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Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Pre-congress CME – Capetonian Hotel

08:00Workshop RegistrationMeeting Room Foyer
BASICS OF PD WORKSHOP – supported by Adcock Ingram Critical Care
08:30Welcome
09:00Peritoneal dialysis – Who, why and when
Brett Cullis, South Africa
 Anatomy and physiology of the peritoneal membrane
Bianca Davidson, South Africa
 PD prescribing including APD
Nicola Wearne, South Africa
 PD access, keys to success
Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, South Africa
10:30Tea / Coffee BreakMeeting Room Foyer
11:00Predialysis education and patient identification
Maretha Schoeman, South Africa
 How to train a patient on PD
Leigh Morton, South Africa
 Infectious complications
Wesley van Hougenhouk-Tulleken, South Africa
 PD in Children
Ashton Coetzee, South Africa
12:30Lunch BreakMeeting Room Foyer
14:00Noninfectious complications
Alda Vermeulen, South Africa
 Case studies – Peritonitis
Faculty
15:00Tea / Coffee Break Meeting Room Foyer
15:30Case Studies – Prescribing and fluid management
Faculty
16:30Closing Remarks

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Pre-congress CME

8:00Workshop RegistrationAt Each Workshop Venue
PRACTICALITIES OF PDFUNDAMENTALS OF PD CME WORKSHOP – supported by Fresenius Medical CareHANDS- ON PD ACCESS WORKSHOP – supported by Vantive
8:50Welcome and introduction
Ana Figueiredo, Brazil
8:50Welcome and introduction
Edwina Brown, United Kingdom
8:50Welcome and introduction
Robert Freercks, South Africa
 Planning to start a program and quality care initiatives
Ahad Qayyum, Pakistan
9:00PD post-surgery
Anjali Saxena, USA
9:00PD access history and current best practices
Eddie Tan, New Zealand
 How to improve nurse autonomy and get doctor buy-in for best care for patients
Leigh Morton, South Africa
9:25Preserving the peritoneal membrane
Rumeyza Kazancioglu, Turkey
9:24Managing access related complications
Richard Corbett, United Kingdom
 Practicalities of training a patient
Josephine Chow, Australia
9:50Managing itching, pain and other symptoms
Nicola Wearne, South Africa
9:48Paediatric PD insertion techniques
Peter Nourse, South Africa
 Supporting the new patient
Sally Punzalan, United Kingdom
10:15Electrolyte management – Sodium, Potassium and phosphate
Talerngsak Kajanabuch, Thailand
10:12Preoperative assessment, preparation and sedation for PD catheter insertion
Brett Cullis, South Africa
 Tailoring PD to your patient and adapting prescriptions
Barbara Crisp, South Africa
10:40Managing increasing frailty
Yasuhiko Ito, Japan
10:36The percutaneous PD catheter insertion technique
Robert Freercks, South Africa
11:00Tea / Coffee BreakMeeting Room Foyer
 Managing the tricky medical patient – heart failure, diabetes, BMD
Rasha Darwish, Egypt
PD DELIVERY: HOW AND FOR WHOM?11:30Post operative management of the PD catheter
Nicola Wearne, South Africa
 Access skin marking and post catheter insertion care
Elaine Bowes, United Kingdom
11:30Personalised prescribing
Anjali Saxena, USA
12:00Demonstration of Catheter insertion in adults
Eddie Tan, New Zealand
 Infectious and non-infectious complications
Maretha Schoeman, South Africa
11:48Knowing the peritoneal membrane helps prescribing
Richard Corbett, United Kingdom
12:30Demonstration of catheter insertion in paediatrics
Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
 Residual kidney function, clearance and PET – indications, collection and interpretation
Ana Figueiredo, Brazil
12:06PD in the Anuric patient
Lily Mushahar, Malaysia
  
  12:24Managing fluid overload
Maria Slon, Spain
  
  12:42Assisted PD
Edwina Brown, United Kingdom
  
13:00Lunch BreakMeeting 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, South Africa
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, USA
  
 Line changes and line contamination15:00Hernia repairs and leaks
Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, South Africa
  
 Collecting sample and adding IP antibiotics15:30Acute kidney injury
Sampson Antwi, Ghana
  
