Single Day | Friday 27 March 2026

Program | Friday 27 March 2026

Moderators:          Katrien De Vusser (UZ Leuven) - Paulien Van Acker (Yperman, Ieper)

Morning

09.00 – 09.05        Welcome
09.05 – 09.50        Jonathan Barratt (Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester) – Navigating the treatment landscape in IgA nephropathy
09.50 – 10.20        An De Vriese (AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge) – Oral anticoagulation in dialysis: Whom? Why? With what?
10.20 – 10.50        Hans Van Der Meersch (AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge) – A protocol for the management of osteoporosis in dialysis patients

Coffee Break

11.10 – 11.55        Fernando Fervenza (Mayo Clinic, Rochester) – Redefining the treatment goals in lupus nephritis
11.55 – 12.40        Robert Hilbrands (UZ Brussel) – CKD in obesity and type 2 diabetes: rational use of GLP-1 analogues and SGLT-2 inhibitors

Moderators:          Barbara Van den Bergh (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge) – Annick Massart (UZ Antwerpen)

Afternoon

13.30 – 14.15        Ewout Hoorn (Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam) – What’s new in electrolyte disorders?
14.15 – 15.00        John Lieske (Mayo Clinic, Rochester) – What’s new in kidney stones?
15.00 – 15.30        Dirk De Ridder (Leuvens Instituut voor Gezondheidszorgbeleid) – From electronic health records to sharing meaningful data

Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.00        Dominique Persoone (The Chocolate Line) – A personal journey - chocolate tasting
17.00 – 18.00        Spring meeting of the NBVN
18.00 – 19.00        Johan Kips (Sr Strategic Advisor to the Minister of Health and Social Affairs Frank Vandenbroucke) - Designing the future hospital landscape in Belgium