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PHYSICIAN COURSE (6-10
SEPTEMBER 2008)
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Saturday,
September 6th 2008
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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 1
• The Burden of CKD - Truths and Myths
• Measurement and Estimation of GFR - Creatinine Based
Formulas or Something Else?
• Screening for CKD - How Should It Be Done?
• Arresting and Reversing Diabetic Nephropathy - How Far
Have We Come? Where Are We Going?
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 2
Mini Symposium - Cardiovascular Disease in CKD-Chicken
or the Egg?
• Cardiovascular Disease in CKD - Pathogenetic Link
• CKD and CVD Risks- Optimizing Treatment
• Microalbuminuria - Current Concepts on Pathogenesis
and Definition
• Microalbuminuria - Is It Clinically Significant, Should We
Treat It and How?
• Hyperlipidemia and CKD - Pathophysiology and Treatment
Interactive Session
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Lunch with Professors
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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
3
Mini Symposium - Hypertension
• 24 hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring - Clinical
Utility
• Managing Difficult to Treat Hypertension
• Renovascular Hypertension - Are We Over - Diagnosing It
and When Is Revascularisation Indicated?
• Diabetic Nephropathy - Will Genome Wide Scans Help?
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
4
• Anemia Treatment in ESRD - New Data - New
Guidelines-
New Drugs
• Resistance to EPO - Causes and Management
Interactive
Session
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Sunday,
September 7th 2008
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HAEMODIALYSIS 1 - Technical Aspects
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Haemodialysis Solute Kinetics: Urea versus Other Solutes
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Benefits of Haemodialysis Access Flow Monitoring
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Anticoagulation in Haemodialysis
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Drug Dialysability in Haemodialysis
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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HAEMODIALYSIS 2 - Variations
• ESRD Treatment: Haemodialysis versus Other Forms of
Chronic RRT
• Daily Short Haemodialysis versus Nocturnal Haemodialysis:
Is There a Difference?
• The Bowel as a Kidney: Might This Be the End of Dialysis?
Interactive Session
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Lunch with Professors
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HAEMODIALYSIS 3 - Organisation
• Setting Up a Home Haemodialysis Program
• Setting up a Chronic Haemodialysis Centre
• Ethical Stresses in Uremia Therapy
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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HAEMODIALYSIS 4 - Acute Kidney Injury
• AKI and the RIFLE Criteria
• RRT Modality: Intermittent versus Continuous: Does Dose
Matter in AKI?
• SLEDD (Slow Extended Daily Dialysis) for AKI
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Monday,
September 8th 2008
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TRANSPLANT IMMUNOBIOLOGY
• Immunobiology of Antigen Presentation and Co-Stimulatory
Signaling in Transplantation
• New Immunosuppressive Agents
• Regulation of the Immune Response
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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FRONTIERS IN CLINICAL TRANSPLANT
• The highly Sensitised Recipient and ABO Incompatible
Recipients - A Review and Practical Approach
• Strategies on Prevention and Management of BKV
Nephropathy
• Diagnosis and Management of Antibody Mediated Rejection
• An Update on Prevention and Management of CMV
Infections
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Lunch with Professors
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INTERACTIVE
SESSION
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Tea /Coffee Break
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FREE
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Tuesday,
September 9th 2008
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MINERAL METABOLISM
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Mineral Metabolism in CKD: Focus on Pathophysiology
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Skeletal and Non-skeletal Manifestations of Deranged
Mineral Metabolism
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Evaluation Tools in Diagnosis of Renal Osteodystrophy:
What's New?
• Recent Developments in the Treatment of Parathyroid Bone
Disease
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Preventing Hyperparathyroid Bone Disease- Newer Agents
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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MINERAL METABOLISM
• Renal Stones: A Medical Approach
• Bone Problems in Transplant Patients
Interactive Session
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Lunch
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CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
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Molecular Biology for the Practising Nephrologist
Interactive Session
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Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
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Tea /Coffee Break
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CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
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Update on Contrast Nephropathy
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Hepatitis B & C: Update on Treatment
Interactive Session
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Wednesday,
September 10th 2008
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FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE WORKSHOP
• Fluid & Electrolytes - Basics and Challenges
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Tea /Coffee Break
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FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE WORKSHOP
• Acid-Base - Basics and Challenges
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Lunch
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MINI - UPDATES
Mini-Symposium - PD Update
• Adequacy of Dialysis - New Guidelines
• Newer PD Solutions
Interactive Session
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Tea /Coffee Break
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MINI - UPDATES
Mini-Symposium - GN Update
• Lupus Nephritis - Update on Therapy
• IgA Nephropathy - What's New
Interactive Session
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NURSES COURSE (6-7 SEPTEMBER 2008)
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Saturday,
September 6th 2008
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SESSION 1: HAEMODIALYSIS APPARATUS
• Introduction to Membranes and Dialysers
• Water Treatment for Haemodialysis
• Ultrapure Dialysate – Idealistic or Necessity?
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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SESSION 2: DIALYSIS PRESCRIPTION AND ADEQUACY
• Understanding the Haemodialysis Prescription
• Dialysis Adequacy – How Much is Enough?
• Measurement of Kt/V and the Pitfalls
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Lunch
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SESSION 3: MANAGING COMPLICATIONS OF DIALYSIS
• Role of the Dialysis Nurse in Reducing Hospitalisation Rates
• Intradialytic Complications – Identification, Management
and Prevention
• Malnutrition in Haemodialysis – Revisiting an Old Foe
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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SESSION 4: UPDATES IN HAEMODIALYSIS
• Emerging Therapies in Chronic Haemodialysis
• Anticoagulation in Haemodialysis
• Psychosocial Issues in Haemodialysis – How Do Our
Patients Cope?
• Pre-ESRD Education – What Do Our Patients Need to Know?
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Sunday,
September 7th 2008
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SESSION 5: VASCULAR ACCESS IN HAEMODIALYSIS
• Creation of Permanent Vascular Access
• Cannulation Techniques – Is There a Superior Technique?
• Optimising Care of Permanent Vascular Access –
A Practical
Approach
• Complications of AVF/AVG & the Management Strategies
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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SESSION 5: VASCULAR ACCESS IN HAEMODIALYSIS
• Surveillance of Vascular Access – Is it Essential?
• Prolonging the Lifespan of Vascular Access – Role of the
Dialysis Nurse
• Current Trends in Catheter & Exit Site Care
Interactive Session
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Lunch
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SESSION 6: ANEMIA IN HAEMODIALYSIS
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Haemoglobin Targets in ESRD – The Higher the Better?
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Iron Therapy in Haemodialysis – Can We Do Without It?
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Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
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SESSION 7:
Mineral and Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney
Disease
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Renal Bone Disease for the Dialysis Nurse – An Overview
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Management of Hyperparathyroidism in ESRD
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