37th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference
Improving the quality of renal care in Europe: building a bridge between theory and practice

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

SUNDAY 7/9     MONDAY 8/9     TUESDAY 9/9

Saturday, 6th September 2008 

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18:30

   

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SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Gambro - Your home of INNOVATION
Chairs: Jitka Pancírová, Anki Davidson

Innovation - Putting ideas into action to make a genuine difference
Anki Davidson 

Incremental Innovation
Martin Danielson 

From Complexity to Simplicity – a Personal Experience
Randi Ipsen 

Advanced Simplicity –Building a bridge between theory and practice
Fabio Roncadi

    

   

OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome by EDTNA/ERCA President - Jitka Pancířová
Honorary LOC Chair - Franta Lopot
Lord Mayor of Prague - MD. Pavel Bém

Animal Renal Care, wishful thinking of reality?
Chief Veterinary Doctor, Veterinary Hospital Mělník - MVDr. Alžběta Maradová

The Band of the Castle Guards and Police of the Czech Republic

 

Sunday, 7th September 2008

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9:00

e-Learning

Developing E-Learning
Promoting flexible approaches to Continuing professional development with EDTNA/ERCA
J Sedgewick, M Chamney & M Pegoraro

      
9:45

PLENARY LECTURE

Improving quality of renal care in Europe: control cardiovascular risks
Gérard M. London - France

Chair: Martin Gerrish - UK

    
10:30

Break & Poster viewing 1

       

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11:00

Shire
Corporate Education Session

Peritoneal Dialysis

Vascular Access
Maintaining Patient Safety in Care 1
(Education & Research Board)

Haemodialysis

Psychosocial issues 1

Managing mineral and bone disorders in CKD patients receiving dialysis: challenges, treatment and adherence

Welcome
Sylvie Sulková-Dusilová - Czech Republic

Getting to the heart of CKD-MBD
Steve Riley - UK

Improving adherence to phosphate-binder therapy in CKD Stage 5
Rob Horne - UK

Patient views on adherence and review of the lanthanum carbonate preference and satisfaction data set
Steve Riley - UK

A nurse's perspective and patient case studies
Helene Hurst - UK

Chronic inflammation in PD-patients
Olof Heimburger - Sweden

O 01 The assessment of patient training in peritoneal dialysis with repeated home visits
R Kazanciolgu - Turkey

O 02 Assessment of compliance and re-training needs in peritoneal dialysis patients
S Brenna - Italy

Searching for a smooth transition to HD after failing PD-treatment
Susan Rogers - NL

‘To CAPD or APD?’ that is the question
Olof Heimburger - Sweden

Identifying high risk events in HD practice
Paul Rylance – UK

Avoiding the tragedy of venous needle dislodgement (VND)
Jean Pierre van Waeleghem – Belgium

Although haemodialysis has become a routine treatment, side effects and even life threatening clinical complications still occur.
In this session, we will focus on vascular access related complications.
Come and discuss with yours peers the EDTNA/ERCA recommendations and learn to lower the risks of Venous Needle Dislodgement.

 

Panel Debate/ discussion on patient safety

How much is catheter flow influenced by the use of closed luer lock access devices?
Jean-Yves De Vos - Belgium

O 03 Effects of supervised exercise or a home based walking on arterial stiffness, physical function and self-reported health in haemodialysis patients
M Smith - Australia

O 04 Aerobic exercise versus progressive resistance training during haemodialysis
A Marti Monros - Spain

O 05 Changes in dialysis during the last 5 years? Too little or too much?
K Dlabolová - CZ

O 06 Effective removal of ­uraemic solutes by different convective ­strategies
A De Cubber - Belgium

Caring for the staff:
a communication workshop of practical tools for dealing with the dying renal patient
 
Lynne Halamish - Israel
 

Dealing with Impending Death -Theory and Practice

Chair:
Sylvie Sulková-Dusilová
Chairs:
Aase Riemann & Ronald Visser
Chairs:
Jean Pierre Van Waeleghem & Angel Rodriguez
Chairs:
Rebecca Kinton & Eva-Lena Nilsson
Facilitator:
Nurith Blumenthal
    
12:30

Lunch Break & Poster viewing 2

     

