Experts highlighted the growing burden of kidney diseases in India and stressed on the importance of continuous medical education in improving clinical practice and delivering evidence-based patient care at ‘Renal Update 2026’, a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme organised by Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Tiruchi, on Sunday.

Scientific sessions covered a range of topics, including tropical acute kidney injury, urolithiasis, renal disease during pregnancy, and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients.

Faculty members noted that kidney diseases often progress silently and remain undetected until advanced stages, underscoring the need for greater awareness, early diagnosis, preventive strategies, and multidisciplinary management to improve patient outcomes.

A video presentation highlighted the hospital’s achievements in nephrology and transplant services, including more than 400 successful kidney transplants and over 6,000 dialysis procedures performed annually.

Jayaraman, Unit Head & AVP, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Tiruchi; Ashraf, Past Vice President, Indian Medical Association (IMA); and T. Dhinakaran, Madurai Kidney Centre, were present.