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Conference Abstract Book 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference September 17–20, 2016 The Valencia Conference Centre Valencia, Spain Conference Theme: Quality versus Cost Sustainable Renal Care Abstract Book 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference September 17–20, 2016 Valencia, Spain Acknowledgements We would like to express our appreciation for the valuable support participating at our 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference in Valencia, September 17-20, 2016. P artners’ support, involvement and advice are greatly appreciated and the success would not be possible without the fantastic collaboration we have. Thank You! Publisher: EDTNA/ERCA, European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association, Pilatusstrasse 35, CH-6003 Lucerne, Switzerland Design and typography: GUARANT International spol. s r.o. ISBN: 978-84-617-4358-2 2 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference September 17–20, 2016 Valencia, Spain Contents ( ) FOREWORD 6 COMMITTEES 8 SPEAKERS 10 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 12 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Saturday, September 17, 2016 13 Sunday, September 18, 2016 14 Monday, September 19, 2016 19 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 23 ORAL PRESENTATIONS Saturday, September 17, 2016 S 01 – Plenary Session 24 S 02 – Opening Ceremony 24 Sunday, September 18, 2016 S 03 – Fresenius Medical Care - Crossing Borders, Setting Standards: Embedding a Culture of Training and Education 25 S 04 – Masterclass – Transplantation 26 S 05 – Peritoneal Dialysis 28 S 06 – Ethical Issues in renal care 33 S 07 – Challenge of multimorbitity 38 S 08 – Masterclass - ‚Who pays the Ferryman‘‘? Dialysis dilemmas: costs & ethical questions Masterclass – 43 Writing an abstract for international conferences S 09 – Patient & carer advisory groups - setting them up and running them. Patient & carer groups – 45 an interactive workshop on engagement in improving care quality S 10 – DOOPS symposium 46 S 11 – GREEK WORKSHOP 47 S 12 – Technical-Dialysis Adequacy 49 S 13 – Education 54 S 14 – Psychological, physical & social impact of renal dinase 59 S 15 – Safe vascular access 63 S 16 – Transplantation 68 S 17 – The patient experience 73 Monday, September 19, 2016 S 18 – Haemodialysis 78 S 19 – Home dialysis 82 3 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference September 17–20, 2016 Valencia, Spain S 20 – Paediatric renal care 87 S 21 – CES B. Braun Avitum AG - Renal care for elderly patiens 93 S 22 – Open Forum 94 S 23 – Improving quality of renal care 99 S 24 – CES NxStage Medical, Inc. - Simply Home – Can you make it sustainable? 105 S 25 – Acute Kidney Injury 106 S 26 – Short Orals 111 S 27 – Nutrition 120 S 28 – End of life care 125 S 29 – CKD prevention & delay 129 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 S 30 – Diabetes and nephrology 134 S 31 – Renal care for an aging population 138 S 32 – Closing Ceremony 143 WORKSHOPS Monday, September 19, 2016 Workshop on Ultrasonography for vascular access in dialysis: Theoretical Session and Practical Session 92, 104 POSTER PRESENTATIONS Poster Session A (Haemodialysis) 144 Poster Session B (Haemodialysis) 170 Poster Session C (CKD prevention and delay, Haemodialysis, Home dialysis) 196 Poster Session D (Improving quality of renal care, Safe vascular access, Safety and risk management in RRT) 218 Poster Session E (Diabetes and nephrology, Challenge of multimorbidity, Improving quality of renal care) 244 Poster Session F (Improving quality of renal care, Paediatric renal care, Peritoneal dialysis, Renal care for an aging population, 270 Safe vascular access) 4 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference September 17–20, 2016 Valencia, Spain Poster Session G (Nutrition, Open Forum, Psychological, physical and social impact of renal disease) 295 Poster Session H (Psychological, physical and social impact of renal disease, Transplantation) 320 AUTHORS’ CONTACTS 344 AUTHORS’ INDEX 348 DISCLAMER 353 5 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference September 17–20, 2016 Valencia, Spain Foreword Dear Collegues, As Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) Chair it is a great honour for me to welcome you to the 45th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference, Valencia, Spain 2016 and to present to you the Conference Abstract Book. In accordance with the conference theme, “Quality versus Cost, Sustainable Renal Care”, we have developed a scientific programme focusing at the complextity of renal care practice and its demanding challenges in costs worldwide with very interesting parallel sessions, workshops/masterclasses as well as an expanded number of well-established expert Guest Speakers. In total there were 294 abstracts submitted to the conference, of which 85 were accepted for oral presentation, 9 for short oral presentation