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 1 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 2 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 3 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) 4