RSA Conference 2025

7:00 am - 6:30 pm - 11 June 2025

Registration Opening Hours

Session - Registration - Grand Ballroom Lobby

7:45 am - 8:00 am - 11 June 2025

First Timers Session

Session - Social Function - Grand Ballroom Foyer

Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2925
Time: 7:45am - 8:00am
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

If this is your first time attending the Renal Society of Australasia (RSA) Conference, we warmly invite you to join Lynn Brown and Miguel Lopez from the RSA Board, along with Daniela Ciccarello, RSA Staff Member, for the First Timers Session on Wednesday, 11 June from 7:45am to 8:00am at the RSA Exhibition Booth. This short and welcoming session is a great opportunity to meet fellow delegates, gain helpful tips on navigating the conference, and get the most out of your RSA experience. Whether you're new to the renal field or simply attending for the first time, we’re here to ensure you start the day feeling informed and connected.

8:30 am - 9:10 am - 11 June 2025

Official Opening

- Grand 1/2/3/4

Chairperson: Lenny Jacoby

8:30 am

Karakia

8:40 am

Welcome to Country

8:55 am

Official Opening

9:10 am - 10:00 am - 11 June 2025

The Power of Infectious Optimism: Inspiring & Enabling the Future

Session - Keynote Speaker 1 - Grand 1/2/3/4

Chairperson: Lenny Jacoby

9:10 am

The Power of Infectious Optimism: Inspiring & Enabling the Future

Victor Perton - Keynote Speaker

10:00 am - 10:30 am - 11 June 2025

Morning Tea

Session - Break

10:30 am - 11:30 am - 11 June 2025

Addressing complex complications of CKD: Lessons from a clinical trial in the NT

Session - Keynote Speaker 2 - Grand 1/2/3/4

Chairperson: Sarah Russo

10:30 am

Addressing complex complications of CKD: Lessons from a clinical trial in the NT

William Majoni - Keynote Speaker - Royal Darwin Hospital

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - 11 June 2025

Purple House at 25 Years

Session - Keynote Speaker 3 - Grand 1/2/3/4

Chairperson: Sarah Russo

11:30 am

Purple House at 25 Years

Sarah Brown AM - Keynote Speaker - Purple House

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - 11 June 2025

Lunch

Session - Break

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - 11 June 2025

Poster Presentation Session

- Grand 5/6/7/L

Poster Presentation Session

Location: Exhibition Space
Time: During the lunch break

Take a break, enjoy your lunch, and explore the Poster Presentation Session in the exhibition space. This informal session is a great chance to engage with authors, ask questions, and dive deeper into the research and innovations being shared at the conference.

Poster presenters will be available by their displays to discuss their work and welcome your insights.

The full list of posters and presenters can be found in the conference app.

No speeches - just great conversation and shared ideas over lunch.

12:30 pm

Remote symptom assessment and management via a mobile app in adults with chronic kidney disease: A randomised feasibility trial protocol

Khanh Linh Bui - PhD Candidate - Griffith University

Remote symptom assessment and management via a mobile app in adults with chronic kidney disease: A randomised feasibility trial protocol

12:30 pm

Trends in Chronic Kidney Disease–Related Mortality Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the United States from 1999-2020

12:30 pm

Treatment Options Workshops Survey Result: An Analysis of Patient Feedback (2021-2024)

Treatment Options Workshops Survey Result: An Analysis of Patient Feedback (2021-2024)  

12:30 pm

Delivering chronic kidney disease care to adults (over the age of 18) in regional and Far North Queensland

Rebecca Zatta - Senior CKD Dietitian - Townsville Hospital and Health Service

12:30 pm

Supportive Team Management of CKD Patients in the Kimberley

Kirsten Morgan - Clinical Lead - Kimberley Renal Service

12:30 pm

Tubular YAP activation aggravates kidney injury

Yin Xia - Research Associate Professor - The Chinese University of Hong Kong

12:30 pm

Partnering with Consumers in a Meaningful way to meet the National Safety and Quality in Healthcare Standards.

Nicola Rowland - Country Head of Nursing and Clinical Services Australia - Fresenius Medical Care

12:30 pm

Bridging the Gap: Pharmacists’ Role in Sick Day Medication Guidance

Mimi Truong - PhD Candidate and Pharmacist - The University of Sydney

12:30 pm

Predictive Value of Serum Potassium in Co-Morbid Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Asher Dixon - Critical Care SHO - Mater Hospital Brisbane

12:30 pm

Dietitians' role in weight reviews in Haemodialysis units to identify patients at risk of Malnutrition

Joanna Stockings - Dietitian - John Hunter Hospital - Nephrology

12:30 pm

Title: Sarcoidosis in the bone marrow of an elderly lady

Sze fung alinda Chiu - Nephrologist - Peninsula health

12:30 pm

Allergic reactions to Icodextrin 7.5% Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid: Case Studies.

