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

Registrations are now closed

If you are eager to attend then please email nsof.fiji@gmail.com directly

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

10:10‍ ‍Consumer & Community Session: Our Voices Matter Kelera Dakunimata & Angel Kernot

10:30 Chief Guest Address: Hon Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka

11:00 Keynote Lecture: Global perspective. Prof Talerngsak Kanjanabuch

12:00 LUNCH

12:45 The Pacific Kidney Health Plan – An Update Prof Shilpa Jesudason and Prof Rob Walker

13:15 Sustainable Kidney Care in the Pacific Speakers from around the Pacific region

14:15 Building Haemodialysis Services in the Pacific Dr Ben Matalavea

14:30 TEA BREAK

15:00 Kidney Replacement Therapy Registry Report Dr Anis Ta’eed

15:20 Quality Initiatives and KPIs for the Pacific. A/Prof Angus Ritchie

15:40 Dialysis QI Project – Research from FNKC RN Mehnaz Nisha & Jyoti Lata

16:00 Group Workshop: Practical Approaches to Quality Improvement in Dialysis Units

16:45. Closing remarks

Symposium Dinner

Friday 17th July 7:00pm

Paradiso Restaurant & Bar

Smart casual attire

Saturday 18th July

09:00 Vascular Surgery & Access Pathways Dr. Ronal Kumar & Dr. Sela Koyamaibole

10:00 Creation & Maintenance of Vascular Access Dr. Amrish Krishnan

10:30 TEA BREAK

11:00 PNG’s Emerging Transplant Program RN Saeve Teke

11:30 Transplant Process and Readiness in Fiji Dr. Yogeshni Chandra

12:00 Paediatric KRT - Nuts and Bolts of paediatric dialysis in low resource settings Dr. Robin Erickson & Dr. Ashwin Sundar

12:30 LUNCH

13:30 Paediatric KRT - Chronic dialysis when transplantation is not available Dr. Robin Erickson & Dr. Ashnita Prasad

14:00 Pacific Peritoneal Dialysis Dr. Amrish Krishnan

14:30 Regional Collaboration for Dialysis Nurses. Sarah Russo

15:00 TEA BREAK

15:30 Group Workshop: Next Steps for Sustainable & Equitable KRT in the Pacific

16:30 Conference Summary & Resolutions