Wednesday 17 June 2026 – NZST
| 07:30 – 17:30 | Registration | Foyer | ||
| Pre-Conference Workshops | |||
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Vascular Access: ARM (Assessment, Review and Mapping of Vascular Access) Workshop |
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| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | Bealey 4-5 |
| Facilitator/s | Karyn Marshall, Anthony Veeraraghavan, Jose Nicolas, Vinish Thekkoot & Jayson Catiwa | Sarah Russo, Lynette Knuth, Dr Leanne Brown, Prof Nigel Toussaint & Dr Kody Shaw | |
| This practical workshop will guide delegates through the fundamental and advanced components of vascular access assessment in haemodialysis, with a strong focus on integrating ultrasound into routine clinical practice. Participants will learn how to assess fistulas and grafts, identify common issues, and perform structured arm scans to support identification of normal anatomy, early detection of issues and access complications. Through hands-on practice and real-time demonstrations, this session aims to build confidence and competence in performing vascular access assessments that enhance patient safety and haemodialysis outcomes. | This interactive workshop provides an up to date exploration of pharmacology in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Participants will review emerging therapies in CKD management, develop confidence in treating mineral and bone disorder, and strengthen their understanding of pharmacological approaches in cardiorenal syndrome. The session also includes a focused review of common imaging modalities used in CKD care, supporting accurate assessment and clinical decision-making | Workshop Overview coming soon… | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea, Exhibition & Posters| Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Vascular Access – Cont. | Pharmacology/Imaging – Cont. | Home Therap – Cont. |
| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | Bealey 4-5 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Welcome Lunch Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| RSA Conference Program Commences | |||
| Learning Labs | |||
| 13:00 – 14:45 | Diverse Plates and Common Goals in Kidney Nutrition: Evidence, Evolution, and Empowerment | SAVE OUR SOLE: Management of Diabetic High Risk Foot and Ulcers | Voices + Variables: A Research Remix |
| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | Bealey 4-5 |
| Facilitator/s | Jo Stocking, Hilary Dumbleton | Elson Ng, Podiatrist | Edward Zimbudzi, Ginger Chu, Rajeev Kumar |
| There is no one Diet for Kidney Disease, stage and type of CKD, electrolyte levels, food preferences, cultural background, and many other personal factors will all influence a patients food intake. This workshop is designed for nurses of all levels of experience to enhance their confidence in discussing nutrition with patients at all stages of CKD. Guided activities will be included to help you understand the nutrition needs, challenges and practicalities for patients with CKD. | The Diabetes and Wound Care Learning Lab provide healthcare professionals with essential skills to assess, manage, and prevent diabetes-related wounds, including foot care and complex cases. Through case discussions, hands-on practice, and multidisciplinary collaboration, participants will enhance patient outcomes while integrating education and supportive care principles. | The session will begin with an interactive Kahoot activity to gauge participants’ existing knowledge of research. This will be followed by a short presentation introducing key concepts in quantitative and qualitative research methods. Participants will then engage in a facilitated discussion, allowing them to share their own research topics and ask questions. The session will conclude with a second Kahoot activity to reinforce learning and assess participants’ understanding. | |
| 14:45- 15:15 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 15:15 – 17:00 | Diverse Plates and Common Goals in Kidney Nutrition: Evidence, Evolution, and Empowerment (Cont.) | Comfort, Care, and Collaboration: Advancing Kidney Supportive Care | Strategies to get people with kidney disease moving more: what can kidney clinicians do? |
| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | Bealey 4-5 |
| Facilitator/s | Jo Stocking, Hilary Dumbleton | Thomas Evans, Terry Jennings, Natty Miles | Paul Bennett & Dr Brett Tarca |