15:00Congress RegistrationRegistration Foyer
16:00Tea / Coffee BreakMeeting Room Foyer
17:00Opening CeremonyAuditorium 1
18:30Welcome 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, United Kingdom
QUALITY CARE AT END OF LIFE, LIFE FOR YOUNG AND OLDARE NEW PD SOLUTIONS THE SOLUTION?MAINTAINING PATIENTS ON PD
(French Stream)
REDEFINING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TREATMENT GOALS
9:00Frailty and dialysis decisions
Philip Li, Hong Kong
9:00Glucose transport blockade across peritoneal membrane: A novel therapeutic option?
Karin Bergling
9:00Protéger la membrane péritonéale, maintenant, et dans le futur?
(How to protect the peritoneal membrane, now and in the future?)
Eric Goffin, Belgium
9:00The problem with “V”: Reassessing traditional metrics in PD
Osama El Shamy, USA
9:20Challenges of palliative care in low healthcare resource settings
Peace Bagasha, Uganda
9:20Novel glucose-free PD solutions: Where are we now?
Mark Lambie, United Kingdom
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, France
9:20Incremental PD for children
Bashir Admani, Kenya
9:40Determinants and trends of peritoneal dialysis withdrawal in Australia: A 20-year national cohort study
Kate Brotherton, Australia
9:40Rethinking glucose: The implications of steady concentration peritoneal dialysis for clinical practice
Martin Wilkie, United Kingdom
9:40Dénutrition en dialyse péritonéale quelle place pour la nutrition entérale?
(Malnutrition on PD, what is the role of enteral nutrition?)
Thierry Lobbedez, France
9:40Achieving high-quality, individualized PD: A personalized approach
Richard Corbett, United Kingdom
9:50Transitioning from PD to supportive care
Edwina Brown, United Kingdom
10:00Point of care PD solution generation: Design, rationale, and current status
Peter Rutherford, Switzerland
10:00Dialyse hybride, quand, comment, pourquoi
(Hybrid dialysis: When, how and why?)
Annabel Boyer, France
10:00Role of PD in heart failure
Simon Davies, United Kingdom
10:10Patient and family support: perspective of a youth worker
Clarissa Lawrence, South Africa
10:20XyloCore reverses peritoneal fibrosis by regulating metabolism and extracellular matrix remodeling
Valentina Masola, Italy
10:20Outcomes on peritoneal dialysis in patients with primary kidney disease related to multiple myeloma: A cohort study with data from the French Language Peritoneal Dialysis Registry
Laura Jolec, France
10:20Frailty, not sarcopenia or protein-energy wasting, predicts mortality in peritoneal dialysis: A prospective cohort study
Pakpum Kuwijitsuwan, Thailand
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, Turkey
11:00PD in diabetes
Laura Gillis, United Kingdom
11:00La DP dans le parcours intégré de la maladie rénale chronique
(PD as part of an integrated approach to CKD management)
Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fradette, Canada
11:00DEBATE: AI will revolutionise PD
Pro: Winston Fung, Hong Kong
Con: Ben Talbot, United Kingdom
11:25Outcomes of improvised peritoneal dialysis fluids in managing acute kidney injury among paediatric patients in Kenya
Grace Ngaruiya, Kenya
11:20Peritoneal Dialysis management of the patient with cardiovascular disease
Roberto Pecoits-Filho
11:25Particularité des troubles minéraux et osseux en dialyse péritonéale?
(Management and particularities of mineral and bone disorders on PD)
Fabrice Mac Way, Canada
11:30Early career nephrologist presentations:
Clinical research: Melissa Cheetham, Australia
Multiomic research: Michael Balzer, Germany
11:35What is urgent start PD?
Ali Abu Alfa, Lebanon
11:40PD in AKI
Brett Cullis, South Africa
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, France
12:00AI in PD research
Yeoungjee Cho, Australia
12:00PD in paediatric AKI
Peter Nourse, South Africa
12:00DEBATE: Local production of PD fluid is the answer to PD growth in low resource settings
Pro: Ahad Qayyam, Pakistan
Con: Vivek Jha, India
12:15A complicated and burdensome dialysis experience in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
