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Welcome to the SA Renal Congress 2026 information page. The SA Renal Congress will be held in conjunction with the ISPD Congress 2026.
It is my great pleasure to warmly welcome you to the South African Renal Congress 2026, set against the breathtaking backdrop of Table Mountain (San: Hoerikwaggo) in the vibrant city of Cape Town, South Africa. This year’s congress is especially significant as we proudly host it in conjunction with the ISPD Congress, bringing together a truly global community of renal care professionals.
We are delighted to gather passionate clinicians, researchers, and healthcare leaders from around the world, united by a shared commitment to advancing kidney health and improving patient outcomes.
Our programme has been thoughtfully designed to be dynamic, inspiring, and highly engaging. It features a diverse lineup of esteemed local and international speakers who will explore current trends, innovations, and challenges in renal care. We encourage you to actively participate—ask questions, share insights, and make meaningful connections that extend beyond the congress.
While you are here, we invite you to experience the magic of Cape Town. From the majestic heights of Table Mountain to the historic significance of Robben Island, and from its rich cultural tapestry to its renowned cuisine, this city offers something truly special for every visitor.
We are honoured to host you and look forward to an enriching and memorable congress together.
Warm regards
Jonathan D Maree
President: Renal Care Society of South Africa
“We care, we treat, we teach”
Welcome to Cape Town!
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Cape Town, South Africa, for the joint 18th International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) Congress, the South African Nephrology Society (SANS) Congress, and the Renal Care Society of South Africa (RCSSA) Congress, taking place 29 September – 3 October 2026. This landmark meeting marks the first time that the ISPD Congress will be hosted on the African continent, creating a unique opportunity to bring together the global kidney community in Cape Town.
Our Scientific Programme Committee has developed a rich and diverse programme designed to inspire, educate and connect delegates from across the world. A series of practical, interactive pre-congress workshops will provide outstanding opportunities for hands-on learning, skills development and professional collaboration across the multidisciplinary kidney care team.
We are particularly excited to host the African Policy Forum, bringing together clinicians, policymakers, researchers, patient advocates and healthcare leaders from across the continent. This forum will provide an important platform to examine the current state of kidney care in Africa, identify shared challenges, and develop collaborative solutions to improve equitable access to kidney replacement therapy. A central focus will be the role of PD-first and PD-favoured strategies in expanding sustainable, patient-centred kidney care across Africa.
We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town for an exceptional scientific meeting, meaningful collaborations, and the opportunity to shape the future of kidney care together.
Nicola Wearne
President of SANS
Please click on the link below and complete the online registration:
Pre-registration via the website will be possible until the 22 September 2026 thereafter only onsite registration will be accepted. Every participant, including invited participants must register.
Early Registration: Until 30 April 2026
Standard Registration: Until 20 September 2026
Late/Onsite Registration: 21 September 2026 Onwards
Access to SANS, RCSSA and ISPD programmes from 12h00 on 2 October and on the 3rd October. Registration packs can be collected from the registration foyer from 11h00 on the 2nd October 2026.
| Category | Standard 1 May 2026 – 20 September 2026 | Late/Onsite 21 September 2026 Onwards |
| SANS Member Physician/Doctor | R 5 775 | R 6 475 |
| RCSSA Nurse/Allied Health | R 3 675 | R 3 850 |
| Non-Member Physician/Doctor | R 6 825 | R 7 350 |
| Non-Member Nurse/Allied Health | R 4 200 | R 4 550 |
Please visit https://ispd2026.org.za/registration/ for registration fees to attend the full ISPD Congress and SA Renal Congress.
Please visit the Pre-Congress CME Workshops page for an overview of each workshop on offer – https://ispd2026.org.za/scientific-programme/pre-congress-cme-workshops/
| Basics of PD Workshop | Fees |
| MD/Physicians | R 1 000 |
| Nurses & Dialysis Technicians | R 400 |
| MD/Physicians | Fees |
| Fundamentals of PD Workshop | R 5 775 |
| Hands-on PD Catheter Insertion Workshop | R 7 000 |
| Practicalities of PD Workshop | R 5 250 |
| LMIC | Fees |
| Fundamentals of PD Workshop | R 3 850 |
| Hands-on PD Catheter Insertion Workshop | R 4 375 |
| Practicalities of PD Workshop | R 3 150 |
| Nurses/AHP | Fees |
| Fundamentals of PD Workshop | R 3 500 |
| Practicalities of PD Workshop | R 3 150 |
Subject to changes/updates.
