About ApEx Pāthshālā
The Apex Nephrology Board Review Course has been an annual event organized by Apex Academia – the academic arm of the Apex Kidney Foundation, since 2010. It is a rigorous but fulfilling, 3 day event, stretching over 12 hours each day, where the finest global faculty, teach in an interactive format. From the first course conducted in 2010, this course was conducted uninterrupted, until the pandemic disrupted the continuum. The upcoming one in ’24 is the 12th edition. This course has had affiliations with reputed teaching institutions like Massachusetts General Hospital, Cedars Sinai Hospital and now Johns Hopkins Hospital. This course has been historically endorsed by virtually every major Nephrology societies including, The Indian Society of Nephrology, The International Society of Nephrology, The American Society of Transplantation, The Transplantation Society and The Renal Pathology Society.
KāryakramaThe Schedule
Inauguration
Where the Nephrologist and Urologist need to see eye to eye!
Anil Bradoo, Anita Bapat-Patel, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, Zaheer Virani
- Why do Urologists do what they do? How does a surgical mind evaluate a urology problem?
- How best to navigate the intersection between Nephrology and Urology
Lunch
Checkmating Diabetic Nephropathy - The 'ACEARBSGLT2GLP1' pathway and more
Brendon Neuen, Manoj Chaddha
- Accelerated risk-based implementation of combination therapies for diabetic kidney disease: Who, when and how?
- GFR slope as a surrogate endpoint for CKD progression: a clinician's update
- The Tyranny of Choice: An Endocrinologists guide to drug prescribing in DM
Tea / Coffee
Literal impression to Lateral thinking- The Renal Pathology Masterclass
Shree Sharma
- Explore the nuances of commonly encountered kidney biopsy findings and understand their therapeutic implications and prognoses.
Dinner
Glomerulonephritis - Setting the record straight.
Roger Rodby, Raja Ramachandran, Namrata Rao, Shree Sharma
- Contemporary and future management of Membranous nephropathy, given the wide array of antigens that are being discovered almost daily.
- What is the treatment of IgA nephropathy in 2024.
- What is the current role of Voclosporin, Belimumab, Obinituzumab and other new drugs in the treatment of Lupus Nephritis.
- Proliferative GNs - does etiologic classification change management paradigms?
- Podocytopathy.Quo vadis?
Tea / Coffee
Hemodialysis - Refining the art of Detox
Bernard Canaud, Rajasekara Chakravarthi, Rajesh Kumar
- The value of convection (HDF) in improving patient outcomes in dialysis
- Customising a CKD patients dialysis prescription to achieve maximum efficacy and adequacy. A case based approach.
- Fluid volume and hemodynamic management in dialysis
- HD/SLED/CRRT/SLED-F in AKI. Choice, timing, monitoring, dose and duration!
- Bells and whistles in the Dialysis machine.
Lunch
The Transplant Panchayat
Vel Arvind, Satish Balan, S.Kandaswamy, Srijit Parameswaran, Radhika Patil, Sakthi Selvakumar, Shree Sharma, K. Muruganandham
- In their own 'Peculiar' way, this group will provide explanations, insights, hacks, tools and fixes for common and uncommon problems in kidney transplantation.
Tea / Coffee
A numerical crime scene - The Fluid & Electrolyte Masterclass
Joel Topf, Roger Rodby
Dinner
Have we been 'Naturally Stupid' so far? Artificial Intelligence in Nephrology
Girish Nadkarni, Kshitij Jadhav
- This session aims to demonstrate, educate and project where AI today is and will be in future. As Physcians and Nephrologists, why it is important to for us to embrace, learn and participate in its evolution, and what are the rewards AI can give to our patients and to us.
- Podocytopathy.Quo vadis?
Tea / Coffee
The Nephrologist wants to know!
