Update on Peritoneal Dialysis in Chile (post-WCN event)

The Chilean Society of Nephrology (Sociedad Chilena de Nefrología) and the ISPD join forces to organize a post-WCN one-day meeting on April 18th in Santiago de Chile, with an exciting program:

Program

08.30-09.00  Inscription-introduction course
09.00-09.30  Introducing the International Home Dialysis Consortium. Dra Edwina Brown
09.30-10.00  The team approach to caring for the PD patient. Dr. Isaac Teitelbaum
10.00-10.30   Prescribing high-quality goal-directed peritoneal dialysis. Dra Edwina Brown
10-30-11.00   Coffee break
11.00-11.30    Why are we not getting more patients onto PD? Dr. Isaac Teitelbaum
11.30-12.00   Outcomes and care priorities for older PD patients. Dra. Edwina Brown
12.00-12.30   Can one do PD in patients with end-stage liver disease? Dr. Isaac Teitelbaum
12.30-13.00   Why PD is a valuable treatment in cardiorenal syndrome. Dr. Ruben Torres
13.00-15.00.  LUNCH
13.00-15.00   Practical module: installing PD catheters x puncture technique
15.00-15.30   Peritoneal membrane preservation. Dr Javier Arteaga
15.30-16.00   Developing the best PD prescription for the individual patient. Dra. Ana Aguilar
16.00-16.30   Coffee break
16.30-17.00   Current situation of peritoneal dialysis in Argentina (Dr Javier Arteaga)
17.00-17.30   Current situation of peritoneal dialysis in Chile. (Dra Mireya Ortiz)
17.30-18.00   Round table. How to increase PD in South America. Focus in Chile and Argentina. All faculty and representatives of SENFERDIALT (Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Associaton in Chile)