Hanène Gaied, Tunisia
12:20Enhancing peritoneal dialysis safety through nursing-led quality improvement: from error prevention to system integration
Shu Ting Yao, Taiwan
12:30Lunch Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
12:55 – 13:55LUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUM
PLENARY SESSION
14:00 – 14:45Managing symptoms to promote good quality of life
Frank Brennan, Australia
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 insertion
Alp Numanoglu, South Africa
15:00Preventing PD-related infections: Myths, evidence, and ongoing debates
David Johnson, Australia
15:00Quelles sont les évolution de la bactériologie des péritonites?
(Bacteriological trends over time in PD fluid infection)
Annabel Boyer, France
15:00Older patients – living life to the full
Edwina Brown, United Kingdom
15:20How nephrologist can ensure best outcomes for percutaneous insertion
Robert Freercks, South Africa
15:20Timely and accurate diagnosis of PD peritonitis: Strengths and limitations of emerging technology
Adrian Liew, Singapore
15:20Peut on traiter les péritonites par voie orale?
(Can peritonitis be treated orally?)
Eric Goffin, France
15:20Depression in dialysis
Marjorie Foo, Singapore
15:40Effect of silver-coated peritoneal dialysis catheters on biofilm reduction
Takefumi Mori, Japan
15:40Peritonitis treatment in 2025: What the guidelines say-and what they don’t
Philip Li, Hong Kong
15:40Doit on traiter les péritonites par voie péritonéale?
(Should peritonitis be treated with intraperitoneally route?)
Fabrice Mac Way, Canada
15:40Validation of the Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology – Life Participation (SONG-LP) instrument in people receiving dialysis
Cameron Burnett, Australia
15:50Nursing management of PD catheter dysfunction
Abdullah Bohassan, Saudi Arabia
16:00Impact of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis on kidney transplant outcomes: Binational registry study
Na Jiang, China
16:00Discussion15:50Exercise in PD to improve wellbeing
Kopano Malebo, South Africa
16:10Discussion16:10Discussion16:10Discussion
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, Canada
16:45Educating patients on eating on PD – improving the joy of eating
Zarina Ebrahim, South Africa
16:45La pose percutanée du catheter de dialyse péritonéale par le néphrologue
(Percutaneous insertion of the PD catheter by the nephrologist)
Annabel Boyer, France
16:45Structuring the team for a new PD unit
Ahad Qayyum, Pakistan
17:00Best of PD research from non-PDI
Sydney Tang, Hong Kong
17:00Role of MDT in supporting nutrition and fluid balance
Abdullah Bohassan, Saudi Arabia
17:05Migration du catheter, comment prévenir et traiter?
(Catheter migration: how to prevent and treat?)
Karlien Francois, Belgium
17:00Predialysis education – ensuring a balanced approach
Maretha Schoeman, South Africa
17:15Best of paediatric research
Peter Nourse, South Africa
17:15Nutrition for the growing child
Shihaam Cader, South Africa
17:25Biofilm du cathéter de dalyse péritonéale, que faut il faire?
(How to handle PD catheter biofilm)
Clémence Béchade, France
17:15Home visits: The when, the who and why
Rachael Walker, New Zealand
17:30Best of basic research
Roland Schmitt, Germany
17:30Obesity: Role of exercise, new drugs, diet and bariatric surgery
Jenny Shen, USA
17:45Quand l’orifice de cathéter fleurit en botriomycome! (When the catheter orifice blooms into botryomycoma!)
Chaima Benkhelifa, Algeria
17:30Collecting and assessing patient reported outcome measures
Melissa Cheetham, Australia
17:45Nursing contributions to PDI
Ana Figueiredo, Brazil
17:45Defining and understanding wasting syndromes in dialysis: Early results from the DYNAMICA study
Inès Dufour, Belgium
17:45Improving peritoneal dialysis home support enrolment through an adapted national improvement collaborative in Singapore
17:55Discussion
18:00 – 18:45Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) Quiz 
18:15Wine Tasting and Poster Presentations 

