18th Asian Colloquium in Nephrology
19 - 21 July 2019
Grand Ballroom, Level 1, ParkRoyal on Beach Road


Programme-at-a-Glance

Pre-Congress Workshops

19 July 2019, Friday

Date/Time Programme
08:30 - 9:00 Registration 08:00 - 8:30 Registration
09:00 - 17:00

Workshop 1
Dialysis Center Medical Director Course

ParkRoyal on Beach Road
Sky Ballroom 3,  Level 1

08:30 - 17:30

Workshop 2
SOTANC (Nursing)

Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI),

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)
Level 6, Rooms: L6-001, L6-002, L6-004 and L6-005

The Medical Director and Leadership
Roles and Responsibilities of the Medical Director (Generic to PD and HD)
Professional Standards for HD
Professional Standards for PD
Quality Assurance in a Dialysis Center
Medical Ethics in Some Case Scenarios 
Clinical Service Issues
Financial Aspects of a Dialysis Facility
Human Resource Management
Reflections on being a Medical Director (Hemodialysis)

Patient Assessment
Fluid Assessment
Nutrition Assessment Tools
Transonic Measurement

Dialysis Machine, Extracorporeal Circuits and Technology
HD/ HDF/ CRRT/ PD Machine Components
Dialysis Circuits and Alarms Management
Practical Aspect: Choosing A Haemodialysis Machine for Center

Home Therapy Training for HD and PD

Nurse-led Adequacy Workshop


Main Congress

20 July 2019, Saturday

Date/Time Programme
07:30 - 16:00 Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
08:00 - 08:30 Opening Ceremony (Grand Ballroom) / Guest Speaker 
08:30 - 09:00

Lim Cheng Hong Lecture
Chairperson: Prof Woo Keng Thye, Singapore

Population Health in an Ageing Asia: Implications for Renal Medicine
Prof TAN Chorh Chuan, Singapore

 

Symposium 1: Epidemiology, CKD (Grand Ballroom)
Chairpersons:
Prof Aida Lydia, Indonesia
A/Prof Jimmy Teo, Singapore

09:00 - 09:30 Preventing ESKD: Is This Even Possible?
Prof CHEN Hung Chun, Taiwan 
09:30 - 10:00 PD First Policy: Is This Still The Right Decision?
Dr Siribha CHANGSIRIKULCHAI, Thailand
10:00 - 10:30 CKD of Unknown Cause: Our Ignorance or An Under-reported Entity?
A/Prof Adrian Liew, Singapore
10:30 - 11:00 Tea break, Exhibition and Poster Viewing 
   
 

MEDICAL TRACK  (Grand Ballroom 3)

NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH TRACK (Grand Ballroom 2)
 

Symposium 2A: Managing Complications of CKD/ESKD
 
Chairpersons:
Dr Elizabeth Roasa, Philippines
Dr Kwek Jia Liang, Singapore

Symposium 2B: The Elderly with CKD/ESKD
Chairpersons:
Dr Alvin Ng, Singapore

Ms Amy Lim, Singapore
11:00 - 11:30 Anaemia in CKD/ESKD: Is It Still EPO?
Prof Masaomi NANGAKU, Japan

The Right Balance Between Polypharmacy and Patient Adherence To Care
Dr LIM Paik Shia, Singapore

11:30 - 12:00 KDIGO CKD-MBD 2017: Is There Enough Evidence or Relevance in Asia?
Dr Angela WANG, Hong Kong 

Assessing Dietary Compliance in Renal Patients
Ms CHOW Pek Yee, Singapore 

12:00 - 12:30 The Frail and the Elderly: What Can We Do to Support Them in Asia?
Dr Sheryl GAN, Singapore 

Exercising With Disabilities_Living With Disabilities
Dr LIM Su-Fee, Singapore 

12:30 -14:00 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM by Boehringer Ingelheim 
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LUNCH SYMPOSIUM by Astellas 
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  MEDICAL TRACK  (Grand Ballroom 3) NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH TRACK (Grand Ballroom 2)
  Symposium 3A: When Trouble Arrives In The Hemodialysis Centre
Chairpersons:
Prof Seiji Ueda, Japan
Dr Timothy Koh, Singapore
Symposium 3B: Supporting Care for PD at Home
Chairpersons:
Dr Wong Jiunn, Singapore

Ms Michelle Ng, Singapore
14:00 - 14:30 Hepatitis Serologies in the New and Existing HD Patients: Interpretations and Implications in the Hemodialysis Unit
Dr Titus LAU, Singapore 
Home Support Programme for Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Ms TANG Woon Hoe, Singapore 
14:30 - 15:00 Water, Water, Everywhere But Not A Single Drop to Dialyse. Managing Water Quality Issues
Dr Mooppil NANDAKUMAR, Singapore
Nursing Care Programmes to Reduce PD-related Peritonitis in Clinical Settings
Ms Kelly LIM, Singapore 
15:00 - 15:30 The Hemodialysis Patient with a Multidrug Resistant Organism
Dr Sreekanth KODURI, Singapore
Nutritional Support For The PD Patient Who Is Just Not Eating!
Ms Pindar YU, Singapore
15:30 -16:00 Tea break, Exhibition and Poster Judging
16:00 - 16:30 Plenary 1 (Grand Ballroom)
Chairperson: A/Prof Lina Choong, Singapore