Maria Buena - Nephrology Research Nurse - Monash Health

12:30 pm

Enhancing Post-Operative Nursing Care in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: A Focus on Enteric Complications and Early Detection of Graft Rejection

Jen Lee - Associate Nurse Unit Manager - Monash Health, Pamela Politis - Registered Nurse - Monash Health

12:30 pm

Healthy Dialysis Mob

Hayley Dickfos - NP - Kimberley Renal Services

12:30 pm

Restless Leg Syndrome During Haemodialysis in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report

Prabhjot kaur Deol - Rn - Monash health

12:30 pm

Management of RO Machine Replacement in a Regional Setting: A Single-Centre experience

Kathryn Anderson - Nurse Unit Manager - NSW Health, Orange Health Service

12:30 pm

Improved quality of life for home dialysis patient's vs dialysis patients receiving treatment in-centre: Case Study

Molly Eynaud - Registered Nurse - Austin Health

12:30 pm

Home haemodialysis transition: we come to you.

Isabelle Renaudin - Clinical Nurse Specialist Home Therapies Unit - St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

12:30 pm

Making more with less: use of a virtual product inventory in a Dialysis Unit

Rebecca Livori - Senior Renal Pharmacist - Grampians Health

12:30 pm

Heating the scanning environment during ultrasound upper limb mapping: impact on arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation outcomes and sonographer’s perceptions of heating method useability

Melanie Laird - CNC - Orange Health Service

12:30 pm

Enabling timely arteriovenous fistula formation for kidney disease patients in the Kimberley

Leanne Piening - Vascular Access Nurse - Kimberly Renal Services

12:30 pm

NH Renal Workforce Retention Journey

Aileen Tan - Nurse Unit Manager - Broadmeadows and Craigieburn Dialysis Unit - Northern Health

12:30 pm

Graduate nurses’ clinical experiences in a haemodialysis setting: A qualitative study

NISHA KURIKILAYIL GEORGE - ANUM - Monash health

12:30 pm

Reconciliation Action Plan Our Journey to Endorsement

Nicola Rowland - Country Head of Nursing and Clinical Services Australia - Fresenius Medical Care

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - 11 June 2025

Concurrent 1 - Home Therapies

- Home Therapies - Grand 1 & 2

Chairperson: Ginger Chu

1:30 pm

PD Pacific Style – A Case Study of Patient Centred Care

Suzanne Joynt - Staff Nurse - PD - Te Whatu Ora Auckland

1:45 pm

The Effect of Home-Based Exercise on Sarcopenia and Physical Function in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Mohammad Ali Tabibi - Head of Exercise Physiology Department - Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute

2:00 pm

A prehabilitation exercise program for people receiving peritoneal dialysis: exploring consumers’ views through focus groups

Paul Bennett - Adjunct Professor - Griffith University, QLD

2:15 pm

Medication Regimen Complexity and Patient-Centred Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis

Jing Xin Goh - Student - University of Sydney

2:30 pm

Initiation of Hybrid PD-HD at MidCentral Renal Unit: A quality initiative project

Morgan Park - Renal Clinical Nurse Specialist - Health New Zealand MidCentral

2:45 pm

Nocturnal Dialysis with Outstanding Quality

Celestine Rodrigues - Clinical Renal physiologist - Middlemore hospital

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - 11 June 2025

Concurrent 2 - Supportive Care

- Supportive Care - Grand 3 & 4

Chairperson: Lynn Brown

1:30 pm

Assessing the Level of Palliative Care Need and Provision in Adult Patients Attending Hospital-Based Dialysis Units

Natalie Panizza - Nurse Practitioner - Royal Perth Hospital

Assessing the Level of Palliative Care Need and Provision in Adult Patients Attending Hospital-Based Dialysis Units

1:45 pm

Kidney Supportive Care Model of Care redesign in a single tertiary healthcare service in Victoria

Qiumian Wang - Nurse Practitioner, Sarah Margary - Kidney Supportive Care Clinical Nurse Consultant - Western Health

Kidney Supportive Care Model of Care redesign in a single tertiary healthcare service in Victoria

2:00 pm

Exploring Supportive Care Needs, Coping, Self-Efficacy on Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life Among People with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Amanda Mckie - Senior Lecturer - University of Canberra

2:15 pm

Managing LVADs (Left Ventricular Assist Device) patient on Haemodialysis - A case study

2:30 pm

HEART-CKD: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (A PILOT STUDY)

