2025 Continuing Medical Education Course

Invitation to Attend

Saturday 30 August 2025 – Sunday 31 August 2025 | River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC

We invite you to join us for the 2025 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Course at the 60th ANZSN Congress. With a strong clinical focus and updates in translational science, this CME course is designed for clinical nephrologists across Australia and New Zealand. Trainees, allied health professionals, and researchers are also welcome to attend.

The course will provide timely updates and offer a comprehensive exploration of contemporary issues in nephrology. Through expert-led presentations and interactive discussions, attendees will gain insights into the latest advancements and practical strategies to enhance their nephrology practice.

In addition to the updates, the CME Course will cover the breadth of the nephrology curriculum on a three-year cycle. Whether you’re a seasoned clinician, a dedicated trainee, or an early-career researcher focused on improving kidney health outcomes, this course offers a unique opportunity to deepen your knowledge, network with peers, and contribute to the dynamic nephrology community. We look forward to seeing you in Perth this August.

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Saturday 30th August 2025

0800 – 1800 Registration
0845 – 1000 Plenary Session #1: Pregnancy and the Kidney
Theme Navigating Nephrology in Pregnancy: Tools, Risks, and Realities
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Vishwas Raghunath
0845 – 0900 Official Welcome
0900 – 0930 Pregnancy and kidney disease – the current landscape of risk assessment
Professor Shilpanjali Jesudason, Royal Adelaide Hospital
0930 – 1000 Lupus in Pregnancy
Professor Liz Lightstone, Imperial College London
1000 – 1030

Pregnancy and kidney disease: Case studies and controversies

Professor Liz Lightstone, Imperial College London
1030 – 1100 Morning Tea and Exhibition
1100 – 1230 Plenary Session #2: Milestones and Movements in Kidney Disease
Theme Changing Paradigms in Therapy and Engagement
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Vincent Lee
1100 – 1130 Icodextrin – What has it done for Peritoneal Dialysis?
Dr Adrian Liew, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital
1130 – 1200 ADPKD: The updated KDIGO 2025 guidelines
Professor Gopi Rangan, Westmead Hospital
1200 – 1230 Consumer Nutrition Trends
Stephanie Notaras, Western Sydney University
1230 – 1315 Lunch and Exhibition
1315 – 1445 Plenary Session #3: Glomerular Disease Spotlight
Theme From IgA to Amyloid: Translating Rare and Complex Cases into Practice
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Dr Monica Ng
1315 – 1345 IGAN
Professor Jonathan Barratt, University of Leicester
1345 – 1415 MGRS
Seethalakshmi Viswanathan, Westmead Hospital
1415 – 1445 Amyloid: haematologists perspective
Peter Mollee, Princess Alexandra Hospital
1445 – 1515 Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
1515 – 1645 Plenary Session #4: Transplantation in Practice
Theme Modern Transplant Care: Cases, Controversies, and updates
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Anthony Meade
1515 – 1545 Updated Transplant algorithm
Angela Webster, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital
1545 – 1615 Preparing for transplant : Overcoming barriers
Wai Lim, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Anthony Meade, Royal Adelaide Hospital
1615 – 1645 Panel: Challenging Transplant preparation
1645 – 1830 CME Course x INW Networking Event | Meeting Room 1 – 3 Foyer, Level 2, PCEC

Sunday 31st August 2025

0800 – 1700 Registration
0845 – 1030 Plenary Session #5: CKD Across Contexts: Systems, Culture, and Communication
Theme System-level insights, culturally safe practice, and patient-facing strategies
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Amali Mallawaarachchi
0845 – 0900 Official Welcome
0900 – 0930 CKD: Models & principles of care
Professor Adeera Levin, University of British Columbia
0930 – 1000 Practising cultural safety in nephrology
Dr Apisalome (Api) Talemaitoga, Normans Road Surgery, Christchurch
1000 – 1030 From Confusion to Clarity: Empowering Patients Through Health Literacy
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert, University of Wollongong
1030 – 1100 Morning Tea and Exhibition
1100 – 1230 Plenary Session #6: Hypertension and the Kidney
Theme Hypertension in 2025: Hormones, Heart, and High Stakes
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Dr Kirsten Hepburn
1100 – 1130 Hyperaldosteronism
Professor Peter Fuller, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
1130 – 1200 Emerging concepts in management of hypertension
Associate Professor Damon Bell
1200 – 1230 Cardio-renal syndrome
Professor Bobby Chacko, John Hunter Hospital
1230 – 1315 Lunch and Exhibition
1315 – 1445 Plenary Session #7: Frailty and Vulnerability
(Combined session with the Renal Nutrition Update Day)
Theme Vulnerable Kidneys, Vulnerable People: Targeting What Matters
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s James Collett
1315 – 1345 Frailty in CKD – Identification and interventions
Dr Alice Kennard, Canberra Health Services
1345 – 1415 Frailty in CKD – Does nutrition matter?
Dr Jessica Dawson, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University Of Sydney
1415 – 1445 Kidney Supportive Care Cases
Dr Kirsten Hepburn, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Sally Broers, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
Joanne Beer, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
Remona Ghuman, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
Frank Brennan
Kathryn Ducharlet, Eastern Health
Prudence James, Kidney Health Service
1445 – 1515 Afternoon Tea and Exhibition
1515 – 1645 Plenary Session #8: Artificial Intelligence in Kidney Care
(Combined session with the Renal Nutrition Update Day)
Theme AI in Kidney Care: Promise, Pitfalls, and Practice
Room River View Room 4, Level 2, PCEC
Session Chair/s Eoin O’Sullivan
1515 – 1545 AI in healthcare: Ethics, legalities
Dr Alison Weightman, ANZDATA
1545 – 1615 AI in practice: Challenges, opportunities
Associate Professor Angus Ritchie, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
1615 – 1645 Panel: AI in Nephrology
1645 – 1900 Cultural Welcome | Lawn Area, Level 2, PCEC
followed by
Congress Welcome Reception | BelleVue Room 1, Level 3, PCEC
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