Over the 29 year history of the Stuart A. Kleit Symposium, nephrology and how we learn about it has changed many times. This year proves to be no different as the symposium shifts to a three-day educational conference hosted virtually on Zoom from November 11-13, 2020.

In addition to the switch to a virtual format, the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana is excited to announce that in honor of our 50th anniversary, you can attend all three days for just $50!

CEU and CME credits are available.

2020 Agenda

Wednesday, November 11 — Day Session

11:00 AM	Welcome
11:05 AM – 11:45 AM	COVID-19 and Kidney Health – Is This a Looming Health Care Crisis? Deepak Jasuja, MD, FCCP, FASN Critical Care Medicine and Nephrology Medical Director – Nephrology Services Southern Indiana Nephrology and Hypertension Southern Indiana Respiratory and Critical Care Columbus Regional Hospital
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM	Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative Sharon Pearce Senior Vice President, Government Relations National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
12:35 PM – 01:15 PM	Just Released KDOQI Nutrition Guidelines Jerrilynn D. Burrowes, PHD, RD, CDN, FNKF Professor of Nutrition, Department of Biomedical, Health and Nutrition Sciences Long Island University Post

Wednesday, November 11 — Evening Session

06:00 PM	Welcome
06:05 PM – 06:45 PM	Transplant and COVID-19 Islam Ghoneim, MD and Alex W. Cantafio, MD Ascension Transplant
06:50 PM – 07:30 PM	How Can We Help Patients Find A Living Donor? Jennifer Martin Vice President, Program Development National Kidney Foundation

Thursday, November 12 — Day Session

11:00 AM	Welcome
11:05 AM – 11:45 AM	Kidney Care: Time to Rethink Anemia Jay Wish, MD IU School of Medicine
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM	Renal Genetics Testing in Adults and Transplant Rejection Assessment Using Donor-Derived CDNA: What You Need to Know Paul Billings, MD, PhD Chief Medical Officer, Natera
12:35 PM – 01:15 PM	New Methods of Early Identification of CKD Enrico Repetto, MD, MBA Head of Medical Affairs Region ENAM and Medical Director US Inderjit Singh, MD, MBA International Business Leader, Professional Solutions Franchise Roche Diabetes Care, Indianapolis, IN

Thursday, November 12 — Evening Session

06:00 PM	Welcome
06:05 PM – 06:45 PM	Vaccines: What You Need to Know and Understand Corina Nailescu, MD, Pediatric Nephrology Riley Hospital for Children
06:50 PM – 07:30 PM	An Overview Of The Diagnostics Of Covid-19 And The Effects Of The SARS-CoV2 Virus On Renal Function Bryan Schmitt, D.O. Medical Director, Division of Clinical Microbiology Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine IU School of Medicine

Friday, November 13 — Day Session

11:00 AM	Welcome
11:05 AM – 11:45 AM	Medical Management of Transplant Recipients Islam Ghoneim, MD and Alex W. Cantafio, MD Ascension Transplant
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM	Caregiving: The Invisible Backbone of Our Health Systems Trysha Miller, LCSW; Beth Canfield, LCSW; Jane Forbes, MSW, LSW IU Health University Hospital