Invited Faculty

Nicole Ali MD
Medical Director, Kidney Transplantation; Director, Quality Transplant Institute
NYU Langone Health
262: Transplant Rejection: From Recognition to Precision Prevention


Roger Altizer PhD
Director, Therapeutic Games and Lab, Co-Director Digital Health Initiative, Director of Graduate Studies; Population Health Sciences
University of Utah: Division of Health System Innovation and Research
153: Gamification in Pediatric Chronic Diseases: Engaging Young Patients in Self-Management


Tracy Anderson-Haag PharmD BCPS BCTXP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Kidney Transplantation
Hennepin Healthcare
122: SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in CKD: A Pharmacist's Perspective on Renoprotective Therapy


Ian Baldwin PhD RN BN-Ed FACCCN
Retired
OD02: Machine and Live data from CRRT machines. How and what to use now in 2026


Donna Bednarski MSN RN ANP-BC CNN CNP FANNA
Nurse Practitioner Dialysis Access
Detroit Medical Center
263: What’s New in Vascular Access: Practical Updates for Everyday Nephrology Nursing Practice
304: ANNA Advocacy and Health Policy Update
OD04: Complicated Access Failing


Tom Bradsell CEM ABCP CFI-I
Emergency Management Lead
KHARES
OD06: Disaster Management


Brent Butler
Case Manager
Seasons of Change
123: Trauma-Informed Dialysis Care: Seeing Patients in a New Way


Susan Camponi MBA RN CPHQ CPXP
Project DirectorVice President
KHARESIPRO
OD06: Disaster Management


Christine Corbett DNP CNP FNP-BC CNN-NP ACHPN FNKF FANNA
Executive Director, Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney PatientsAssistant Research Professor
George Washington University
243: Comfort, Dignity, and Choice: End-of-Life Care for Patients with Kidney Disease


Katie Feldner PhD MSN RN CNN
Nursing Faculty
University of Utah, College of Nursing
OD03:Engaging Communities to Advance Kidney Health Education for Older Adults


Lori Finch MS RN CNN
Regional Clinical Director
Strive Health
302: Care That Counts: Value-Based Care in Nephrology Nursing


Tim Fitzpatrick
Founder
Signals Group
301: The Future Is Now: AI and Emerging Technology in Nephrology Nursing


Jennifer Flythe MD MPSH
Division Chief and Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
241: Hypertension in Patients Treated with In-Center Maintenance Hemodialysis - Novice to Expert


Leah Foster Smith MSN APRN FNP-BC CNN-NP FNKF FANNA FAANP
Director of Advanced Practice Providers; Chief Education Officer
Metrolina Nephrology Associates; Interactive Nephrology
401: Ask the Experts: Real-World Solutions for Today’s Nephrology Nurse - Novice to Expert


Louisa Freiberger RN CDN
Area Manager of Education
Alaska Dialysis (USRC)
242: Case-based Patient Safety in Nephrology: Strengthening Clinical Judgement and Preventing Harm


Michael & Christina Gilchrist
Living on Dialysis
304: ANNA Advocacy and Health Policy Update
305: Blind Chick Living


Emel Hamilton MD MSN/INF CNN CGAIB
Global VP of Clinical Systems
Fresenius Medical Care
301: The Future Is Now: AI and Emerging Technology in Nephrology Nursing


Mary Hannan PhD APRN AGACNP-BC
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
OD09:Patients as Partners in Research: Working with Patient Partnership Boards in Nephrology Nursing Research


Katerina Jones DNP APRN ANP-C CNN-NP
Nurse Practitioner
Metrolina Nephrology Associates
121: Autoimmune


Judy Kauffman DNP RN CNN
Program Manager, Cellular Therapies & Stem Cell Transplant
University of Virginia Health
142: Emotional Intelligence (EQ) as a Leadership Competency: Navigating Complex Patient Care and Team Dynamics in Nephrology
401: Ask the Experts: Real-World Solutions for Today’s Nephrology Nurse - Novice to Expert