PROGRAMME


Provisional Programme

*Subject to Change

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18 OCTOBER 2024 (FRIDAY)
 
ADULT CME PAEDS CME RCSSA CME
AKI, DIALYSIS, AND CRITICAL CARE NEPHROLOGY
Session Chairpersons: Prof M Davies
Auditorium		 NEPHRO-UROLOGY CONDITIONS, TUBULOPATHY AND HYPERTENSION
Session Chairpersons: Prof M McCulloch & Dr S Shazi
Lecture Room 8		 COLIGO MEDICAL
ABO INCOMPATIBLE KIDNEY WORKSHOP
Injabulo
09:20 - 09:40 Citrate Anticoagulation in Dialysis
[View Presentation] 		Dr Vakhtang Rekhviashvili 09:00 - 09:30 Crash landers in paediatrics Dr Tholang Khumalo 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Purpose Robyn Lategan
09:40 - 10:00 Timings of When to Start and Stop Dialysis
[View Presentation] 		Dr Rob Freercks 09:30 - 10:00 Approach to management of paediatric hypertensive emergencies Dr Elaene Naicker 09:10 – 09:40 ABO Incompatible kidney transplantation Dr Zunaid Barday
10:00 - 10:20 Fluid Management (Escalation / De-Escalation)
[View Presentation] 		Dr Alda Vermeulen 10:00 - 10:20 Approach to renal tubular diseases Dr Lindokuhle Mahlase 09:40 – 10:10 Introduction to the Glycosorb ABO Column Robyn Lategan, Daniel Mweli & Walter Molise
10:20 - 10:40 What's New in CRRT: Thinking Outside of the Box Prof Brett Cullis 10:20 - 10:50 PAEDS JOIN ADULT 10:10 – 10:50 Practical demonstration of the setup of the column on a dialysis machine Daniel Mweli & Walter Molise
10:40 – 10:50 Q and A 10:50 – 11:00 Q and A
10:50 - 11:25 Tea / Coffee Break 10:50 - 11:25 Tea / Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:25 Tea / Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:25 e-Poster Session 1
TRANSPLANT AND PD
Session Chairpersons: Dr W van Hougenhouck-Tulleken
Auditorium		 GENETICS, BLADDERS, AND CRASH LANDERS
Session Chairpersons: Prof P Nourse & Dr S Leahy
Lecture Room 8		 B. BRAUN
GREEN DIALYSIS
Session Chairpersons: S van der Sandt
Injabulo
11:25 - 11:45 Alternative transplant modalities
[View Presentation] 		Prof Malcolm Davies 11:25 - 11:45 Lupus in paediatrics Dr Gail Faller 11:25 – 12:10 Green dialysis Sascha Zieger
11:45 - 12:05 Innovations in PD management Prof Josι Divino 11:45 - 12:05 Managing paediatric bladders- what's new Dr Anne Wright
12:05 - 12:25 PD as a Treatment Modality in AKI Prof Rasha Darwish 12:05 - 12:25 Genetics, FSGS and its impact in managing children
[View Presentation] 		Prof Errol Gottlich
12:25 - 12:30 Q and A 12:25 - 13:00   Q and A  
12:30 – 12:40 A review of the patterns of clinical presentation, histopathological classes and outcomes of lupus nephritis patients at Helen Joseph Hospital Dr Sarisha Rajoo B. BRAUN NUTRITION THERAPY Session Chairpersons:  S van der Sandt Injabulo
12:40 – 12:50 Enhancing the peritoneal dialysis patient experience: Usability and satisfaction with the New Vivatum Alba CAPD System  Dr Hamze Rage 12:10 – 12:55 The value impact of medical nutrition therapy in maintenance dialysis patients Dr Lauren Hill, RD
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12:50 – 13:00 Characteristics and outcomes of biopsy-proven lupus nephritis in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Dr Robert Freercks
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00 e-Poster Rapid Orals 1 (6 min incl. q & a x 8)
13:20 - 13:50 Sanofi-Aventis South Africa Lunch Symposium:  Unveiling the Renal Mysteries of Fabry Disease.  From Genetic Insights to Family-Centered Care
