Day 1 Pre-Congress HD & CRRT Course 28 August 2009, Friday	Day 1 Roundtable Discussion on Dialysis Economic 28 August 2009	Day 1 Main Programs 28 August 2009, Friday	Day 2 Main Programs 29 August 2009, Saturday	Day 3 Main Programs 30 August 2009, Sunday
Time Program Speaker   Chairpersons: Prof. Bernard Canaud & Dr. SK Mak 09:00 – 09:05 Welcome and Introduction Theatre 1 09:05 – 09:35 PC1- Solute Transport and Assessment of Dialysis Adequacy [ presentation] Dr. Feidhlim Woods 09:35 – 10:05 PC2- Inter-relationship between Volume, Thirst and Compliance [ presentation] Dr. John Agar 10:05 – 10:35 PC3- Vascular Access Infection - Prevention and Treatment [ presentation] Prof. Bernard Canaud 10:35 – 10:45 Questions & Answers 10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break   Chairpersons: Prof. Angel L de Francisco & Dr. KS Fung 11:00 – 11:25 PC4- Infection Control in Hemodialysis Unit [ presentation] Dr. Raymond Yung 11:25 – 11:50 PC5- Managing Arterial Hypertension and Hypotension in Hemodialysis [ presentation] Prof. Angel L de Francisco 11:50 – 12:10 PC6- Pre-op Assessment of Dialysis Access [ presentation] Dr. Alfred C C Wong 12:10 – 12:35 PC7- Post-op Monitoring and Vascular Access Failure [ presentation] Ms Lesley Dinwiddie 12:35 – 12:45 Questions & Answers 12:45 – 14:00 Lunch Break   Chairpersons: Dr. Madhukar Misra & Dr. KS Choi 14:00 – 14:30 PC8- Water Treatment for Hemodialysis [ presentation] Prof. Peter Kerr 14:30 – 15:00 PC9- Routine Monitoring and Investigations for Chronic Hemodialysis Patients [ presentation] Dr. YL Cheng 15:00 – 15:30 PC10- Complications During Hemodialysis – Case Illustrations Dr. Madhukar Misra 15:30 – 15:40 Questions & Answers
Time Program Speaker 12:30 – 16:00 Roundtable Discussion on Dialysis Economics (By Invitation Only) 17:00 – 17:45 Opening Ceremony Convention Hall 17:45– 18:25 Plenary Symposium I Convention Hall   Chairperson: Prof. Alex Yu     PS1.1- Hemodialysis: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Prof. Claudio Ronco 18:30– 20:00 Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by Fresenius Medical Care) Convention Hall & Foyer
Time Program Speaker 08:30 – 10:00 Plenary Symposium 2 Advances in Dialysis Techniques Convention Hall B   Chairpersons: Dr. RL Mehta & Prof. Philip Li   08:30 – 08:45 PS2.1- The Best Dialysis Therapy? Results from an International Survey among Nephrology Professionals Dr. Ingrid Ledebo 08:45 – 09:10 PS2.2- Advances in Dialysis Membrane Material & Configuration [ presentation] Prof. Claudio Ronco 09:10 – 09:35 PS2.3- Online Hemodiafiltration [ presentation] Prof. Bernard Canaud 09:35 – 10:00 PS2.4- Wearable Artificial Kidney & Artificial Nephron System Dr. Victor Gura 10:00 – 11:00 Poster Viewing Convention & Theatre Foyer 11:00 – 12:30 Symposium 1 Hemodialysis Dose and Flux Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Dr. YF Lin & Dr. KL Tong 11:00 – 11:30 CS1.1- What is Most Important in HD: Treatment Frequency, Treatment Time, Dose or Membrane Flux ? [ presentation] Prof. Peter Kerr 11:30 – 12:00 CS1.2- High Flux Dialysis : Lessons Learned from MPO and HEMO Studies [ presentation] Prof. Francesco Locatelli 12:00 – 12:30 CS1.3- Adequacy of Dialysis: Update on KT/V and Volume Control Dr. Madhukar Misra   11:00 – 12:30 Symposium 2 Cardiovascular Disease Theatre 2   Chairpersons: Prof. Ho Yung Lee & Prof. KN Lai 11:00 – 11:30 CS2.1- Advances in Our Understanding of Vascular Calcification [ presentation] Prof. Kosaku Nitta 11:30 – 12:00 CS2.2- Brain Natriuretic Peptide – Marker