Nephrology Update Weekend

Saturday 11 September 2010

0830 - 0930   Renal Histopathology - The Basics

                      Dr. Prue Hill

                      St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC

 0930 - 1030  What is New in non Proliferative GN - Case Based

                       Dr. Mark Thomas

                       Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA 

1030 - 1100   MORNING TEA - NORTHERN FOYER 

1100 - 1200    What is New in Proliferative GN - Case Based

                       Dr. Doris Chan

                       Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA 

1200 - 1300   Diabetic Nephropathy - Including Current Clinical Applications of RAS

                       Antagonists

                       Professor Thomas Coffman

                       Duke University, Durham, USA

 1300 - 1400   LUNCH - NORTHERN FOYER

 1400 - 1500   Inherited Causes of Haematuria, Proteinuria and Renal Failure

                        Professor Judy Savige

                        University of Melbourne, Northern Health, Epping, VIC

 1500 - 1600    Update in Paediatric Nephrology

                        Dr. Sean Kennedy

                        Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW

 1600 - 1630   AFTERNOON TEA - NORTHERN FOYER

 1630 - 1730   Towards Selective HLA Mismatching in Organ Transplantation

                        Professor Frans Claas

                        Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden,The Netherlands

 

Sunday 12 September 2010

 0830 - 0910   PD Basics

                        Dr. Richard Phoon

                        Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW

 0910 - 0950   APD Basics and Prescription

                        Associate Professor Neil Boudville

                        Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA

0950 - 1030    Understanding PD fluids - New and Old

                        Dr. Michael Collins

                        Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA

 1030 - 1100    MORNING TEA - NORTHERN FOYER

 1100 - 1130    PD Management in High Risk Groups eg. Elderly, High Transporters, Obese

                        Dr. Wai Lim

                        Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA

 1130 - 1200    What is New in Prevention and Management of PD-Associated Infections -

                        When to Transfer to HD

                        Dr. John Collins

                        Auckland Hospital, Auckland, NZ

 1200 - 1230    Interpreting and Responding to Fluid Issues and Adequacy Studies in the

                        Context of Reducing RRF - When to Transfer to HD

                        Dr. Andrew Henderson

                        Hawkes Bay Regional Hospital, Hastings, NZ

 1230 - 1300    Management Complications - Hernias, Leaks, Outlet Obstruction etc.

                        Case Based

                        Associate Professor David Mudge

                        Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD

 1300 - 1400    LUNCH & HANDS ON A APD MACHINE FOR THOSE INTERESTED -                                                NORTHERN FOYER

 1400 - 1445    What's New and Controversies in PD

                        Dr. Sunil Badve

                        University of Queensland, Grange, QLD

 1445 - 1530    Role of Hepcidin in the Regulation of Iron Metabolism

                        Professor John Olynyk

                        Fremantle Hospital, Perth, WA