Renal Supportive Care Symposia
Past program outlines:
2019: Renal Supportive Care Symposium - Nephrology: Ethics, Law and Moral Distress
- Symptom Management (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Symptom Management - Taste (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Moral Distress in Nephrology (Dr Kathryn DuCharlet)
- Moral Distress - Expert commentary (Dr Christine Sanderson)
- Law & Medicine. Informed consent and dialysis withdrawal (Prof Cameron Stewart)
- Ethics: Withholding and Withdrawal (Dr Linda Sheahan)
- Self-Care in Moral Distress (Hannah Burgess) Plus: Reflective Practice Tool for Moral Distress
2018 Renal Supportive Care Symposium - Comprehensive Conservative Care for patients with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease
Thursday July 5th
- Setting the scene - The modern era of conservative care (Prof Mark Brown - Nephrologist)
- Shared Decision Making - Initiation and Withdrawal of Dialysis (Dr John Obeid - Geriatrician and Dr Linda Sheahan - Palliative Care Physician)
- Communication - (Gowri Raman- Palliative Care Physician, Amy Waters- Palliative Care Physician, Linda Magann- Palliative Care CNC)
- Interventions to delay progression of kidney disease and minimize risk of adverse events or complications (A/Prof Ivor Katz - Nephrologist)
- Health Literacy - (Jessica Stevenson - Dietitian)
- Advance Care Planning within conservative care (Dr Frank Brennan - Palliative Care Physician)
- Cultural and Spiritual Domains of Care (Mary Ashton - Pastoral Care)
Friday July 6th
- Symptom Management - Non-malignant pain (Dr Anica Vasic - Pain Medicine Physician and Dr Peter Langron - Anaesthetic / Pain Registrar)
- Conservative Management and Psychiatric Care (Dr Kirsty Morris - Psychiatrist)
- Symptom Management (Dr Frank Brennan - Palliative Care Physician)
- Management of Nutrition Impact Symptoms (Ann-Marie Randall (Dietitian)
- Interface of Renal Supportive Care, Palliative Care and Geriatrics (Alison Smyth - RSC CNC, Dr Aneesha Gill - Aged Care Consultant, Joshua Cohen - Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner)
- Care of the dying in end stage kidney disease (Elizabeth Josland - RSC CNC)
- Development, Implementation & Evaluation of a Peer Support Group for Renal Supportive Care Patients (Jackie Taylor - Social Worker)
2017 Renal Supportive Care Symposium - 11th August 2017
- New developments in Renal Supportive Care and Research (Prof Mark Brown - Nephrologist)
- Renal Supportive Care Nursing: Escalating Patient and Carer needs towards end of life (Elizabeth Josland - RSC CNC)
- Renal Supportive Care Nurtitional Guidelines (Jessica Stevenson - RSC Dietitian)
- Symptom Management in ESKD (Dr Frank Brennan - Palliative Care Physician)
- Cardio-Renal: Medical Management in Renal Supportive Care (Dr Kelly Li - Nephrologist)
- Who manages the Heart Failure Patient with Renal Failure (Janet Newton - Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner)
- Holisitc Care of Aboriginal patients with CKD: A rural perspective (Jodie Slack-Smith - Renal NUM)
- Evaluation of the Implementation of a novel integrated Kidney Supportive Care Program -Qld Experience (Prof Ann Bonner- Prof of Nursing)
- Psychosocial issues and impacts in Renal Supportive Care using iPOS-Renal (Hannah Burgess - RSC Social Worker)
2017 Renal Supportive Care - Psychosocial Dimensions of End Stage Kidney Disease (10th August 2017)
- Communication Survey
- Discussions with renal Patients and families around deteriorating renal function (Dr Kelly Li - Nephrologist)
- Experiences of a dialysis patient and carer
- Experiences of a non-dialysis patient and carer
- Anxiety and depression in CKD (A/Prof Sam Harvey - Psychiatrist)
- Cognitive impairment in ESRD: A review of the literarature and relevant instruments (Dr Balaji Hiremagalur - Nephrologist)
- Cognitive impairment in ESRD: Study of dialysis patients and cognitive impairement (Dr Elaine Kwan - Psychiatrist) - (Presentation not available)
- Communication Skills in Advance Care Planning (Kelly Li, Amy Waters, Linda Magann)
- Bereavement Best practice:Evidence and communication (Dr Michael Noel - Palliative Care Physician and Hannah Burgess - RSC Social Worker)
- Communication Survey results
- Recommended reading list
2016 Renal Supportive Care Symposium - Presentations
- Articles spoken about in the symposium:
- New developments in Renal Supportive Care (Prof Mark Brown - Nephrologist)
- Nursing role: Incorporating Renal Supportive Care as part of normal clinical practice (Elizabeth Josland - CNC)
- The experience of patients and carers on a conservative renal pathway (Dr Shelley Tranter) - presentation not available
- Digging deeper when stretched thin: delivering renal supportive services with limited resources (Dr Rajesh Raj - Nephrologist)
- Malnutrition in advanced CKD (Jessica Stevenson - dietitian)
- iPOS tool emotional outcomes in renal supportive care (Hannah Burgess - social worker)
- ‘Who holds the can? The optimal setting for Advance Care Planning and difficult conversations around end of life’ (Dr Joel Rhee) - presentation will not be available.
