Purpose

The Industry Liaison Committee (ILC) is established to:

  • Foster ethical, transparent, and mutually beneficial partnerships between the Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) and a broad range of corporate stakeholders, including but not limited to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, insurers, financial institutions, and other organizations that align with CSN’s mission and objectives.
  • Promote collaboration that advances nephrology research, education, and patient care in Canada.
  • Ensure that all interactions with industry align with the CSN’s mission, values, and ethical guidelines.

All industry engagements are structured to ensure compliance with CSN’s ethical guidelines, and they do not imply endorsement or sponsorship of any specific company, product, or service.

To reach the Industry Liaison Committee, please send an email to:  industryliaison@csnscn.ca

Objectives

The primary objectives of the ILC are to:

1. Facilitate Partnerships: Develop and maintain strategic alliances with industry stakeholders to support CSN’s initiatives in research, education, and clinical practice.

2. Uphold the highest ethical standards in all interactions with industry, ensuring transparency, independence, and avoidance of conflicts of interest.

3. Additional objectives, in collaboration with the other CSN committees, will be to:

    • Promote Innovation: Encourage the development and adoption of innovative therapies, technologies, and practices in nephrology.
    • Support Education: Facilitate collaboration with industry to enhance educational programs for CSN members, including continuing medical education (CME) and professional development. Facilitate industry-sponsored research opportunities that align with CSN’s priorities and benefit Canadians with or at risk for kidney disease.
Key Activities

Key Activities of the ILC will be to:

1. Identify Opportunities: Identify and evaluate potential partnerships, sponsorships, and collaborations with industry, including solicitation of potential new partners in industry.

2. Develop/adopt ethical engagement Guidelines: Create and maintain guidelines for ethical engagement with industry partners.

3. Meet regularly with industry partners (min. twice a year and as needed) on behalf of the CSN.

4. Monitor Compliance: Ensure all industry interactions comply with CSN policies, Canadian healthcare regulations, and ethical standards.

5. Report to the CSN Board: Provide regular updates and recommendations to the CSN Board of Directors.

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Committee Members

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Veronica
Silva

Chair, Industry Liaison Committee

Veronica Silva

Dr. Silva graduated from Evangelica Medical School in El Salvador. She completed Internal Medicine Residency training at Queen's University and obtained Nephrology fellowship from the University of Western Ontario. She is certified as a Hypertension Specialist by the American Society of Hypertension (now known as American Heart Association). Dr. Silva’s clinical interests are in the area of Hypertension, Peritoneal Dialysis and Glomerulonephritis. Her positions include: Staff Nephrologist at Trillium Health Partners since 2012; Chair Peritoneal Dialysis Council, Trillium Health Partners (THP). She is one of the Clinician leads in the opening of the Glomerulonephritis Clinic at Trillium Health Partners, May 2019. Clinical lecturer for the University of Toronto. In terms of research and education, Dr. Silva obtained Investigator status, Institute for Better Health, 2018; and is a Clinical Lecturer for the University of Toronto, since 2013. She was awarded the High Impact Award 2022 by the Kidney Foundation.

Dr. Silva's Bio
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Manish
Sood

Vice-Chair, Industry Liaison Committee

Manish M. Sood

MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Sood is a Nephrologist at the Ottawa Hospital, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa, Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Dept of Medicine Research Chair in Physician Health and Wellness.

Dr Sood has authored over 300 research papers, supervised over 40 research trainees, and has given over 100 invited lectures focusing on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease, pharmaco-epidemiology, and physician health using big data. He was the inaugural Jindal Research Chair for the Prevention of Kidney Disease (2013-2023) and his research is funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Physician Services Incorporated and the Kidney Foundation of Canada. He has served on the Canadian Society of Nephrology Executive Committee as Secretary Treasurer from 2019-2024 and founded and served as the Deputy Editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Kidney Disease and Health (official journal of the CSN) from 2015-2024.

