| Programme |

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Pre-congress CME

8:00Workshop RegistrationAt Each Workshop Venue
PRACTICALITIES OF PDFUNDAMENTALS OF PDPD ACCESS WORKSHOP
8:50Welcome and introduction
Ana Figueredo
8:50Welcome and introduction
Edwina Brown
8:50Welcome and introduction
Robert Freercks
 Planning to start a program and quality care initiatives
Ahad Qayyum
9:00PD post-surgery
Anjali Saxena
9:00PD access history and current best practices
Eddie Tan
 How to improve nurse autonomy and get doctor buy-in for best care for patients
Leigh Morton
9:25Preserving the peritoneal membrane
Rumeyza Kazancioglu
9:24Managing access related complications
Richard Corbett
 Practicalities of training a patient
Josephine Chow
9:50Managing itching, pain and other symptoms
Nicola Wearne
9:48Paediatric PD insertion techniques
Peter Nourse
 Supporting the new patient
Sally Punzalan
10:15Electrolyte management – Sodium, Potassium and phosphate
Talerngsak Kajanabuch
10:12Preoperative assessment, preparation and sedation for PD catheter insertion
Brett Cullis
 Tailoring PD to your patient and adapting prescriptions
Barbara Crisp
10:40Managing increasing frailty
Yasuhiko Ito
10:36The percutaneous PD catheter insertion technique
Robert Freercks
11:00Tea / Coffee BreakMeeting Room Foyer
 Managing the tricky medical patient – heart failure, diabetes, BMD
Rasha Darwish
PD DELIVERY: HOW AND FOR WHOM?11:30Post operative management of the PD catheter
Nicola Wearne
 Access skin marking and post catheter insertion care
Elaine Bowes
11:30Personalised prescribing
Anjali Saxena
12:00Demonstration of Catheter insertion in adults
Eddie Tan
 Infectious and non-infectious complications
Marietha Schoeman
11:48Knowing the peritoneal membrane helps prescribing12:30Demonstration of catheter insertion in paediatrics
Mignon McCulloch
 Residual kidney function, clearance and PET – indications, collection and interpretation
Ana Figuredo
12:06PD in the Anuric patient
Lily Mushahar
 
  12:24Managing fluid overload
  12:42Assisted PD
Edwina Brown
13:00Lunch Break Meeting Room Foyer
HANDS ON TRAINING WITH FACULTYTROUBLESHOOTING: LEARNING FROM CASE STUDIESHANDS ON TRAINING WITH FACULTY
14:00Hand hygiene technique14:00Recurrent exit site infections
Bianca Davidson
14:00PD catheter insertion
Faculty: Richard Corbett, Robert Freercks, Mignon McCulloch, Peter Nourse, Nicola Wearne, Elaine Bowes
PD catheter exit site care and dressing14:30Supporting patients in low resource environments
Jenny Shen
Line changes and line contamination15:00Hernia repairs and leaks
Collecting sample and adding IP antibiotics15:30Acute kidney injury
15:00Congress RegistrationRegistration Foyer
16:00Tea / Coffee BreakMeeting Room Foyer
16:45Opening Ceremony Auditorium 1
18:00Welcome ReceptionExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)