- Ambulance Care Plan (Michelle Shiel (Manager Low Acuity Care NSW Ambulance Service)
- Dilemma of Consent for Renal Replacement Therapy (Prof Mark Brown on behalf of Dr Marina Wainstein) - unpublished data, presentation unavailable
2016 Pain Management in ESKD - An Evidence Based Symposium - Presentations
- Introduction (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Pharmacology in the context of ESKD (Olly Zekry and Dr Maria Ciglioni) - presentation not available
- Evidence based management of pain secondary to musculoskeletal disease in the general population and in patients with ESKD Includes discussion of pain secondary to osteoarthritis, rotator cuff syndrome/ supraspinatus tendinitis, gouty arthropathy (Prof Allan Sturgess)
- Evidence based management of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the general population and in patients with ESKD (Dr Peter Cox)
- Evidence based management of pain in syndromes experienced by patients with ESKD: polycystic kidney disease; intradialytic headaches; carpal tunnel; calciphylaxis; PVD. (Dr Anica Vasic / Dr Frank Brennan)
- Psychology of pain and its management in the general population and patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (Prof Michael Nicholas)
- Evidence based management of cancer pain in the general population and in patients with ESKD (Associate Prof Melanie Lovell) - presentation unavailable
2015 Supportive Care Symposium - presentations
- Research Findings and what is new (Prof Mark Brown)
- Nursing role in Renal Supportive Care. How far have we come and where to from here? (Elizabeth Josland )
- The Role of the Social Worker in Renal Supportive Care (Jane Waters)
- Dietary Management of the Renal Supportive Care patient (Jessica Stevenson)
- Management of Complex Pain in ESKD (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Synopsis of paper “Update on End-of-Life Care Training During Nephrology Fellowship: A Cross-sectional National Survey of Fellows” (Dr Sara Combs)
- Advance Care Planning in CKD – results of recent research (A/Prof Josephine Clayton)
- The role of the social worker in consent to treatment (Hannah Burgess)
- An overview of Renal Supportive care in WA - the developments and challenges (Dr Brian Siva)
2015 Supportive Care Master Class - presentations
- Opening address - Prof Mark Brown
- “Setting the Scene” An introduction to the concept of Renal Supportive Care - Dr Frank Brennan & Dr Kelly Li
- The issues in decision making for patients with ESKD in the commencement of either dialysis or a conservative, non-dialytic pathway- Dr Celine Foote
- Symptom Management in ESKD-Part 1 - Dr Frank Brennan
- Anxiety and Depression - Dr Kirsty Morris
- Advance Care Planning in patients with ESKD - Dr Liz Stallworthy
- Indigenous issues - Dr Cherian Sajiv
- The care of the dying patient with ESKD - Dr Katalin Urban
2014 Supportive Care Symposium - presentations
- Opening address (Prof Mark Brown) unable to place presentation on the web
- What's New in Renal Supportive Care (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Nursing Management in Renal Supportive Care - The St George Experience (Elizabeth Josland)
- Renal Supportive Care in Rural and Remote areas of Australia (Sam Harrington)
- Providing support for nephrologists (Dr Anthoulla Mohamudally)
- An exploratory study to identify the clinical course and a group of symptoms that relate to withdrawal from haemodialysis in three tertiary hospitals in South Australia (Dr Nina Vogel)
- Management of complex Symptomatology in ESKD – clinical case studies (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Treatment decision making – patient and physician perspectives (Dr Celine Foote) unable to place presentation on the web
- Patient Journeys (Dr Kelly Li and Panel: Dr Brennan, Dr Stallworthy, Prof Brown)
2013 Supportive Care Symposium - presentations
- Opening address (Prof Mark Brown)
- Dialysis in the Elderly (Sarah Derrett and Bronwen McNoe) unable to place presentation on the web
- End of Life care for CKD patients (Linda Magann)
- Renal Supportive Care in the Paediatric Setting (A/Prof Stephen Alexander)
- Difficult Conversations (Dr Amy Waters)
- What's New in 2013 for RSC - National Guidelines (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Pathogenisis and management of Restless Leg Syndrome in ESKD (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Renal Supportive Care - Nursing Experience and Perspectives (Elizabeth Josland)
- The Impact of Advance Care Planning for Renal Patients (unable to place presentation on web)
- The role of bereavement counselling and memorial services in supporting bereaved carers (verbal presentation only)
- Management of Depression in ESKD (Dr Samuel Harvey) unable to place presentation on the web
- Renal Supportive Care (backup presentation - not presented on day)
2012 Supportive Care Symposium - presentations
- Opening address and achievements so far (Prof Mark Brown)
- Launch of Renal Palliative Care Reader (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Renal Supportive Care - progress towards building networks (Dr Su Crail)
- End of Life Care (Linda Magann)
- Management of Renal Patient Symptoms (Dr Frank Brennan)
- What is Renal Supportive Care? A nurses perspective (Elizabeth Josland)
- Patients who withdraw from dialysis (Dr Kat Urban)
- Renal Memorial Service (Hannah Burgess and Hassan Bazzi. Social Workers)
- The patients perspective on saying 'No to dialysis' (Jacqui Moustakas)
- Latest literature update
2011 Supportive Care Symposium - presentations
- Geriatric Nephrology (Dr Amanda Mather)
- End of Life Care (Linda Magann)
- Symptom Management in CKD (Dr Frank Brennan)
- Nutritional Management in Advanced CKD (Maria Chan)
2011 Workshops
- Having Difficult Conversations (Dr Amy Waters)
- Introduction to Renal Supportive Care (Elizabeth Josland and Shelley Tranter)
- Advanced Care Planning (Anastasia Anastasiou)
2010 Palliative Care Symposium - presentations
- Psychosocial Aspects of Renal Disease
- Renal Conservative Care – The Victorian Perspective
- Symptom Management in ESRD
- A New Initiative- A Renal Palliative Care Clinic
- Palliative Care for Renal Clients Living in a Remote Setting
- Renal Palliative Care Medication Guidelines
- Renal Disease: Pathology, trajectory, numbers and treatment options
- The Marriage of Renal and Palliative Care and First Steps and Barriers (combined talks- Dr Frank Brennan)
- Photo Album
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