15th Asian Congress of Pediatric Nephrology (ACPN2023)

On behalf of the Emirates Medical Association - Nephrology and Transplantation Society and its Pediatric Subdivision (EMAN-T), It is our great pleasure and honour to invite you to Dubai and UAE, and to welcome you together with Prof. Arvind Bagga, President of the Asian Pediatric Nephrology Association (AsPNA), at the 15th Asian Congress of Pediatric Nephrology (ACPN2023) from November 23–25, 2023. The choice of the congress to be in UAE, acknowledges the academic efforts and the growing Nephrology community, as well as the need for improvements in the care of children with kidney diseases in the region.

The Scientific Committee of the ACPN2023, chaired by Prof. Khalid Alhasan, President of the Saudi Society of Nephrology and Transplantation, has prepared an exceptional scientific program with the participation of renowned international and regional faculty. Through keynote lectures, workshops, and other venues, the congress offers a dynamic platform to facilitate knowledge sharing and informal exchange among attendees. As a premiere, the scientific program features joint sessions in collaboration with the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ESPN) and AsPNA under the umbrella of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA).

In addition, the Local Organizing Committee is trying their best to convey the spirit of traditional Emirati and Middle Eastern hospitality and the essence of Dubai - a beautiful and dynamic city that combines a rich history, ultramodern architecture and a vibrant microcosmos of surrounding cultures, nationalities, tastes and religions.

We warmly invite you to join us in this event, bringing together participants from all corners of Asia and across the world to share knowledge, foster community and spread best practices to enrich the Pediatric Nephrology community and ultimately benefit all children with kidney disease.

Speakers: Prof. Loai Eid Congress President and Organizing Committee Chair President, Emirates Pediatric Nephrology Group , Prof. Mona Al Rukhaimi Honorary Congress President President, Emirates Medical Association - Nephrology and Transplantation Society (EMAN-T) , Prof. Khalid Alhasan Chair of the Scientific Committee , Dieter Haffner President of European Society for Pediatric Nephrology (ESPN) Hannover Medical School, Germany, Franz Schaefer President of International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, Janis Dione President of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Nephrologists British Columbia Children's Hospital, Canada, Abdullah Alabbas American Hospital Dubai, UAE, AbuBakr Imam Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar, Agnes Alba Past President, Pediatric Nephrology Society of the Philippines, Ahmad Kaddourah Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar, Ching-Yuang Lin Children's Hospital, China Medical University, Taiwan