Thursday, 1 October 2026

ISPD Congress

7:00Registration in Registration FoyerRegistration Foyer
7:00 – 8:00BREAKFAST MEETINGBREAKFAST MEETINGASK THE EXPERTS – CASESBREAKFAST MEETING
PLENARY SESSION
8:00 – 8:45What will PD look like in 2036?
Simon Davies
QUALITY CARE AT END OF LIFE, LIFE FOR YOUNG AND OLDARE NEW PD SOLUTION THE SOLUTION?MAINTAINING PATIENTS ON PD
(French Stream)
REDEFINING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TREATMENT GOALS
9:00Frailty and dialysis decisions
Philip Li
9:00Glucose transport blockade across peritoneal membrane: A novel therapeutic option?9:00Protéger la membrane péritonéale, maintenant, et dans le futur?
(How to protect the peritoneal membrane, now and in the future?)
Eric Goffin
9:00The problem with “V”: Reassessing traditional metrics in PD
Osama El Shamy
9:20Challenges of palliative care in low healthcare resource settings
Peace Bagasha
9:20Novel glucose-free PD solutions: Where are we now?
Mark Lambie
9:20Augmenter l’extraction sodée en dialyse péritonéal, une solution pour augmenter la survie de la DP?
(Increasing sodium extraction in peritoneal dialysis, a solution to increase PD survival?)
Clémence Béchade
9:20Incremental PD for children
Bashir Admani
9:40Abstract presentation9:40Rethinking glucose: Multi-dwell strategies with glucose-based polymers
Martin Wilkie
9:40Dénutrition en dialyse péritonéale quelle place pour la nutrition entérale?
(Malnutrition on PD, what is the role of enteral nutrition?)
Thierry Lobbedez
9:40Achieving high-quality, individualized PD: A personalized approach
Richard Corbett
9:50Transitioning from PD to supportive care
Edwina Brown
10:00Point of care PD solution generation: Design, rationale, and current status
Peter Rutherford
10:00Dialyse hybride, quand, comment, pourquoi
(Hybrid dialysis: When, how and why?)
Annabel Boyer
10:00Role of PD in heart failure
Simon Davies
10:10Patient and family support: perspective of a youth worker
Clarissa Lawrence
10:20Abstract presentation10:20Abstract presentation10:20Abstract presentation
10:25Discussion
10:30Tea / Coffee Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
PD ON THE EDGEHOT TOPICS IN PDPRESCRIBING PD FOR BEST OUTCOMES
(French Stream)
YOUNG NEPHROLOGISTS COMMITTEE SESSION: AI IN PD
11:00PD in Emergency situations and disasters
Rumeyza Kazancioglu
11:00PD in diabetes11:00La DP dans le parcours intégré de la maladie rénale chronique
(PD as part of an integrated approach to CKD management)
Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fradette
11:00DEBATE: AI will revolutionise PD
Pro: Winston Fung
Con:
11:25Abstract presentation11:20PD in pregnancy11:25Particularité des troubles minéraux et osseux en dialyse péritonéale?
(Management and particularities of mineral and bone disorders on PD)
Fabrice Mac Way
11:30Early career nephrologist presentations:
Clinical research: Melissa Cheetham
Multiomic research: Michael Balzer
11:35What is urgent start PD?
Ali Abu Alfa
11:40PD in AKI
Brett Cullis
11:50Quels sont les outils pour bien débuter la dialyse péritonéale?
(How do I get started right from the beginning with peritoneal dialysis?)
Thierry Lobbedez
12:00AI in PD research
Yeoungjee Cho
12:00PD in paediatric AKI
Peter Nourse
12:00DEBATE: Local production of PD fluid is the answer to PD growth in low resource settings
Prof: Ahad Qayyam
Con:
12:15Abstract presentation12:20Abstract presentation
12:30Lunch Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
12:45 – 13:45LUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUM
PLENARY SESSION
14:00 – 14:45Managing symptoms to promote good quality of life
Frank Brennan
PD ACCESS – ACHIEVING BEST OUTCOMESFROM CLEAR TO CLOUDY EFFLUENT, AND CLEAR TO CLOUDY EVIDENCE: NAVIGATING CONTROVERSIES IN PD-RELATED INFECTION MANAGEMENTPERITONITIS
(French Stream)
LIFE PARTICIPATION IN PD
15:00Best practice in paediatric PD catheter insertion15:00Preventing PD-related infections: Myths, evidence, and ongoing debates
David Johnson
15:00Quelles sont les évolution de la bactériologie des péritonites?
(Bacteriological trends over time in PD fluid infection)
Annabel Boyer
15:00Older patients – living life to the full
Edwina Brown
15:20How nephrologist can ensure best outcomes for percutaneous insertion
Robert Freercks
15:20Timely and accurate diagnosis of PD peritonitis: Strengths and limitations of emerging technology
Adrian Liew
15:20Peut on traiter les péritonites par voie orale?
(Can peritonitis be treated orally?)

