Conference Program

Maintaining the Momentum . . . .

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Wednesday February 14th 2007

4pm till 7.00pm Conference Registration

6pm till 7.00pm Amgen Australia Welcome Reception

Thursday February 15th 2007

8am Registration desk opens

8.30 am - 8.45am Conference open and Welcome

8.45am - 10.15am Plenary Session

Home Haemodialysis Around the World 1970-2007 (J. Agar)
Short Daily haemodialysis, home and facility based (J.Moran)

10.15am - 10.45am Morning Tea

10.45am - 12.15pm Concurrent Sessions

Workshop 1 - Nocturnal Dialysis Issues
- Funding Models
- Safety at home (R.Simmonds)
- Sepsis (C.Van Eps)
Workshop 2 - Psyching up for home
- Psychosocial Suppotr on dialysis (T.Kinrade)
- Home Alone (K.Lynn)
- Ask the Patient?

12.15pm - 1.15pm Lunch

1.15pm - 2.45pm Plenary Session

What's coming, What's new, What works? (J. Moran)
Benefits of but barriers to Home Haemodialysis (B.Lindsay)

2.45pm - 3.15pm Afternoon Tea

3.15pm - 5pm Poster Session

7.30pm Gambro Conference Dinner

Friday February 16th 2007

8am Registration desk opens

9am - 10.30am Plenary Session

Vascular access issues for the future (D.Brouwer)
Bones and extended hour dialysis (C.Hawley)

10.30am - 11am Morning Tea

11am - 12.30pm Concurrent Sessions

Workshop 3 - Vascular access issues
- Role of a vascular access nurse (M.Schoch)
- When and how to intervene (D.McClure)
- CT angiography - what and when (K.Polkinghorne)
Workshop 4 - Innovation in delivering haemodialysis
- To remote and indigenous persons (A.Villarba)
- In a community setting (M.Marshall)
- In a hospital setting (P.Hollett)

12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm - 2.45pm The Great Debate

Daily nocturnal dialysis (J.Agar)
Alternate night dialysis (P.Kerr)
Short daily dialysis (B.Lindsay)
Conventional dialysis (A.Disney)
Open forum . . .

2.45pm - 3.15pm Afternoon Tea

3.15pm - 4.30pm Maintaining the Momentum (Panel discussion)

4.30pm Workshop Close