or Therapeutic Agent ? Prof. Carmine Zoccali 12:00 – 12:30 CS2.3- Controversies in the Treatment of Hyperlipidaemia in Dialysis Patients [ presentation] Dr. Bonnie CH Kwan 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Symposium ( Sponsored by FMC ) Convention Hall B   Chairperson: Prof. Alex Yu LS1.1- Achieving Superior Outcomes in Dialysis Patients Prof. Bernard Canaud & Dr. Feidhlim Woods   12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Symposium (sponsored by Kyowa Kirin ) Advances in Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Treatment by Calcimimetic Agent Convention Hall A   Chairpersons: Prof. Carmine Zoccali & Prof. Philip Li 12:30 – 13:00 LS2.1- Phosphate Control in Hemodialysis “Cinacalcet in Control of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism” [ presentation] Prof. Angel L de Francisco 13:00 – 13:30 LS2.2- Impact of Cinacalcet on the Management of CKD-MBD: Asian Perspectives Prof. Tadao Akizawa   14:00 – 15:30 Symposium 3 Nursing Matters in Hemodialysis Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Prof. Josephine Chow & Ms. Frances Chiu 14:00 – 14:30 CS3.1- Roles of Renal Nurse in a Hemodialysis Unit [ presentation] Ms. Miki Hiramatsu 14:30 – 15:00 CS3.2- Vascular Access Management [ presentation] Ms. Lesley Dinwiddie 15:00 – 15:30 CS3.3- Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis Training Programme in Hong Kong [ presentation] Ms. Irene Kong   14:00 – 15:30 Free Communications 1 Theatre 2   Chairpersons: Dr. Kazo Kaizu & Prof. Chang-Lin Mei 14:00 – 14:10 FC1.1- [027] Prolonged Temporary Hemodialysis Catheter Survival with Copolymer Coating in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease - PROCOP Study [ presentation] Prof. Pascal Meier 14:10 – 14:20 FC1.2- [165] Effect of Lowering Dialysate Calcium Concentration on Arterial Stiffness in Hemodialysis Patients [ presentation] Dr. Jwa-Kyung Kim 14:20 – 14:30 FC1.3- [022] Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease in a Multi-ethnic Asian Population [ presentation] Dr. KB Lim 14:30 – 14:40 FC1.4- [058] The Effect of Treg/Th17 Functional Imbalance on Development and Outcome of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Uremia Patients With Maintenance Hemodialysis [ presentation] Dr. Jianbin Zhang 14:40 – 14:50 FC1.5- [071] Outcome of The Hemodialysis Catheter Related Bacteraemia Treated With Systemic Antibiotics And Antibiotic Lock Therapy-A Single Centre Experience [ presentation] Dr. SK Chan 14:50 – 15:00 FC1.6- [088] Strategic Reduction in Hemodialysis Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections [ presentation] Ms. CMK Tang 15:00 – 15:10 FC1.7- [103] Serum Adiponectin is Associated with Ankle-Brachial Index Inpatients on Hemodialysis [ presentation] Dr. Yi-Jun Zhou 15:10 – 15:20 FC1.8- [147] Type of Thrombus Formation in Hemodialysis Blood Tubing Lines  [ presentation] Dr. N Kimata 15:20 – 15:30 FC1.9- [193] Validation of Glucose Dilution Technique as a Test for Arteriovenous Fistula Recirculation Evaluation in Hemodialysis Prof. F Jarraya     14:00 – 15:30 Free Communications 2 Room S228   Chairpersons: Prof. Lina Choong & Dr. Sydney Tang 14:00 – 14:10 FC2.1- [031] Baseline Peritoneal Ultrafiltration Capability Predicts Survival of Hemodialysis Patients [ presentation] Dr. CC Szeto 14:10 – 14:20 FC2.2- [072] Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels Have Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility for Cardiac Events in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit [ presentation] Prof. Sung Gyun Kim 14:20 – 14:30 FC2.3- [080] Substantial Improvement in Peritoneal Dialysis Survival Compared with Hemodialysis in the United States- A Longitudinal Trend Analysis: 1995-2004 [ presentation] Dr. AG Stack 14:30 – 14:40 FC2.4- [089] An Investigation into the Quality of Life of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients Managed with Outcome Driven Protocols in South Africa [ presentation] Ms. CL Becker 14:40 – 14:50 FC2.5- [106] Comparison of Two Years Outcome in Maintenance Dialysis Lupus Nephritis Patients [ presentation] Dr. Mingli Zhu 14:50 – 15:00 FC2.6- [107] Prognostic Value of Access Blood Flow in Hemodialysis Patients [ presentation] Dr. XJ Che 15:00 – 15:10 FC2.7- [118] The Effects of Proactive Iron Protocol Implementation on Achieving Clinical Guideline Targets for Anaemia in a Satellite Hemodialysis Patient Cohort [ presentation] Dr. K Yong 15:10 – 15:20 FC2.8- [121] Post-parathyroidectomy Hypocalcemia in Hemodialysis Patients with Renal Hyperparathyroidism: Incidence and Risk Factors [ presentation] Dr. CHR Tan 15:20 – 15:30 FC2.9- [189] Renal Replacement Therapy for Management of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Neonates [ presentation] Dr. ALT Ma 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break Convention & Theatre Foyer 16:00 – 17:30 Symposium 4 Vascular Access Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Prof. Christopher Blagg & Dr. CB Leung 16:00 – 16:30 CS4.1- Drug Therapy for Prevention of Vascular Access Stenosis [ presentation] Dr. Akira Saito 16:30 – 17:00 CS4.2- Intervention Radiology for Vascular Access Problems Dr. Philip CH Kwok 17:00 – 17:30 CS4.3- Medication Lock for Dialysis Catheter- When, and What is the Evidence ? [ presentation] Dr. KM Chow   16:00 – 17:30 Symposium 5 Hemodialysis in Children Theatre 2   Chairpersons: Dr. Un I Kuok & Dr. WM Lai 16:00 – 16:30 CS5.1- Practice of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Children Prof. Hui-Kim Yap 16:30 – 17:00 CS5.2- Vascular Access in Children [ presentation] Dr. MK Yiu 17:00 – 17:30 CS5.3- Nutrition and Dietary Management of Pediatric Dialysis Patients Prof. Hui-Kim Yap 17:50 – 19:00 Evening Symposium ( sponsored by Baxter ) The role of APD in ESRD care in Asia Pacific – an alternative to ICHD Theatre 1   Chairperson: Prof. Philip Li Debate: Modality Selection - APD versus In-centre HD Dr. Wai Kei Lo & Prof. Peter Kerr 19:15 – 22:00 Gala Dinner Convention Hall
Time Program Speaker 08:45 – 10:15 Symposium 6 Critical Care Nephrology Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Dr. Philip Jeremiah & Dr. CC Szeto 08:45 – 09:15 CS6.1- Sorbents : From Bench to Bedside in Critical Care Nephrology [ presentation] Prof. Claudio Ronco 09:15 – 09:45 CS6.2- Anticoagulation in CRRT [ presentation] Dr. Wing Wa Yan 09:45 – 10:15 CS6.3- Fluid Balance and Renal Recovery Following Acute Kidney Injury [ presentation] Dr. RL Mehta   08:45 – 10:15 Symposium 7 Practical problems in Hemodialysis Patients Theatre 2   Chairpersons: Prof. Victor Gura & Dr. SL Lui 08:45 – 09:15 CS7.1- Centenarian/ Elderly in HD [ presentation] Dr. Akira Saito 09:15 – 09:45 CS7.2- Neuromuscular Problems in Hemodialysis Pateints [ presentation] Dr. John Agar 09:45 – 10:15 CS7.3- The Itchy Patient – What are the Treatment Options ? [ presentation] Dr. Henry Chan 10:15 – 11:00 Poster Viewing Convention & Theatre Foyer 11:00 – 12:30 Symposium 8 Biocompatible Dialysis Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Dr. Lai Seong Hooi & Prof. Xue Wang