Dialysis is Preventable – New Insights into Management of CKD
Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
Topics: CKD
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Objectives
- Describe current best practice pathways for staging and prognostication of CKD.
- Highlights of new interventions that can modify disease progression.
Faculty
Navdeep Tangri MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
Dr. Tangri is an attending physician and Associate Professor in the
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and the Department of
Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Tangri’s
research program is clinical and translational and focused on improving
clinical decision making for patients with advanced chronic kidney
disease. He developed and validated the Kidney Failure Risk Equation
to predict the need for dialysis in patients with CKD, and is presently
engaged in multiple validation and implementation exercises to increase
the uptake of the KFRE.
In addition, Dr. Tangri is conducting a large prospective study on frailty, physical and cognitive function in advanced CKD, as well as leading a multinational randomized trial on the safety and efficacy of a new therapy in this population. He has published over 200 manuscripts and presented at multiple national and international scientific meetings, and is a recipient of the CIHR New Investigator Award and a CIHR Foundation grant.