Progress of nephrology services in Kenya Seth Mcligeyo Global burden of noncommunicable diseases: Opportunities for health systems Marcello Tonelli Barriers and successes in the fight against organ trade Thomas Mueller Q n A LAUNCH OF KENYA DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL NEPHROLOGY WORKING GROUP (KDINWG) Ahmed Sokwalla/Tushar Vachharajani/Jonathan Wala/Marcello Tonelli Tea Break and Exhibition Session Chairs: Esther Getambu/ Julius Okel/ Fatih Kircelli Track 1 REPLACING THE KIDNEYS PART 1 Establishing successful chronic PD programs in paediatrics: Navigating set up complexities and ongoing challenges Pete Nourse Importance of water quality in HD Mathew Koech HDF as a standard of care (HARSH) Fatih Kircelli Xenotransplantation: Brave new world from farm to clinic Wafiq Moustafa Q n A LUNCH Session Chairs: Ngigi John/ Giovanni Strippoli/Ahmed Kalebi/Nancy Wangombe (Quiz) Track 1 THE KIDNEY AND ALLIED FIELDS The importance of randomized trials in advancing kidney care and what innovation multidisciplinarity make better trials Giovanni Strippoli Conservative kidney management course: Shared decision making, communication skills and capacity building of end of life care Malcolm Correia Recent advances in laboratory diagnostics in renal practice: from point of care tests to modern assays Ahmed Kalebi From shadows to systems: Navigating trafficking and mastering the art/science of transplant coordination Nancy wangombe Application of nephrogenetics test in renal practice Rabia Mukadam Q n A It takes a village: A child/adult journey through the eyes of Families, Clinicians, and Communities (ONLINE) Panel discussion/Town Hall (Daisy Odundo/Nancy Wangombe) Track 2 IPNA MEETS KRA Optimizing antimicrobial therapy to improve clinical outcomes in critical care Silent screams: spotting early CKD and management of kenya's asymptomatic children Updates on management of steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome Silent screams: spotting early CKD and management of kenya's asymptomatic children Updates on management of UTI IPNA teaching course at KRA Q n A LUNCH Session Chair: Peter Koech/Joyce Bwombengi/ Yazied Chothia/Fatih Kircelli Track 2 THE ACUTELY SICK KIDNEY Tiny kidneys, titanic challenges: Revolutionizing RRT for Kenya's children Proven pathways to BP control in resistant hypertension: Insights from clinical cases (NW Hospital) A case report: Pregnancy related acute kidney injury Current innovations in dialyser membrane technology (HARSH) Management of hyperkalemia during hospitalisation