| 12:10 | Lunch Break and Poster Viewing | Exhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West) | |
| 12:25 – 13:25 | LUNCH SYMPOSIUM | LUNCH SYMPOSIUM | |
| PLENARY SESSION (French) | |||
| 13:30 – 14:15 | What registries can do to promote PD growth – Nolph Lecture Thierry Lobbedez, France | ||
| SA RENAL CONGRESS: SANS PROGRAMME | SA RENAL CONGRESS: RCSSA PROGRAMME | ||
| TRANSPLANT | INFECTION CONTROL & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT | ||
| 14:30 | Kidney paired donation: Unlocking opportunities to increase donor numbers Zunaid Barday, South Africa | 14:30 | Growing up on dialysis: The struggles and strengths of adolescents Zibya Barday, South Africa |
| 14:45 | Governance in transplantation: Understanding the in workings of the Ministerial Advisory Committee Albert Muranda, South Africa | 14:45 | PD and HD dialysis catheter management: Reducing risk, improving outcomes Elaine Bowes, United Kingdom |
| 15:00 | Challenges in paediatric transplantation – not for the faint hearted Mignon McCulloch, South Africa | 15:00 | Managing isolation on the dialysis unit: MDR bacteria, Blood borne Viruses and other nasties Nina Diana, South Africa |
| 15:15 | Navigating Viral Hepatitis in Transplantation: Challenges and Solutions Mark Sonderup, South Africa | 15:15 | The Absence of Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Haemodialysis Units in South Africa: An Urgent Call for Policy Action Siyanda Ngema, South Africa |
| 15:30 | Safety and effectiveness of long-term isoniazid treatment for the prevention of tuberculosis in high-risk dialysis patients Robert Freercks, South Africa | 15:30 | Successful peritoneal dialysis in a paediatric patient residing in informal housing, South Africa. A case report. Nesi Dlamini, South Africa |
| 15:35 | Kidney biopsy findings in children between 0 and 60 months of age from minimally invasive tissue sampling autopsies in Soweto, South Africa Prudence Mdhluli, South Africa | ||
| 15:40 | Building Sustainable Kidney Transplant Programmes in Africa: The AFRAN Transplant Guidelines Wesley van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, South Africa | ||
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Tea / Coffee Break and Poster Viewing | Exhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West) | |
| GLOMERULONEPHRITIS | VASCULAR ACCESS | ||
| 16:00 | How many cell types are there in the kidney and what do they do Michael Balzer, Germany | 16:00 | Dialysis vascular access monitoring and intervention Eddie Tan, New Zealand |
| 16:18 | How to treat IgA nephropathy in 2026 Sydney Tang, Hong Kong | 16:30 | Using POC ultrasound to manage and access the haemodialysis patient Shareshnee Govender, South Africa |
| 16:36 | The Kidney’s local dialect. Glomerular disease experience in central South Africa Feziwe Bisiwe, South Africa | 16:45 | Needling techniques – buttonhole vs rope ladder which should we use? Tinus du Toit, South Africa |
| 16:54 | How I treat lupus nephritis in 2026 Kate Webb, South Africa | 17:00 | Evaluating the Effect of Structured Patient Education on Dialysis Outcomes in South Africa Tebogo Ndhlovo, South Africa |
| 17:12 | A retrospective study of kidney transplantation ineligibility at a tertiary level public hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa Lauren Musson, South Africa | ||
| 17:17 | Genetics and clinical phenotype of children with nephrotic syndrome at a tertiary hospital in South Africa: A descriptive study Shannon Leahy, South Africa | ||
| 17:22 | Dissecting Genetic Contributors to eGFR Bias: Impact of African-Enriched GATM Regulatory Variants on Creatinine-Derived eGFR Olivia Gray, South Africa | ||
| 17:27 | Diagnostic Yield & Clinical Impact of Kidney Biopsy in Patients with Diabetes and Proteinuria in a South African Tertiary Centre Aadil Omar, South Africa | ||
| 18:00 | SA Renal Congress Networking Function | Exhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West) | |
| 7:00 | Registration | Registration Foyer | |
| 7:00 – 7:20 | Managing symptoms in patients not offered dialysis | Peace Bagasha, Uganda | |
| 7:20 – 8:00 | Debate: Dialysis for the marginal patients | Shoyab Wadee, South Africa vs. Graham Paget, South Africa | |
| PLENARY SESSION | |||
| 8:00 – 8:45 | To be confirmed | ||
| SA RENAL CONGRESS: SANS PROGRAMME PREGNANCY / NEONATAL OUTCOMES | SA RENAL CONGRESS: RCSSA PROGRAMME HAEMODIALYSIS | ||