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, Australia
  
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, Germany
9:00PD in Africa – Where are we now
Rasha Darwish, Egypt
9:00Le traitement conservateur, expérience des Néphrologues en Afrique.
(Conservative care: the experience of nephrologists in Africa)
Jacques Vigan, Belgium
9:00Empowering patients to choose PD
Brigitte Schiller, USA
  
9:20Single-cell technologies to uncover mechanisms of peritoneal fibrosis
Hui Peng, China
9:20PD training for nephrologists in low resource settings
Abdou Niang, Senegal
9:25Comment mesurer la qualité de vie en Afrique?
(Measuring the quality of life in Africa)
Nadia Kabali, Morocco
9:20Developing PD networks to support growth
Jie Dong, China
  
9:40SGLT and glucose transporters in the peritoneum
Karen Bergling
9:40Acute PD in Africa – lessons from the Saving Young Lives Program
Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
9:50La Dialayse Péritonéale comme dialyse palliative?
(Peritoneal dialysis as palliative dialysis?)
Clémence Béchade, France
9:40The International Home Dialysis Consortium – does implementation lead to effect
Vivek Jha, India
  
10:00Mesothelial cells and peritoneal barrier function
Rebecca Herzog, Germany
10:00Peritoneal dialysis in South Africa: prevalence and survival outcomes among incident patients
Sunira Singh, South Africa
10:15Discussion10:00Expanding PD through advocacy
Lily Mushahar, Malaysia
  
10:20Alteration of gut microbiota during peritoneal dialysis contributes to peritoneal fibrosis partly through increased production of trimethylamine N-oxide
Na Jiang, China
10:10Telemedicine – high quality care for rural populations
Ramon Paniaguas, Colombia
10:20Strengthening the PD-First Policy through continuous quality improvement: Lessons from the Thai Renal Quality Program
Kamol Khositrangsikun, Thailand
  
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, Australia
10:50Immunometabolism in PD
Rebecca Herzog, Germany
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, Senegal
10:50Best practices in drafting and submitting abstracts and case reports
Martin Wilkie, United Kingdom
10:50Challenges in achieving sustainability
Winston Fung, Hong Kong
11:10Keys to success – the impact of government policy
Talergnsak Kanjanabuch, Thailand
11:10Membrane aging and senescence
Roland Schmitt, Germany
11:10La dialyse péritonéale chez les sujets non plannifi
(PD for unplanned dialysis starters)
Eric Goffin, Belgium
11:10Social media (How to leverage social media for PD education and patient engagement?)
Jeff Perl, Canada
11:05Identifying opportunities for improvement
Ben Talbot, United Kingdom
11:30Getting out of first gear – how to move from regional to national growth
Ahad Qayyum, Pakistan
11:30Cardiovascular effects of PD
Hui Peng, China
11:30Catheters et solutions de dialyse péritonéale de secours
(Catheter and emergency PD solution: how to do PD with what you have)
Nadia Kabali, Morocco
11:30Roles and opportunities for clinicians/non-scientists in contributing to epidemiology and research manuscripts
Raj Mehrotra, USA
11:20Industry perspectives – Future plans and directions
Peter Rutherford, Brigitte Schiller and Marjorie Foo
11:50Empowering nurses is essential for PD growth
Reena George, India
11:50c-Fos/LCN2 axis from mesothelial cells induces peritoneal inflammation and fibrosis through triggering C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
Jing Guo, China
11:50Peritoneal dialysis in emergency settings for end-stage renal disease: Between necessity and limitations
Belabbes Bouterfas, Algeria
11:50Leadership opportunities within the ISPD: developing PD growth in your region
Adrian Liew, Singapore
12:00A life cycle assessment investigating the location dependence of dialysis environmental impacts
Carolyn Bernemann, USA
12:00Impact of SGLT1 and SGLT2 deletion on glucose uptake in rat peritoneal mesothelial cells
Takuo Hirose, Japan
12:00Discussion
12:10Lunch Break and Poster ViewingExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)
12:25 – 13:25LUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUMLUNCH SYMPOSIUM
PLENARY SESSION (French)
13:30 – 14:15What registries can do to promote PD growth – Nolph Lecture
Thierry Lobbedez, France
 
