In conjunction with World Kidney Day (WKD) – a global awareness campaign to raise awareness on the importance of our kidneys – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Singapore Society of Nephrology Nursing Chapter and Singapore Nurses Association Renal Nursing Chapter will once again jointly organise the WKD Nursing Symposium 2019.
Themed “Community Access for Kidney Care”, the symposium aims to educate renal and non-renal nurses on the important role of the community in improving care for kidney disease.
| Time | Programme |
| 8.30am | Registration |
| 9.00am | Opening Address Assoc Professor Lina Choong President, Singapore Society Of Nephrology |
| 9.10am | ‘Push or Shove: How Do We Increase Awareness and Uptake of Screening & Follow-up?’ Ms Vasuki Utravathy Deputy Director, Health Screening & Management, Health Promotion Board |
| 9.40am | Q & A |
| 9.50am | Involvement of the Community – Polyclinic Approach Dr Cynthia Wong Deputy Head at Bukit Batok Polyclinic, National University Health System |
| 10.20am | Q & A |
| 10.30am | Tea Break |
| 11.00am | Community Support for HD, PD and Renal Transplant Ms Angela Loh Senior Medical Social Worker, Service Management, The National Kidney Foundation |
| 11.30am | Q & A |
| 11.40am | Renal Supportive Care Ms Amy Lim Nurse Clinician, Specialty Care, Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital |
| 12.10pm | Q & A |
| 12.30pm | End of Programme |
* Programme may be subject to changes
Registration closing date: 24 March 2018 (Sunday)
$20 per participant
2 CPE points will be awarded to all participants
For enquiries, please contact us at worldkidneyday.sg@gmail.com.