| 9:00 | Screening and follow up of CAKUT Christel Du Buisson, South Africa | 9:00 | Technology to interpret fluid balance and HD adequacy – common pitfalls Vakhtang Rekhviashvili, South Africa |
| 9:15 | Pregnancy-associated AKI: Life after the acute phase Bianca Davidson, South Africa | 9:15 | Hypotension on dialysis – is it all about fluid? Malcolm Davies, South Africa |
| 9:45 | Neonatal AKI management Bashir Admani, Kenya | 9:30 | New dialysis membranes, are they worth the hype? Alda Vermeulen, South Africa |
| 10:00 | Comparison of survival outcomes between South African patients on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis Bala Waziri, Nigeria | 9:45 | Balancing bleeding and clotting: Anticoagulation in dialysis Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, South Africa |
| 10:05 | Delays in kidney replacement therapy workup in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease at Helen Joseph Hospital Anashya Hirmamun, South Africa | ||
| 10:10 | Beyond Delivery: APOL1 Risk and Early Postpartum Kidney Health After Preeclampsia in South Africa Bianca Davidson, South Africa | ||
| 10:15 | Renal Function Trajectories and Tacrolimus Exposure in Paediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A South African Cohort Study Karabo Leotlela, South Africa | 10:00 | Artificial Intelligence Readiness in Nephrology: Awareness, Perceptions, and Barriers to Adoption Among Kidney Care Professionals in South Africa Boitumelo Mudumela, South Africa |
| 10:20 | Mortality in critically ill patients requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI): a retrospective analysis Jessica Joseph, South Africa | 10:15 | Being a mother with Kidney Failure: A scoping review of qualitative studies on women who fell pregnant while on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in Africa Siyanda Ngema, South Africa |
| 10:25 | High Incidence and Mortality of Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa: Longitudinal Findings from the AWI-Gen Cohort Saabira Amod, South Africa | ||
| 10:30 | Tea / Coffee Break and Poster Viewing | Exhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West) | |
| SA RENAL CONGRESS: SANS PROGRAMME CARDIO-RENAL METABOLIC SYNDROME | SA RENAL CONGRESS: RCSSA PROGRAMME ETHICAL DIALYSIS MANAGEMENT | ||
| 11:00 | The prevalence and severity of the symptom burden in patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) in a resource limited setting Ane Jansen van Vuuren, South Africa | 11:00 | Ethical approaches to managing disruptive behaviours in the dialysis unit Yeoungjee Cho, Australia |
| 11:05 | Retrospective review of the spectrum of HIV-related kidney pathology at a tertiary centre in South Africa Anna-Liisa Tonata Kaapangelwa, South Africa | ||
| 11:10 | Beyond Numbers. Navigating BP in Diabetes Yazied Chothia, South Africa | 11:20 | Nursing care and ethical responsibility in dialysis symptom management Frank Brennan, Australia |
| 11:30 | Predicting long term Cardiovascular outcomes using albuminuria and eGFR June Fabian, South Africa | 11:40 | Respecting culture, saving lives: Navigating ethical barriers to donation Veronica Miya, South Africa |
| 11:50 | Incremental dialysis: Benefits and cardiovascular risks Melissa Cheetham, Australia | 11:55 | To dialyse or not to dialyse, difficult decisions in paediatrics Lindokuhle Mahlase, South Africa |
| 12:10 | CKDOPPS: Global practice patterns in CKD 3 – 5 Roberto Pecoits-Filho | 12:15 | When should patients take their medication in relation to dialysis? Shattering the myths Lindie van Tonder, South Africa |
| 12:30 | Closing Ceremony & Awards | 12:30 | Closing Ceremony & Awards |
| Jonathan Maree | Yazied Chothia |
| Mark Padavattan | Zunaid Barday |
| Reena Moodley | Robert Freercks |
| Nicola Wearne | Mignon McCulloch |
| Brett Cullis | Malcolm Davies |
| Nina Diana | Shoyab Wadee |
| Deveshni Reddy | Christel du Buisson |
| Feziwe Bisiwe |
You are invited to submit abstracts for the South African Nephrology Society (SANS) programme track or the Renal Care Society of Southern Africa (RCSSA) programme track. Submissions for the SA Renal Congress are not Our professional conference organizer has negotiated rates for the delegates attending SA Renal Congress and ISPD Congress 2026. They are also able to assist with meet and greet airport transfers. Please visit these webpages to find out more.
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ISPD 2026 will be an in-person event held at Cape Town International Convention Centre.