Eric Goffin
15:20Depression in dialysis
Marjorie Foo
15:40Abstract presentation15:40Peritonitis treatment in 2025: What the guidelines say-and what they don’t
Philip Li
15:40Doit on traiter les péritonites par voie péritonéale?
(Should peritonitis be treated with intraperitoneally route?)
Fabrice Mac Way
15:40Patient and caregiver experience – Expert patient (Paeds perspective)
15:50Nursing management of PD catheter dysfunction
Abdullah Bohasson
16:00Discussion16:00Abstract presentation15:55Exercise in PD to improve wellbeing
Kopano Malebo
16:10Discussion16:05Abstract presentation
16:15Tea / Coffee Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
PDI SESSION – REVIEWS OF LITERATURE – BASIC SCIENCE, CLINICAL AND JOURNAL CLUBNUTRITION IN PD – PAEDS AND ADULTS AKIPD ACCESS
(French Stream)
PD IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM SPORT
16:45Best of clinical science from PDI
Jeff Perl
16:45Educating patients on eating on PD – improving the joy of eating16:45La pose percutanée du catheter de dialyse péritonéale par le néphrologue
(Percutaneous insertion of the PD catheter by the nephrologist)
Annabel Boyer
16:45Structuring the team for a new PD unit
Ahad Qayyum
17:00Best of PD research from non-PDI
Sydney Tang
17:00Role of MDT in supporting nutrition and fluid balance
Abdullah Bohassan
17:05Migration du catheter, comment prévenir et traiter?
(Catheter migration: how to prevent and treat?)
Karlien Francois
17:00Predialysis education – ensuring a balanced approach
Marietha Schoeman
17:15Best of paediatric research
Peter Nourse
17:15Nutrition for the growing child
Shihaam Cader
17:25Biofilm du cathéter de dalyse péritonéale, que faut il faire?
(How to handle PD catheter biofilm)
Clémence Béchade
17:15Home visits: The when, the who and why
Rachel Walker
17:30Best of basic research17:30Obesity: Role of exercise, new drugs, diet and bariatric surgery
Jenny Shen
17:45Abstract presentation17:30Collecting and assessing patient reported outcome measures
Melissa Cheetham
17:45Nursing contributions to PDI
Ana Figueiredo
17:45Abstract presentation17:45Discussion
17:50Abstract presentation
18:00 – 18:45Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) QuizAuditorium 1

Friday, 2 October 2026

ISPD Congress and SA Renal Congress

7:00Registration
SA Renal Congress Registration Open from 11:00
Registration Foyer
7:00 – 8:00BREAKFAST MEETINGBREAKFAST MEETINGASK THE EXPERTS – CASESBREAKFAST MEETING  
PLENARY SESSION  
8:00 – 8:45Evidenced based education – building the next generation of expert nurses and patients
Josephine Chow
  
WHAT BASIC SCIENCE CAN TEACH THE CLINICIAN – MEMBRANE PHYSIOLOGYAFRAN SYMPOSIUMCONSERVATIVE CARE AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(French Stream)
GROWING THE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FOOTPRINT  
9:00New PD solutions – can basic science lead to improvements for patients
Rebecca Herzog
9:00PD in Africa – Where are we now
Rasha Darwish
9:00Le traitement conservateur, expérience des Néphrologues en Afrique
(Conservative care: the experience of nephrologists in Africa)
Jacques Vigan
9:00Empowering patients to choose PD
Brigitte Schiller
  
