The Kidney
Genetics and Beyond
Rambam HCC, Haifa
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: Health and Society
Spencer Auditorium, Sammy Ofer Tower
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, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, RHCC
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
10:00 AM - The Societal and Political Underpinnings of Personal and Global Health
Professor Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet, UK
10:30 AM - 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:
Professor Jerome Groopman, Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
Professor Pamela Hartzband, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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 Presentation
2:15 PM - 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
2:45 PM - Rising to the Challenge of Kidney Disease in Africa
Professor Dwomoa Adu, University of Ghana, Ghana
3:05 PM - Clinical Utility of Whole Exome Sequencing in the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Emily Groopman, MD/PhD Student,
Gharavi Lab, Columbia University, Nephrology Division, USA
3:15 PM - Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 - Novel Therapeutic Approaches
Prof. Yaacov Frishberg, Director, Pediatric Nephrology Institute, Shaare Zedek MedicalCenter, the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Israel
3:35 PM - The Genetic Underpinnings of Congenital Kidney Anomaliesrimary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 - Novel Therapeutic Approaches
Dr. Assaf Vivante, Division of Nephrology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
3:55 PM - Concluding Remarks
Dr. Suheir Assady