World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness on the importance of our kidneys. In conjunction with WKD, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Singapore Society of Nephrology (SSN) – Nursing Chapter and Singapore Nurses Association (SNA) – Renal Nursing Chapter (RNC) jointly organise the WKD Nursing Symposium annually.
The theme for WKD 2018 is “Kidneys and Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower”. In line with this year’s theme, the symposium will cover topics on kidney disease in relation to women’s health.
| TIME | PROGRAMME |
|---|---|
| 8.30am | Registration (Venue: Level 1 Lobby) |
| 9.00am | Opening Address Assoc. Prof Lina Choong, President, Singapore Society of Nephrology |
| 9.10am | Management of Women with SLE Dr Poh Yih Jia, Consultant, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, SGH |
| 9.40am | Q & A |
| 9.50am | Gestational Diabetes Dr Khoo Chong Kiat, Senior Consultant, Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit, KKH |
| 10.20am | Q & A |
| 10.30am | Tea Break (Venue: Level 1 Lobby) |
| 11.00am | Pregnancy in Women with Kidney Disease Dr Anita S. Kale, Senior Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NUHS |
| 11.30am | Q & A |
| 11.40am | Successful Pregnancy after Kidney Transplantation Dr Sobhana Thangaraju, Consultant, Department of Renal Medicine, SGH |
| 12.10pm | Q & A |
| 12.30pm | End of Programme |
* Programme may be subject to changes
$20 per person (refreshments will be served)
Registration Closing Date: 18 Feb 2018 (Sunday)
Nursing staff will be awarded 2 CPE points for completing the symposium.
If you have any enquiries on this event, please contact us at worldkidneyday.sg@gmail.com.
