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Fresenius Medical Care at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2025


November 6-9, 2025

The world's premier nephrology meeting, Kidney Week, provides participants with exciting and challenging opportunities to exchange knowledge, learn about the latest scientific and medical advances, and engage in stimulating and provocative discussions with leading experts in the field. Fresenius Medical Care's presence at ASN demonstrates our ongoing commitment to advance and improve kidney care, globally. 

On Friday, November 7th, our physician practice services team will host an evening event for fellow nephrologists to meet with hiring practices and build relationships with some of our experts. The event is invite only, so if you are a fellow and interested in attending, email Lauren.Carlyle@FreseniusMedicalCare.com

Also on Friday, November 7, ASN will host an educational symposium entitled Considerations for Incorporating Hemodiafiltration into Dialysis Care in Lanier Grand Ballroom D, Hilton Americas-Houston, from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. CST. Attendance is first-come, first-served. Fresenius Medical Care provided financial support for this event. 

Experts from across the company will present nearly 50 posters and research abstracts at this year's meeting. Of note, four abstracts feature hemodiafiltration (HDF).

In addition, Fresenius Medical Care representatives will be available on site to discuss our research and offerings at our exhibits:

Fresenius Medical Care (Booth #1815)
Fresenius Medical Care provides the most comprehensive product portfolio in dialysis. We continue to improve patient care in-center, at home, and in critical care environments with state-of-the-art equipment and world-class research and advocacy.

Frenova (Booth #1818)
Frenova, a Fresenius Medical Care company, is a global site management organization dedicated to the success of clinical research. Learn more about Frenova.

Renal Research Institute (Booth #1838)
RRI will host its annual symposium, “Reimagining Frontline Care,” on Tuesday, November 4. Read more about the symposium here.

Research Presentations

Fresenius Medical Care’s abstract presentations at this year’s Kidney Week cover a wide variety of topics, including hemodiafiltration, the use of artificial intelligence in patient care, fluid management, and many others. A summary of all accepted abstracts appears below. For further details, read the press release about Fresenius Medical Care’s presence at ASN.

 

No.

Title

Acceptance Type

First Author

Presentation Date

Presentation Time

Presentation Location

Poster/Publication #

Primary Submission Group

1


Association Between Arterial Oxygen Saturation Changes and Ultrafiltration Rate During the First Hour of Hemodialysis

Poster Presentation

Sheng-Han Yueh

Thursday,
November 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

TH-PO0469

RRI

2


Clinical investigation of the novel multiFlux hemofilter in CKRT treatments using systemic heparin or regional citrate anticoagulation

Poster Presentation

Celina Meyer

Thursday,
November 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

TH-PO0521 

Clinical Research

3


Enhancing Water Conservation and Cost Savings in Hemodialysis Clinics with 2008T BlueStarPremium

Poster Presentation

Mei Zhou

Thursday,
November 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

TH-PO0453

RRI

4


European Hemoglobin Target Range Supported when Assessing Association between Observed Hemoglobin and All-Cause Mortality Overall and Stratified by Nutritional and Inflammatory Markers in Hemodialysis Patients Treated with Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents

Poster Presentation

Ariella Mermelstein

Thursday, 
November 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

TH-PO0514

RRI

5


Evaluation of in-vitro thrombogenicity among different dialyzer membranes

Poster Presentation

Robert Nitschel

Thursday, 
November 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

TH-PO0449

Clinical Research

6


Kidney Pharmacy Services Reduce Mortality and Hospital Burden in Hemodialysis

Poster Presentation

Amanda J. Martinez

Thursday, 
November 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

TH-PO0493

RRI

7


Hemodiafiltration is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular and fluid-related hospitalization outcomes

Oral Abstract Presentation

Yan Zhang

Thursday, 
November 6

5:30 - 5:40 pm

Room #351D

TH-OR052

RRI

8


A Bleeding Problem: Incidence of Major Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Associated Mortality

Poster Presentation

Yue Jiao

Friday, 
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0405

RRI

9


Assessing serial changes in aortic calcification in hemodialysis patients using 18F-NaF PET/CT and bone biomarkers

Poster Presentation

Hasib Absar

Friday, 
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0256

Clinical Research

10


Clinical Assessment of Leukocyte Esterase Strips for Peritonitis Diagnosis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Poster Presentation

Rasha Hussein

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0538

Clinical Research

11


Convective volume, patient anthropometric characteristics and risk of all-cause mortality in hemodiafiltration: a cohort study

Poster Presentation

Krister Cromm

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0471

Clinical Research

12


Delivered Treatment Time and Hospitalization Rates Among 141,397 Patients on In-Center Hemodialysis

Poster Presentation

Rachel Lasky

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0485

RRI

13


Do Favorable Relative Blood Volume Levels Indicate a Characteristic Refill-to-Ultrafiltration Pattern?

Poster Presentation

Sabrina Casper

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0498

RRI

14


Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Inflammatory Markers, Nutritional Markers, and Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA) Use in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Poster Presentation

Suman Lama

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO1081

RRI

15


Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) Dose and Erythropoietin Resistance in HD vs. HDF Patients on ESAs: A Multinational European Cohort Study

Poster Presentation

Vlad Rigodon

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0236

RRI

16


Estimated Dialysate and Water Savings in a US Dialysis Clinic Initiating High-Volume Hemodiafiltration

Poster Presentation

Linda Ficociello

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0462

RRI

17


First-Hour Arterial Oxygen Saturation Decline During Hemodialysis in a Large US Cohort: Associations with Patient and Treatment Factors

Poster Presentation

Sheng-Han Yueh

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0478

RRI

18


Follow Up of Fluid Management Support Algorithm Company-Wide Rollout

Poster Presentation

Linda Ficociello

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0482

RRI

19


From Prompt to Plate: Can ChatGPT Plan a Safe and Clinically Appropriate Diet for Hemodialysis Patients?

