9th Fijian Nephrology Symposium
Strengthening Capacity and Care: Advancing Kidney Replacement Therapy in the Pacific
17th and 18th July 2026
Novotel Suva Lami Bay Resort, Fiji
Nephrology Society of Fiji warmly invites you to join us for the 9th Annual Fijian Nephrology Symposium.
Registration is now open!
Venue & Accomodation
This year we will be holding the conference at the Convention Centre Novotel Suva Lami Bay. A special discount rate for accomodation for symposium attendees can be accessed by using the group code below. All bookings are to be communicated via email to the reservations team directly.
Address: Queens Road, Lami Bay, Suva, Fiji
Booking Contact: +679 336 2450
Email: reservations@novotelsuva.com.fj
Website: http://www.accorhotels.com/6990
Group code: 2512NEPHRO
Please note this code expires on Friday, 1st May 2026.
Program
Friday 17th July
09:00 Registration Desk open
10:00 Welcome Address: NSOF President & Chief Guest
10:10 Chief Guest Address: Hon Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka
10:30 Consumer & Community Session: Our Voices Matter Patient and Family Perspectives
11:00 Keynote Lecture: Global perspective. Prof Kanjanabuch
12:00 LUNCH
13:00 The ISN Five year strategic plan for Pacific Prof Shilpa Jesudason and Prof Rob Walker
13:30 Sustainable Kidney Care in the Pacific TBA
14:15 Panel Discussion: Sustainability in KRT Services: Lessons from the Pacific and Beyond
14:30 TEA BREAK
15:00 KRT Registry Report and Data Use. Dr Anis Ta’eed
15:20 Quality Initiatives and KPIs for Fiji and the Pacific. A/Prof Angus Ritchie
15:40 Nursing in Dialysis – Encouraging Research and Quality Improvement RN Mehnaz Nisha & Jyoti Lata
16:00 Workshop: Practical Approaches to Quality Improvement in Dialysis Units
Symposium Dinner
Friday 17th July 7:00pm
Paradiso Restaurant & Bar
$70 per adult
Saturday 18th July
09:00 Vascular Surgery & Access Pathways Dr. Ronal Kumar & Dr. Sela Koyamaibole
10:00 Interventional Nephrology topic Dr. Amrish Krishnan
10:30 TEA BREAK
11:00 PNG’s Emerging Transplant Program Dr. Steven Bogosia
11:30 Transplant Process and Readiness in Fiji Dr. Yogeshni Chandra
12:00 Panel Discussion on Way Forward for Transplantation in the Pacific
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 Paediatric KRT - Nuts and Bolts of paediatric dialysis in low resource settings Dr. Robin Erickson
14:00 Paediatric KRT - Chronic dialysis when transplantation is not available Dr. Robin Erickson
14:30 Pacific Peritoneal Dialysis Dr. Amrish Krishnan
15:00 TEA BREAK
15:30 Regional Collaboration for Dialysis Nurses NP Sarah Russo (RSA)
15:45 Panel Discussion: Next Steps for Sustainable and Equitable KRT in the Pacific
16:15 Conference Summary & Resolutions
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