Prof Chris Vorster		 Auditorium
13:20 - 13:50 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Lunch Symposium:  Understanding atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
Prof Errol Gottlich		 Injabulo
WHAT'S NEW IN GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Session Chairpersons: Dr Z Cassimjee
Auditorium		 PAEDIATRIC DIALYSIS
Session Chairpersons: Dr L Mahlase & Dr R Moodley
Lecture Room 8		 CRITICAL CARE
Session Chairpersons: J Maree & N Magudumane-Tladi
Injabulo
14:00 - 14:20 What's new in IgA nephropathy Dr Wesley van Hougenhouck-Tulleken 14:00 - 14:05 PD in Children - Introduction Dr Patience Sigwadi 14:00 – 14:20 Principles of CRRT in the ICU Dr Athena Savvidou
14:20 - 14:40 What's New in Membranous Nephropathy Prof Feziwe Bisiwe 14:05 - 14:25 When and How to Start PD Prof Peter Nourse 14:20 – 14:40 Anticoagulation - The Right Choice for the Patient
[View Presentation] 		Dr Vakhtang Rekhviashvili
14:40 - 14:50 Q and A 14:25 - 14:45 PD Case Discussions Dr Christel Du Buisson (HD) Dr Sanushka Naidoo (PD) 14:40 – 15:00 ECMO and Dialysis
[View Presentation] 		Dr Gloria Teckie
14:50 - 15:15 Electrolytes / Case Studies
[View Presentation] 		Prof Razeen Davids 14:45 - 15:05 Managing Anaemia in Children with CKD Dr Patience Sigwadi 15:00 – 15:15 Q and A
15:15 - 15:45 Tea / Coffee Break 15:05 - 15:15 Q and A 15:15 - 15:45  Tea / Coffee Break
15:15 – 15:45 e-Poster Session 2 15:15 - 15:45 Tea / Coffee Break
CKD / GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Session Chairpersons: Dr C Dayal
Auditorium		 PAEDS TO JOIN ADULTS WATER SUSTAINABILITY AND RENAL CARE
Session Chairperson: V Mkhatshwa & M Horn
Injabulo
15:45 - 16:05 Slowing Progression of CKD Dr Sudesh Hariparshad 15:45 – 16:05 Deterioration of water quality in SA
[View Presentation] 		Ayesha Laher
16:05 - 16:25 What's New in the Literature?
[View Presentation] 		Dr Trevor Gerntholtz 16:05 – 16:25 Advancing sustainability through continuous innovation: Raw water usage Francois Ackerman
16:25 - 16:45 State of the Art: Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
[View Presentation] 		Dr Zaheera Cassimjee 16:25 – 16:45 A laboratory perspective on renal care quality indicators
[View Presentation] 		Dr Reinhardt Hesse
16:45 - 17:00 Q and A 16:45 – 17:00 Q and A
17:00 -17:15 Comfort Break 17:00 - 17:15 Comfort Break 17:00 - 17:15 Comfort Break
OPENING CEREMONY
Session Chairpersons: Dr N Diana & J Maree
Injabulo
17:15 - 18:00 Environmental Change, Changing Biodiversity, and Infectious Lessons for the Kidney Health Community Prof Vivek Jha
18:00 - 18:05 ISN and ISPD Home Dialysis Consortium Manifesto Signing
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception Kgotla


19 OCTOBER 2024 (SATURDAY)


07:30 Guidelines Committee Meeting Kgotla Boardroom
ADULT/PAEDS (combined) PAEDS RCSSA
PREGNANCY AND ADOLESCENCE
Session Chairpersons: Prof N Wearne & Prof F Bisiwe
Auditorium		 GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AND TRANSPLANTATION
Session Chairpersons: Dr S Naidoo & Dr P Sigwadi
Lecture Room 8		 PATIENT SAFETY
Session Chairpersons: Prof D Mphuthi & S Van Der Sandt
Injabulo
08:00 - 08:20 Pre-eclampsia and the long-term complications Dr Bianca Davidson
