Kathleen Liu

Kathleen Liu is Professor of Medicine and Anesthesia in the Divisions of Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine and the Medical Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit and the Apheresis/Hemodialysis Unit at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research has focused on acute kidney injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome, with an emphasis on biomarkers and clinical trials. Dr. Liu is the current external steering committee chair for the NIDDK-funded Caring for OutPatiEnts after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) study. Dr. Liu chairs the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Health Guidance Oversight Committee and is a member of the ASN AKI!Now Steering Committee.

19th September 2026 Saturday

Time	Session

07:30 08:15	Meet the Expert 1 How do I Manage Patients with Combined Kidney and Liver Failure(TBC) Kathleen Liu Speaker Mitra Nadim Speaker 101
08:30 10:15	Plenary 1: Organ Dysfunction in the Critically Ill Patient: Emerging Concepts Opening Remarks Ravindra Mehta Speaker Opening Remarks Organ Crosstalk in AKI (TBC) Kent Doi Speaker Kidney-Ventilator Interactions and Kidney Protective Ventilation /Lung and Kidney Crosstalk (TBC) Kathleen Liu Speaker Hepatorenal Syndrome: Recognition and Management or Disordered Physiology or Latrogenic Failure(TBC) Mitra Nadim Speaker Special Lecture: INNOVATIONS IN AKI (TBC) Claudio Ronco Speaker Q & A 101
14:00 15:30	Workshop 1 - Session D How Do I Care for the Patient with ARDS and AKI (TBC) Kathleen Liu Speaker Keith Wille Speaker Room 1

20th September 2026 Sunday

Time	Session

08:30 10:15	Plenary 4: Challenges and Controversies in Renal Support and CRRT AI in the ICU or Chat GPT Applications in Critical Care Nephrology (TBC) Kianoush Kashani Speaker Fluid Balance Reimagined: Hemodynamic Monitoring and Ultrafiltration Precision(TBC) Ravindra Mehta Speaker Precision Volume Management in CRRT: Insights from Bioimpedance and Biomarkers(TBC) Sejoong Kim Speaker Dynamic Prescription of CRRT Ready for Prime Time (TBC) John Prowle Speaker Bicarbonate Therapy for AKI or Bicarbonate in AKI: Use and Misuse (TBC) Lui Forni Speaker De-escalating and Transitioning RRT: Best Practices Kathleen Liu Speaker Q & A 101

Time

Session

08:30

10:15

Plenary 4: Challenges and Controversies in Renal Support and CRRT

AI in the ICU or Chat GPT Applications in Critical Care Nephrology (TBC)

Kianoush Kashani Speaker
Fluid Balance Reimagined: Hemodynamic Monitoring and Ultrafiltration Precision(TBC)

Ravindra Mehta Speaker
Precision Volume Management in CRRT: Insights from Bioimpedance and Biomarkers(TBC)

Sejoong Kim Speaker
Dynamic Prescription of CRRT Ready for Prime Time (TBC)

John Prowle Speaker
Bicarbonate Therapy for AKI or Bicarbonate in AKI: Use and Misuse (TBC)

Lui Forni Speaker
De-escalating and Transitioning RRT: Best Practices

Kathleen Liu Speaker
Q & A

101