9:20Single-cell technologies to uncover mechanisms of peritoneal fibrosis
Hui Peng
9:20PD training for nephrologists in low resource settings
Abdou Niang
9:25Comment mesurer la qualité de vie en Afrique?
(Measuring the quality of life in Africa)
Nadia Kaballi
9:20Developing PD networks to support growth
Jie Dong
  
9:40SGLT and glucose transporters in the peritoneum9:40Acute PD in Africa – lessons from the Saving Young Lives Program
Mignon McCulloch
9:50Abstract presentation9:40The International Home Dialysis Consortium – does implementation lead to effect
Vivek Jha
  
10:00Mesothelial cells and peritoneal barrier function
Rebecca Herzog
10:00Abstract presentation10:00La Dialayse Péritonéale comme dialyse palliative?
(Peritoneal dialysis as palliative dialysis?)
Clémence Béchade
10:00Expanding PD through advocacy
Lily Mushahar
  
10:20Abstract presentation10:10Telemedicine – high quality care for rural populations
Ramon Paniaguas
10:20Abstract presentation  
  
10:30Tea / Coffee Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
EXPANDING PD AND ACCELERATING GROWTHWHAT BASIC SCIENCE CAN TEACH THE CLINICIANAKI AND URGENT STARTFROM FELLOW TO LEADER: BUILDING A CAREER IN PERITONEAL DIALYSISTOWARDS ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
10:50PD – A global perspective
Yeoungjee Cho
10:50Immunometabolism in PD
Rebecca Herzog
10:50Panorama de l’insuffisance rénale aigue en Afrique, une place pour la DP?
(Overview of AKI in Africa, and the place of PD in its management)
Abdou Niang
10:50Best practices in drafting and submitting abstracts and case reports
Roland Schmitt
10:50Challenges in achieving sustainability
Winston Fung
11:10Keys to success – the impact of government policy
Talergnsak Kajanabuch
11:10Membrane aging and senescence
Roland Schmitt
11:10La dialyse péritonéale chez les sujets non plannifié
(PD for unplanned dialysis starters)
Eric Goffin
11:10Social media (How to leverage social media for PD education and patient engagement?)
Jeff Perl
11:05Identifying opportunities for improvement
11:30Getting out of first gear – how to move from regional to national growth
Ahad Qayyum
11:30Cardiovascular effects of PD
Hui Peng
11:30Catheters et solutions de dialyse péritonéale de secours
(Catheter and emergency PD solution: how to do PD with what you have)
Nadia Kaballi
11:30Roles and opportunities for clinicians/non-scientists in contributing to epidemiology and research manuscripts
Raj Mehrotra
11:20Industry perspectives – Future plans and directions
Peter Rutherford, Brigitte Schiller and Marjorie Foo
11:50Empowering nurses is essential for PD growth11:50Abstract presentation11:50Abstract presentation11:50Leadership opportunities within the ISPD: developing PD growth in your region
Adrian Liew
12:00Abstract presentation
12:00Abstract presentation12:00Abstract presentation
12:30Lunch Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
12:45 – 13:45LUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUM
PLENARY SESSION (French)
14:00 – 14:45What registries can do to promote PD growth – Nolph Lecture
Thierry Lobbedez
 