Poster Presentation

Roxanne Wang

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0450

RRI

20


Impact of Using a Dietician Acuity-Based Risk Score for End Stage Kidney Disease Patients

Poster Presentation

Joanna Willetts

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO1110

RRI

21


Implementation of Online High-Volume Hemodiafiltration in a Chronic Hemodialysis Center in the U.S.

Poster Presentation

Steven M. Spiegel

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0464

RRI

22


Improvement of Successful Home Hemodialysis Training with GuideMe, a Novel Graphical Interface: A Retrospective Analysis

Poster Presentation

Rachel Lasky

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0542

RRI

23


Intradialytic Arterial Oxygen Saturation Instability and Its Association with Clinical Characteristics in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Poster Presentation

Andrea Nandorine Ban

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0016

RRI

24


Intradialytic Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Dynamics in Patients Transitioning from AKI to ESKD

Poster Presentation

Andrea Nandorine Ban

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0072

RRI

25


Joint association of body size and convection volume of hemodiafiltration with all-cause mortality

Poster Presentation

Yan Zhang

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0484

RRI

26


Large in silico studies support use of automatic ultrafiltration control during hemodialysis to target blood volume range associated with improved survival

Poster Presentation

Doris Fuertinger

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0480

RRI

27


Multiagent Retrieval-Augmented Generation-Based Artificial Intelligence (AI) System for Personalized Meal Recommendations in Patients on Hemodialysis

Poster Presentation

Sheng-Han Yueh

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO1092

RRI

28


Patterns of Intradialytic Hypotension: Prevalences and Patient Profiles in Europe

Poster Presentation

Kaitlyn Croft

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0483

RRI

29


Physical Activity Fragmentation in Hemodialysis Patients – results from a prospective observational study

Poster Presentation

Maggie Han

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0407

Clinical Research

30


Preventing Falls in Patients on Dialysis Through Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Driven Risk Prediction

Poster Presentation

Suman Lama

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO1080

RRI

31


Psychometric Validation and CAT Simulation of the Intradialytic Symptoms Questionnaire in a Multinational Hemodialysis Cohort

Poster Presentation

Jasmine Ion Titapiccolo

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0404

RRI

32


Real-World Clinical Performance of FX CorAL Dialyzer in Hemodialysis Patients

Poster Presentation

Mei Zhou

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0505

RRI

33


Relative Blood Volume Monitoring as Part of a Fluid Management Quality Improvement Project: Six Months Before and After a Retraining Pilot

Poster Presentation

Linda Ficociello

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0463

RRI

34


Retraining the Anemia Control Model (ACM) for the North American Dialysis Population: A Large-Scale In-Silico Trial

Poster Presentation

Mario Garbelli

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0238

RRI

35


Supporting Clinician Adoption of Hemodiafiltration: A Real-Time Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbot with Verified Clinical Sources

Poster Presentation

Radek Holik

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0027

RRI

36


Temporal patterns in survival among patients with dialysis-dependence and with a functioning transplant in the United States, 2012-2022

Poster Presentation

David Joerg

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO1097

RRI

37


Validity of phosphorus intake assessment tools in chronic kidney disease and dialysis populations

Poster Presentation

Ana Catalina Alvarez-Elias

Friday,
November 7

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

FR-PO0445

Clinical Research

38


Automated Structured Medical Data Extraction from audio recordings of Outpatient Nephrology Encounters Using Large Language Models

Poster Presentation

Luca Neri

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO1227

RRI

39


Beyond Weight-Based Dosing: In-Silico Modeling Reveals Impact of Renal Maturation on Gentamicin Exposure in Infants

Poster Presentation

Felix Meigel

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0677

RRI

40


High Accuracy of Predictive Model for Fistula Maturation Using Early Ultrasonography

Poster Presentation

Syed Zaidi

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0450

Clinical Research

41


Intradialytic Blood Pressure Dynamics Reveal Transitions into and out of Hypertensive States

Poster Presentation

Felix Meigel

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0361

RRI

42


Monitoring and Quantifying Cloudiness Levels of Spent Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Using a Light-Based Smartphone Application

Poster Presentation

Mark Kakembo

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0427

Clinical Research

43


Real-world evidence on dialysis modality and infection-related hospitalization outcomes

Poster Presentation

Yan Zhang

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0383

RRI

44


Relative Frequency of Treatment Modality, Mortality, and Hospitalization Causes in Dialysis Patients Across 41 Countries and 5 Global Regions: A MONDO initiative report

Poster Presentation

Ana Catalina Alvarez-Elias

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0341

Clinical Research

45


Single-Session Prediction of Arteriovenous Fistula Failure

Poster Presentation

Alessandro Bregoli

Saturday,
November 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hall

SA-PO0446

RRI

46


AI-Powered Workflows for Clinical Algorithm Analysis Automation and Optimization

N/A

Karin Bergling

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RRI

47


GPT-4o Assists Systematic Review Screening with High Precision

N/A

Karin Bergling

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

RRI