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14:00
Genzyme
Corporate Education Session
Chronic Kidney Disease:
Stages 4 & 5
The patient’s journey
Session 1

Vascular Access
Maintaining Patient Safety in Care 2
(Education & Research Board)

Short Oral Abstracts Psychosocial issues 2

Bone and mineral disorders in CKD patients: the importance of phosphorus management

Phosphorus as a cardiovascular risk factor in CKD: therapeutic implications
V. Brandenburg - Germany

Phosphorus management in the clinic: a Swedish approach
E. Johnsson - Sweden

Introduction, overview and learning outcomes
Karen Jenkins - UK 
CKD IG Chair

Patient Education - how do we inform people about treatment options?
Nicola Thomas - UK
Lecturer & Research Fellow
 

Psychological effects of CKD
Amanda Bevin - UK
Renal Counsellor

  

Sponsors:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Roche UK
Syner-med

Venous Needle Dislodgement, launch of EDTNA/ERCA ­recommendations

Venous needle dislodgement: A safety issue. Possible methods for detection and prevention of major blood loss
Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg - Austria

Importance of standards and compiling evidence for maintaining patient safety in HD
Waltraud Küntzle - Germany

 

Panel discussion -importance of standards in clinical practice in maintaining patient safety

  

Sponsor:
Redsense Medical

O 07/P 01 Initiation of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury patients with severe lactic acidosis
S Claus - Belgium

O 08/P 29 QB stress test: a further step in vascular access nursing
D. Massarenti - Italy

O 09/P 30 The use of warfarin in the prevention of vascular access thrombosis in haemodialysis patients
A Batar - Turkey

O 10/P 31 Dialysis Access Co-ordinator- The Diverse Role of the Pre-Dialysis Nurse
F Alcock - UK

O 11/P 26 Sustaining an intradialytic exercise program is achievable
P Bennett - Australia

O 12/P 80 Nephrology nurse opinion about living donor kidney transplant
M S Viladomiu - Spain

O 13/P 63 At the end of life: initiatives supporting relatives of renal patients after death
R Nulsen - UK

O 15/P 28 Yoghurt - an alternative phosphate binder?
H Barnschen - Germany

O 16/P 64 Living Donor - Continuity of Care Focused on Professional Expertise, Organisation and interaction
K Holch - Denmark

O 17/P 65 Quality of life in patients with chronic kidney diseases, on dialysis and after transplantation: influence of treatment management on QoL
M Walravens - Belgium

Communication with the patient, ­family and staff in the shadow of Death - practical application
Lynne Halamish - Israel

Chairs:
Deepa Kariyawasam & Georgia Thanasa
Chair:
Karen Jenkins
Chairs:
Melissa Chamney & Hildur Einarsdóttir
Chairs:
Maria Fettouhi & Michel Roden
Facilitator:
Nurith Blumenthal
     
15:30

Break & Poster viewing 3

      

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16:00 Quality Management & Quality Improvement Chronic Kidney Disease:
Stages 4 & 5
The patient’s journey
Session 2
Haemodialysis Renal Care
The future of Renal Nursing
How to become an EDTNA/ERCA Volunteer

Quality and patient safety in dialysis practice
Hedi Lückerath - Germany
  

Building the bridge between quality management systems and patient safety
Jutta Balhorn - Germany

O18 What causes a higher safety climate in the staff of a dialysis unit? Report of an evaluation in a large network
F Pelliccia - Italy

O19 Renal nursing profiles in haemodialysis units
E Onsia - Belgium

What happens when you don’t have dialysis?
Management & symptom control
Karen Jenkins / Fliss Murtagh - UK

 

Sponsors:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Roche UK
Syner-med

O20 Estimation of hydration status in HDF patients: comparison of different methods (BVM, BCM, US-VCI)
I Beranová - CZ

O21 The effect of knowledge about haemodialysis and social support on the patient's compliance
N Anopolsky - Israel

O22 The removal of 131 Iodine by haemodialysis in a patient with chronic renal failure
H Kim - S Korea

O23 Developing a computerised patient management system through action research
S Fitzpatrick - Ireland

O24 Dynamics of dialyzer ultrafiltration coefficient during haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration
V Furbacherová - CZ

O25 Defining the Process to Follow when a Patient Decides to Deviate from Safe Practice
C Richardson - UK