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, Canada
14:30Developing ISPD Guidelines – journey from start to implementation
Josephine Chow, Australia
14:30L’abord péritonéale en urgence chez l’enfant, l’expérience du Sénégal
(Emergency PD catheter insertion in children, the Senegal experience)
Younoussa Keita, Senegal
14:30Kidney paired donation: Unlocking opportunities to increase donor numbers
Zunaid Barday, South Africa
14:30Growing up on dialysis: The struggles and strengths of adolescents
Zibya Barday, South Africa
14:50The Global Kidney Health Atlas
David Johnson, Australia
14:50Managing the transfer to HD
Mark Lambie, United Kingdom
14:50Faut il mesurer la pression intra-péritonéale chez l’enfant
(Should intraperitoneal pressure be measured in paediatric PD?)
Agathe Nkoy, DRC
14:45Governance in transplantation: Understanding the in workings of the Ministerial Advisory Committee
Albert Muranda, South Africa
14:45PD and HD dialysis catheter management: Reducing risk, improving outcomes
Elaine Bowes, United Kingdom
15:10The ISN framework for dialysis provision in LMIC’s – the role of PD potentials and pitfalls?
Abdou Niang, Senegal
15:10Teaching PD
Ana Figueiredo, Brazil
15:10La dialyse péritonéale chez l’enfant, expérience de la RDC
(Paediatric PD: the experience of DRC)
Agathe Nkoy, DRC
15:00Challenges in paediatric transplantation – not for the faint hearted
Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
15:00Managing isolation on the dialysis unit: MDR bacteria, Blood borne Viruses and other nasties
Nina Diana, South Africa
15:30Discussion15:30Gastric acid suppression increases the risk of fractures in patients on peritoneal dialysis-a territory-wide cohort study
Chun Kau Gordon Chan, Hong Kong
15:30Discussion15:15Navigating Viral Hepatitis in Transplantation: Challenges and Solutions
Mark Sonderup, South Africa
15:15Rapid abstracts 3 x 5 mins
15:30Rapid abstracts 3 x 5 min
15:45 – 16:00Tea / 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: Maria Slon, Spain
Con: Simon Davies, United Kingdom
16:00PDOPPS global overview
Roberto Pecoits-Filho, USA
16:00Les unité de transition pour la Dialyse Péritonéale
(Transit care units for PD)
Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fradette, Canada
16:00How many cell types are there in the kidney and what do they do
Michael Balzer, Germany
16:00Dialysis vascular access monitoring and intervention
Eddie Tan, New Zealand
16:45Devising New Devices: Innovations in peritoneal dialysis technology
Osama El Shamy, USA
16:10Are we winning the battle against infection – PDOPPS weighs in
Jeff Perl, Canada
16:15L’adéquation?, changement de concept?
(Adequacy on PD? a new paradigm of care)
Annabel Boyer, France
16:18How to treat IgA nephropathy in 2026
Sydney Tang, Hong Kong
16:30Using POC ultrasound to manage and access the haemodialysis patient
Shareshnee Govender, South Africa
17:05An explainable machine-learning model for identifying and validating fast peritoneal transfer rate with prognostic implications in patients with peritoneal dialysis
Jing Guo, China
16:25How has PDOPPS influence clinical guidelines in Japan
Yasuhiko Ito, Japan
16:30La collaboration avec les centres experts pour augmenter la durée de la dialyse péritonéale
(Collaboration with expert centres to increase the duration on PD)
Karlien Francois, Belgium
16:36The Kidney’s local dialect. Glomerular disease experience in central South Africa
Feziwe Bisiwe, South Africa
16:45Needling techniques – buttonhole vs rope ladder which should we use?
Tinus du Toit, South Africa
  16:40PD prescribing. Are we too prescriptive
Ankur Shah, USA
16:45DPA first ou DPCA first pour durer en Dialyse Péritonéale?
(PD first or DPCA first to last longer on PD?)
Thierry Lobbedez, France
16:54How I treat lupus nephritis in 2026
Kate Webb, South Africa
17:00Abstract presentation
  16:55Transforming PD in LMIC’s – lessons from PDOPPS
Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Thailand
17:00Peritoneal dialysis in the Republic of Congo: History and current issues
Pierre Eric Gandzali Ngabe, Congo
    
18:00Presidents Dinner (By invite only) 18:00SA Renal Congress Cocktail ReceptionExhibition Hall (Ballroom East & West)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

