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Friday 3 May 2024
| Time | Activity | ||||||||
| 1800 – 1900 | Registration Open | Level 2 Foyer | ||||||||
| 1900 – 2200 |  Welcome Dinner | Bayside Room, Level 2, RACV City Club
Speaker: Professor Karen Dwyer Karen Dwyer is Professor and Director of Nephrology at RMH and The University of Melbourne. Prof Karen Dwyer is the Director and Professor of Nephrology and Kidney Care Services at RMH and The University of Melbourne. She is a member of the PEAK Committee and immediate past Clinical Director of Kidney Health Australia. Her previous positions include Deputy Head, including Acting Dean, School of Medicine Deakin University. Her clinical work encompasses the spectrum of kidney disease including dialysis and transplantation with an interest in empowering patients to make lifestyle changes to improve their metabolic health. Prof Dwyer has won >$7M in grant funding and published over 120 papers. See full bio here. |
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Saturday 4 May 2024
| Time | Activity | ||||||||
| 0730 | Breakfast at Leisure | ||||||||
| 0830 – 0915 | PLENARY: Day One Training | Club Pavillion, Level 2 | ||||||||
| 0830 – 0915 | Welcome | ||||||||
| Kidney Physiology in Clinical Context Sharon Ford |
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| 0915 – 1045 | CHALLENGING CASES IN KIDNEY PHYSIOLOGY: Small group workshops (Each participant will rotate through three 30 mins workshops*) | ||||||||
| Session | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 4 | Workshop 5 | Workshop 6 | Workshop 7 | Workshop 8 | Workshop 9 |
| Acid-base | Acid-Base | Acid-Base | Genetic tubular disorders | Secondary hypertension | Hyponatraemia | Hyponatraemia | Non-CKD calciu and phosphate disorders | Stones | |
| Sharon Ford | Amali Mallawaarachchi | Jack Heron | Kush Jayasinghe | Sheena Kaul | Michael Cai | Orla O’Brien | Veena Roberts | Sid Rajakumar | |
| 1045 – 1115 | Morning Tea | Club Pavillion Foyer | ||||||||
| 1115 – 1245 | CHALLENGING CASES IN CKD: Small group workshops (Each participant will rotate through three 30 mins workshops*) | ||||||||
| Session | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 4 | Workshop 5 | Workshop 6 | Workshop 7 | Workshop 8 | Workshop 9 |
| Diabetic nephropathy | IgA nephropathy – watch or treat? | ADPKD – when do I use tolvaptan? | Anaemia | CKD mineral bone disease | Challenges in GFR measurement | CKD in the child | Hypertnesion | Nutrition | |
| Jack Heron | Mandy Law | Kush Jayasinghe | Eoin O’Sullivan | Michael Cai | Jamie Cheong | David Metz | Sheena Kaul | Louise Stanley | |
| 1245 – 1400 | Lunch | Club Pavillion Foyer | ||||||||
| 1400 – 1530 | CHALLENGING CASES IN DIALYSIS: Small group workshops (Each participant will rotate through three 30 mins workshops*) | ||||||||
| Session | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 4 | Workshop 5 | Workshop 6 | Workshop 7 | Workshop 8 | Workshop 9 |
| Heart failure and dialysis | Prescribing HD in Paediatrics | Dialysing women who are pregnant | Trouble-shooting in adult PD | Volume first – HD optimisation | Intradialytic hypotension | Home haemodialysis | Prescribing HD in Adults | Dialysing sick inpatients | |
| Peter Kerr | David Metz | Vanessa Heron | Louis Huang | Eoin O’Sullivan | Mandy Law | Jack Heron | Matt Sypek | Emily See | |
| 1530 – 1615 | Afternoon Tea | Club Pavillion Foyer | ||||||||
| 1615 – 1715 | Campfire Discussions | ||||||||
| Join our group facilitators for small group discussions on your personal and professional development. | |||||||||
| Facilitators: Amali Mallawaarachchi, Adam Steinberg, Eoin O’Sullivan, Cathy Quinlan, Vanessa Heron, Emily See, Louis Huang, Matt Sypek and David Carter. | |||||||||
| 1715 – 1830 | Free Time | ||||||||
| 1830 onwards | Dinner | Saint & Rogue, 582 Little Collins St | ||||||||
Sunday 5th May 2024
| 0730 | Breakfast at Leisure | ||||||||
| 0800 – 1030 | MASTERCLASS | ||||||||
