PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE
PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE (PHYSICIAN)
Saturday  l  Sunday  l  Monday  l  Tuesday  l  Wednesday
PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE (NURSES PROGRAMME)
Saturday  l  Sunday 
SAMMARY OF PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE (PHYSICIAN)

Saturday, September 6th - Wednesday, September 10th 2008 

Time  

Saturday 
6

Sunday 
7

Monday 
8
Tuesday 
9
Wednesday 
10
AM  CHRONIC 
KIDNEY 
DISEASE I
CHRONIC 
HAEMOD-
IALYSIS 
AND ESRD
TRANSP- LANT 
IMMUNO-
BIOLOGY
MINERAL 
METABO- LISM
FLUID AND 
ELECTRO-
LYTE 
WORKSHOP
Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall (Dialysis Technology Education Fair) Tea / Coffee Break
CHRONIC 
KIDNEY 
DISEASE I
CHRONIC 
HAEMOD-
IALYSIS 
AND ESRD
FRONTI- ERS IN CLINICAL
TRANSP- LANT
MINERAL 
METABO- LISM
FLUID AND 
ELECTRO-
LYTE 
WORKSHOP
Lunch Lunch with Professors Debate Lunch
PM  CHRONIC 
KIDNEY 
DISEASE I
I
ACUTE 
KIDNEY 
INJURY/ 
ACUTE 
RENAL 
FAILURE
INTERAC- TIVE SESSION CLINICAL
NEPHRO-
LOGY
MINI - UPDATES
Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall (Dialysis Technology Education Fair) Tea / Coffee Break
CHRONIC 
KIDNEY 
DISEASE I
I
ACUTE 
KIDNEY 
INJURY/ 
ACUTE 
RENAL 
FAILURE
FREE CLINICAL
NEPHRO-
LOGY
MINI - UPDATES

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PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE (PHYSICIAN)

Saturday, September 6th 2008 

AM

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE I
• 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?

  Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
AM CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE I
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
  Lunch with Professors
PM CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE II
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?
PM Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
PM CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE II
• 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 

AM

CHRONIC HAEMODIALYSIS AND ESRD
• ESRD Treatment: Haemodialysis versus Other Forms of
   Chronic RRT
• Diffusion, Convection or Both: Solute Elimination Modality
   and Outcomes
• Anticoagulation in Haemodialysis: Alternatives to Heparin
• Vascular Access: What’s New

  Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
AM CHRONIC HAEMODIALYSIS AND ESRD
Mini-Symposium – HD Treatment and Long-Term Outcomes in ESRD
• Daily Short Haemodialysis versus Nocturnal Haemodialysis:
   Is There a Difference?
• Adequacy of HD and Dialyser Membranes: Impact on
   Outcomes
• Setting up a Home Haemodialysis Program
Interactive Session
  Lunch with Professors
PM ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY / ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
• Use of Citrate-enriched Dialysate for Haemodialysis
• Water Treatment and Purity Standards 
• Volume and Blood Pressure Control 
• Review of Major HD Trials
PM Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
PM ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY / ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
Mini-Symposium – Acute Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury
• AKI and the RIFLE Criteria
• RRT Modality: Intermittent versus Continuous 
   Does Dose Matter in AKI?
• SLED – CRRT-like Treatment for Selected Patients
Interactive Session
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Monday, September 8th 2008 

AM

TRANSPLANT IMMUNOBIOLOGY
• Immunobiology of Antigen Presentation and Co-Stimulatory
   Signaling in Transplantation
• New Immunosuppressive Agents
• Regulation of the Immune Response

  Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
AM 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
  Lunch with Professors
PM INTERACTIVE SESSION
PM Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
PM FREE
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Tuesday, September 9th 2008 

AM

MINERAL METABOLISM
• Mineral Metabolism in CKD: Focus on Pathophysiology
• Skeletal and Non-skeletal Manifestations of Deranged
   Mineral Metabolism
• Evaluation Tools in Diagnosis of Renal Osteodystrophy:
   What's New?
• Recent Developments in the Treatment of Parathyroid Bone
   Disease
• Preventing Hyperparathyroid Bone Disease- Newer Agents

  Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
AM MINERAL METABOLISM
• Renal Stones: A Medical Approach
• Bone Problems in Transplant Patients
Interactive Session
  Lunch
PM CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
• Molecular Biology for the Practising Nephrologist
Interactive Session
• Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
PM Tea /Coffee Break
PM CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY
• Update on Contrast Nephropathy
• Hepatitis B & C: Update on Treatment
Interactive Session
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Wednesday, September 10th 2008 

AM

FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE WORKSHOP
• Fluid & Electrolytes

  Tea /Coffee Break
AM FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE WORKSHOP
• Acid-Base
  Lunch
PM MINI - UPDATES
Mini-Symposium - PD Update 

• Adequacy of Dialysis - New Guidelines
• Newer PD Solutions
Interactive Session
PM Tea /Coffee Break
PM MINI - UPDATES
Mini-Symposium - GN Update 

• Lupus Nephritis - Update on Therapy
• IgA Nephropathy - What's New
Interactive Session
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PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE (NURSES PROGRAMME)

Saturday, September 6th 2008 

AM

SESSION 1: HAEMODIALYSIS APPARATUS
• Introduction to Membranes and Dialysers
• Water Treatment for Haemodialysis
• Ultrapure Dialysate – Idealistic or Necessity?

  Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
AM SESSION 2: DIALYSIS PRESCRIPTION AND ADEQUACY
• Understanding the Haemodialysis Prescription
• Dialysis Adequacy – How Much is Enough?
• Measurement of Kt/V and the Pitfalls
  Lunch
PM 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
PM Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
PM 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 

AM

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

  Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
AM 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
  Lunch
PM SESSION 6: ANEMIA IN HAEMODIALYSIS
• Haemoglobin Targets in ESRD – The Higher the Better?
• Iron Therapy in Haemodialysis – Can We Do Without It?
PM Tea /Coffee Break @ Exhibition Hall
(Dialysis Technology Education Fair)
PM SESSION 7: RENAL BONE DISEASE
• Renal Bone Disease for the Dialysis Nurse – An Overview
• Management of Hyperparathyroidism in ESRD
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