Li 11:00 – 11:30 CS8.1- Inflammation in Hemodialysis & its Consequences: Adipokines, Oxidative Stress and Chronic Inflammation in Hemodialysis Dr. Carmine Zoccali 11:30 – 12:00 CS8.2- Membrane Biocompatibility Dr. Madhukar Misra 12:00 – 12:30 CS8.3- Controversies in Water Treatment Standard [ presentation] Prof. Peter Kerr   11:00 – 12:30 FMC Symposium 9 Home Hemodialysis Theatre 2   Chairpersons: Prof. Robert Walker & Dr. Andrew Wong 11:00 – 11:30 CS9.1- Current Status and Practice of Home HD and Nocturnal Home HD: Quality of Life and; Medical Economics [ presentation] Dr. John Agar 11:30 – 11:45 CS9.2- Hong Kong Experience [ presentation] Dr. KL Tong 11:45 – 12:10 CS9.3- Perspectives from Japan [ presentation] Prof. Tadao Akizawa 12:10 – 12:25 CS9.4- Beijing Experience [ presentation] Prof. Tao Wang 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Gambro) Convective therapies in the HD unit and the ICU Convention Hall C   Chairperson: Prof. Alex Yu 12:30 – 13:10 LS3.1- Long-term Benefits of Convective Therapies –Opinions and Evidence [ presentation] Dr. Ingrid Ledebo 13:10 – 13:50 LS3.2- The Role of Convection in Different Dialysis Modalities Used for AKI [ presentation] Dr. William R Clark   12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Symposium (Sponsored by Roche) Convention Hall A   Chairpersons: Prof. Christopher Blagg & Dr. SL Lui 12:30 – 14:00 LS4.1- Advancing Anaemia Management: Targeting Stability and Simplifying Care Prof. Francesco Locatelli 14:00 – 15:30 Symposium 10 Patient Education Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Prof. CC Huang & Dr. TH Kwan 14:00 – 14:20 CS10.1- How to Set Up Self Care Program for In-centre Patients? [ presentation] Ms. Flora Wong 14:20 – 14:40 CS10.2- How to Teach Patients to Self Cannulate? [ presentation] Ms. Lesley Dinwiddie 14:40 – 15:10 CS10.3- Rehabilitation Program – How to Make it Successful ? Ms. Janice Tay 15:10 – 15:30 CS10.4- Exercise for Dialysis Patients [ presentation] Ms. Suzie Burford   14:00 – 15:30 Free Communications 3 Theatre 2   Chairpersons: Prof.. Hung Chun Chen & Dr. CS Li 14:00 – 14:10 FC3.1- [133] Rationale and Design of the ACTIVE Dialysis Trial: A Multicentre, Unblinded, Randomised Controlled Trial of Extended vs Standard Duration of Dialysis in Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease [ presentation] Prof. A Cass 14:10 – 14:20 FC3.2- [152] Blood Pressure Evolution During the First 6 Months of Hemodialysis Therapy. Lessons From the Dry Weight Method [ presentation] Dr. C Chazot 14:20 – 14:30 FC3.3- [171] Increased Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Chronic Hemodialysis Patients [ presentation] Dr. N Reddy Pamidi 14:30 – 14:40 FC3.4- [180] Quality of Sleep in Hemodialysis Dr. M Souiri 14:40 – 14:50 FC3.5- [041] Expanding Hemodialysis Choices: Sustaining Home Overnight Hemodialysis [ presentation] Prof. JWM Agar 14:50 – 15:00 FC3.6- [098] The Financial Aspect of Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis (NHHD) in Hong Kong (HK) –a Community Partnership Hemodialysis (HD) Program Reducing the Cost of HD and Increasing Patients’ Employment Income [ presentation] Dr. Joseph HS Wong 15:00 – 15:10 FC3.7- [119] The Response of Anaemia to Improved Kt/V in Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis with Alternate Night Schedule: Local Experience in Hong Kong [ presentation] Dr. KS Fung 15:10 – 15:20 FC3.8- [140] Effective Control of Serum Phosphate in Patients Receiving Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis with an Alternate