Dr. Sood's Bio
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Arti
Dhoot

Arti Dhoot

Dr. Arti Dhoot is a nephrologist with subspecialty expertise in interventional nephrology and home modalities, dedicated to advancing patient-centered care. She earned her MD from the University of Toronto, followed by internal medicine training in Toronto and nephrology specialization at the University of Manitoba. Currently pursuing a Master of Education at OISE, University of Toronto, she demonstrates a strong commitment to educational excellence. With a foundational degree in pharmacy from Dalhousie University, Dr. Dhoot integrates a comprehensive perspective into her clinical practice. Her professional interests focus on optimizing home-based therapies and creating accessible online educational content to empower patients. She remains deeply committed to fostering equitable healthcare delivery and enriching medical education.

Dr. Dhoot's Bio
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Ingi
El-Sayed

Ingi El-Sayed

Dr. Ingi El Sayed is a nephrologist based in Regina, Saskatchewan, with extensive clinical experience across Egypt, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Most of her career was spent within the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), where she worked in a highly regulated environment with careful oversight of relationships with industry partners.

She collaborated with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the development of nephrology clinical guidelines, gaining first-hand experience in the responsible allocation of publicly funded resources.

Her main clinical and research interests include acute kidney injury (AKI), glomerulonephritis, and transplantation medicine. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. El Sayed serves as Director of the Undergraduate Nephrology Course at the University of Saskatchewan, where she applies her medical education training to deliver evidence-based, engaging teaching for medical students.

Dr. El-Sayed's Bio
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Vincent
Ki

Vincent Ki

Dr. Vincent Ki is a staff nephrologist at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, Ontario. He completed his medical training and nephrology fellowship at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and is certified by the American Society of Hypertension as a Clinical Hypertension Specialist.

He currently serves as the medical lead for the local Renal Transplant Council, the Patient Family Advisory Council, and the Education Committee. In addition, Dr. Ki is the Clerkship Medicine Subspecialty Lead for the University of Toronto’s Mississauga Academy of Medicine and holds the academic appointment of Clinician Lecturer at the University of Toronto.

Previously, he served as the Regional Medical Lead for the Mississauga-Halton region with the Ontario Renal Network. His clinical and academic interests include renal transplantation, chronic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, hypertension, and glomerulonephritis. He remains actively engaged in local continuing medical education initiatives.

Dr. Ki's Bio
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Sandal

Shaifali Sandal

Shaifali Sandal, MD, is an Associate Professor, a transplant nephrologist, and an FRQS-supported and CIHR-funded clinician investigator at McGill University and a Scientist at the Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre. She has expertise in health system research and has established a research program called BES3T-KCare (Building, Equitable, Stronger and Sustainable health Systems in Transplantation and Kidney Care). The overarching goals of this program are to strengthen health systems that deliver kidney care to people living with kidney diseases and living donors, as well as address inequities in nephrology and transplantation. Her current work focuses on three arcs of inquiry: 1) living donor kidney transplantation; 2) graft failure and re-transplantation; and 3) climate action and environmentally sustainable kidney care. She has received >2 million dollars in operating grant support as a Principal Investigator and >3 million dollars as a co-Investigator from leading grant agencies such as the Canadian Institute of Health Research, the American Society of Transplantation, Health Canada, the Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Society of Transplantation, and the Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program. Her work has produced over 80 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Sandal's Bio
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Catherine
Weber

Catherine Weber

Dr. Catherine Weber completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency at the University of Manitoba. Thereafter, she completed a Nephrology residency and Master of Health Science at the University of British Columbia. She has been working as a Nephrologist at McGill University since 2012 and has completed two 4-year terms as Program Director of the Nephrology Training Program. She has now taken on a new role as Medical Lead of Hemodialysis and is pursuing an MBA at the Rotman School of Management. Dr. Weber is an active CSN member and has served as Chair of the Fellow’s pre-course from 2021-2024. She has experience in disaster management in the HD unit and an interest in sustainability in healthcare. Outside of work, you can find her at a hockey game cheering on her son, at a theatre watching a show with her daughter, or on a long walk in the wilderness with her husband and fur baby!

Dr. Weber's Bio
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