Past ANNA President and Chair of the WCRC, President World Foundation of Renal Care 

Future Directions for Nephrology Nursing - Where are we today? Where do we want to be in the future? How will we get there?
Geraldine Biddle - USA

O26 Assessing nurses attitudes towards a competency based haemodialysis education program
J Cowperthwaite - UK

O27 Bad bridge building: a critical examination of Kt/V and nephrology nursing
P Bennett - Australia

O28 Haemodialysis facility failure to deliver optimal diabetic care to diabetic haemodialysis patients is associated with increased mortality: an international picture from DOPPS III
N McIntyre - UK

O29 Safety and health perceived: useful instruments for improving the quality of care.
M C del Castillo-Olivares - Spain

  
Chairs:
Maria Cruz Casal & Paula Ormandy
Chair:
Tai Mooi Ho
Chair:
Karen Pugh Clarke & Iris Romach
Chairs:
Cordelia Ashwanden & Michel Roden
Facilitators:
Elisheva Milo & Maria Saraiva & Alessandra Zampieron
     

Monday,8th September 2008

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9:00 Chronic Kidney Disease:
Stages 4 & 5
The patient’s journey
Session 3
Nocturnal & Longer hours Haemodialysis Infection Control 1 Education session A PHOSPHATE STUDY DAY
Phosphate control: setting the scene
Workshop 1

Introduction, overview and learning outcomes
Karen Jenkins - UK

CKD IG Chair

Pre-emptive Transplantation
Lisa Burnapp - UK
 
Consultant Nurse Living Donation

Transplantation - pifalls: Immunosuppression
Quality of life
Ray Trevitt - UK
Transplant Co-ordinator & Transplant IG Chair
  

Sponsors:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Roche UK
Syner-med

Renewed Interest in Home Haemodialysis
Tony Goovaerts - Belgium

Dialysis by night saves the day
Menno Kooistra - NL

O 30 Nocturnal dialysis: an alternative to conventional haemodialysis
F Raynaud - France

O 31 Nocturnal Haemodialysis for Children and Adolescents in a Department of Paediatric Nephrology
C Von Puttkamer - Germany

Access: focus on central venous catheter, infection rates, inter professional communication etc.

Standardisation of access care and exit handling - use of a catheter set
Waltraud Küntzle - Germany

Lock solutions and their application
Alois Gorke - Germany

O 32 Reduction in Central Venous Catheter Infection using a Multifaceted Approach
L Oakaby - UK

O 33 The use of plasters in dialysis: an unacknowledged source of contamination
D Di Nuto - Italy

Preventing and controlling CKD caused by diabetes: does self-management make a difference?
Nicola Thomas - UK

A snapshot of practice across Europe: capturing the perspectives of delegates on vascular access and aspects of self care
Jean Pierre Van Waeleghem - Belgium

O 35 A three-dimensional project: structured management of the new haemodialysis patient
E Slobodsky - Israel

O 36 Implementing a basic education program for haemodialysis nurses
J Cowperthwaite - UK

O 37 Clinical Competencies - who needs them?
K Taylor - UK

Knowledge Quiz

Causes and consequences of hyperphosphataemia
Hamish Dobbie - UK

Dietary phosphate control: What you need to know
Ione Ashurst - UK

O 38 Facilitating dietary change in renal disease: investigating patients' perspectives
D Sutton - UK

  

Sponsor: SHIRE

 

Chairs:
Mirjana Calic
Chairs:
Maria Antonia Alonso & Elisheva Milo
Facilitators:
Alois Gorke & Waltraud Küntzle
Chair:
John Sedgewick
Chair:
Cordelia Ashwanden
     
10:30

Break & Poster viewing 4

     

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11:00 - 12:00 

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11:00 Chronic Kidney Disease:
Stages 4 & 5
The patient’s journey
Session 4
Baxter
Corporate Education Session
Infection Control 2 Vascular Access A PHOSPHATE STUDY DAY
Difficulties in achieving phosphate control
Workshop 2

