2026 Community & Carer Day

Invitation to Attend

Sunday 30 August 2026

We invite you to join us for the 2026 Community and Carer Day at the 61st ANZSN Congress to be held in Brisbane on the 30th of August.  

The Community and Carer Day is for people with CKD and their families, offering updates on research and opportunities to get involved. Presentations will be led by consumers, nephrologists, and allied health professionals, with interactive sessions and Q&A. QLD consumers can attend in person, while others from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand can join online. 

Sunday 30 August 2026

10:00 – 10:30 Room: P9

Session 1: Welcome and GP1s, weight loss and kidney disease
Session Chairs: Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Holly Mchenery-Wakelin 

Opening Welcome & Acknowledgement of County, Nicole Scholes-Robertson

GLP-1s and weight loss in kidney disease, Monica Ng 

10:30 – 11:30 Morning Tea | Plaza Level Foyer
11:30 – 12:30  Room: P9

Session 2: Resources for consumers: ANZDATA data dashboards & Peer mentoring and patient navigation in young adult clinics
Session Chairs: Holly Mchenery-Wakelin and Bec Vallee

Introduction, Holly Mchenery-Wakelin

ANZDATA Consumer Dashboards, Dominic Keuskamp 

Panel Discussion, Brett Robinson, Jack Gardiner, Lorraine Garry, Jo Jones 

12:30 – 13:15 Lunch | Plaza Level Foyer
13:15 – 14:45 Room: P9

Session 3: ANZSN Leadership Discussion – Future Direction of Patient Engagement with ANZSN
Session Chair: Nicole Scholes-Robertson

What does the future of Consumer and Carer engagement with ANZSN look like?, Drew Henderson

Workshop discussion, Joanna Tsang 

Session 4: PART 1 – Substance use and kidney disease
Session Chair: Anastasia Hughes 

Perspectives of patients and health professionals on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in people with kidney disease, Anastasia Hughes 

Panel Discussion with various health professionals, Anastasia Hughes, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Tara Watters, Adam Mullen 

14:45 – 15:15 Afternoon Tea | Plaza Level Foyer
15:15 – 16:00 Room: P9

Session 4: Part 2 – Substance use and kidney disease
Session Chair: Anastasia Hughes

Workshop discussion on communication strategies, Anastasia Hughes 

One-point summary from each group on the discussion, Anastasia Hughes 

Community and Carer Day Close, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Holly Mchenery-Wakelin

17:00 – 19:00 Congress Welcome to Country Reception | Plaza Ballroom | BCEC 
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