PRE-CONGRESS Workshop 1
Mastering
From Prescription to the Dialysis Chair
- Interactive Lectures
- Practical Sessions
- Real-World Problem Solving
Date
13th November 2026
Friday
Venue
Hotel Ramada
Colombo
Target audience
Doctors and Nurses
across Sri Lanka
| Time | Session | Speaker, designation & workplace |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:05 AM | Welcome Address |
Dr. Nalaka Herath President – SLSON Consultant Nephrologist Colombo North Teaching Hospital |
| 09:05 – 09:30 AM | One Prescription Doesn’t Fit All – How Do We Personalise HD? |
Dr. G.J. Ramesh Consultant Nephrologist National Nephrology Specialized Hospital, Polonnaruwa |
| 09:30 – 09:55 AM | Too Much Fluid – How Do We Find the Right Dry Weight? |
Dr. Anupama De Silva Consultant Nephrologist National Institute of Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation (NINDT) |
| 09:55 – 10:20 AM | When BP Falls – And When BP Doesn’t: What Should We Do? |
Dr. Buddhika Wijayawickrama Consultant Nephrologist National Nephrology Specialized Hospital, Polonnaruwa |
| Tea break – 15 minutes | ||
| 10:35 – 11:00 AM | Protect the Lifeline – Keep the Access Working |
Dr. Malaka Amarasinghe
Consultant Vascular and Transplant Surgeon, |
| 11:00 – 11:25 AM | Protect the Line – Stop Bloodstream Infection Before It Starts |
Dr. S.B.A.M. Mujahith Consultant Nephrologist Teaching Hospital Batticaloa |
| 11:25 – 11:50 AM | Don’t Just Press Mute! – Solve the Dialysis Machine Alarm |
Dr. Udana Rathnapala Consultant Nephrologist District General Hospital, Gampaha |
| 11:50 – 12:15 PM | When a Child Needs Haemodialysis – What Should We Do Differently? |
Dr. Venuja Bandara Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist National Nephrology Specialized Hospital, Polonnaruwa |
| 12:15 – 12:25 PM | Vote of Thanks |
Dr. T. M. Naseef Consultant Nephrologist District General Hospital, Chilaw |
| Lunch break | ||
1:00 PM onwards | Afternoon practical sessions
PRE-CONGRESS Workshop 2
State of the Art in
- 24th November 2026
- Shangri La Colombo
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:20 – 08:30 AM | Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop |
Dr Nalaka Herath President Sri Lanka Society of Nephrology |
| 08:30 – 09:00 AM | Dialysis prescription: optimizing dialysis dose |
Prof Andrew Davenport |
| 09:00 – 09:30 AM | Fluid management and avoiding intradialytic hypotension |
Prof Andrew Davenport |
| 09:30 – 10:00 AM | Vascular access – type, timing, selection, technique |
Dr Vineet Behera |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Complications of Vascular Access – AV Fistula & Dialysis catheters |
Dr Vineet Behera |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM · Tea | ||
| 10:45 – 11:15 AM | POCUS for fluid assessment, AV fistula & vascular access |
Dr Vineet Behera |
| 11:15 – 11:45 PM | Managing dialysis related complications |
Dr Nadim Beruni |
| 11:45 – 12:15 AM | Hemodialysis Machine Troubleshooting & Alarms |
Dr Vineet Behera |
| 12:15 – 12:45 PM | Incremental dialysis: is it a viable strategy in LMICs? |
Prof Andrew Davenport |
| 12:45 – 01:45 PM · Lunch | ||
| 01:45 – 02:15 PM | Conservative vs dialysis decision-making in frail patients |
Dr Nadim Beruni |
02:15 – 02.45 PM | Haemodialysis for the Small Child: Practical Challenges and Solutions |
Dr Perry Lau |
| 02:45 – 03:15 PM | Recent advances in haemodialysis |
Prof Andrew Davenport |
| 03:15 – 04:00 PM | Case based interactive session |
All faculty |
| 04:00 – 04:15 PM · Closing remarks and Tea | ||