The Kidney - Genetics and Beyond

The Kidney - Genetics and Beyond

Explore Rambam, Haifa & Northern Israel​
Together we will explore The Kidney - Genetics and Beyond at Rambam, in Israel, and worldwide.
Two very special days will focus on exciting discoveries that start with the kidney and extend far beyond - affecting future diagnoses, treatments, and therapies.


Nephrology and Genetics - Health and Beyond


The Rambam-Haifa
Health of Tomorrow Conference

June 5 2017, Rambam Health Care Campus​

9:30 AM - Choice of Guided Tour

  • Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital & Ruth Rappaport C​hildren's Hospital​​ ​
  • Visit The Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research Laboratories; Lecture on the State of Kidney Transplantation

10:30 AM - Innovation at Rambam
Joseph Fishman Oncology Center Auditorium

  • Making Physician’s Ideas a Reality
    Nadav Ben-Haim, Ph.D., Director, Rambam MedTec
  • Ramam’s Partnership for Digital Medicine
    Lior Teitelbaum, Vice President of Business Development, MindUP
  • The First Israeli Academic/Hospital Collaboration for Public Health
    Representative, University of Haifa
  • Discovering the Meaning and Power of BIG Data in Healthcare
    Ziv Ofek, Founder and CEO, MDClone

12:00 PM - Appreciation Ceremony: The Leno and Paul Sislin Discovery Lounge
Sixth Floor, Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital


1:00 PM - Lunch
Spencer Auditorium Lobby​


2:00 PM - Friends of Rambam Meeting
Spencer Auditorium Lobby


3:30 PM - Opening Ceremony: The Herta and Paul Amir Neurosurgical ICU
Sixth Floor, Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital​​

 

June 6, 2017, 8:30 AM - Scientific Conference

Together we will explore The Kidney - Genetics and Beyond at Rambam, in Israel, and worldwide.
Two very special days will focus on exciting discoveries that start with the kidney and extend far beyond - affecting future diagnoses, treatments, and therapies.

Morning Session in Spencer Auditorium: Health & Society

8:30 AM - Welcome Reception


9:00 AM - Greetings and Opening Comments
Professor Rafi Beyar, Director, RHCC | Mr. Yona Yahav, Mayor of Haifa | Dr. Suheir Assady, Director of Nephrology
Conference Moderator: Professor Karl Skorecki, Director, Medical & Research Development, RHCC


9:30 AM - Medical Journal Editors-in-Chief Forum
The Clinical Trial Enterprise - Turning What We Think Into What We Know
Professor Jeffrey M. Drazen, Editor-in-Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, USA

The Societal and Political Underpinnings of Personal and Global Health
Professor Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, UK
Discussion


10:45 AM - Coffee Break


11:15 AM - Panel on When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making
Panel Moderator: Professor Karl Skorecki
Introductory Presentations by Professors Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband
Panel Participants: Professors Jeffrey M. Drazen, Richard Horton, Jerome Groopman, ​Pamela Hartzband, and Rafi Beyar


12:30 PM - Special Lecture
Israel and the Challenges of the Middle East – A Personal Perspective
Ambassador Dennis B. Ross, USA


1:00 PM - Concluding Remarks
Professor Rafi Beyar


1:15 PM - Buffet Lunch at the Historic Stone Building

Afternoon Session in Greidinger Hall: Scientific Symposium

2:00 PM - The Kidney: Genetics and Beyond
Moderator: Dr. Daniella Magen
Opening Remarks: Professor Karl Skorecki

Special Guest Presentations
Harnessing Genetics in the Service of Kidney Health
Professor Julie R. Ingelfinger, Pediatric Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Deputy Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, USA

Rising to the Challenge of Kidney Disease in Africa
Professor Dwomoa Adu, University of Ghana, Ghana

Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Kidney Health Research Center Scientific Presentations

 

Gala Evening

Spencer Auditorium, Rambam HCC ​Haifa

Celebrating Rambam’s achievements in Nephrology​

7:00 PM - Pick-up from the Hotel


7:30 PM - Welcome and Buffet Dinner
Stone Building


8:30 PM - Greetings & Musical Interlude
Spencer Auditorium

 

 

THE 2017 RAMBAM AWARD CEREMONY

Honoring:

Professor Jeffrey M. Drazen, Editor-in-Chief of
The New England Journal of Medicine, USA​

Professor Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet, UK

Ambassador Dennis B. Ross, USA

Harvey and Gloria Kaylie, USA​

 

 

 

 


Swim From The Heart

June 2, 2017, Cape Carmel, Haifa Bay

Hundreds of swimmers from Israel and around the world will participate in the Second International ​Swim from the Heart meet in Haifa, Israel on Friday, June 2, 2017.

Swim from the Heart was established to raise awareness and critical research funds to predict and prevent Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in children and young adults—a major
cause of natural death worldwide.

Inspired by open-water swimmers in Northern
California and Israel, participants will give of their strength, passion, and resources to swim in one of four heats in the Haifa Bay—all in support of SCD research at Rambam. ​

Register to Swim from the Heart 2017>

Donate from your heart to prevent Sudden Cardiac Death>​​