New at WCN’26: Courses now included in the congress registration fee!*
The WCN’26 program on Saturday, March 28, 2026, offers interactive courses designed to sharpen skills, deepen knowledge, and enhance patient care.
Register for WCN’26 at early bird rates
Cancer and Kidney Disease: The Growing Intersection of Their Genesis and Treatment
Gain an up-to-date overview of onco-nephrology through expert-led, case-based sessions. This clinically focused course covers acute kidney injury, electrolyte disturbances, hypertension, and drug-dosing challenges in cancer care, with insights on solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, and transplant recipients.
Tools to Strengthen Global Kidney Trials: Design, Innovative Endpoints, and Communication Across Regions
Explore clinical trial design, innovative endpoints, and inclusive global research with a focus on low-resource settings. Sessions will cover trial design fundamentals, AI, simplified consent, effective communication, and strategies to enhance regional representation. Includes pre-course webinars and reading materials.
Hands-on Masterclass: Interventional Nephrology, Dialysis Access, and Ultrasound (not included in WCN registration fee)
An immersive, skills-focused course combining expert-led lectures and extensive hands-on training. Learn ultrasound techniques, dialysis catheter insertion, kidney biopsy, and point-of-care ultrasound applications to strengthen procedural expertise in interventional nephrology and dialysis access.
Conservative Kidney Management
This case-based, interactive course provides practical insights into conservative kidney management within kidney supportive care. Participants will explore shared decision-making, symptom management, and care delivery strategies across diverse settings to support patients through advanced stages of chronic kidney disease.
Annual Review of Nephrology
Stay up-to-date on the latest developments in global nephrology. Leading experts will share the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment, with a focus on practical takeaways for clinical practice and interactive discussions tailored to participants’ needs.
Renal Pathology Course
This course offers cutting-edge updates in transplantation and native kidney disease pathology, featuring global perspectives, AI innovations, sessions on IgG4-related disease, tropical and parasitic infections, genetic diagnostics, and a challenging cases session in clinical-pathologic correlation.
*Excluding the course Hands-on Masterclass: Interventional Nephrology, Dialysis Access, and Ultrasound, which can be purchased separately when registering for the congress.