ISPD CONGRESS PROGRAMMESA RENAL CONGRESS: SANS PROGRAMMESA RENAL CONGRESS: RCSSA PROGRAMME
ISN SESSIONGUIDELINES SESSIONPAEDIATRIC
(French Session)
TRANSPLANTINFECTION CONTROL & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
14:30CKD as an NCD emergency proposed solutions and feedback from the WHA
Marcello Tonelli
14:30Developing ISPD Guidelines – journey from start to implementation
Josephine Chow
14:30L’abord péritonéale en urgence chez l’enfant, l’expérience du Sénégal
(Emergency PD catheter insertion in children, the Senegal experience)
Younoussa Keita
14:30Kidney paired donation: Unlocking opportunities to increase donor numbers
Zunaid Barday
14:30Growing up on dialysis: The struggles and strengths of adolescents
Zibya Barday
14:50The Global Kidney Health Atlas
David Johnson
14:50Managing the transfer to HD
Mark Lambie
14:50Faut il mesurer la pression intra-péritonéale chez l’enfant
(Should intraperitoneal pressure be measured in paediatric PD?)
14:45Governance in transplantation: Understanding the in workings of the Ministerial Advisory Committee
Albert Muranda
14:45PD and HD dialysis catheter management: Reducing risk, improving outcomes
Elaine Bowes
15:10The ISN framework for dialysis provision in LMIC’s – the role of PD potentials and pitfalls?
Abdou Niang
15:10Teaching PD
Ana Figueiredo
15:10La dialyse péritonéale chez l’enfant, expérience de la RDC
(Paediatric PD: the experience of DRC)
Agathe Nkoy
15:00Challenges in paediatric transplantation – not for the faint hearted
Mignon McCulloch
15:00Managing isolation on the dialysis unit: MDR bacteria, Blood borne Viruses and other nasties
Nina Diana
15:30Discussion15:30Abstract presentation15:30Abstract presentation15:15Navigating Viral Hepatitis in Transplantation: Challenges and Solutions
Mark Sonderup
15:15Rapid abstracts 3 x 5 mins
15:30Rapid abstracts 3 x 5 min
16:15Tea / Coffee Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
NAVIGATING OVERHYDRATION IN PD: DO NOVEL ASSESSMENT TOOLS SPEAK VOLUMES?PDOPPS SESSIONQUALITY PRESCRIBING – INCREMENTAL, SYMPTOM CONTROL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, MAINTAINING ON PD
(French Session)
GLOMERULONEPHRITISVASCULAR ACCESS
16:00DEBATE: Technology is necessary to assess fluid balance in the modern era
Pro:
Con: Simon Davies
16:00PDOPPS global overview
Roberto Pecoits
16:00Les unité de transition pour la Dialyse Péritonéale
(Transit care units for PD)
Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fradette
16:00How many cell types are there in the kidney and what do they do
Michael Balzer
16:00Dialysis vascular access monitoring and intervention
Eddie Tan
16:45Devising New Devices: Innovations in peritoneal dialysis technology
Osama El Shamy
16:10Are we winning the battle against infection – PDOPPS weighs in
Jeff Perl
16:15L’adéquation?, changement de concept?
(Adequacy on PD? a new paradigm of care)
Annabel Boyer
16:18How to treat IgA nephropathy in 2026
Sydney Tang
16:30Using POC ultrasound to manage and access the haemodialysis patient
Shareshnee Govender
17:05Abstract presentation16:25How has PDOPPS influence clinical guidelines in Japan
Yasuhiko Ito
16:30La collaboration avec les centres experts pour augmenter la durée de la dialyse péritonéale
(Collaboration with expert centers to increase the duration on PD)
Karlien Francois
16:36The Kidney’s local dialect. Glomerular disease experience in central South Africa
Feziwe Bisiwe
16:45Needling techniques – button hole vs rope ladder which should we use?
Tinus du Toit
  16:40PD prescribing. Are we too prescriptive
Ankur Shah
16:45DPA first ou DPCA first pour durer en Dialyse Péritonéale?
(PD first or DPCA first to last longer on PD?)
Thierry Lobbedez
16:54How I treat lupus nephritis in 2026
Kate Webb
17:00Abstract presentation
  16:55Transforming PD in LMIC’s – lessons from PDOPPS
Talerngsak Kanjanabuch
17:00Abstract presentation    
18:00Faculty Dinner (By invite only)Simons Restaurant, Groot Constantia18:00SA Renal Congress Cocktail ReceptionVenue to be confirmed