| Session | Masterclass 1 | Bourke 1 | Masterclass 2 | Bourke 2 | Masterclass 3 | Bourke 3 | Masterclass 4 | Bayside 4 &5 | |||||
| 0800 – 1030 | Glomerulonephritis: Developing an Individualised Approach | Unlocking the Literature: Mastering Critical Appraisal in Nephrology | Nephrology after advanced training: Developing your career outside the clinic and lab | Communication Skills | |||||
| Holly Hutton Kate Robson Simin Daneshvar |
Emily See Thomas Forbes Adam Flavell |
Sharmila Chandran Kristeen Barker Eoin O’Sullivan Annabel Martin Amali Mallawaarachchi |
Amy Waters Liz Stallworthy Grace Walpole Jenny Chen Balaji Hiremagalur Adam Steinberg |
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| Understanding and managing glomerular diseases can be both challenging and rewarding. In the current landscape of burgeoning evidence, emerging therapeutics, updated guidelines and clinical tools, an individualised approach remains key to optimising each patient’s care. This masterclass aims to develop your practical skills in evaluating cases of glomerular disease, formulating individualised treatment plans through shared decision making, and managing complications. | As you navigate your training and contemplate your consultant career, keeping up with the latest research and honing your critical appraisal skills is key. Our Kidney Journal Club Masterclass offers a concise, impactful way to master these skills. Aimed at nephrology trainees, this masterclass focuses on dissecting recent papers, enhancing your ability to evaluate evidence and its application to clinical practice. Learn about the nuances of critical analysis and how it shapes patient care. Join us for this masterclass that aims to refine your research skills, broaden your understanding, and empower your decision-making in nephrology. | As you approach the end of your training, you might be overwhelmed with choice about what to do next. This session is aimed at final year trainees and will showcase a range of nephrology careers with varied clinical and non clinical interests. Hear from nephrologists with career interests in advocacy and policy, private practice, rural practice, medical administration and dual trained specialists. By providing reflection on major decision points and career pivots, our speakers hope to instil you with confidence to choose your own path post training | Communication skills are used every day in clinical practice but are seldomly taught or role modelled well. If you are interested in learning how to communicate effectively and compassionately with your patients by exploring best-practice communication skills guided by a group of experienced facilitators this masterclass is for you. You will have the opportunity to practise these skills (with trained actors) in a safe learning environment that enables you to build your confidence and equipping you with tangible tools to use every day in on the ward or in the clinic with your patients. A masterclass not to be missed! | ||||||
| 1030 – 1100 | Morning Tea | Club Pavillion Foyer | ||||||||
| 1100 – 1200 | PLENARY: Lecture | ||||||||
| 1100 – 1200 | Optimising Wellbeing – genomics, data analytics and health economics in action | ||||||||
| Cathy Quinlan | |||||||||
| 1200 – 1300 | Lunch | Club Pavillion Foyer | ||||||||
| 1300 – 1430 | CHALLENGING CASES ACROSS SYSTEMS: Small group workshops (Each participant will rotate through three 30 mins workshops*) | ||||||||
| Session | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 4 | Workshop 5 | Workshop 6 | Workshop 7 | Workshop 8 | Workshop 9 |
| Haem | Rheumatology | Cardiology | Respiratory Medicine | Endocrinology | Geriatrics | Endocrinology (obesity) | Oncology | Psychiatry | |
| Jeremy Er | Tom Wilsdon | Steph Rowe | Belinda Liu | Rahul Barmanray | Alistair Tinson | Sarah Price | Lewis Au | Tamara Yuen | |
| 1430 – 1500 | PLENARY: Closing Session | ||||||||
| Closing Lecture / Summary | |||||||||
| Lucy McMullen | |||||||||
| 1500 | Trainee Weekend Concludes | ||||||||
| 1530 | Airport Coach Transport Departs – Booking required | ||||||||