Public Forum on Ethics of ESKD Care

Deakin University School of Medicine in conjunction with The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is pleased to host this Public Forum on the Ethics of End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Care.

The Forum brings together international and local experts in nephrology and bioethics, as well as local health professionals, policy makers and members of the public to discuss ethical issues relating to end-of-life decision-making in the context of ESKD care.

PROGRAM

14:30: Welcome from Deakin University and The International Society of Nephrology

14:45: Overview of ethical challenges in end-of-life decision making in ESKD around the world

15:05: Overview of ethical challenges in end-of-life decision making in ESKD in Australia

15:25: Panel and audience discussion

16:00: Networking afternoon tea

17:00: Opening Ceremony, World Congress of Nephrology, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Find out more by visiting www.isnwcn19.org and follow the congress on twitter @isnwcn.

Featuring…

Prof David Harris, President, International Society of Nephrology and Professor of Medicine at The University of Sydney

Prof Vivekanand Jha, President-Elect, International Society of Nephrology and Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health

Dr Kathryn Ducharlet, University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital

Dr Valerie Luyckx, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

A/Prof Dominique Martin, Associate Professor in Health Ethics and Professionalism, Deakin University