CarlosZuniga Director of SLANH Kidney Palliative Care CommitteeChile

Dr. Zuniga is a nephrologist, founder and Director of the first National Multidisciplinary Kidney Clinic and the Telenephrology Strategy of the Ministry of Health for advanced CKD patients in Chile. He was President of the Chilean Society of Nephrology and is currently Director of the Renal Palliative Care Committee of the LA Society of Nephrology (SLANH), and active member of the ISN LA Regional Board and the ISN CKM Working Group. He is Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at Concepcion University and Catholic University Ssma, Concepción, Chile.

Institution

Pre-Congress - Saturday April 13, 2024

Time	Session

9 a.m. 11 a.m.	Conservative Kidney Management Course: Fundamentals of Conservative Kidney Management CarlosZuniga Chairperson czunigasm2002@yahoo.comDirector of SLANH Kidney Palliative Care CommitteeChile FrankBrennan Chairperson St George HospitalAustralia SaraDavison Chairperson University of AlbertaCanada Introduction to the ISN CKM Curriculum and Objectives of the Day SaraDavison Speaker University of AlbertaCanada Introduction to Concepts/Principles of Kidney Supportive Care (KSC) and Conservative Kidney Management (CKM) SaraDavison Speaker University of AlbertaCanada Delivery of CKM SaraDavison Speaker University of AlbertaCanada Q and A Shared Decision-making around CKM SaharKoubar Speaker University of MinnesotaUnited States Q and A Practical Challenges for Implementing CKM: A Case Presentation and Round Table Discussion NicolaWearne Speaker Groote Schuur Hospital / university of Cape TownSouth Africa Hall C2
11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.	Conservative Kidney Management Course: Symptom Management CarlosZuniga Chairperson czunigasm2002@yahoo.comDirector of SLANH Kidney Palliative Care CommitteeChile FrankBrennan Chairperson St George HospitalAustralia SaraDavison Chairperson University of AlbertaCanada Introduction to the Session Including The Prevalence of Symptoms and Available Assessment Tools FrankBrennan Speaker St George HospitalAustralia Management of Uremic Pruritus and Restless Legs Syndrome in CKM FrankBrennan Speaker St George HospitalAustralia Q and A Pharmacologic Management of Pain in CKM SaraDavison Speaker University of AlbertaCanada Non-pharmacologic Management of Pain in CKM PramoteEuasobhon Speaker pramoteo@hotmail.comDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Thailand Q and A Management of Fatigue, Insomnia, Depression, and Anxiety in CKM GregorioObrador Vera Speaker gobrador@up.edu.mxUniversidad Panamericana School of MedicineMexico Q and A Hall C2
2:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m.	Conservative Kidney Management Course: Capacity Building for CKM and Terminal Care CarlosZuniga Chairperson czunigasm2002@yahoo.comDirector of SLANH Kidney Palliative Care CommitteeChile FrankBrennan Chairperson St George HospitalAustralia SaraDavison Chairperson University of AlbertaCanada Introduction to the Session Including the Prevalence of Symptoms and Available assessment Tools CarlosZuniga Speaker czunigasm2002@yahoo.comDirector of SLANH Kidney Palliative Care CommitteeChile CKM Service Provision: Issues of Resources, Capacity Building, and Advocacy in Low- and Middle-income Countries CarlosZuniga Speaker czunigasm2002@yahoo.comDirector of SLANH Kidney Palliative Care CommitteeChile CKM Service Provision: Issues of Resources, Capacity Building, and Advocacy in High-income Countries JenniferScherer Speaker Jennifer.Scherer@nyulangone.orgNYU School of MedicineUnited States Panel Discussion with Q and A Essential Communication Skills in CKM Including Advance Care Planning JenniferScherer Speaker Jennifer.Scherer@nyulangone.orgNYU School of MedicineUnited States Q and A Transitioning Near the End of Life: Care of the Dying CKM Patient Including Symptomatology in This Period (Shared Presentation: Drs Brennan and Wearne) FrankBrennan Speaker St George HospitalAustralia NicolaWearne Speaker Groote Schuur Hospital / university of Cape TownSouth Africa Q and A Hall C2