CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday 12 October

Venue: The Holiday Inn, Suva

Registration Desk (Collection of ID cards and conference package) 11am-12pm

12:00pm Welcome Address Conference Convener

12:10pm A message from Dr Sunita Bavanandan Chair of the International Society of Nephrology Oceania and South East Asia Board

12:15pm Chief Guest's Address Dr James Fong Permanent Secretary, Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services

12:30pm LUNCH and Poster Presentations

2:00pm Nurses, Consumers & Allied Health Kidney Care Workshop

2:00pm Patient-Centered Care Dr Amrish Krishnan Nephrologist, Clinical Director, The Kidney Hub Specialty Hospital

2:15pm Diet and Chronic Kidney Disease Dr Anis Ta’eed Head of Nephrology, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Director, Fiji National Kidney Center

2:45pm Kidney Transplantation: Myths and Facts about Living Kidney Donation Dr Yogeshni Chandra Nephrologist Lautoka (Aspen) Hospital

3:00pm Panel Discussion

3:15pm TEA BREAK

3:45pm The Hemodialysis Prescription Dr Rajneel Kumar General Practitioner Renal Interest, The Kidney Hub

4:00pm Sodium and Ultrafiltration Profiling in Hemodialysis R/N Rahul Prasad Nurse Unit Manager, The Kidney Hub

4:15pm Interdialytic Weight Gain and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients Fredric Doss Dialysis Educator/Lecturer Auckland University of Technology

4:30pm Panel Discussion

5:00pm CLOSE OF DAY 1

Thursday 12 October

Venue: Central Cuisine Restaurants & Events Center, Grantham Road, Suva

Side Fundraiser Event for Patients - hosted by Groove Events Fiji

For Tickets register here: https://forms.gle/eo9aJkz4ExGUnHNp9

Friday 13 October

Venue: The Holiday Inn, Suva

8:30am Welcome Ceremony

8:45am A message from Professor Masaomi Nangaku President of the International Society of Nephrology

8:50am Welcome Address Conference Convener

9:00am Chief Guest's Address Hon. Dr Atonio Lalabalavu Minister of Health and Medical Services Fiji

9:30am Kidney Health Policy, Diabetes, and ESKD Chaired by Dr Amrish Krishnan

9:30am Keynote Address 1 - Kidney Health Policies A/Prof Shilpanjali Jesudason Nephrologist Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplant Service

9:45am Keynote Address 2 - Fostering International Collaborations A/Prof Rathika Krishnasamy Nephrologist, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, President of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology

10:00am Keynote Address 3 - Healthcare Financing Mr Richard Naidu Chair - Fiscal Review Committee 2023, Partner, Munro Leys Law

10:15am Keynote Address 4 Diabetes - A message for Policy Makers A/Prof Joji Malani Associate Professor, Head of Internal Medicine, Fiji National University, Clinical Director, Kidney Foundation of Fiji

10:30am Keynote Address 5 - SGLT2 Inhibitors - a solution for Diabetes related kidney disease Professor Rob Walker Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Head of Nephrology for the Southern District Health Board, NZ

10:45am Panel Discussion

11:15am TEA BREAK

11:30am Kidney Disease in Women and Children

11:30am Non Minimal Change Disease Nephrotic Syndrome in Children Dr Ili Vereti Head of Pediatrics, Colonial War Memorial Hospital & Dr Priya Kaur, Pediatrician with Renal Interest, Colonial War Memorial Hospital

11:45am Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Advanced CKD Dr Kelera Sakumeni Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Colonial War Memorial Hospital & Dr Nitik Ram Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Colonial War Memorial Hospital

12:00pm Dialysis during Pregnancy A/Prof Shilpanjali Jesudason Nephrologist Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplant Service

12:15pm Lupus Nephritis Dr Vishal Kumar Final Year Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine Candidate, Fiji National University

12:30pm Panel Discussion

1:00pm LUNCH

2:00pm Diabetes and Hypertension

2:00pm Pathophysiology of Diabetic Nephropathy Dr Anis Ta’eed Head of Nephrology, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Director, Fiji National Kidney Center

2:15pm Diagnosing Secondary Hypertension, Dr Gyaneshwar Rao Specialist Physician, Former Head of Internal Medicine, Colonial War Memorial Hospital

2:30pm Panel Discussion

3:00pm TEA BREAK

3:15pm Strengthening Clinical Outcomes Through Research

3:15pm Fostering Research Dr Donald Wilson Director, Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research (FIPHR) at the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at the Fiji National University

3:30pm The Fiji Dialysis Registry Dr Anis Ta’eed Head of Nephrology, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Director, Fiji National Kidney Center

4:00pm What Editors are Looking For Dr Susan Allison Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Nephrology, Consulting Editor, Nature

4:15pm Panel Discussion

4:45pm CLOSE OF DAY 2

Friday 13 October

Venue: The Grand Pacific Hotel

6:30pm GALA Dinner and Awards - Dress code: Black Tie

Saturday 14 October

Venue: The Holiday Inn, Suva

8:00am Visit to Fiji National Kidney Center and The Kidney Hub

9:30am Hemodialysis

9:30am Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections and Antimicrobial Lock Solutions Dr Abhitesh Raj Specialist Physician, Fiji National Kidney Center

9:45am Hemodialysis for Pacific People - The NKF Samoa journey Christina Poloai-Toafa Renal Services Manager, National Kidney Foundation of Samoa

10:00am End Stage Kidney Disease in Tonga Dr Sisi Latu Senior Medical Officer Dept of General Medicine, Vaiola hospital, Tonga

10:15am Panel Discussion

10:45am TEA BREAK

11:00am Critical Care Nephrology

11:00am Incidence, treatment patterns and clinical outcomes associated with acute kidney injury in Fiji Dr Yogeshni Chandra Nephrologist, Aspen Hospital, Lautoka

11:15am Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD) versus Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) in Intensive Care Units Professor Rob Walker Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Head of Nephrology for the Southern District Health Board, NZ

11:30am Panel Discussion

12:15pm LUNCH & NETWORKING

2:00pm Interventional Nephrology

2:00pm Hemodialysis Catheters - Insertion & Troubleshooting Dr Bimal Raj Senior Nephrology Registrar The Kidney Hub

2:15pm Kidney Biopsies Dr Janice Krishna Principal Medical Officer Nephrology, Fiji National Kidney Center

2:30pm Processing Renal Biopsies and Special stains in Nephropathology Dr Sivaselvam Sivakumar Specialist Pathologist, Oceania Hospital

2:45pm Panel Discussion

3:15pm TEA BREAK

3:30pm Future Aspirations

3:00pm Can/Should Kidney Transplants be done in Fiji? Dr Amrish Krishnan Nephrologist, Clinical Director, The Kidney Hub Specialty Hospital
3:15pm Introduction and Launch of NSOF - The Nephrology Society of Fiji, Dr Yogeshni Chandra Nephrologist, Aspen Hospital, Lautoka, Secretary NSOF

3:30pm Final Comments and Vote of Thanks, A/Prof Shilpanjali Jesudason Nephrologist Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplant Service

4:00pm CLOSE OF DAY 3