ISPD Congress and SA Renal Congress

7:00RegistrationRegistration Foyer
7:00 – 8:00ISPD General AssemblyAuditorium 1
 7:00 – 7:20Managing symptoms in patients not offered dialysisPeace Bagasha, Uganda
7:20 – 8:00Debate: Dialysis for the marginal patientsShoyab Wadee, South Africa vs. Graham Paget, South Africa
PLENARY SESSION
8:00 – 8:45To be confirmed 
MANAGING PD-RELATED TRANSITIONSNURSING DEVELOPMENTAFRICAN NEPHROLOGY 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, United Kingdom
9:00Patient education and adherence with low health literacy
Rachael Walker, New Zealand
9:00Welcome
Charles Swanepoel, South Africa
9:00Screening and follow up of CAKUT
Christel Du Buisson, South Africa
9:00Technology to interpret fluid balance and HD adequacy – common pitfalls
Vakhtang Rekhviashvili, South Africa
9:20Transitioning PD to HD: Who, when & how
Ali Abu Alfa, Lebanon
9:20Mentoring and professional development
Ana Figueiredo, Brazil
9:10The current status of CKD, dialysis workforce in Africa
Abdou Niang, Senegal
9:15Pregnancy-associated AKI: Life after the acute phase
Bianca Davidson, South Africa
9:20Hypotension on dialysis – is it all about fluid?
Malcolm Davies, South Africa
9:40Transitioning PD from paediatrics to adults: Is there an ideal time?
Zibya Barday, South Africa
9:40Supporting PD nurse growth in Africa
Barbara Crisp, South Africa
9:30Preventative management of CKD, saving lives and dollars
Marcello Tonelli, Canada
9:45Neonatal AKI management
Bashir Admani, Kenya
9:40New dialysis membranes, are they worth the hype?
Alda Vermeulen, South Africa
10:00Transitioning from AKI to ESKD in low resource areas
Sampson Antwi, Ghana
10:00Impact of individualized education program on self-management: Ability of peritoneal dialysis patients
Wei Qianqian Wei, China
9:50Approach to dialysis provision in Africa – Acute to chronic
Brett Cullis, South Africa
10:00Dialysis in pregnancy: balancing maternal and foetal outcomes10:00Balancing bleeding and clotting: Anticoagulation in dialysis
Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, South Africa
10:20Urgent-start dialysis: Peritoneal or hemodialysis-which fares better?
Abhilash Chandra, India
10:10Nurse sensitive indicators
Sally Punzalan, United Kingdom
10:10The forgotten ones – kidney disease in Children
Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
10:15Rapid 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.AFRICAN NEPHROLOGY 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, Singapore
11:00Advocacy for CKD provision in Africa
Nicola Wearne, South Africa
11:00Abstract presentation11:00Ethical approaches to managing disruptive behaviours in the dialysis unit
Yeoungjee Cho, Australia
  11:20PDTAP – results of systematic PD telemedicine platform in China
Jie Dong, China
11:20Transplantation in Africa – is it a reality
Albert Muranda, South Africa
11:10Beyond Numbers. Navigating BP in Diabetes
Yazied Chothia, South Africa
11:20Nursing care and ethical responsibility in dialysis symptom management
Frank Brennan, Australia
  11:40Harnessing AI to enhance outcomes in PD
Osama El Shamy, Canada
11:40Ethics surrounding the management of kidney disease in Africa
Valerie Luyckx, Switzerland
11:30Predicting long term Cardiovascular outcomes using albuminuria and eGFR
June Fabian, South Africa
11:40Respecting culture, saving lives: Navigating ethical barriers to donation
Veronica Miya, South Africa
  12:00Remote patient monitoring does it improve outcomes in rural areas
Ramon Paniaguas, Colombia
12:00Managing conflicting priorities in healthcare
Nicholas Crisp, South Africa
11:50Incremental dialysis: Benefits and cardiovascular risks
Melissa Cheetham, Australia
11:55To dialyse or not to dialyse, difficult decisions in paediatrics
Lindokuhle Mahlase, South Africa
  12:20Revolutionizing peritoneal dialysis care through smart technology: Paving the digital path towards precision, safety, and integration
Han Yu Kuo, Taiwan
12:20Discussion12:10CKDOPPS: Global practice patterns in CKD 3 – 5
Roberto Pecoits-Filho
12:15When should patients take their medication in relation to dialysis? Shattering the myths
Lindie van Tonder, South Africa
12:30CLOSING CEREMONYAuditorium 112:30Closing Ceremony & Awards12:30Closing Ceremony & Awards