Friday, January 17, 2025

Business of Nephrology (Session 1)

12:00 – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 – 1:00 PM
Navigating Employment Contract
Lance O. Leider, J.D., LL.M
The Health Law Firm, P.A.
Altamonte Springs, Florida

1:00 - 1:30 PM
Private Equity in Nephrology
Fatima Ammons, MBA
CEO of Central Florida Kidney Specialists

1:30 – 2:00 PM
Understanding the Medical Directors Agreement
Amy Kozsuch, MSN, MBA
CEO of Central Florida Kidney Centers

2:00 – 2:30 PM
Break with Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall

Business of Nephrology (Session 2)

2:30 – 3:00 PM
The Business of Dialysis – Joint Ventures
Brian LaMendola and Eduardo Amorim
Vice Presidents of Corp Development DaVita

3:00 – 3:30 PM
Career Choices – Life as an Interventional Nephrologist
Daniel Patel, MD
Daytona Beach, Florida

3:30 – 4:00 PM
The Business of Clinical Trials in Nephrology
Sreedhar Mandayam, MD
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Founder / CEO of Prolato Clinical Research Center
Houston, Texas

4:00 – 4:30 PM
Q & A with Expert Panel                                       

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Medical Student Reception  Location: Ibis

5:30 – 6:30 PM

Corporate Member Appreciation Reception (Invitation Only) Location: Osprey

6:30 – 8:00 PM

Presidential Welcome Reception  NEW Location: UnReserved Food Bazaar & Beer Garden

Saturday, January 18, 2025

7:00-8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

General Session 1
Location: Griffin E
Moderator: Arvind Madan, MD

8:00-8:05 AM
Welcome: President, Arvind Madan, MD
Central Florida Kidney Specialists

8:05 – 8:50 AM
Management of Severe Hyponatremia
Helbert Rondon, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, FNKF
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

8:50 – 9:00 AM: Discussion

9:00 -9:05 AM: MOC Exam

9:05 – 9:50 AM
IgA Nephropathy: Updates on Management in Rapidly Changing Times
Kirk Campbell, M.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

9:50 – 10:00 AM: Discussion

10:00 – 10:05 AM: MOC Exam

10:05 – 10:45 AM
Break with Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall
Poster Displays
Location: Griffin CD

General Session II
Location: Griffin E
Moderator: David Roth, MD

10:45 –11:35 AM
Adding New Agents to Treatment Protocols for Diabetic Patients with CKD
Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

11:35 – 11:45 AM
Discussion

11:45 - 11:50 AM
MOC Exam

11:50 -12:20 PM
17th Annual Robert Geronemus Memorial Renal Research Competition

11:50 – 12:00 PM
Multicenter Experience of Peritoneal Dialysis in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Vineetha Rangarajan, DO
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL

12:00 – 12:05 PM
Discussion

12:05 – 12:15 PM
Initial eGFR Drop as Predictor of Kidney Function following Living Kidney Donation: A Retrospective Analysis
Daniel Del Castillo Rix
University of Miami / Jackson Health System
Miami, FL

12:20 – 1:30 PM
FSN Luncheon
Location: Griffin B

12:30 – 1:00 PM
Congressional Report: Payment and Regulatory Update
Keith A. Bellovich, DO
Chief Medical Officer, Henry Ford St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI
President, Renal Physicians Association

1:00 – 1:30 PM
Update on Transplant Policy and Model Design
Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Health Policy Scholar in Residence, American Society of Nephrology

General Session
Location: Griffin E
Moderator: Jaime Baynes-Fields, DO, MPH

1:30 – 3:15 PM
Clinicopathological Enigmas: Challenging Cases in the Diagnosis and Management of Glomerulonephritis
Glen Markowitz, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Gerald Appel, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Richard Glassock, M.D.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Laguna Niguel, CA

3:15 – 4:00 PM
Medical Student Debriefing
Location: Ibis

5:00 – 6:00 PM
Women in Nephrology Reception

Sponsored By 
Location: Magnolia Room

6:00-7:30 PM
Reception with the Exhibitors
Poster Displays
Location: Griffin CD

Sunday, January 19, 2025

7:00-8:00 AM:
Registration and Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

General Session III
Location: Griffin E
Moderator: Nabeel Aslam, MD

8:00 – 8:45 AM
Hemodialysis Emergencies 
Michael Allon, MD
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

8:45 – 8:55 AM
Question and Answer Session

8:55 – 9:00 AM
MOC Questions

9:00 - 9:30 AM
Dr. GPT-4: The Role of A.I. in Clinical Practice Today
Luca Neri, MD, PhD
Renal Research Institute

9:30 – 9:40 AM
Advocacy Update
Toni Large
Large Strategies

9:40 – 9:45 AM
FSN Business Meeting

9:45 - 10:15 AM
Break with Exhibitors
Poster Displays
Location: Griffin CD

General Session IV
Location: Griffin E
Moderator: Mark Segal, MD

10:15 – 10:45 AM
LESSONS FROM 2024: Selected Literature on Glomerular Disease and CKD
Richard Glassock, M.D.
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Laguna Niguel, CA

10:45 - 11:30 AM
Minimal Change Disease and FSGS: Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment
Gerald Appel, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

11:30 – 11:40 AM
Discussion

11:40- 11:50 AM
MOC Questions

12:00 PM
Closing Remarks
David Roth, M.D.
Program Chairman

Adjournment – 58th Annual Meeting