| As Above | This session explores integrating Kidney Supportive Care into routine nephrology practice. Participants will strengthen skills in symptom management, communication, and shared decision-making while addressing psychosocial and caregiver needs. Through case discussion and practical strategies, clinicians will gain tools to deliver compassionate, person-centred care across the trajectory of advanced kidney disease. | Leading kidney exercise clinicians and researchers from the Global Renal Exercise Network (GREX) will present strategies to get people with kidney disease moving more. The learning lab will cover specific strategies for people with CKD, those on haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and prehabilitation for people receiving kidney transplants. The session will focus on what kidney patients “can do” rather than what they “can’t do.” | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Networking Reception Exhibition Area | Exhibition Hall 1/2 |
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Thursday 18 June 2026 – NZST
| 07:15 – 17:00 | Registration | Foyer | ||
| 07:15 – 08:15 |
Breakfast Symposium |
Breakfast Symposium |
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| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | |
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| 08:30 – 10:30 | Plenary Session #1 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | ||
| Chair | TBA | ||
| 08:30 – 08:50 | Cultural Welcome | ||
| 08:50 – 09:05 | Welcome from the President including housekeeping |
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| 09:05 – 10:00 | Opening Speaker – To Be Announced | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
RSA AGM RSA Members are invited to remain in the plenary room for the Annual General Meeting |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Tea, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Concurrent Session #1 | ||
| 1.1 Home Therapies Care | 1.2 Supportive CKD Care | 1.3 Advances in Kidney Care 1 | |
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 |
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| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Brett Tarca |
DISCUSSING END-OF-LIFE CARE OF HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS USING GO WISH CARDS Chi Wai Lee |
Kathy Turner |
| 11:15 – 11:30 |
Maria Daraoay |
Prabhjot Kaur Deol |
MYTH BUSTER – IMPLEMENTING A RENAL ACCESS INFECTION SURVEILLANCE AND REPORTING PROGRAM Judy Harris |
| 11:30 – 11:45 |
Jing Xin Goh |
SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND KIDNEY FAILURE Amanda Mckie |
Colette Wembenyui |
| 11:45 – 12:00 |
WHEN CONVENTIONAL THINKING ISN’T ENOUGH: A STORY OF NURSING RESILIENCE AND TENACITY Lily Jin |
Lynette Murray |
MINI ORAL – THE GROWING BURDEN OF COMPLEX VASCULAR ACCESS AMONG END STAGE REAL FAILURE PATIENTS Ancy Poonattu Varghese |
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MINI ORAL – HAEMODIALYSIS VASCULAR ACCESS RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL Patrick Borres |
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| 12:00 – 12:15 |
HOME HAEMODIALYSIS: WHERE TO FROM HERE? Rosie Simmonds |
THE NIGHTTIME TWITCH: A CASE OF RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME IN A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT Natividad Miles |
Margaret Golding |
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MINI ORAL – NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS: ARE WE MEETING PATIENT NEEDS? Joanna Stockings |
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| 12:15 – 12:30 |
FRIDAY FUNNYS’: A PATIENT’S TRANSITION TO HOME HAEMODIALYSIS SEEN THROUGH A SERIES OF CARTOONS Lucy Stevens |
WHEN HYPERCALCAEMIA IS MORE THAN IT SEEMS Lynette Murray |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Poster Session Authors to stand by their posters |
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| 13:30 – 15:00 | Plenary Session #2 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | ||
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| 13:30 – 14:15 | Christina Poloai  National Kidney Foundation of Samoa |
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| 14:15 – 14:20 | Move to concurrent rooms | ||
| 14:20 – 15:00 | TEACH PD Symposium | CARI Guidelines Symposium | |
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Concurrent Session #2 |
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| 2.1 Haemodialysis Care 1 | 2.2 Nephrology Workforce | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | |
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| 15:30 – 15:45 |
FROM TREATMENT TO TOGETHERNESS: A NURSE-LED INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE WELLBEING IN DIALYSIS CARE Jacqui Moustakas |
