Detailed Programme
Day 1: 18th October 2025, Saturday | |||
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0730 - 0830 | Registration | ||
Medical Track | Allied Health/Nursing Track | APSDA Concurrent Session | |
Symposium 1 |
Symposium 2 |
Symposium 3 |
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Part 1: Peritoneal Dialysis |
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0830 - 0840 |
Using Anti-Proteinuria Medication – The Cardiologist Way |
Empowering Heart and Kidney Health through Patient-Centered Strategies |
Variety of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion Techniques: Does it Matter? |
0840 - 0850 |
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion: The Indonesia Experience |
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0850 - 0900 |
Dialysis in Patients with End Stage |
Balancing the Tide: Mastering Fluid and BP Control in CKD |
Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis: How to Do It Right? |
0900 - 0910 |
Dysfunctional Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter: Innovative Ways to Approach |
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0910 - 0920 |
Non-Vitamin K Anticoagulation |
Fuelling Kidney Health: Precision Nutrition in CKD Care |
Panel Discussion |
0920 - 0930 |
Part 2: Haemodialysis catheter Choosing the Right Haemodialysis Catheters: Does Tip Design Matters? |
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0930 - 0940 |
CKD Associated Cardiovascular Disease -Vascular Calcification |
Beyond the Diagnosis: Holistic Psychosocial Care from CKD to Dialysis |
Insertion of Tunnelled Haemodialysis |
0940 - 0950 |
Prevention of Catheter-related Infection: Anything New? |
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0950 - 1000 |
Role of Vitamin K and Mg in Vascular |
Growing with CKD: Tailoring Paediatric Care |
Approach to Malfunction Tunnelled Haemodialysis Catheter |
1000 - 1010 | Panel Discussion | ||
1010 - 1040 | Morning Tea Break & Poster Viewing | ||
1040 - 1100 |
Opening Ceremony |
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1100 - 1110 |
SSN & APSDA Presidents Welcome Address |
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1110 - 1155 |
Plenary Lecture: Xenotransplantation |
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1155 - 1215 | Lunch Break | ||
1215 - 1315 |
Lunch Symposium |
Lunch Symposium |
Lunch Symposium Speaker: Dr Roger Tan |
Research Free Paper Presentation |
Symposium 4 |
Research Free Paper Presentation (Open Category) |
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1315 - 1340 |
Revolutionizing Peritoneal Dialysis: New Techniques and Breakthrough Innovations – AWAk |
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1340 - 1405 |
Precision in PD: Advanced Fluid and BP Management Strategies |
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1405 - 1430 |
Travelling on PD, Maximise Fun, Minimise Risk |
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1430 - 1515 |
Tea Time Symposium |
Tea Time Symposium (Educational Grant from Vifor Pharma) Moderator: Dr Tan Sye Nee Advances in CKD-aP: Latest Insights in CKD-aP Diagnosis and Care Speaker: Dr Tan Sye Nee CKD-aP in Practice: A Deep dive into Diagnosis and Therapeutic Strategies |
Tea Time Symposium (Educational Grant from DKSH) Simplifying Care, Sustaining Outcome: The Role of Long-acting Darbepoetin in Empowering Chronic Kidney Failure Patients with Anemia Speaker: Dr Roger Tan |
Symposium 5 |
Symposium 6 |
Symposium 7 |
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1515 - 1525 |
Osteoporosis vs CKD-MBD |
Renal Transplantation |
Arteriovenous Access Creation by Nephrologist: Is it Safe and Necessary? |
1525 - 1535 |
Setting Up an Interventional Nephrology Program |
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1535 - 1545 |
Bone biopsy – |
Renal Transplantation Securing the Gift: Addressing Infections and Cancer in Transplant Survivors |
Arteriovenous Access Physical Examination: Are We Doing and Teaching it Right? |
1545 - 1555 |
Haemodialysis Access Surveillance: Is it still Recommended? |
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1555 - 1605 |
Bone Disease in Kidney Transplant |
AKI & Critical Care Nephrology Hybrid Therapies in Acute Kidney |
Point-of-care ultrasound in Nephrology: How to do it Right? |
1605 - 1615 | Panel Discussion | ||
1615 - 1625 |
Treatment Option for Osteoporosis in CKD |
AKI & Critical Care Nephrology |
Part 2: Challenges in Interventional Nephrology |
1625 - 1635 |
Ultrasound Guided Angioplasty: Is it Suitable for Everyone |
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1635 - 1645 |
Approach to fragility fracture in patient with ESKD - Real world experience and case discussion |
Renal Supportive Care Humanising Renal Care-From Technology to Person Focused Care |
The Art of Endovascular Thrombectomy |
1645 - 1655 |
Complications during Endovascular Intervention of Arteriovenous Access: How to Save Ourselves |
