IKNET Higher Speciality Training Day 1
Higher Specialty Training – Renal Medicine Teaching Program, North of England
Date: 30/09/2025
Start Time: 8:45 am
Location: Hyatt Regency Manchester, 7 Oxford Road, M1 8EJ
This event has been sponsored by Otsuka by means of a financial contribution only, who have had no input into the agenda of this meeting apart from one Otsuka-led non-promotional session

1: Opening Session

2: Histopathology Lecture

3: Minimal Change Disease Lecture

4: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis lecture

5: Inaxapalin in Proteinuric APOL11

6: Membranous Nephropathy Lecture

7: Obinutuzumab as Initial or Second line Therapy in Patients with Primary membranous nephropathy

8: Acute tubulointerstitial Nephritis

9: Case Discussion and Q&A

Speakers

Agenda

08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome and Introduction
• Speaker: Dr Omar Ragy
09:00 – 09:45 | Histopathology Session
• Topic: Podocytopathy, Membranous Nephropathy and Tubulointerstitial nephritis

• Speakers:
Dr Maria Soares
• Panel:
Dr Arif Khwaja
Dr Omar Ragy
09:45 – 11:00 | Podocytopathy
• Topic: Minimal Change Disease (30 min)
Speaker: Dr Arif Khwaja
• Topic: Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (30 min)
Speaker: Dr Josh Storrar
• Journal updates (20 min)
Speaker: Trainee / Fellow
• Panel:
Dr Patrick Hamilton
Dr Veena Reddy
11:05 – 11:30 | Break
11:30 – 12:30 | Membranous Nephropathy
• Topic: Updates in Membranous Nephropathy (40 min)
Speaker: Dr Veena Reddy

• Journal updates (20 min)
Speaker: Trainee / Fellow
• Panel:
Dr Arif Khwaja
Dr Durga Kanigicherla
12:30 – 12:45 | Otsuka Presentation (15 min)
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 – 14:15 | Tubulointerstitial nephritis
Topic: Updates in Tubulointerstitial nephritis (30 min)
Speaker: Dr Arvind Ponnusamy

Panel: Dr Josh Storrar
14:15-14:45 | Case Discussion & Q&A
Topic: Podocytopathy and Membranous Nephropathy
Panel:
Dr Arif Khwaja / Dr Josh Storrar / Dr Veena Reddy / Dr Patrick Hamilton / Dr Kathrine Parker / Dr Durga Kanigicherla / Dr Arvind Ponnusamy/Dr. Maria Sores
14:45 – 15:45 | Interactive Workshop Sessions
Facilitated group discussions on case studies and practical management:

• Station 1 – Podocytopathy
Chairs: Dr Arvind Ponnusamy, Dr Josh Storrar
• Station 2 – Membranous Nephropathy
Chairs: Dr Patrick Hamilton, Dr Durga Kanigicherla

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