Diagnosis and Management of Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis related Peritonitis

Dr. Georgi Abraham is currently a professor and Consultant Nephrologist at MGM healthcare, Chennai, and an Adjunct Professor at IIT Chennai. He is a former editorial board member of NDT, ACKD, PDI, and HI. He has 33 textbook chapters, published 342 manuscripts, guest faculty in 33 countries, received the Roscoe Robinson Award ( ISN ), the International Distinguish Medal award ( NKF USA ), the lifetime PD award ( ISPD ), the PACES Champion award, the International Federation of ( MRCP UK ). Dr. Santosh Varughese is currently working as a professor and head of the department of Nephrology at Christian Medical College Vellore. Presently he is a member of the Nomination Committee International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis. At the national level, he is an active participant in the Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India (PDSI) and editor-in-chief of the Indian Journal of Peritoneal Dialysis, the society's official journal. Dr. Uma Sekar is Presently the Vice Chancellor of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research. She is a clinical Microbiologist by profession at Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, India. She has been trained in PD peritonitis related laboratory techniques by Dr. Stephen Vaz at the Toronto Western Hospital. She has 101 research publications in indexed and reputed National and International journals.       

PREVENTION OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS RELATED INFECTIONS   LESSONS TO LEARN.- Preventing Peritonitis: Role of Nurse.- PERITONITIS-FREE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INITIATI.- Peritonitis in CAPD – Microbiological Considerations in Diagnosis.- Medical management of peritonits with antimicrobial therapy.- ULTRAFILTRATION FAILURE IN PD PERITNOITIS.- Peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis and transfer to hemodialysis -Challenges.- RELAPSING AND REFRACTORY PERITONITIS SPECIAL Challenge.- REIMPLANTATION AND REINITIATION OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS  AFTER CATHETER REMOVAL FOR REFRACTORY PERITONITIS.- Peritonitis – Related Mortality.- INDICATIONS AND FINDINGS ON PERITONEAL BIOPSY.-  Usefulness of imaging of PD related  complications.- NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN CAPD PATIENTS WITH PERITONITIS.