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 |
Your Latest CKD Update |
 Home Dialysis: Practice Updates and Clinical Insights |
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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 Murray, Dr Leanne Brown, Prof Nigel Toussaint & Dr Kody Shaw | Kylie Pegg, Rosie Simmonds, Joanna Stockings, Kathy 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 |
This session will provide an overview of current practice updates and clinical insights in home dialysis, with a focus on strengthening service delivery and improving patient outcomes. It will introduce the HOME Network and outline key incentives across financial, research, and operational areas. Presentations will explore strategies to increase patient numbers in home dialysis, the role of allied health in patient care, and essential clinical considerations, including nocturnal dialysis and core knowledge for home dialysis nurses. The session will also address challenges, including staff burnout, and approaches to maintaining sustainable, high-quality care. |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea, Exhibition & Posters| Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Vascular Access – Cont. | Pharmacology/Imaging – Cont. | Home Dialysis – Cont. |
| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | Bealey 4-5 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Welcome Lunch Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 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 |
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| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | Bealey 4-5 |
| Facilitator/s | Jo Stocking, Hilary Dumbleton, Sharleen Nancekivell, Suzy Jackson | 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 | ||
| 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, Sharleen Nancekivell, Suzy Jackson | 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 |
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Thursday 18 June 2026 – NZST
| 07:15 – 17:00 | Registration | Foyer | ||
| 07:15 – 08:15 |
Endotoxin: Control, Analysis & Clinical Relevance Breakfast Symposium |
Enhancing Kidney Care: Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis Breakfast Symposium |
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| Room | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 | |
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Endotoxin control is a critical determinant of safety and clinical outcomes in dialysis therapy, where patients are repeatedly exposed to large volumes of water and dialysate across semi permeable membranes. This presentation focuses on the nature and clinical relevance of endotoxins in dialysis applications, highlighting their bacterial origin and their ability to cross dialysis membranes or trigger inflammatory responses. Presented By: Alan Hoffmeister Senior Global Scientific Portfolio Specialist, Charles River Microbial Solutions |
Join Vantive’s breakfast session to hear about Assisted PD and how your dialysis units can prepare to implement this program, where eligible patients can be supported at home to complete PD. Learn how this program could help you offer PD to more patients, and to keep them on PD for longer. Presented By: Prof. Paul Bennett Adj Professor, Griffith University |
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| 08:30 – 10:30 | Plenary Session #1 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | ||
| Chair | Lenny Jacoby & Vinish Thekkoot Vasudevan | ||
| 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 The Heart of Care – culture, connection, and care Jase Te Patu |
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| 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 | ||
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Concurrent Session #1 | ||
| 1.1 Advances in Kidney Care 1 | 1.2 Supportive CKD Care | 1.3 Home Therapies Care | |
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | Dobson 3-4 |
| Chair | Babu Ramalingam & Jayson Catiwa | Terry Jennings & Danielle Gorman | Mary Mallon & Sarah Russo |
| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Kathy Turner |
DISCUSSING END-OF-LIFE CARE OF HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS USING GO WISH CARDS Chi Wai Lee |
Brett Tarca |
| 11:15 – 11:30 |
MYTH BUSTER – IMPLEMENTING A RENAL ACCESS INFECTION SURVEILLANCE AND REPORTING PROGRAM Judy Harris |
Prabhjot Kaur Deol |
Maria Daraoay |
| 11:30 – 11:45 |
Colette Wembenyui |
SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND KIDNEY FAILURE Amanda Mckie |
HOME HAEMODIALYSIS: WHERE TO FROM HERE? Rosie Simmonds |
| 11:45 – 12:00 |
THE GROWING BURDEN OF COMPLEX VASCULAR ACCESS AMONG END STAGE REAL FAILURE PATIENTS Ancy Poonattu Varghese |
Lynette Murray |
FRIDAY FUNNYS’: A PATIENT’S TRANSITION TO HOME HAEMODIALYSIS SEEN THROUGH A SERIES OF CARTOONS Lucy Stevens |
| 12:00 – 12:15 |
STARTING SMALL, THINKING BIG: INCREMENTAL HAEMODIALYSIS FOR INDIVIDUALISED PATIENT CARE Vilma Lleva |
THE NIGHTTIME TWITCH: A CASE OF RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME IN A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT Natividad Miles |