[View Presentation] 		08:00 - 08:20 Management of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome: Update in Therapy Prof Mignon McCulloch 08:00 - 08:20 Standards and Regulations in the Healthcare Sector - OHSC Izelle Loots
08:20 - 08:40 Glomerular disease in pregnancy - pragmatic recommendations
[View Presentation] 		Dr Ledile Mokoka 08:20 - 08:40 Acute Management of Children Post Transplantation Prof Peter Nourse 08:20 - 08:40 Patient Safety in the Dialysis Unit Prof Tushar Vachharajani
08:40 - 09:00 Renal Registry
[View Presentation] 		Prof Razeen Davids 08:40 - 08:50 Q and A 08:40 - 09:00 Infection prevention in haemodialysis patients: A comparative analysis of heparin and trisodium citrate (TSC) 30% as catheter locking solutions at Albert Inkosi Haemodialysis Unit
[View Presentation] 		Timara Naidoo
09:00 - 09:20 Transitioning adolescents to adults Prof Mignon McCulloch PAEDS TO JOIN ADULTS 09:00 - 09:20 Infection prevention and control audit of two academic hospitals' haemodialysis units in the Gauteng Province Siyanda A Ngema
09:20 - 09:40 Q and A 09:20 - 09:25 Q and A
09:40 - 09:50 Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with pregnancy-related acute kidney injury in Northwest Nigeria Dr Aishatu Nalado TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN NEPHROLOGY
09:50 - 10:00 Shared decision making and patient educational resources in anaemia of chronic kidney disease Prof Alain Assounga 09:25 - 09:45 Artificial intelligence in nephrology
[View Presentation] 		Boitumelo Mudumela
10:00 - 10:10 The impact of pre-eclampsia on kidney function a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa
[View Presentation] 		Dr Bianca Davidson 09:45 - 10:05 The role of digital transformation in patient-centred care Ann Rambarran
10:05 - 10:10 Q and A
10:10 - 10:40 Tea / Coffee Break 10:10 - 10:40 Tea / Coffee Break 10:10 - 10:40 Tea / Coffee Break
10:10 - 10:40 e-Poster Session 3
COMBINED PLENARY
Session Chairpersons: Prof M McCulloch & Prof G Paget
Injabulo
10:40 - 11:40 Organ trafficking (ethics)
(incl. Q and A)		 Prof Thomas Mueller
Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group
TRANSPLANT
Session Chairpersons: Dr Z Barday & Dr R Freercks
Auditorium		 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
Session Chairpersons: Prof E Gottlich & Dr N Zikalala
Lecture Room 8		 TRANSPLANTATION
Session Chairpersons: J Maree & T Nteta
Injabulo
12:10 - 12:30 Individualising Innumosuppresive therapy in kidney transplantation Prof Graham Paget 11:50 - 12:15 Timing of Dialysis in Acutely ill and chronically ill children Dr Sanushka Naidoo 11:50 - 12:10 First immunoadsorption (IA) for ABO-incompatible kidney transplant (ABOKTR) in South Africa: what nephrology clinical technologists and nurses learned from the immunoadsorption
[View Presentation] 		Daniel Mweli
12:30 - 12:50 Transcript-based Assessment of Organ Quality Prof Thomas Mueller 12:15 - 12:40 Paediatric AKI and management Prof Mignon McCulloch 12:10 - 12:30 Latest Interventions in Renal Transplantation Dr Hussein Bagha
11:50 - 12:10 New Therapies in Transplant Prof Paul Harden 12:40 - 12:50 Q and A 12:30 - 12:50 Renal transplant patient journey Mariori Jonker
12:50 - 13:00 Q & A 12:50 - 13:00 Q and A
13:00 - 13:50 Lunch Break - sponsored by Aspen Pharmacare 12:50 - 13:50 Lunch Break - sponsored by Aspen Pharmacare 13:00 - 13:50 Lunch Break - sponsored by Aspen Pharmacare
