18th UK Annual Dialysis Conference
Putting Life First: Advancing Dialysis for Every Patient
The Lowry Hotel, Dearman’s Place, Manchester M3 5LH
Wednesday 16th September - Friday 18th September 2026
We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors, including pharmaceutical companies whose contributions help us deliver the Annual Dialysis Conference. The event is partially through sponsorship from those companies detailed below.
Wednesday 16th September 2026
11:30 – 13:00
12:15 – 13:15
Registration and Exhibition
Lunch
Session 1
Dialysis Access ( F2F & Virtual)
Chair: Daljit Hothi, Suzanne Forbes
13:15 – 13:30
Welcome Address – 18th UK Annual Dialysis Conference
13:30 – 13:55
Access Surveillance: How, When and Why?
Alison Swain, Reading
13:55 – 14:20
Managing high flow fistula
Saeed Ahmed, Sunderland
14:20 – 14:50
Dialysis Access MDT: Interactive Case Discussion
Antonious Hanna, Stevenage
Ryan Villanueva, Stevenage
14:50 – 15:15
KEYNOTE · Optimizing Vascular Access: Guidelines vs Reality
Charmaine Lok, Canada
Session 2
Workshops (delegates attend 2 of 3)
(F2F deligates only)
15:20 – 15:30
15:30-17:05
Dean Wallace, Shelley Morris, Cora Lahart Manchester
Dialysis-restricted diets: how far should we go?
Patients without a voice- capacity, consent and courts
17:05
DAY CLOSE
Thursday 17th September 2026
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
08:30 – 09:00
Advancing Home HD; Expanding Access and Improving Outcomes (Sponsored by Physidia) (F2F & Virtual) |
Session 3
Life-centric dialysis at home – Interactive Forum
Chairs: Maddie Warren, Andrea Brown
09:05- 09:15
Dialysis Society Update and Fellowship Programme
Natalie Borman, Dialysis Society
09:15 – 09:30
What Have We Learned from the DAYLife Study? |
Georgina Hamill, UK Kidney Association
09:30 – 09:45
Rethinking life-centric home dialysis – prescription or partnership?
Anu Jayanti, Manchester
09:45 – 10:00
Challenging the ceiling of home HD growth with technology |
Enric Vilar, Stevenage
10:00 – 10:15
Challenging the ceiling of PD growth with technology
Martin Wilkie, Sheffield
10:15 – 10:40
Q&A
Panel discussion on how to achieve 20% on home therapies
10:40 – 11:10
Session 4
Clinical Challenge: Sarcopenia in Dialysis Patients (F2F & Virtual) |
Chairs: Martin Wilkie, Siva Sridharan
11:15- 11:35
Muscle & Weight Loss in Dialysis: Diagnosis, Prevalence and Impact
Siva Sridharan, Stevenage
11:35 – 11:55
Is hand grip the most under-used tool in dialysis care?
Thomas Wilkinson, Leicester
11:55- 12:15
Prescribing Dialysis and Nutrition to Prevent Sarcopenia
Bruno Mafrici, Nottingham
12:15 – 12:35
KEYNOTE: Losing weight, not muscle. A balanced approach to weight management programme in dialysis
Adrian Brown, London
12:35 – 12:45
Q&A
12:45 – 13:00
Exhibition
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & Exhibition
13:30 – 14:00
Fresenius workshop (over lunch) title and speaker tbc (F2F & Virtual)
Session 5
Beyond Boundaries (F2F & Virtual)
Chairs: Katie Vinen, Cormac Breen
14:00 – 14:30
A quiet Revolution in Dialysis Water Purification
Rui Lucena, Portugal
14:30 – 15:00
Novel Therapy with Fish Oils
Charmaine Lok, Canada
15:00 – 15:30
Transforming anaemia care in dialysis
Phil Kalra, Salford
15:30 – 15:40
Q&A
15:40 – 16:05
Coffee and industry exhibition
Session 6
Workshops (delegates attend 2 of 3) F2F delegates only |
16:05 – 17:40
Building positive staff-patient relationships- communication triggers
Currie Moore, Jessica Dean, Amina Logart, Salford
Dal Hothi, London
Blood borne viruses and dialysis masterclass: Preventing transmission, vaccinations and travel
Mark Wright, Stephanie Choo
Leeds
Mini PD academy: Shared Decision Maker enabler for home therapies growth
Patrick Jolomba, Vantive
🍽 Conference Dinner & Drinks Reception 19:30 Conference Suite, The Lowry Hotel
Friday 18th September 2026
08:30 – 09:15
Refreshments
Session 7
Focus on Current Challenges
(F2F & Virtual)
Chairs: Helen Spooner, Kunaal Kharbanda
09:15 – 09:20
Welcome
Helen Spooner
09:20 – 09:40
Concordance in dialysis patients- impact and new insights
Laura Thompson, Sunderland
09:40– 10:00
Cultural Competence in Dialysis Care
Shivani Sharma, Birmingham
10:00– 10:20
Innovative funding approaches to dialysis to support home dialysis growth |
TBC
10:20– 10:40
Embedding trauma informed care into renal services
Janette Moran, Leeds
10:40 – 10:50
Q&A
10:50– 11:20
Coffee and Industry exhibition
Session 8
Novel Ideas Transforming Practice (F2F & Virtual )
Chair(s): Sandip Mitra and Enric Vilar
11:20–11:40
Evidence to Practice: Transforming How We Use Guidelines Using AI
John Hartemink, Manchester
11:40–12:10
Advanced Prescribing Using Data Analytics
Len Uysevat, USA (virtual)
12:10–12:35
Are we ready for incremental dialysis to be standard of care?
Mariana Murea, USA (virtual)
12:35–13:00
Shared Care and Measuring Standards Through Incentre HD
Tania Barnes, Sheffield
13:00–13:20
What have we learned for the Prepare for Kidney Care Study
Fergus Caskey, Bristol
13:20–13:30
Q&A
13:30 – 13:40
Closing Remarks
Sandip Mitra
14:00
Takeaway Lunch
With Thanks to Our Sponsors
Vantive LTD | Fresenius Medical Care UK | Medice UK | Davita Renal Healthcare | Triomed | B Braun Medical UK Stanningley Pharma | Physidia | Kimal PLC | Acquilant | Dialife | CES Home Conversions | Becton Dickinson (BD) | Independence Products Ltd | U Drain Ltd | Linc Medical Systems | Valiant Medical | Javelo Health | Xtramed | Rapidcare | Nipro Medical | Kidney Care UK | Kidney Research UK