and 200 for poster presentation. Abstracts were received from from 33 countries with a wide geographical range from European countries to United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong and to Australia. For the Valencia conference there were 20 distinguished guest speakers invited from 9 different countries. Dr Francisco Maduell MD (Spain) will cover the main Dialysis session with his lecture on “Haemodialysis: High-volume online HDF increases survival in haemodialysis” and Mr Tony Goovaerts (Belgium) will speak on Peritoneal Dialysis providing delegates with a follow up of the Peritoneal testing. A new scientific session is organized this year on Ethical Issues in renal Care with eminent guest speaker Professor Francesco Locatelli MD (Italy) exploring the Ethical dilemmas in renal aging. Another new scientific session has been developed with the title “Challenge of multimorbitity” which will be covered by Dr John Harty MD (United Kingdom) who will speak on “Managing multi-morbidity in haemodialysis patients – a personalized approach”. Professor Ann Bonner RN (Australia) will cover this year two scientific sessions: the session on Education, talking on “Education: Health literacy and renal healthcare: Why does it matter?” as well as the session on “Renal care for an aging population: Options for older patients with chronic kidney disease”. The session on Dialysis Adequacy will covered by Dr Jasper Boomker, Biologist (The Netherlands) Who will speak on “A Dutch Kidney Foundation initiative for the development of a Portable Artificial Kidney”. Dr Hilary Bekker, Psycologist, RN (United Kingdom) will be the guest speaker at the Psychological, physical & social impact of renal disease session presenting on “Enabling services to support patients making informed dialysis decisions”. Dr Federico Oppenheimer MD (Spain) will cover Transplantation, giving a guest speaker lecture on “Transplantation: Changing people’s attitudes to become donors- difficulties and challenges” and Mrs Fiona Loud (United Kingdom) will give a talk on “Acute Kidney Injury: The British Kidney Patient Association: collaborative working to reduce acute kidney injury”. Dr Jose Ibeas MD (Spain) will cover Safe vascular access session with his lecture on “Doppler Ultrasound for arteriovenous fistula: A third generation method for first approach”. The paediatric session will be presented by Professor Rita Van Damme – Lombaerts MD (Belgium) discussing “Paediatric renal care Growth hormone therapy in children before and after renal transplantation” and Dr Ian Walsh MD (United Kingdom) will present at the Open Forum giving delegates lecture on the Care in Renal Cancer. The Nutrition session this year will be presented by Professor Martin Kuhlmann, MD (Germany) who will discuss “Hidden phosphorus in the diet – consequences for CKD patients and the general population”. Mrs Karin Lomholdt, RN (Denmark) will talk on “Home dialysis: Home based dialysis in Denmark - Challenges and results” and Dr Eva Segura, Physiotherapist (Spain) on “Improving quality of renal care: Exercise & Haemodialysis”. Mrs Cristiana Dente RN (Italy) will cover for session “End of life care” with the title: “The dialysis patient: what is the best end- of-life care? The experience of a dialysis center in Biella, Italy” and guest speaker Mr Josep Mª Gutierrez RN (Spain) will give two lectures on “CKD prevention & delay: Eldery & CKD. Dialysis for all?” and on “Diabetes and nephrology: CKD diabetic patients- Same illness different care”. As every year we hold a session on Patient experience. This year we host Mr Leonidas Mourelatos (Greece) who will share with you all his 35 year challenging journey as a renal patient. This year we have one workshop on “Ultrasonography for vascular access in dialysis” with guest speakers Mr Ruben Iglesias (Spain), Carolina Rubiella Rubio (Spain), Dr Jose Ibeas Lopez (Spain) and Joaquim Vallespin Aguado (Spain). The conference programme also includes three masterclasses. One masterclass on “Writing an abstract for international conferences” with Dr Helen Noble (United Kingdom) and Mr Berislav Poje (Croatia), one masterclass on “Dialysis dilemmas: costs & ethical questions” with Mr Michel Rhoden (Belgium) and Mrs Aase Riemann (The Netherlands) and one masterclass on “Transplantation” with Mrs Itziar Martinez Alpuente, Dr Lluis Pallardo, Dr Federico Oppenheimerr, and Dr Julio Pascual all from Spain. Among lunchtime sessions are: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Programme and the Greek Workshop on Peritoneal Dialysis and a session on “Patient & carer advisory groups - setting them up and running them. Patient & carer groups”, an interactive workshop on engagement in improving care quality with Mrs Fiona Loud, Dr Helen Noble and Assistant Professor Nicola Thomas all from United Kingdom. Corporate Education Sessions include: CES Fresenius Medical Care “Crossing Borders, Setting Standards:
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