Anaemia in Transplantation
Sharon Benton - UK
Anaemia Nurse Specialist
 

The burden of poly-pharmacy-Medicines management
Michelle Webb - UK
 
Consultant Nephrologist


Sponsors:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Roche UK
Syner-med

Minimising infections in ESRD

Does the way you start dialysis matter?
Peter Rutherford, Baxter

Challenges in PD
Speaker to be Confirmed

Challenges in HD
Speaker to be Confirmed

Therapy transfers: what are the risks?
Watske Smith - NL

Comparison of European Methicillin-resistant Staphylococccus Aureus (MRSA) Prevention Strategies and experiences of cross-border cooperation in the Dutch-German border area
Robin Koeck - Germany

MRSA: which activities are efficient?
Alois Gorke - Germany

O 40 Improved hygiene reduces the number of patients with Clostridium Difficile
J Finderup - Denmark

O 41 Back to basics: Banishing the bugs in a busy dialysis unit
J. Moore - UK

Evaluating microcirculation in renal patients
Sylvie Sulková-Dusilová - CZ

O 42 A comparison of two needle insertion techniques in haemodialysis
R Israeli - Israel

O 43 Arterio-Venous Fistula cannulation: Is there a need for change?
L Bailey - UK

O 44 Surgery reports of arterio-venous Fistulas - Dream and Reality
B Spindler - Germany

O 45 Long term use of native arteriovenous fistula (nAVF) and buttonhole technique for all patients: our experience
M Boogaerts - France

Role of dialysis and medication in phosphate management
Hamish Dobbie - UK

Video
Living with CKD: An European patients' perspective

Practical work: Phosphate management case study
Annemarie Visser - UK

Survey on nutrition therapy approaches to improve nutritional status in RRT
Annemarie Visser - UK

 

Sponsor: SHIRE

 

Chair:
Lesley Bennett - Anaemia IG Chair
Chairs:
Zehra Aydin & Dragica Mlinsek
Facilitators:
Alois Gorke & Waltraud Küntzle
Chairs:
Jean Pierre Van Waeleghem & Alessandra Zampieron
Chairs:
Cordelia Ashwanden & Elizabeth Lindley
  
12:30

Lunch Break

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Sandoz   SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
(12:45 - 13:45)

   New opportunity in the treatment of renal anaemia: Binocrit®, the first ESA biosimilar

The aim of this meeting is to highlight issues that nurses and other professionals involved in the treatment
of anaemia will face when using ESA approved under the EMEA biosimilar pathway.

                Treating renal anaemia with ESA biosimiliars: key questions for nurses Lesley Johnson - UK                
Guide for renal nursing specialist: understanding the EMEA biosimilar-approval process Ruth Dalton - Denmark
Understanding the clinical evidence: introduction of ESA, Binocrit® Dr K Roth - Germany
Chair: Rebecca Kinton; EDTNA/ERCA Facilitator: Lesley Bennett

Lunchboxes will be provided.

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Meet the Education team to discuss Accreditation & Endorsement of Renal Courses for Industry & in Nursing schools and Universities
(Refreshments provided)

      

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14:00
Fresenius Medical Care
Corporate Education Session 
KDIGO Anaemia Session Greek Language Workshop A PHOSPHATE STUDY DAY
Achieving competency in phosphate management
Workshop 3

NephroCare
There is Always a Story Behind an Act of Caring: Ensuring Quality & Safety in Dialysis Care

Providing Dialysis Therapy Options: What can and should be removed?
Sudhir Bowry - Germany

Protecting the Patients and Yourself from Infection: It is in your hands!
Joao Fazendeiro - Portugal

Seeing, Reporting and Acting on all Symptoms and Mistakes - Clinical vigilance: avoiding clinical hazards!
Isabel Soley - Spain

Putting Theory into Clinical Practice - Are we really up-to-date?
Cathy Poole - UK

Improving the Patients Well-being: That should be our common commitment!
M.T. Parisotto - Italy

KDIGO: Who we are and where we are going
Jean Yves de Vos - Belgium

KDIGO Hepatitis C Guidelines
Michel Jadoul - Belgium

Guidelines for preventing transmission of HCV in haemodialysis units
Elizabeth Lindley - UK

Session arranged in association with KDIGO & the National Kidney Foundation

Predicting patients response to ESAs
James Tattersall - UK

O 46 The future of IV iron therapy in CKD patients
P Wilson - UK

O 47 Hematide, a new agent in development for the treatment of CKD anaemia
J Toledo - UK