Justine Mae Gervero - Resident Physician

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 11 June 2025

Afternoon Tea

Session - Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 11 June 2025

Concurrent 1 - Haemodialysis Care

- Haemodialysis Care - Grand 1 & 2

Chairperson: Ignatius Abraham

3:30 pm

Managing the Complex Care of LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Patients Requiring Hemodialysis Challenges and Strategies

3:37 pm

Dialyser reaction or sensitivity – Are we getting it right with our clinical management

Fiona Donnelly - Nurse practitioner - CNARTS

3:44 pm

A stones throw away - Vascular access care in the Mallee Region

Edson Avisado - Nurse Unit Manager - Mildura Base Public Hospital

3:51 pm

Inspiring Care Beyond the Cities: How Clinical Educators are Shaping the Future of Remote Dialysis

Tarquin Robinson - Clinical Quality & Education Facilitator - Purple House, Kareen Bocala - Clinical Education Facilitator - Purple House

3:58 pm

Lone Worker Education

Tarquin Robinson - Clinical Quality & Education Facilitator - Purple House

4:05 pm

Six-weekly versus four-weekly blood testing in haemodialysis patients in regional Australia: a quality improvement, patient safety and Green Nephrology initiative

Donia George - nurse practitioner - ISLHD

4:12 pm

Implementing a Continual Process for a Comprehensive Care Model: Integrating the Fundamentals of Care with Patient-Centred Approaches in Haemodialysis

Debbie Turner - Nurse Unit Manager - Central Adelaide LHN

4:19 pm

The Kidney Watch Program: Implementing a Multifaceted Strategy to Improve Preparedness for Kidney Dialysis.

Monique Borlace - Nurse Practitioner - CNARTS

4:26 pm

Preserving Residual Kidney Function in Haemodialysis: Current Practices and Challenges in Western Australia

Lijun Zhong - Clinical Nurse Nephrology Research - Fiona Stanley Hospital

4:33 pm

Understanding the provision of culturally responsive care for patients receiving haemodialysis: A scoping review

Sara Aryal - PhD student - Griffith University

4:40 pm

Transforming haemodialysis care in critical care units: a proposal for a coordinated acute off-site model across two separate networks but on one site

Normahdi (Mahdi) Mohd Nor - A. NUM - Central Adelaide Local Health Network

4:47 pm

Challenges in Managing a Dialysis Patient with Calciphylaxis – A Case Report

Aparna Nair - CRP - Melbourne health

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 11 June 2025

Concurrent 2 - Advances in Kidney Care

- Advances in Kidney Care - Grand 3 & 4

Chairperson: Rachael Walker

3:30 pm

Healing your Kidney with your mind: The psychology of physiology

amutha Kanthasamy - Director - Green Heals Pty Ltd

3:37 pm

Nurse Practitioner Candidate guideline

Carly Thomas - Nurse Unit Manager - Queensland Health

3:44 pm

WA Country Health Service and Royal Perth Bentley Group – The Haemodialysis Intensive Pathway (HDIP) Collaboration Pilot Project

Alyce Casilli - Clinical Nurse Consultant - WA Country Health Service

3:51 pm

Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Renal Population

Lee Walter - Clinical Nurse Consultant - Hunter New England Health

3:58 pm

Is the grass really greener

Angela Jackson - Nurse Practitioner - counties manukau

4:05 pm

Peer Support in Dialysis Unit: A Staff Well-Being Initiative for Enhanced Patient-Centred Care

Rupesh Vazhappurath - Registered Nurse - Auckland city hospital

4:12 pm

“They sit down, have a yarn” – the experience of consumers of the Cape York Kidney Care Service.

Kimberley Withers - Nurse Practitioner - Queensland Health

4:19 pm

Dialysis Transition Care Unit: A New Model of Care to Improve Patient Experience, Promote Home Dialysis, Kidney Transplantation, and Improve Care Coordination.

Omar Tombocon - Nephrology Nurse Practitioner - Monash Health

4:26 pm

The healing of care and country

Lauren Penman - PHC Manager - Purple House

4:33 pm

The emergence of cultural safety considerations within kidney care in Australia for Indigenous People.

Melissa Arnold-Ujvari - Senior Lecturer - University Of Adelaide

4:40 pm

Renal clinic to initiate/ manage treatment with Tolvaptan patients diagnosed with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney disease (ADPKD).

Terry Jennings - Nurse Practitioner

4:47 pm

Scoping Review of Sleep Hygiene in Chronic Kidney Disease

Ginger Chu - Senior Lecturer - University of newcastle

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - 11 June 2025

Welcome Reception

Session - Social Function - Grand 5/6/7/L

Kick off RSA 2025 with great conversations and new connections! Join us for an engaging welcome reception where you can mingle with industry peers, expand your network, and enjoy refreshing drinks in a relaxed, social setting.

5:00 pm

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