Session I:The End of Hemodialysis?

Moderator(s)

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  Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH

  Professor of Medicine, Interim Chair of Internal Medicine, Chief of Nephrology, Director Interventional Nephrology
  Rush University Medical Center
  Rush Medical College
  Chicago, IL, United States
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  Steven Abramowitz, MD

  Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery
  MedStar Health
  Georgetown School of Medicine
  Washingon, DC, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:38 AM US Eastern

  Xenotransplantation - The Mass General Experience
  

  Speaker: Neghae Mawla, MD – Dallas Nephrology Associates
• 8:38 AM – 8:46 AM US Eastern

  Bioartificial Kidneys - Ready for Prime Time?
  

  Speaker: Shuvo Roy, PhD – UC San Francisco
• 8:46 AM – 8:54 AM US Eastern

  Legislative and Financial Incentives Supporting PD Utilization
  

  Speaker: Terry Litchfield, MPA – Access Solutions
• 8:54 AM – 9:02 AM US Eastern

  The Effects of GLP-1 Agonists on Kidney Function
  

  Speaker: Saravanan Balamuthusamy, MD FASN FASDIN – Anne Burnette School of Medicine
• 9:02 AM – 9:17 AM US Eastern

  Discussion
  

  Panelist: Neghae Mawla, MD – Dallas Nephrology Associates

  Panelist: Shuvo Roy, PhD – UC San Francisco

  Panelist: Terry Litchfield, MPA – Access Solutions

  Panelist: Saravanan Balamuthusamy, MD FASN FASDIN – Anne Burnette School of Medicine
• 9:17 AM – 9:25 AM US Eastern

  Xenotransplantation or Artificial Kidney Debate: Pig Kidneys for Everyone
  

  Speaker: Neghae Mawla, MD – Dallas Nephrology Associates
• 9:25 AM – 9:33 AM US Eastern

  Xenotransplantation or Artificial Kidney Debate: Artificial Kidneys for Everyone
  

  Speaker: Shuvo Roy, PhD – UC San Francisco
• 9:33 AM – 9:35 AM US Eastern

  Rebuttal
  

  Speaker: Neghae Mawla, MD – Dallas Nephrology Associates
• 9:35 AM – 9:37 AM US Eastern

  Rebuttal
  

  Speaker: Shuvo Roy, PhD – UC San Francisco
• 9:37 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern

  LIVE PATIENT PHYSICAL EXAM/IMAGING
  

  Instructor: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine

  Instructor: Steven Abramowitz, MD – MedStar Health

  Instructor: Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH – Rush University Medical Center