KS Nayak, Bernard Canaud, Rajiv Soman, Vivek Kute
- Treating AKI with Acute PD
- Water treatment quality and monitoring
- Interpreting a Urine culture report
- Survival of ABOi versus Swap transplants in India
The ApEx Oration - Reimagining Kidney Pathology of the Future
Shree Sharma
Lunch
Our FacultyGurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshaat Para Brahma Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha
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Anil Bradoo
Con. Nephrologist
Zen Hospital,
Mumbai
Anita Bapat-Patel
Con. Urologist
Gleneagles Hospital,
Mumbai
Bernard Canaud
Senior Chief Scientist
Fresenius Medical Care,
Europe
Brendon Neuen
Nephrologist & Director,
Kidney Trials Unit
Royal Northshore Hospital,
Australia
Ganesh Gopalakrishnan
Retd, Professor &
Head, Dept of Urology
Christian Medical College,
Vellore
Girish Nadkarni
Director - System Chief,
Division of Data Driven
& Digital Medicine
Mount Sinai Health
System, USA -
Joel Topf
Asst. Professor of Medicine
William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA
K. Muruganandham
Director, Urology & Transplant
Gleneagles Health City, Chennai
KS Nayak
Chief Nephrologist
Virinchi Hospital, Hyderabad
Kshitij Jadhav
Asst. Professor
Koita Centre for Digital Health, IIT Bombay
Manoj Chaddha
Con. Endocrinologist
PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai
Namrata Rao
Addl. Professor,
Dept. of Nephrology
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow -
Radhika Patil
Nephropathologist
Shri Balaji Kidneycare, Hyderabad
Raja Ramachandran
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Nephrology
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Rajasekhar Chakravarty
Director & Head,
Nephrology & Transplant
Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
Rajeev Soman
Infectious Diseases Consultant
Jupiter Hospital, Pune
Rajesh Kumar
Consultant Nephrologist
LH Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai
Roger Rodby
Professor of Medicine & Nephrology
Rush University Medical Centre, USA -
S Kandaswamy
Con. Nephrologist & Transplant Physician
Kovai Medical Centre & Hospital, Coimbatore
Sakthi Selvakumar
Con. Nephrologist & Transplant Physician
Kauvery Hospitals, Trichy
Satish Balan
Professor, Dept. of Nephrology
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum
Shree Sharma
Nephropathologist
Arkanalabs, USA
Sreejith Parmeswaran
Professor, Dept. of Nephrology
JIPMER, Puduchery
Vel Arvind Subramanian
Con. Nephrologist & Transplant Physician
Apollo Hospitals, Trichy -
Vivek Kute
Professor, Nephrology & Transplantation
IKDRC, Ahmedabad
Zaheer Virani
Con. Nephrologist
Gleneagles Hospital, Mumbai
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UpahāraOn the menu....
PuraskāraThe award
Embedded seamlessly into the course would be a competition for Fellows. The top two scorers would get an opportunity to spend 2 weeks at the Department of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, in an all expenses covered trip.
ItihāsaThe ApEx Gallery: 2010 to 2023
PratikriyāFeedback
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2023
Doing the best at this moment puts one in the best place for the next moment “ Oprah Winfrey. ApEx Pāthshālā not only educated us, it inculcated discipline , punctuality and plethora of intangibles apart from scintillating core curriculum. The salubrious venue has certainly spruced things up. The 4 days drill added much value in everyone’s life and beyond any doubt it filled certain voids. ApEx Pāthshālā is the quintessential teacher of teachers. I am indebted to salute Dr. Viswanath Billa and Dr. Jatin Kothari & the whole slew of ApEx team members for their unparalleled dedication.
Dr. Vel Arvind Subramaniam
Interventional Nephrologist
Pineapple Dialysis Care, Trichy -
2023
Kudos to Organizers for putting up such an awesome academic feast.
Very well planned and executed. It sets the benchmark for all conferences in the country.
Dr. Divya Bajpai
Consultant Nephrologist, Kidney Transplant specialist & Associate Professor
Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Mumbai -
2023
There’s never a dull moment in the rigorous program. Everyone’s motivated to deliver and receive science, and this is done with the least possible distractions. The focus is sharp. What helps is the choice of speakers. An Apex specialty is settling for none but the best!
Kudos to the ‘green initiative’ this year. Disposables & plastic delegate cards have pained me a lot, ApEx Pāthshālā simply shows that there’s always a better way for doing old things. ApEx Pāthshālā teaches this spirit to us. Kudos, and may the tribe grow!
Dr. Sayali Thakare
Nephrologist, Assistant Professor
GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai -
2023
Thanks to all the organizers for everything- excellent sessions, beautiful venue, lovely food
Dr. Vilas Naik
Director & consultant Nephrologist
Diamond Superspeciality Hospital, Kolhapur -
2023
After a hiatus of 3 years it was great to have such a high voltage, top quality academic feast at The Pāthshālā!!! Very enriching refill! Thoroughly engrossing. Of course personally icing on the cake was Nikhil’s Quiz win.
Dr. Ramesh Rao
Nephrologist
Criticare Multispeciality Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai -
I would like to congratulate you for the real success of this program( i.e an exclusive focus on academic scientific discussion). A knowledge seeker should have the eagerness to hear, desire to voluntarily and happily undergo austerity, So he should not be bothered about any personal inconvenience. There was no scope to point out any deficiency in that aspect.
I personally feel that ambience and venue should be comfortable enough to keep the audience focused for long time on the lectures, in meetings such as this.
Dr. Krishna Patil
Consultant Nephrologist & Transplant physician
IPGMER, Kolkata -
I have attended last two Apex and my experience was wonderful. It is so well planned and executed. All topics r well chosen so as to maintain the interest through out the course.
Dr. Shradda Goswami
Assistant Professor of Nephrology & Renal Transplant physician
SAMC & PGI, Indore
