2026 Patient Symposium

Tuesday, April 21 12pm-1pm EST:

• Learn About Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

• Speaker: Kim Bischel, RN, BSN

• Zoom Webinar Link will be provided after registration

Wednesday, April 22, 9am-10am EST:

• Topic: Getting Rezdy to Start on Dialysis: How to Prepare and What to Expect

• Speaker: Mildred Lam, MD

• Zoom Webinar Link will be provided after registration 

Thursday, April 23, 6pm-7pm EST:

• Topic: I Have CKD… Now What?

• Speaker: Samir Parikh, MD, FASN

• Zoom Webinar Link will be provided after registration

• 12:30pm-1:00pm: Visit sponsor/vendor tables, grab giveaways and grab FREE lunch!
• 1:00pm: Welcome by Dr. Rupesh Raina, Patient Symposium Event Chairman
• 1:10pm-2:00pm: (First All-Group Session) } | Topic: Eating Well With CKD, Without Losing Joy | Presenters: Joe Bellian, RN and Merideth Miller, RD
• 2:00pm-2:10pm: BREAK
• 2:10pm-3:00pm: Breakout Topics (Participants Select 1 of 3 Options)
• Kidney Transplant Connectors—Led by Alana (Kidney Recipient) and Reggie (Living Donor)
• Young adults living with CKD—Led by Christina Nguyen, MD
• Understanding Treatment Options Before You Need Them—Led by Aparna Padiyar, MD
• 3:00pm-3:10pm: BREAK
• 3:10pm-4:00pm: (Second All-Group Session) | Topic: Mental Health and Chronic Kidney Disease | Presenters: Sherrell Turner MEd, MSW, LSW,  Andrew Linder M.A.Ed, LPCC-S and Emily Linder, M.Ed., LPCC-S 
• 4:00pm-4:10pm: BREAK | 
• 4:10-5:00pm: (Third All-Group Session) | Topic: GLP1 and Kidney Disease | Presenter: Himabindu Yerneni, MD