Saturday, 3 October 2026

ISPD Congress and SA Renal Congress

7:00RegistrationRegistration Foyer
7:00 – 8:00ISPD General AssemblyAuditorium 1
PLENARY SESSION
8:00 – 8:45Health economics of dialysis – Myths revisited 
MANAGING PD-RELATED TRANSITIONSNURSING DEVELOPMENTIHDC POLICY FORUMSA RENAL CONGRESS: SANS PROGRAMME
PREGNANCY / NEONATAL OUTCOMES
SA RENAL CONGRESS: RCSSA PROGRAMME
HAEMODIALYSIS
9:00Transitioning from CKD to PD – Role of predialysis education
Sally Punzalan
9:00Patient education and adherence with low health literacy
Rachel Walker
9:00Welcome9:00Screening and follow up of CAKUT
Christel Du Buisson
9:00Technology to interpret fluid balance and HD adequacy – common pitfalls
Vakhtang Rekhviashvili
9:20Transitioning PD to HD: Who, when & how
Ali Abu Alfa
9:20Mentoring and professional development
Ana Figueiredo
9:10The current status of CKD, dialysis and workforce in Africa9:15Pregnancy-associated AKI: Life after the acute phase
Bianca Davidson
9:20Hypotension on dialysis – is it all about fluid?
Malcolm Davies
9:40Transitioning PD from paediatrics to adults: Is there an ideal time?
Zibya Barday
9:40Supporting PD nurse growth in Africa
Barbara Crisp
9:30Preventative management of CKD, saving lives and dollars9:45Neonatal AKI management
Bashir Admani
9:40New dialysis membranes, are they worth the hype?
Alda Vermeulen
10:00Transitioning from AKI to ESKD in low resource areas10:00Abstract presentation9:50Framework for dialysis in low resource countries10:00Dialysis in pregnancy: balancing maternal and foetal outcomes10:00Balancing bleeding and clotting: Anticoagulation in dialysis
10:20Abstract presentation10:10Nurse sensitive indicators
Sally Punzalan
10:10The forgotten ones – kidney disease in Children10:15Rapid fire abstracts – 3 x 5 mins10:15Rapid fire abstracts – 3 x 5 mins
10:30Tea / Coffee Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
LATE-BREAKING STUDIESNOVEL IT IN PD – TRAINING, MONITORING, USE OF AI ETC.IHDC PUBLIC POLICY FORUMSA RENAL CONGRESS: SANS PROGRAMME
CARDIO-RENAL METABOLIC SYNDROME
SA RENAL CONGRESS: RCSSA PROGRAMME
ETHICAL DIALYSIS MANAGEMENT
  11:00Flexing PD delivery with wearable devices
Marjorie Foo
11:00Acute Kidney Injury, the low hanging fruit11:00Abstract presentation11:00Ethical approaches to managing disruptive behaviours in the dialysis unit
Yeoungjee Cho
  11:20PDTAP – results of systematic PD telemedicine platform in China
Jie Dong
11:20Transplantation in Africa – is it a reality11:10Beyond Numbers. Navigating BP in Diabetes
Yazied Chothia
11:20Nursing care and ethical responsibility in dialysis symptom management
Frank Brennan
  11:40Harnessing AI to enhance outcomes in PD
Osama El Shamy
11:40Ethics surrounding the management of kidney disease in Africa11:30Predicting long term Cardiovascular outcomes using albuminuria and eGFR
June Fabian
11:40Respecting culture, saving lives: Navigating ethical barriers to donation
Veronica Miya
  12:00Remote patient monitoring does it improve outcomes in rural areas
Ramon Paniaguas
12:00Managing conflicting priorities in healthcare11:50Incremental dialysis: Benefits and cardiovascular risks
Melissa Cheetham
11:55To dialyse or not to dialyse, difficult decisions in paediatrics
Lindokuhle Mahlase
12:20Abstract presentation12:20Discussion12:10Long-term cardiovascular consequences of childhood CKD12:15When should patients take their medication in relation to dialysis? Shattering the myths
Lindie van Tonder
12:30CLOSING CEREMONYAuditorium 112:30Closing Ceremony & Awards12:30Closing Ceremony & Awards