13:00 - 13:50 e-Poster Rapid Orals 2 (6 min incl. q & a x 8) 13:00 - 13:50 e-Poster Presentations
13:15 - 13:45 Boehringer Ingelheim Lunch Symposium: From filtration to Function: The Future of Chronic Kidney Health
Prof Nicola Wearne		 Auditorium
13:15 - 13:45 Adcock Ingram Lunch Symposium: The Future of CRRT is Here - Unveiling and Introduction to PrisMax Lecture 8
ONCONEPHROLOGY AND CONSERVATIVE CARE
Session Chairpersons: Dr S Chiba & Dr L Mokoka
Auditorium		 ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS
Session Chairpersons: Dr N Lala & Dr T Khumalo
Lecture Room 8		 NUTRITION AND TREATMENT MANAGEMENT
Session Chairpersons: R Moodley & D Raju
Injabulo
13:50 - 14:10 Conservative Kidney Care New Terminology Prof Nicola Wearne 13:50 - 14:00 Review of first use of Carpe Diem dialysis machine in Africa for paediatric acute kidney injury Prof Mignon McCulloch 13:50 - 14:10 Fibre usage and protein wastage in dialysis patients Marijke Pienaar
14:10 - 14:30 What Nephrologists should Know about New Chemotherapeutics Dr Shoyab Wadee 14:00 - 14:10 Registry Review of Kidney Replacement Therapy for Children in South Africa Dr Ethwako Mlia Phiri 14:10 - 14:30 Diabetes management in the dialysis unit workshop Mariam Sathar
14:30 - 14:40 Clinical and histopathological findings in HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive kidney transplant recipients Prof Nicola Wearne 14:10 - 14:20 Q and A 14:30 - 14:50 Pain management of patients with chronic renal failure Shamanie Govender
14:40 - 14:50 Machine learning and chronic kidney disease risk prediction Prof Ivor Katz 14:50 - 15:10 Recommendations to develop guidelines on chronic kidney disease management in primary health care and community settings in KwaZulu-Natal
[View Presentation] 		Verosha Ramkelawan
14:50 - 15:00 Presentation and response to plasma exchange of thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura in a community with high HIV prevalence
[View Presentation] 		Prof Malcolm Davies 15:10 - 15:30 Study of cytokines IL-6 and TGF-ί 1 in peritoneal fluid of HIV-infected and non-infected individuals
[View Presentation] 		Phindile Hlongwa
15:00 - 15:10 Burnout in South African dialysis nurse practitioners - effect of workplace experience and the COVID-19 pandemic Dr Sheetal Chiba 15:30 - 15:40 Q and A
15:10 - 15:20 Outcomes of adult kidney transplant recipients at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital between 01 January 2012 and 31 January 2020 Dr Kyle Schnaar
15:20 - 15:30 Diabetic nephropathy induced impaired aortic function is not mediated by mean arterial pressure and its determinants Dr Grace Tade
15:30 - 15:40 Differential responses to adenine-induced chronic kidney disease in WKY and SHR models Dr Makabongwe Mazibuko
15:40 - 16:10 Tea / Coffee Break 15:40 - 16:10 Tea / Coffee Break 15:40 - 16:10 Tea / Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:10 e-Poster Session 4
COMBINED PLENARY - AI IN NEPHROLOGY
Session Chairpersons: Dr V Rekhviashvili & Prof M Davies
Auditorium		 VASCULAR ACCESS WORKSHOP
Session Chairpersons: S Viljoen & N Magudumane-Tladi
Injabulo
16:10 - 17:00 AI: The heart of the matter Dr David Jankelow 16:10 - 16:20 Catheters: The good, the bad, the ugly Dr Pradeep Mistry
16:20 - 16:30 The right access on the right patient at the right time Dr Pradeep Mistry
16:30 - 16:40 Salvage of failing/failed vascular access Dr Pritee Sharma
