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Kidney Week

Clinical Practice Session

Glomerular Diseases and Women's Health, Including the Michelle P. Winn, MD, Endowed Lectureship

November 06, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Room 332A, Convention Center

Session Description

Glomerular diseases frequently affect women of childbearing age, and challenges exist in the management of contraception, pregnancy complications, and postpartum changes. This session covers counseling and timing of pregnancy, management of kidney complications during pregnancy, novel diagnostic biomarkers in pregnancy, pathology of pregnancy-associated glomerular diseases, and postpartum risks in patients with glomerular diseases.

ASN gratefully acknowledges Duke University School of Medicine, the school's Division of Nephrology, and several individuals for support of the Winn Endowed Lectureship.

ASN thanks the European Renal Association (ERA) and ERA Ambassador, Dr. Giorgina Piccoli.

Learning Objective(s)

  • Discuss the management of glomerular diseases during pregnancy
  • Identify optimal contraception and guide pregnancy planning in women with glomerular diseases
  • Describe kidney and nonkidney outcomes during and after pregnancy in women with glomerular diseases
  • Explain the pathophysiology and pathology of pregnancy-induced glomerular diseases and their differentiation from preeclampsia

Learning Pathway(s)

  • Glomerular Diseases

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