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Nephro-Economics in 2024: From the Big Picture to Advances in Transplant Policy

Friday, September 6, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

Hosted by the American Society of Nephrology in collaboration with Columbia University Irving School of Medicine Division of Nephrology

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Objectives

Learn about the latest trends influencing the practice of nephrology as well as outcomes and experiences for people living with kidney diseases, such as:

  • Kidney care delivery patterns
  • Federal kidney health and transplant policy
  • Quality initiatives in kidney and transplant care

Target Audience

Nephrology health professionals, policymakers, patients, and others with an interest in how reimbursement, quality metrics, and federal policy affects the practice of nephrology, people with kidney diseases, and kidney health and care in America are encouraged to attend. 

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Agenda

10:00 a.m.




Introduction
Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center 
S. Ali Husain, MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Course Director
10:05 a.m.




Aligning Quality Measures and Patient Preferences
Eugene Lin, MD, MS, FASN
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy & Management, Keck School of Medicine of University
of Southern California and University of Southern California Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health
Policy & Economics
10:35 a.m.


Effects of Insurance Coverage Expansions for Patients with Kidney Failure
Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH
Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University
11:05 a.m.



Emerging Payment Policy Changes That Will Impact Nephrology in the United States
Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Health Policy Scholar in Residence, American Society of Nephrology

11:35 a.m.Break (10 minutes)
11:45 a.m.


Using Technology to Improve Quality of Care
Gaurav Jain, MD, FASN
Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham
12:15 p.m.


Dr. GPT-4: The Role of A.I. in Clinical Practice Today
Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
12:45 p.m.




Lunch Symposium: Policy Considerations for Academic Versus Private Practitioners
Mallika Mendu, MD, MBA, FASN
Vice President of Clinical Operations, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Suneel Udani, MD, MPH, FASN
Consulting Physician, Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana
1:15 p.m.Break (15 minutes)
1:30 p.m.




Value-Based Care: The Payer's Perspective
Tom Duvall, MBA
Director for the Division of Special Populations and Projects
Seamless Care Models Group, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

2:00 p.m.


Ratings and Rankings in Kidney Care: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Jesse Schold, PhD, MStat, MEd
Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2:30 p.m.


IOTA, OPOs, OPTN and Other Evolving Acronyms in Kidney Transplantation You Need to Know
Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN
Professor of Medicine and Surgery, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
3:00 p.m.Conclusion

Questions?

Please contact Rachel Meyer, ASN's Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President at rmeyer@asn-online.org.