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Live Stream

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This online symposium in renal medicine will focus on the management of advanced kidney failure with an emphasis on shared decision making, kidney replacement therapy planning, onco-nephrology and current hot-topics in nephrology and transplantation. It is envisaged this symposium will appeal to the wider nephrology multidisciplinary team, oncologists, haematologists, general practitioners, general physicians, doctors in training and medical students.

Sessions will focus on:

Kidney replacement therapy planning including the implications of frailty, management of the “crash-lander” and the role of the renal multi-disciplinary team
Viral hepatitis and the kidney and an update on transplantation with an emphasis on the highly-sensitised patient
Home therapies encompassing peritoneal dialysis and the keynote talk on optimising uptake of home dialysis therapies
Onco-nephrology including how newer cancer therapies updates can impact upon renal health and updates on myeloma and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

Dr Vinod Sanu

Organising Committee, Chair

Organising Committee Members

Dr Mark Devonald

Dr Iain Drummond

Dr Fiona Duthie

Dr Jane Goddard

Dr Chanaka Perera

Dr Vinod Sanu

Dr Ashley Simpson

Please note that talks will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only, for 3 weeks after the live event has taken place. Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking.

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Programme

Friday 28 April 2023

	Online symposium
09:25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks Professor Sunil Bhandari, Vice President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Renal replacement therapy (RRT) how to model care

Chair: Dr Iain Drummond, Consultant Nephrologist, Glasgow Renal & Transplant Unit

09:30	Advanced kidney care clinic Dr Gary Campbell, Consultant Nephrologist, Dundee * staffing * RRT education * goals
10:05	Frailty in chronic kidney disease – implications Dr Caroline Whitworth, Consultant Nephrologist, Edinburgh * assessment * escalation principals * multidisciplinary team input
10:40	Crash landers – how best to manage Dr Emily McQuarrie, Consultant Nephrologist, Glasgow Renal and Transplant Unit @mcq_emily * cases - role of renal biopsy * RRT education * psychology/social work
11:15	Break

Session 2 - Nephrology conundrums and updates

Chair: Dr Fiona Duthie, Consultant Nephrologist, Edinburgh

11:30	Viral hepatitis and kidney disease Dr Andrew Fraser, Consultant Hepatologist, Glasgow * renal involvement * therapeutic update * prognosis
12:05	Highly sensitized patients awaiting transplantation - barriers and challenges Professor Colin Geddes, Consultant Nephrologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow * definitions * scale of problem * current approaches
12:40	Lunch

Session 3 - Home dialysis

Chair: Dr Vinod Sanu, Consultant Nephrologist, Dundee

13:15	Peritoneal dialysis - how to fulfill patients renal replacement therapy choice and maintain technique Dr Drew Henderson, Consultant Nephrologist and Medical Director; Cancer and Chronic Conditions, Te Whatu Ora Waikato, New Zealand * how to empower the peritoneal dialysis team * patient factors * misconceptions
13:50	SIR STANLEY DAVIDSON LECTURE Chair: Professor Sunil Bhandari, Vice President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Improving home dialysis uptake Dr Christopher Chan, Divisional Chief, Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto @ChrisChanUHN * promoting home dialysis * newer technology * future
14:35	Break

Session 4 - Onco-nephrology

Chair: Dr Mark Devonald, Consultant Nephrologist, Renal Unit, Liverpool

15:00	Newer cancer therapies and renal involvement Dr Anushree Shirali, Yale University, New Haven, USA @anushreeshirali * check point inhibitors * renal complications * diagnosis/management
15:35	Myeloma and associated disorders Dr Jennifer Pinney, Consultant Nephrologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham * epidemiology * renal involvement * therapeutic update
16:10	Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease and management Professor Christopher Fox, Professor of Haematology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Honorary Consultant Haematologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust @DrChrisPFox * prevalence * risk factors * management update
16:45	Close

Fees

Attendance options

This is an online only event. Delegates can book for online only attendance up until Friday 19 May 2023. All delegates will have on-demand access to all talks for 28 days following the online live event.

An early bird discount applies until Thursday 30 March 2023

Registration fees - online and on-demand attendance
	Early bird fee (until 30 March 2023) for full day	Fee (from 1 April 2023) for full day
Non-RCPE Member or Fellow	£185	£195
RCPE Fellow & Collegiate/Associalte Members	£125	£135
RCPE Foundation Member, Nurse, AHP, Pharmacist, Physician Associates	£100	£110
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country, RCPE Student Member	£0	£0
Retired RCPE Fellow, Non-RCPE Student	£10	£20

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided a member of RCPE – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend online live on the day.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees page).

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Online, Online, Event

Credits

Activity Code

143418

#rcpeRenal23

Event Coordinator

Marie Allan

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3680

Email

m.allan@rcpe.ac.uk

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