ICRNM 2026 Congress, Berlin, September 16-19, 2026: GREX is very excited about the upcoming ICRNM 2026 Congress in Berlin. Registrations are still being accepted for The International Congress on Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ICRNM), the bi-annual conference of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM) that includes a GREX Workshop. Preliminary program on website here. Register for the congress here.
Australian Kidney Rehabilitation Network: Clinicians and academics across Australia have recently founded the Australian Kidney Rehabilitation Network. Led by Ellen Castle (WA) and Jeremy Bottega (NT) this is an exciting development to address the Australian CKD exercise and physical activity challenges and opportunities. For more information and to join the group please contact Dr Ellen Castle at ellen.castle@curtin.edu.au.
Jose Carlos Motero Junior, Centro Univeritario, Brazil; Sejal Patel, Mayo Clinic, USA; Farzad Nazemi, Pardis Institute, Iran; Erynn McAuley, Logan Hospital and QUT, Australia; Srini Beddhu, Univ of Utah, USA; Manfred Wallner, Klinikim Weis-Grieskirchen, Austria.
Highlighting New GREX Members - Farzad Nazemi, Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute, Iran. Farzad Nazemi has a PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology and works in the Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute in Ifsahan, Iran, in the areas of clinical exercise, physical function, rehabilitation, and exercise interventions for people with chronic diseases, particularly patients with kidney disease and those receiving dialysis. He is involved in both clinical work and research projects. He works with a very active team that includes Mohammad Ali Tabibi, Nasrin Salimian, Esmaeil Ahmadi and Saghar Ahmadi. Here is Farzad working with both HD and PD patients.
OTHER UPCOMING CONFERENCES
XXXIII Congresso Brasileiro de Nefrologia, Belo Horizonte, 16-19 September, 2026: Join GREX Leaders including Heitor Ribeiro and Marvery Duarte at the Annual Brasillian Nephrology Congress. Register for the congress here.
ASN Kidney Week, Denver, October 21-25, 2026: Join GREX Leaders including Clara Bohm (Canada), Srini Beddhu and Kirsten Johansen (USA), Sharlene Greenwood (UK) and Joao Viana (Portugal) at ASN Kidney Week at the session ”Move More and Sit Less: Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Adults with CKD”. Link here.
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RECENT GREX PUBLICATIONS
Fang, H. Y., Perez, L. M., Larsen, R. J., Sutton, B. P., Derk, G. R., Ikizler, T. A., & Wilund, K. R. (2026). The impact of intradialytic cycling on temporal changes in muscle sodium during hemodialysis. Clinical Kidney Journal, sfag193. Link
Iwai, K., Okubo, T., Okumura, T., & Hachiya, W. (2026). Intradialytic Exercise Training Versus Cognitive Training to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Pilot Study. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. Link
Liu, C., Zhang, W., Wei, Y., Liao, Y., Li, G., & Kong, H. (2026). Current status and influencing factors of exercise adherence among peritoneal dialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional study. International Urology and Nephrology, 1-12. Link
Krase, A. A., Giannaki, C. D., Ntoumas, I., Stefanidis, I., Karatzaferi, C., & Sakkas, G. K. (2026). Cold Dialysis Combined with Intradialytic Exercise Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Medicina, 62(7), 1268. Link
Turoń-Skrzypińska, A., Mińko, A., Rył, A., Mańkowska, K., Cymbaluk-Płoska, A., Ciechanowski, K., & Rotter, I. (2025). The effect of regular physical activity during hemodialysis on levels of FOXO proteins and myostatin concentration. Archives of Medical Science: AMS, 22(3), 1653. Link
Yoshida, M., Nakano, T., Sakamoto, R., Ohkuma, T., & Fujita, K. (2026). Physical Activity Across the Clinical Trajectory of Chronic Kidney Disease and in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cross‐Sectional Study Using Accelerometry. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 26(8), e70758. Link
Haanstra, A. J., van der Veen, Y., Maring, H., Quint, E. E., Ranchor, A. V., Berger, S. P., ... & Annema, C. (2026). Factors influencing the development and implementation of a prehabilitation program for kidney transplant candidates: A mixed-methods contextual analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 10, 100558. Link
Huang, M., Zhang, X., Kang, Y., Lv, H., Gao, J., Zhang, Y., ... & Ni, C. (2026). The Physical ACtivity Enhancement Scheme (PACES) improves physical activity level and well-being in persons with hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nephrology. Link
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