REIMAGINING NEPHROLOGY NURSE TRAINING Kathy Hill |
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| 15:45 – 16:00 |
Paul Bennett |
Ellen Yeo |
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| 16:00 – 16:15 |
SURVEYING SATELLITE HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS Deborah Angel |
Kristoffer Abeleda |
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| 16:15 – 16:30 |
Ishwari Adhikara |
TWO-WAY, RIGHT WAY, WARLPIRI WAY Abbey Quonoey |
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| 16:30 – 16:45 |
A 10-YEAR QUALITY AUDIT OF A NURSE-LED IMMUNISATION PROGRAM IN A METROPOLITAN DIALYSIS UNIT Jacqui Moustakas |
Ginger Chu |
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| 16:45 – 17:00 |
Mohammed Ali Tabibi |
TRANSFORMING HOME DIALYSIS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A 19 YEAR JOURNEY OF INNOVATION AND REACH Bronwyn Small |
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| 18:30 – 22:30 | Conference Dinner Rakaia Room, Te Pae |
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Friday 19 June 2026 – NZST
| 08:00 – 17:00 | Registration | Foyer | ||
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Plenary Session #3 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | ||
| Chair | TBA | ||
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Daily Welcome | ||
| 08:35 – 09:20 | Jazz Thornton Mental Health Activist |
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| 09:20 – 10:05 | Wayfinding Leadership Hoturoa Kerr |
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| 10:05 – 10:35 | Morning Tea, Exhibiton & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 10:35 – 12:05 | Concurrent Session #3 | ||
| 3.1 Haemodialysis Care 2 | 3.2 Advances in Kidney Care 2 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | |
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| 10:35 – 10:50 |
FROM COMPETENCE TO RESPONSE: A BINATIONAL SURVEY EXAMINING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HAEMODIALYSIS CARE Sara Aryal |
Graeme Drummond |
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| 10:50 – 11:05 |
Sara Aryal |
Deborah Wilson |
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| 11:05 – 11:20 |
Ginger Chu |
Graeme Drummond |
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| 11:20 – 11:35 |
IMPROVING EARLY DETECTION OF HAEMODIALYSIS CATHETER MIGRATION IN THE DIALYSIS UNIT Minn Tock |
Melissa Arnold-Ujvari |
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| 11:35 – 11:50 |
Helen Veros |
HEALTH LITERACY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: DETERMINANTS, INTERVENTIONS, AND RESEARCH GAPS Grame Drummond |
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| 11:50 – 12:05 | |||
| 12:05 – 13:00 | Lunch, Exhibiton & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Concurrent Session #4 | ||
| 4.1 Vascular Access Care | 4.2 Transplant and CKD Care | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | |
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| 13:00 – 13:15 |
Fiona Donnelly |
Kimberley Crawford |
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| 13:15 – 13:30 |
Natalie McCall |
WE ARE INVISIBLE BUT NOT DEAD YET!! OUR STORY NEEDS TELLING Deborah Wilson |
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| 13:30 – 13:45 |
MANAGING NEEDLE ANXIETY IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH END-STAGE-RENAL-DISEASE Lisa Hoyle |
BEYOND DRUGS AND DIALYSIS: THE CASE FOR EXERCISE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Annette Traise |
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| 13:45 – 14:00 |
PREVENTING NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT DURING HAEMODIALYSIS – A POSITIVE APPROACH TO ENHANCING PATIENT SAFTY Eleonora Deak |
Carmen Moroney |
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| 14:00 – 14:15 |
Amanda Rowe |
Wanhong Lu |
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| 14:15 – 14:30 |
BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE: VEMS AS A TOOL FOR VASCULAR ACCESS EDUCATION Johanna Brown |
Shaoqing Wei |
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| 14:30 – 15:00 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibiton & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1/2 | ||
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Plenary Session #4 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | ||
| Chair | TBA | ||
| 15:00 – 15:55 | Closing Speaker – To Be Announced | ||
| 15:55 – 16:30 | Conference Awards and Closing | ||