O 48 Understanding of the Clinical Consequences of Haemoglobin Cycling in CKD Patient with Anaemia
J Ortial - UK

in association with HENNA

ΚΛΑΣΣΙΚΗ ΑΙΜΟΚΑΘΑΡΣΗ
Conventional haemodialysis

κ. ΚΑΤΩΠΟΔΗΣ
Konstantinos Katopodis

Αιμοδι?θηση /
on-line αιμοδι?θηση
Haemo-filtration /
on–line haemo-filtration

κ. ΦΑΡΜΑΚΗ ΕΥΑΝΘΙΑ
Evanthia Farmaki
  

Αιμοδιαδι?θηση /
on-line αιμοδιαδι?θηση
Haemodia-filtration / on–line haemo-diafiltration
κ. ΚΟΚΚΙΝΙΔΗ ΕΙΡΗΝΗ
Irini Kokkinidi
 

 

Providing practical and realistic advice for dietary phosphate restriction
Annemarie Visser - UK

Compliance: How can it be improved ?
Deepa Kariyaswasam - UK

Practical work: Phosphate management case studies
Annemarie Visser - UK

The future & the Close-up
Hamish Dobbie - UK

 

Sponsor: SHIRE

Chairs:
Jutta Balhorn
Chairs:
Anna Marti y Monros & Jean Yves de Vos
Chairs:
Cathy Johnson (ANSA President) & Claire Limrick
 
Chairs/Facilitators:
P. Tsougia (HENNA President) & Anastasia Laskari
Chair:
Cordelia Ashwanden
    
15:30

Break & Poster viewing 5

     

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EDTNA/ERCA Annual General Meeting 2008

Chair: Jitka Pancírová, EDTNA/ERCA President

  • Welcome by the President and Appointment of Scrutineers
  • Approval of the 2007 AGM Minutes
  • Association Activities and Progress Report
  • Approval of Financial Report
  • Introduction of New Executive Committee
  • Association Objectives 2008/9
  • Motions
  • Guest Lecture (kindly sponsored by Gambro Lundia AB)
    Which is the best dialysis treatment? Results from an international survey
    Ingrid Ledebo - Sweden
  • Presentation of EDTNA/ERCA Manuscript Scholarships
  • Presentation of certificates: EDTNA/ERCA
  • Accreditation/Endorsement of Renal Education Programmes
  • Future Conferences
  • Raffle (kindly sponsored by Gambro Lundia AB)
  • Any Other Business
  • Date & Venue for next AGM

Annual General Meeting is scheduled untill 17:30.

    

Tuesday, 9th September 2008

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9:00 Transplantation Water quality Patient Education
Workshop 1
(Education & Research Board)
CKD Abstracts Psychosocial

Emerging strategies to preserve renal function after Kidney Transplantation
Alain Le Moine - Belgium
GS Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
 

O 49 Effect of patient coping preferences on quality of life following renal transplantation
C White - Ireland

O 50 Communicating bad news and interview for donation: A new challenge for nurse professionals
I Martinez - Spain

Increasing Opportunity  and Choice in Living Kidney Donor Transplantation
Lisa Burnapp - UK

Disinfection of dialysis fluid systems, what is it all about?
Rolf Nystrand - Sweden

In clinical practice we perform many disinfection procedures in our daily work.

Come & learn more about disinfection in the Renal unit, including:

  • Water systems
  • Dialysis machines
  • Hand hygiene
  • Surface disinfection
  • Methods of disinfection
  • Factors influencing disinfection procedures
  • Optimum machine disinfection times
  • Disinfection standards
  • Recommended frequency of disinfection
  • Disinfection of water systems
  • On-Line haemodiafiltration / haemofiltration disinfection

Including question & discussion time with our expert on this important topic.