16:40 - 16:50 USG guided cannulation of vascular access for haemodialysis Dr Pritee Sharma
16:50 - 17:00 Q and A
17:00 SANS Report Back Auditorium 17:15 - 18:15 RCSSA AGM


20 OCTOBER 2024 (SUNDAY)


07:00 - 08:00 SANS Exco Meeting  Kgotla Boardroom
COMBINED ADULT & PAEDS RCSSA
COMBINED PLENARY SESSION
Session Chairpersons: Prof Y Chothia & Dr Z Asmal
Injabulo
08:00 - 09:00 Ethical obligations of pharma/dialysis companies and the costing of dialysis
[View Presentation] 		Prof Valerie Luyckx
ISN/AFRAN/SANS JOINT SESSION
Session Chairpersons: Dr S Wadee & Prof R Darwish
Auditorium		 CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
Session Chairpersons: J Maree & A Korb
Injabulo
09:15 - 09:35 Bridging the Gap: Improving Dialysis Access Care in the Sub-Saharan Region Prof Tushar Vachharajani 09:15 - 09:40 Mindset Matters – 5 Key Success Factors for Renal Care Practitioners Dr Dena van den Bergh
09:35 - 09:55 How to integrate African Nephrology Programmes Prof Abdou Niang 09:40 – 10:05 Beyond the physical: Addressing the psychological impact of kidney failure Maritza Horn
10:05 – 10:10 Q and A
RAPID-FIRE ABSTRACTS
10:10 – 10:20 Depression in dialysis patients in Africa: A narrative review Siyanda A Ngema
09:55 - 10:15 ISN Research Committee 10:20 – 10:30 Compassion as a competitive advantage in South Africa's dialysis healthcare industry Soveshen Naidoo
10:15 - 10:30 Q and A 10:30 – 10:40 Impact of COVID-19 on medical aid payments in Pretoria, South Africa Vusi Mkhatshwa
10:30 – 10:40 A comparative study of health -related quality of life between patients on maintenance haemodialysis and kidney transplant recipients Dr Bala Waziri 10:40 – 10:50 COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in KZN’s chronic haemodialysis patients receiving private in-centre chronic haemodialysis
[View Presentation] 		Reshmika Ramruthan
10:50 – 11:00 Q and A
10:40 – 10:50 Transforming Growth Factor-ί (TGF-ί) and chronic kidney disease progression among black patients attending a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa Dr Alfred Meremo
10:50 – 11:00 Barriers to transplantation in Africa: A preliminary report from the AFRAN Transplantation Survey Dr Sheetal Chiba
11:00 - 11:30 Tea / Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:30 Tea / Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 e-Poster Session 5
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Session Chairpersons: Dr N Diana & Dr W van Hougenhouck-Tulleken
Auditorium		 RCSSA PLENARY SESSION
Session Chairpersons: Prof D Mphuthi & S Van Der Sandt
Injabulo
11:30 - 11:50 Telemedicine in expanding PD programmes Prof Brett Cullis 11:30 – 12:10 Automated Personalized Care Plans for Patients with Kidney Disease Dr Allister Williams
11:50 – 12:10 16 years of the KidneyCare Programme: The Good, The Bad and What is Required in Renal Care in SA
[View Presentation] 		Prof Errol Gottlich
12:10 - 12:30 Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Kidney Disease Prof Eric Klug
12:30 - 12:50 New Endocrine Agents and Their Role in CKD Management Dr Nazeer Mohamed 12:10 – 12:15 Q and A
12:50 - 13:00 Q and A 12:15 – 12:55 AI in Nephrology
[View Presentation] 		Dr Augusto Cesar Soares Dos Santos Junior
13:00 - 13:10 Abstract Awards 12:55 – 13:00 Q and A
13:10 - 13:25 Closing Ceremony 13:00 - 13:25 Closing Ceremony and Awards