough?

Speaker: Dr Iain MacDougall

Panel Discussion (30 min)

Moderator: Vijay Kher

Panelists: Dr Tammoy Das (Guwahati), Dr Rajesh Nair (Cochin), Dr S Padmanabhan (Bangalore), Dr Pratik Das (Kolkata), Dr Reetesh Sharma (Faridabad), Dr Shivalingam (Chennai)

Session: Contemporary Issues in Peritoneal Dialysis Time- 2.30-4.30 PM Venue :- Hall - A

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 3: 20 December 2025 | Hall A

Session: Contemporary Issues in Peritoneal Dialysis

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM

Time: 2:30 – 2:50 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Innovations in CAPD

Speaker: Lily Mushahar (Malaysia)

Time: 2:50 – 3:10 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Incremental PD

Speaker: Kamal Sud (Australia)

Time: 3:10 – 3:30 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in PD Patients

Speaker: Sreebhushan Raju (Hyderabad)

Time: 3:30 – 3:50 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: PD in Frail and Elderly

Speaker: Anil Bhalla (Delhi)

Time: 3:50 – 4:10 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Non-infectious Complications of CAPD

Speaker: Sandeep Mahajan (Delhi)

Time: 4:10 – 4:30 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Infectious Complications of CAPD

Speaker: Sunita Bavanandan (Malaysia)

Tea Break (4:30 – 5:00 PM)

Plenary Sessions (5:00 – 6:30 PM)

Scientific Program ISNCON 2025, Time- 11.00 am-2.30 PM Venue :-Hall B- Parallel

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 3: 20 December 2025 | Hall A

Session: Transplantation

Time: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Time: 11:00 – 12:00 PM (10 min each + 20 min Q&A)

Topic: Issues in Living Kidney Donation

Speakers:
Sreejit Parmeshwaran (Puducherry) – Low GFR in Indians
Prashant Kedilya (Bangalore) – BMI cutoff for donation
Manish Jain (Kolkata) – Donor with Kidney Stone
Anurag Gupta (Delhi) – Diabetic Donors

Time: 12:00 – 12:20 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Post-transplant Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Speaker: Raja Ramchandran (Chandigarh)

Time: 12:20 – 12:40 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: AI in Transplantation

Speaker: Amit Govil (USA)

Time: 12:40 – 1:00 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: App-based Management of Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Speaker: Beena Bansal (Gurgaon)

Poster Viewing (1:00 – 1:30 PM)

Lunch Symposia – Bayer

The Matching Pair: When Finerenone & SGLT2i Join Forces in CONFIDENCE
CONFIDENCE Asia Sub-analysis

Moderator: Dr Siddharth Mavani (Ahmedabad) – 5 min
Dr Rajiv Agarwal (USA) – 25 min
Dr Atanu Pal (Kolkata) – 10 min
Q&A – 15 min

Theme-based session- HTN & CKD , Time 2.30- 4.30 PM Venue - Hall B

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 3: 20 December 2025 | Hall A

Session: Symposia of Hypertension in CKD

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM

Time: 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Topic: Newer Therapies of HTN including Resistant HTN, HTN in Pregnancy, Panel Discussion & Q&A

Speakers:
Rajiv Agrawal (USA)
Divya Bajapi (Mumbai)

Time: 3:30 – 3:50 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Pregnancy in CKD

Speaker: Priti Meena (Bhubneshwar)

Time: 3:50 – 4:10 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: Vaccination in CKD – What’s New

Speaker: Ranjith Nair (Delhi)

Time: 4:10 – 4:30 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: CKD-U in India

Speaker: Vinay Rathore (Raipur)

Tea Break (4:30 – 5:00 PM)

Time: 5:00 – 5:30 PM (25 + 5)

Topic: Update on Membranous Nephropathy

Speaker: Jai Radhakrishnan

Time: 5:30 – 6:00 PM (30 min)

Topic: Vidya Acharya Oration: Bone Disease in Nephrotic Syndrome in Children

Speaker: Sanjeev Gulati (Delhi)

Time: 6:00 – 6:30 PM (25 + 5)

Topic: Current Insight in Estimating GFR

Speaker: Marc Vervloet

7:00 – 8:00 PM: General Body Meeting (Hall B)

8:00 PM onwards: Cultural Program & Dinner

Program Day 4 ISNCON 2025- Time- 8.30 AM-1.30 PM Venue :- Hall - A

Scientific Program – ISNCON 2025

Day 4: 21 December 2025 | Hall A

Time: 8:30 – 9:00 AM (30 min)

Topic: Breakfast Symposium

Time: 9:00 – 9:30 AM (25 + 5)

Topic: Plenary Talk: Curing Kidney Diseases – from Patients to Policy

Speaker: Prabir Roy Chaudhry

Time: 9:30 – 10:05 AM (25 + 10)

Topic: CKD of Unknown Cause: A Structured Framework Towards Genetic Workup and Beyond

Speaker: Roman Muller

Time: 10:05 – 10:35 AM (30 min)

Topic: Bansal Oration: Decoding Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis – Clinical and Genetic Insights from a Large Cohort Study

Speaker: Sayali Thankre

Tea Break (10:35 – 11:00 AM)

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Topic: CPC

Speaker: Santosh Verughese

Session: Recent Trials in Nephrology (12:00 – 1:30 PM)

Time: 12:00 – 12:25 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: ACHEIVE Trial

Speaker: Dr Shaik Alavudin (Chennai)

Time: 12:25 – 12:50 PM (20 + 5)

Topic: BAX-HTN Trial

Speaker: Jeethu Kurian (Kerala)

Time: 12:50 – 1:00 PM

Topic: REGENCY Trial

Speaker: Arun Kumar (Delhi)

Time: 1:00 – 1:20 PM (15 + 5)

Topic: HiLos Trial

Speaker: Dr Gulliver (Manipur)

1:30 – 1:50 PM: Valedictory Function

1:50 PM: Lunch