Patient Education - Understanding how to help people to self manage their condition
Nicola Thomas - UK

This interactive and participative workshop using 'patients scenarios' will:

  • Provide an overview of theory of self management
  • Improve understanding on how to help people to self manage 
  • Encourage participants to examine a variety of issues related to self management & patient education 
  • Supported mutual sharing of ideas during group work from participants own practice experience 

Open Discussion with Panel

Cardiovascular disease in CKD
Paul B. Rylance - UK

O 51 NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement , Delivering Quality and Value Focus on: Preparation for end stage renal disease
M Webb - UK

O 52 Is it the end of the line for home based dialysis treatment?
T Lawson - UK

O 53 An evaluation of an evolving Conservative Care programme for renal patients
M Higginbotham - UK

O 54 Living with Kidney Failure: improving education for people with Chronic Kidney Disease
B Harvie - Australia

Ways to apply the Theories of Behaviour Change for the promotion of the Patient Adherence in Clinical Practice
Georgia Thanasa - Greece

O 56 Recognising and Valuing ­Carers: The Creation of a Leaflet
C Earl-Holman - UK

O 57 Psychological stresses among new starters to dialysis: unanswered questions
R Nulsen - UK

O 58 Burnout: The case of ­Nephrology Nurses
T Chayu - Israel

           
Chairs:
Ray Trevitt & Maria Cruz Casal
Facilitators:
Alois Gorke & Waltraud Küntzle
Chairs:
Margaret McCann & Michael Reichardt
Chairs:
Maria Fettouhi & Eva-Lena Nilsson
Chairs:
Teresa Ramalhal & Anastasia Laskari
 
     
10:30

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11:00 Symposium on the International Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Haemodialysis & Dialysate Patient Education
Workshop 2
(Education & Research Board)
Peritoneal Dialysis Workshop

Modifiable Practice patterns Associated with Better Outcomes for Haemodialysis Patients in the DOPPS

Introduction and Background
Lorna Engblom

Trends in Catheter Use and Associated Outcomes in the DOPPS
Björn Wikström
 

Mineral Metabolism: International Facility Practices and Outcomes
Justin Albert
 

Optimizing Pre-End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care
Ronald Pisoni
 

International Trends in Dialysis Treatment Time and Related Outcomes
Raymond VanHolder

Use of citric acid containg A-concentrate in conventional haemodialysis machines
František Lopot - CZ

Individualising dialysate in haemodialysis
Elizabeth Lindley - UK

Recent development of official recommendations for dialysis fluids
Rolf Nystrand - Sweden

O 59 Citrate dialysate increases dialysis dose, prevents clotting, safe and easy to use
S Ahmad - USA

Promoting empowerment in home haemodialysis care
Tony Goovaerts - Belgium

Nutritional perspective on promoting patient empowerment
Deepa Kariyawasam - UK

This interactive and participative workshop will:

  • Demonstrate how a large home dialysis service developed and delivered its services to meet patient self care needs
  • Highlight how different approaches to patient education & organisation of care services promoted successful patient empowerment
  • Explore how to empower patients in relation to their nutritional needs
  • Support interactive group work exploring different components for successful empowerment of patients in the home setting

Open Discussion with Panel

PD as start therapy: what’s the evidence?
Watske Smit - NL

O 60 Organisation of a Full-time Peritoneal service
S Brenna - Italy

O 61 A Review of the Benefits of an Assisted Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (aAPD) Programme
P Taylor - UK

Use of the exit-site classification diagram
Ronald Visser - NL

Peritoneal Sclerosis, Is there an option to treatment?
Watske Smit - NL

Public speaking & Successful writing for publication
Cordelia Ashwanden - UK

This is a pro-active workshop, you will be asked to contribute.

1. How to speak in Public
Learn and discuss the best way to present posters and presentations.
Hear about the latest technology to improve your public speaking. Discuss how to utilise skills.

2. Successful writing for publication
Writing for publication can be fun as well as important for your career.
Ideas for successful writing will be discussed and practised.
Case studies, reports, research, reviews amongst other types of paper will all be studied and discussed.
All levels of knowledge will be accommodated, from basic skills through to final publication.
  

Chairs:
Lorna Engblom & Ronald Pisoni
Chairs:
Franta Lopot & Martin Gerrish
Chairs:
Marisa Pegoraro & Fiona Murphy
Chair:
Aase Riemann

Facilitators:
Cordelia Ashwanden
Editor - Journal of Renal Care

Karen Jenkins
Editor - CKD Stages 4 & 5

    
13:00

Lunch Break

   
14:00

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CLOSING CEREMONY 

 Standards and guidelines: How to make them, how to use them
Benefits and pitfalls
Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg - Austria

Chair: Jitka Pancírová, EDTNA/ERCA President

15:00

Presentation of Poster Scholarships