Caribbean Institute of Nephrology, in collaboration with the Department of
Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mona, University of Michigan
Faculty of Medical Sciences Ann Arbor and School Public Health and University of
Minnesota
presents
5th Annual International Conference on
Nephrology and Hypertension
January 24 - 26, 2013
“Bridging the Gap between Chronic Diseases and Public Health”
THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 2013
7:00 am
Registration
Moderator
Professor E. Barton
9:00 am – 9:10 am
Opening address – E.N. Barton
9:10 am – 9:15am
Address from University of Michigan – F. Brosius
9:15 am – 9:20am
Address from University of Minnesota – J. Finnegan
9:20 am – 9:25 am
Address by Western Doctors Association
9:25 am – 9:30 am
Address by President, Medical Association of Jamaica
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Minister of Health
9:45 am – 10:30 am
State of the art Lecture: Economics of transplantation compared to longterm dialysis (to a find presenter)
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Exhibits and Abstract Sessions
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Moderator
Chief medical officer of Jamaica - M. Coombs
11:00 am – 11:20 am
Developing a transplant programme (L. Roberts)
11:20 am – 11:40 pm
Paired Kidney Donation: Relevance and Adaptation to the Caribbean- M
Samaniego-Picota
1:40pm – 112:00 pm
The Future in Chronic Kidney Diseases
12:00pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch/ Exhibits
Lunchtime lecture
Moderator
Tamu Davidson/Remi Douah
1:30pm – 2:00pm
BMI: is it appropriate for risk stratification in the Caribbean – D. Cohall
2:00pm – 2:30pm
2:30pm – 3:00pm
FRIDAY JANUARY 25, 2013
7:00 am –
Registration
Moderator
PROF. A. BROSIUS/A. OJO
8:30 am - 9:30 am
The Hypertension/Obesity Epidemic State of the Art Lecture – A.
Friedman
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Challenges and new Paradigm Hypertension- F. Brosius
10:00am- 10:30am
Data from a Hypertension Clinic- K Comwell
10:30 am – 11:00am
Exhibits and Abstract Sessions
Moderator
G. Schulman/L. ROBERTS
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Initiatives for prevention of Chronic Renal Disease- G.T. Obrador Vera
11:30 am – 12:00 am
USRD Renal Registry – A. Collins
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12:00 am – 12:30 noon
Caribbean renal registry: Jamaica Annual Data Report – A. Soyibo
12:30pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch/ Exhibits
Lunchtime lecture
Moderator
K. Campbell/R. Smith
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Recent Trial in Management of FSGS – A. Friedman
2:30pm – 2:50pm
Osteopoutin is an accurate biomarker of Type 2 diabetic nephropaty- S.
Nicholas
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm
Diagnosis and management of renal failure in Sickle Cell Disease
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm
HIVAN vs HIVICK
SATURDAY JANUARY 26, 2013
7:00 am
Registration
Moderator
F. Brosius/A. Friedman
9:00 am – 10:00 am
State of the Art Lecture: L. Agodua
10:00 am – 10:30 am
NGO’s and chronic non-communicable diseases – L. Jacobs
10:30 am – 11:00 am
University of Michigan
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Break/ Exhibits and Abstracts
Moderator
Dr. M. Banbury
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
The Ricardo Lee Foundation Lecture – Vasculitis:
12:15 am – 1:00 pm
– G. Schulman
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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Imaging in renal disease – Schulman
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Lunch/ Exhibits
Lunchtime lecture
Moderator
D. Eldemire-Shearer/P. Allwood
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Public health implications and health reform of CNCD - Dr. J. Finnegan
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Capacity building in the Caribbean and Latin America – Dr. B. Virnig
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
E-Learning and implication in CNCD and public health. (D. Wilson, Elearning team)
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Renal registry and Quality of life dialysis patient in Tobago and Tobago
experience – D. Unuegbe
4:20pm – 5:00pm
National renal registries – I. Thomas (Antigua), L. Belle (Barbados), N.
Iheonunekwu (Cayman Islands), F. Smith (Bahamas)
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