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| 12:15 – 12:30 |
Margaret Golding |
WHEN HYPERCALCAEMIA IS MORE THAN IT SEEMS Lynette Murray
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MINI ORAL – NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS: ARE WE MEETING PATIENT NEEDS? Joanna Stockings |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Chair | Shaiju Thaikandy & Jon Hosking | ||
| 13:30 – 14:15 |  The Pacific Voice: Inspiring Change, Enabling Equity, Transforming Renal Care 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 | |
| Chair | Danielle Gorman & Edward Zimbudzi | ||
 The TEACH-PD trial – the key results and what we can learn Distinguished Professor Suetonia Green, University of Otago Download Presentation Slides |
 Dr Melissa Ujvari,Adelaide University  Dr Kathy Hill,University of South Australia |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 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 | |
| Chair | David McIntyre & Natty Miles | Jon Hosking & Lyn Murray | |
| 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 |
Kristoffer Abeleda |
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| 16:00 – 16:15 |
SURVEYING SATELLITE HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS Deborah Angel |
TWO-WAY, RIGHT WAY, WARLPIRI WAY Abbey Quonoey and Alston Wudpar |
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| 16:15 – 16:30 |
A 10-YEAR QUALITY AUDIT OF A NURSE-LED IMMUNISATION PROGRAM IN A METROPOLITAN DIALYSIS UNIT Jacqui Moustakas |
Ginger Chu |
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| 16:30 – 16:45 |
Mohammed Ali Tabibi (R)
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TRANSFORMING HOME DIALYSIS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A 19 YEAR JOURNEY OF INNOVATION AND REACH Bronwyn Smaill |
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| 18:30 – 22:30 | Conference Dinner Rakaia Room, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre Dress code: After Five/Cocktail |
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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 | Edward Zimbudzi & Rajeev Kumar | ||
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Daily Welcome | ||
| 08:35 – 09:20 | Hope is Real Jazz Thornton Mental Health Activist |
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| 09:20 – 10:05 |  WAKA AS A SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURYHoturoa Barclay-Kerr Wayfinding Leadership |
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| 10:05 – 10:35 | Morning Tea, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 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 | |
| Chair | Paul Bennett & Mary Mallon | Natty Miles & Babu Ramalingam | |
| 10:35 – 10:50 |
FROM COMPETENCE TO RESPONSE: A BINATIONAL SURVEY EXAMINING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HAEMODIALYSIS CARE Sara Aryal |
Graeme Drummond Smith |
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| 10:50 – 11:05 |
Sara Aryal |
Deborah Wilson, Athena Richmond and Tracy Trubshoe-Oden |
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| 11:05 – 11:20 |
Ginger Chu |
Graeme Drummond Smith |
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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 Graeme Drummond Smith |
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| 11:50: – 12:45 | Lunch, Exhibiton & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 12:45 – 14:15 | Concurrent Session #4 | ||
| 4.1 Vascular Access Care | 4.2 Transplant and CKD Care | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | Dobson 1-2 | |
| Chair | Jayson Catiwa & Terry Jennings | Lyn Murray & Shaiju Thaikandy | |
| 12:45 – 13:00 |
Fiona Donnelly |
Kimberley Crawford |
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| 13:00 – 13:15 |
Natalie McCall |
WE ARE INVISIBLE BUT NOT DEAD YET!! OUR STORY NEEDS TELLING Deborah Wilson |
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| 13:15 – 13:30 |
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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| 13:30 – 13:45 |
PREVENTING NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT DURING HAEMODIALYSIS – A POSITIVE APPROACH TO ENHANCING PATIENT SAFTY Eleonora Deak |
Carmen Moroney |
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| 13:45 – 14:00 |
Amanda Rowe |
Shaoqing Wei (R) |
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| 14:00 – 14:15 |
BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE: VEMS AS A TOOL FOR VASCULAR ACCESS EDUCATION Johanna Brown |
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| 14:15 – 14:45 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibition & Posters | Exhibition Hall 1 | ||
| 14:45 – 16:15 | Plenary Session #4 | ||
| Room | Auditorium 3/4 | ||
| Chair | Sarah Russo & Lenny Jacoby | ||
| 14:45 – 15:40 | Closing Speaker Connecting the Kidney Care Continuum- National Renal Clinical Network Mahi in Aotearoa New Zealand Leanne Te Karu Download Presentation Slides |
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| 15:40 – 16:15 | Conference Awards and Closing | ||