Mikkelsen Bente World Health OrganizationSwitzerland

Dr Bente Mikkelsen is Director, Noncommunicable Diseases in the division of UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable diseases, World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters (Geneva, Switzerland).She was formerly Director, Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Promoting Health through the Life-course at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (Copenhagen, Denmark), Head of Secretariat for the Global Coordination Mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (WHO GCM/NCD) at the World Health Organization Headquarters (Geneva, Switzerland) from its inception in 2014 as well as a former CEO of the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.Dr Mikkelsen is trained as a Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration and Management from the University of Oslo. Her current focus is on achieving the SDGs through the reduction of premature deaths from NCDs in the context of WHO General Programme of Work, and working across sectors with multistakeholders, within and beyond the health sector using innovation, implementation research, health literacy and new technologies.

30 MARCH 2023

Time	Session

08:00 09:15	ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum: Opening Remarks and Setting the Scene Agnes B. Fogo Chairperson Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUnited States Ifeoma Ulasi Chairperson University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNigeria Welcome and Context: The Donal O Agnes B. Fogo Speaker Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUnited States Welcome to Thailand and the Local Context Anutin Charnvirakul Speaker anutin@dispostable.com Perspectives from WHO: Global Health, NCDs and Kidney Diseases Mikkelsen Bente Speaker World Health OrganizationSwitzerland Perspectives from ISN Burden of Kidney Diseases: Acute and Chronic KD - The ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas: Focus on the Region Aminu Bello Speaker aminu1@ualberta.caUniversity of AlbertaCanada Perspectives from ISN Burden of Kidney Diseases: Acute and Chronic KD - The ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas: Focus on the Pediatric Situation in the Region Nivedita Kamath Speaker St. John's Medical College HospitalIndia Perspectives from ISN Burden of Kidney Diseases: Acute and Chronic KD - 0 x 25 Initiative: Acute Kidney Injury: Lessons Learned Jorge Cerda Speaker Albany Medical College - Capital District Renal PhUnited States Patient Perspectives: What the Patient Voice Can do for Kidney Health Bill Wang Speaker International Society of NephrologyHong Kong, China Panel Discussion MR 211 ABC
12:00 12:10	ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum: Closing Remarks and Next Steps Adeera Levin Chairperson University of British ColumbiaCanada Concluding Remarks Mikkelsen Bente Speaker World Health OrganizationSwitzerland Policy Forums, the Region and Where From Here? Robyn Langham Speaker Monash UniversityAustralia MR 211 ABC