KIDNEYcon 2024
Experience the Solar Eclipse in Little Rock
Little Rock maximum of totality: 4 minutes 11 seconds
Little Rock will be the place to be during what has been dubbed the “Great North American Eclipse.” To experience complete darkness, gazers must be in the narrow path of totality. Little Rock is located within that narrow swath of totality.
A total solar eclipse will occur in Little Rock on April 8th, beginning at 1:51 pm.
Little Rock, AR
The 9th Annual KIDNEYcon
April 6-8, 2024
KIDNEYcon aims to create an interactive learning experience where attendees can closely interact with expert presenters in a way that is not possible at larger meetings.
KIDNEYcon is a platform for nephrologists and medicine trainees to interact with each other and experts from across the nation and learn about and discuss recent advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease. The conference will provide participants with the tools to correctly identify and determine optimal prevention and treatment of patients with acute kidney injury, glomerular disease, or complex pregnancy issues. The program will feature six hands-on workshops that simulate realistic practice conditions utilizing case studies, simulations, and live human models to teach how and why interventions are done and allow attendees to practice new techniques.
Saturday, April 6
Critical Care Nephrology Symposium
Martinis, Meatballs, & Mentoring Party
Sunday, April 7
Hands-On Workshops:
Kidney Pathology
Home Dialysis
Urine Microscopy
Acid/Base Fluids and Electrolytes
Kidney Biopsy Academy
Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Keynote Address/Dinner/JEOPARDY!
Monday, April 8
Scientific and Clinical Sessions:
Glomerular Diseases
AKI
Kidney Disease in Pregnancy / Solar Eclipse
Support
We would like to thank the following companies for support of the 2023 KIDNEYcon meeting through medical education grants:
Alexion
Arkana Laboratories
Baxter
Calliditas
Fresenius
Travere
Exibitors
We would like to thank the following companies for exhibiting during the 2023 KIDNEYcon meeting:
Alexion
Amgen
Amicus
Aurinia
Bayer
Calliditas
CareDX
DCI
ExThera
Fresenius
GlaxoSmithKline
Horizon
La Jolla
Mallinckrodt
Natera
Nipro
NxStage
Sanofi
Travere
US Renal Care
Vifor
KIDNEYcon Director
John Arthur, MD, PhD, FASN
Education
University of Iowa College of Medicine
MD, 1990
PhD Pharmacology, 1990
Duke University Medical Center
Residency in Medicine, 1990-93
Fellowship in Nephrology, 1993-96
Academic Position
Professor and Chief of Nephrology
Associate Director, Translational Research Institute
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Research Interests
Prognostic Biomarkers
Proteomics
Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic kidney disease
Diabetic nephropathy
KIDNEYCON CO-DIRECTOR
Shree Sharma, MD, FASN
Education
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
MD, 2005
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency in Pathology, 2007-2011
Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship in Renal Pathology, 2011-2012
Academic Position
Nephropathologist, Arkana Laboratories
Little Rock, AR
Research Interests
Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease
KIDNEYcon Education Director
Manisha Singh, MD
Education
Rajendra Medical College (now known as RIIMS) in India MD, 2001
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency in Medicine, 2010-2013
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship in Nephrology, 2013-2015
Academic Position
Associate Professor of Nephrology Director Home Dialysis Co-Director M2 Medical Students Renal Module University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Research Interests
Telemedicine and CKD education Women’s health Diabetic kidney disease Medical education
KIDNEYCON co-DIRECTOR
Juan Carlos Velez, MD
Education
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru
MD, 1998
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Residency in Medicine, 2000-02
Chief Resident, 2001-02
Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship in Nephrology, 2002-05
Academic Position
Professor and System Chair of Nephrology
Ochsner Health
Research Interests
Hepatorenal acute kidney injury Hyponatremia Glomerular diseases Renal syndromes associated with exposure to antimicrobials