Dialysis in Asia - Past, Present, Future
Prof Vivek JHA, India
  Symposium 4: Incremental Dialysis and Dialysis Adequacy (Grand Ballroom)
Chairpersons:
Prof Chang Jer-Ming, Taiwan
Dr Kriengsak
Vareesangthip, Thailand
16:30 - 17:00 Hemodialysis in the New ESKD Patients: Doing Less for More
Dr Sunita BAVANANDAN, Malaysia
17:00 - 17:30 The Initial PD Prescription: 4 Bags Is The Way To Go
Dr Lily MUSHAHAR, Malaysia
17:30 - 18:00 KT / V Urea: That's All We Need in HD and PD. NOT!
Prof Joanne BARGMAN, Canada

Main Congress

21 July 2019, Sunday

Date/Time Programme
07:30 - 16:00 Registration
08:00 - 08:30 Khoo Oon Teik Lecture (Grand Ballroom)
Chairperson: Prof Evan Lee, Singapore

PD and HD. Why Is There Still A Debate On What Is The Best Modality?
Prof Joanne BARGMAN, Canada
08:30 - 09:00 Plenary 2 (Grand Ballroom)
Chairperson: A/Prof Adrian Liew, Singapore

Ensuring Access to ESKD Care In The Asia Pacific: Are We Doing Enough?
Prof Masaomi NANGAKU, Japan
 

Symposium 5: Peritoneal Dialysis Infections (Grand Ballroom)
Chairpersons:
Dr Hai Phan Hai An, Vietnam
A/Prof Marjorie Foo, Singapore

09:00 - 09:30 The 4Rs of Peritonitis: Refractory, Relapsing, Recurrent and Repeat
Dr Siribha CHANGSIRIKULCHAI, Thailand
09:30 - 10:00 The Nuts and Bolts of Exit Site Care - From Conception To Salvage
Dr Lily MUSHAHAR, Malaysia
10:00 - 10:30 Are We Dosing or Administering Antibiotics Accurately in PD Patients?
Dr Sim Mui Hian, Singapore
10:30 - 11:00 Tea break, Exhibition and Poster Judging
  Oral Presentations 1 (Grand Ballroom 3) Oral Presentations 2 (Grand Ballroom 2)
11:00 - 12:30 Oral Presentations  Oral Presentations 
12:30 -14:00 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM by Abbott 
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LUNCH SYMPOSIUM by AstraZeneca 
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  MEDICAL TRACK  (Grand Ballroom 3) NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH TRACK (Grand Ballroom 2)
 

Symposium 6A: Technique Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis
Chairpersons:
Prof Park Hyeon Cheon, South Korea
Dr Martin Lee, Singapore

Symposium 6B: Community Care for Renal Population
Chairpersons:
Dr Noot Sengthavisouk, Laos
Dr Jason Choo, Singapore

14:00 - 14:30 Non‐infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis
Dr Sunita BAVANANDAN, Malaysia

Community Nursing Issues in Caring for Renal Patients - H to H
Ms Rujia ALI SHAHUL HAMEED, Singapore 

14:30 - 15:00

Mitigating Cardiovascular Diseases in PD Patients
Dr Angela WANG, Hong Kong 

Implementation of Strategies to Retard CKD in the Population: Principles and Practice
Ms ONG Shih Hui, Singapore 

15:00 - 15:30

Preserving the Residual Renal Function
A/Prof Adrian LIEW, Singapore 

Sharing of Community and Social Resources
Ms Faith WONG, Singapore 

15:30 -16:00 Tea break, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
  MEDICAL TRACK  (Grand Ballroom 3) NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH TRACK (Grand Ballroom 2)
  Symposium 7A: Technique Survival in Hemodialysis
Chairpersons:
A/Prof Jimmy Teo, Singapore
Dr Grace Lee, Singapore

Symposium 7B: Quality Issues in Hemodialysis
Chairpersons:
 Prof Htar Kyi Swe, Myanmar
Dr Chua Horng Ruey, Singapore

16:00 - 16:30 Malnutrition-Inflammation-Cachexia Syndrome in the HD Patient:
The MICsing Factor in HD Survival
Prof CHEN Hung Chun, Taiwan 

Home Hemodialysis: Benefits and Challenges
Ms Agnes CHEUNG, Hong Kong

16:30 - 17:00

Debate: Asia Does Not Need Advanced Hemodialysis Technologies
Dr Manish KAUSHIK, Singapore 

Moving Towards Hemodiafiltration as Therapy of Choice
Dr Sabrina Haroon, Singapore 

17:00 - 17:30

Debate: Advanced Hemodialysis Technologies is Needed to
Improve ESKD Care in Asia
Prof Vivek JHA, India

Hemodialysis Emergencies: Acute and Chronic Settings
Dr Timothy KOH, Singapore 

17.30 - 18.00 CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS PRESENTATION (Grand Ballroom 3)

Programme is subject to change without prior notice updated as of 19 Jun 2019