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To create a world without kidney diseases, the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health elevates care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine throughout the world.

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Kidney Week

Kidney Week 2026: Early Programs

Full Day Focused Learning

Early Programs offer a full day of focused learning across key topics, while also allowing you to expand your professional network in smaller settings. Each program requires separate registration.

Advances in Research Conference 2026: Targeting Therapeutics to the Kidneys

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 05:10 PM
  •  Room 501, Convention Center

This program addresses the complexities and innovations in directing therapeutics specifically to the kidneys. It provides basic background on the kidney proximal tubule and the use of megalin-mediated internalization for targeted drug delivery to this nephron segment. The discussion includes mechanisms underlying adeno-associated ...

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: 2026 Clinical Updates

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  •  Mile High Ballroom 4D, Convention Center

ADPKD, the most common hereditary kidney disorder, is the fourth leading cause of ESKD and can cause life-threatening extrarenal manifestations. This program provides a comprehensive, case-based update on key aspects of ADPKD care, including the context of the 2025 KDIGO ADPKD guideline. ASN designates this live activity for a maxi...

Critical Care Nephrology: 2026 Update

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  •  Mile High Ballroom 4A, Convention Center

This intensive program equips nephrology professionals and critical care clinicians with practical, organ-focused kidney management strategies for the intensive care unit (ICU). Through case-driven lectures and an interactive panel, experts synthesize physiology and evidence to guide bedside decisions on fluid and vasopressor manag...

Onconephrology in 2026: New Therapies, Opportunities, and Challenges

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 05:15 PM
  •  Mile High Ballroom 1D, Convention Center

The advent of engineered cellular therapies, biologics, and targeted therapies over the past decade has revolutionized the landscape of cancer treatments, greatly expanding options and improving outcomes for patients with cancer who also have kidney diseases. This program provides updates on the opportunities and challenges of mana...

The Cardiovascular-KIDNEY-Metabolic Framework for Nephrology Clinicians

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  •  Mile High Ballroom 1A, Convention Center

The Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) framework recognizes the interconnectedness between obesity, diabetes, CKD, and CVD throughout the lifespan. This program aims to equip nephrology clinicians with a current understanding of overlapping CKM conditions, shared pathophysiological mechanisms, and the central role of CKD in the ...

Glomerular Diseases: 2026 Update

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  •  Mile High Ballroom 2, Convention Center

This comprehensive program highlights exciting new developments in glomerular disease mechanisms, diagnostic tools, and novel therapies. Expert clinicians and researchers discuss major mechanistic and clinical trial breakthroughs and their relevance to patient care through focused didactics, case studies, and audience interaction. ...

Fundamentals of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Nephrology

  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 05:15 PM
  •  Room 401, Convention Center
  •  October 21, 2026
  •  07:00 AM - 05:15 PM
  •  Room 401, Convention Center

Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is designed to answer focused clinical questions at the bedside and to guide patient management. In nephrology practice, multiorgan POCUS is an invaluable tool for evaluating AKI and complex fluid and electrolyte disorders. This program introduces participants to key sonographic applications pe...