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1655 - 1705 |
Renal Supportive Care Advanced CKD Symptom Relief: Pharmacological Approach |
Far Infrared Therapy for Arteriovenous Fistula – the Taiwan Experience |
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1705 - 1715 | |||
Panel Discussion | |||
End of Day 1 |
Day 2: 19th October 2025, Sunday | |||
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Medical Track | Allied Health/Nursing Track | APSDA Concurrent Session | |
Symposium 8 |
Renal Nursing Primer Workshop |
Symposium 9 |
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0830 - 0840 |
Genetic Testing in Kidney Diseases – Current Landscape in Singapore |
Station 1: Restoring Flow: Unblocking Hemodialysis Catheters Content Focus: Demonstration and hands-on practice in the use of thrombolytics (e.g. Urokinase & Alteplase) to unblock HD tunnelled catheters. |
Anti-coagulation after successful thrombolysis – what it the evidence? |
0840 - 0850 |
Central Vein Stenosis: The Old Threat, Any New Remedy? |
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0850 - 0900 |
Fabry Disease |
Station 2: Precision Placement: Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation and Plastic Cannulation Content Focus: Demonstration and hands-on practice on ultrasound basics, including probe handling and practice on ultrasound-guided needle placement, image interpretation, proper cannulation techniques, and avoiding complications like infiltration or dislodgement. |
Cephalic Arch Stenosis: Drug-coated balloon or Stent Graft? |
0900 - 0910 | |||
0910 - 0920 |
Thrombotic Microangiopathy |
Station 3: Peritoneal Dialysis Essentials Content Focus: Demonstration and hands-on practice on alarms management and troubleshooting for CAPD & APD modalities (Baxter & FMC) |
The use of Paclitaxel-coated Balloons to Improve Arteriovenous Access Outcomes |
0920 - 0930 |
The use of Sirolimus-coated Balloons to Improve Arteriovenous Access Outcomes |
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0930 - 0940 |
Genetic Testing in Kidney Transplant |
Station 4: CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy) Fundamentals Content Focus: Demonstration and hands-on practice on alarms management and troubleshooting, troubleshooting for CRRT modalities (Baxter, FMC & BBruan) |
Management of EPS in PD patients |
Salvage of dysfunction PD catheter – tips and tricks |
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0940 - 0950 |
Management of Aneurysmal and High Flow Fistula |
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Panel Discussion | |||
0950 - 1025 | Morning Tea Break & Poster Viewing | ||
1025 - 1030 |
In Remembrance of Dr Beatrice Chen |
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1030 - 1050 |
SSN 2025 Achievement Award Presentation |
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1050 - 1120 |
18th Lim Cheng Hong Lectureship |
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1120 - 1150 |
APSDA Plenary Lecture |
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1150 - 1220 | Lunch Break | ||
1220 - 1320 | Lunch Symposium (Educational Grant from Otsuka) Shared decision making: Involving patients in their ADPKD treatment journey and using Tolvaptan as a disease-modifying treatment |
Lunch Symposium Deep Dive into IgA Nephropathy: From The Past to The New Era Clinical Landscape of IgAN Case-based Approach in IgA Nephropathy
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Lunch Symposium |
Symposium 10 |
Symposium 11 |
Symposium 12 |
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1320 - 1340 |
KDIGO Updates - Minimal Change Disease & Nephrotic Syndrome in Children |
Beyond Dialysis: Long-Term Rehabilitation and Quality Care in ESRD Speaker: DD (APN) Dr Lim Su Fee |
Patient Selection for WavelinQ (sponsor talk) Speaker: Dr Panagiotis Kitrou |
1340 - 1400 |
EndoAVF Creation |
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1400 - 1420 |
KDIGO Updates –Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease |
Wound Care Approach Among Haemodialysis Patients |
Outcomes of EndoAVF in Asia Population |
1420 - 1440 |
Tackling barrier to PD uptake in Singapore - A success story |
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1440 - 1500 |
KDIGO Updates – IgA Nephropathy |
EndoAVF Cannulation Mastery: Precision Techniques in Modern Vascular Access |
Portable Haemodialysis: Where are we now? |
1500 - 1520 | Panel Discussion | ||
1520 - 1550 | Award Presentation: Best Free Paper Presentation, Best Poster Presentation, Chapter of Renal Physicians Award APSDA Handover Ceremony |
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End of Conference |
Disclaimer: Whilst every attempt will be made to ensure that all aspects of the programme will take place as scheduled, the Organiser reserves the right to make appropriate changes should the need arise.