Night Schedule - A Local Experience [ presentation] Dr. Hl Tang 15:20 – 15:30 FC3.9- [073] Impacts in Quality of Life (Qol) in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients on Chronic Heamodialysis (HD) in Hospital-based and Community-based Hemodialysis Center Settings [ presentation] Ms. YL Tang     14:00 – 15:30 Free Communications 4 Room S228   Chairpersons: Dr. DS Rana & Dr. Ignatius Cheng 14:00 – 14:10 FC4.1- [028] Prolonged Catheter Survival in Patients with Acute Kidney Insufficiency on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Using a Less Thrombogenic Micropatterned Polymer Modification [ presentation] Prof. Pascal Meier 14:10 – 14:20 FC4.2- [110] Outcome and Prognosis in Children with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy [ presentation] Dr. WF Hui 14:20 – 14:30 FC4.3- [057] Effects of Continous Blood Purification Therapy on Early Gut Mucosal Dysfunction in Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis [ presentation] Dr. Jianbin Zhang 14:30 – 14:40 FC4.4- [112] Individualized Bicarbonate Content in the Replacement Solution for Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration (CVVH) with Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (RCA) Dr. YL Cheng 14:40 – 14:50 FC4.5- [163] Long-term Outcome of Survivors of CRRT in Children [ presentation] Dr. WKY Chan 14:50 – 15:00 FC4.6- [190] Review on the Use of Continuous Veno-Venous Haemofiltration (CVVH) in PICU Supported by a Tertiary Renal Referral Centre in Hong Kong [ presentation] Dr. ALT Ma 15:00 – 15:10 FC4.7- [065] Pre-end Stage Renal Disease Education Increases Permanent Access Use at Initiation of Dialysis [ presentation] Ms. Lydia Lim 15:10 – 15:20 FC4.8- [114] An Unique Nursing Experience in Establishing Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis (NHHD) Program in Hong Kong (HK)   Ms. Agnes SC Cheung 15:20 – 15:30 FC4.9- [166] Comparison of Recirculation and Dialysis Adequacy between Antegrade and Retrograde Cannulations for Hemodialysis [ presentation] Prof. Sung Kyung Kim 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break Convention & Theatre Foyer 16:00 – 17:30 Plenary Symposium 3 RRT for Renal Disaster (Tribute to Sichuan Earthquake ) Theatre 1   Chairpersons: Prof. Francesco Locatelli & Prof. Richard Yu 16:00 – 16:10 PS3.1- Renal Relief for Sichuan Disaster : ISN and HKSN Perspectives [ presentation] Prof. Philip Li 16:10 – 16:30 PS3.2- Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury during Sichuan Earthquake [ presentation] Prof. Li Wang 16:30 – 17:00 PS3.3- Comparing Dialysis Modalities for Critically Ill Patients [ presentation] Dr. RL Mehta 17:00 – 17:30 PS3.4- Dose of CRRT, Does it Really Matter? [ presentation] Dr. William R Clark 17:30 – 17:45 Concluding Remarks Theatre 1
Time Program Speaker 12:30 – 16:00 Roundtable Discussion on Dialysis Economics (By Invitation Only) Lunch   Chairpersons: Prof. Philip Li & Dr. WL Cheung   Opening Remarks   ESRD Growth: Will there be Enough Funding to Keep Up with Patient Growth? Prof. Philip Li   A Research and Health Reform Agenda to Achieve Global Equity in Renal Care Prof. Alan Cass Ways in Addressing the Burden of Dialysis in Different Countries – • Hong Kong • People’s Republic of China • Taiwan Prof. Alex Yu Prof. Tao Wang Prof. CW Yang   Break     • USA • Malaysia • Korea • Italy/Europe Prof. Christopher Blagg Dr. Lai Seong Hooi Prof. Ho Yung Lee Prof. Francesco Locatelli   Group Discussions     Summary and Conclusions

with Simultaneous Interpretation in Putonghua