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Annual Dialysis Conference
Program

Monday, March 8, 2010

The symbol to the left of each session title indicates its relevance to hemodialysis , peritoneal dialysis , or both . [#] after the time denotes the session number.

Monday Afternoon Sessions ~ 2:00 to 6:00pm
(Break 4:00 - 4:45pm)

Peritonitis and Technique Survival
Jose Diaz-Buxo, MD, William Salzer, MD, Presiding   
2:00 - 4:00pm • {600}

• 2:00       
  Global Status of PD Associated Peritonitis - William Salzer, MD
• 2:20       
  Very Low Incidence of Peritonitis: The Pittsburgh Experience - Beth Piraino, MD
• 2:40       
  Varying Peritonitis Incidences in Far Eastern Countries - Wi Kei Lo, MD
• 3:00       
  Strategies to Universally Improve Peritonitis Rates, including Low Glucose Degradation Products Solutions - Jose Diaz-Buxo, MD
• 3:20       
  Complicated Peritonitis: The Major Cause of Technique Failure - Martin Schreiber, MD
• 3:40       
  Discussion
• 4:00       
  Adjourn

  Futuristic Methods of Replacing Kidney Function
Robert Lockridge, MD, Madhukar Misra, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {601}

• 2:00       
  Universal HD Machine for Regular In-Center and Home Use - Rod Kenley, MS
• 2:17       
  Current Status of the Wearable Artificial Kidney - Andrew Davenport, MD
• 2:34       
  Progress in the Development of the Human Nephron
  Filter - Allen Nissenson, MD
• 2:51       
  Home Dialysis Plus - Jim Curtis
• 3:08       
  Can the Bowel Really Substitute for the Kidney in Uremia? - Eli Friedman, MD
• 3:25       
  Fresenius - Renal Solutions - David Updyke
• 3:42       
  Discussion
• 4:00       
  Adjourn

  Challenges to and Defenses of Dr. Kjellstrand’s Keynote Address at the 2009 ADC: Clinical Observations vs. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Dialysis Research
Richard Amerling, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {602}

• 2:00
  RCT Is Redundant if Observational Studies Consistently Show that Daily HD Is Superior- Zbylut Twardowski, MD
• 2:25       
  Observational Studies Are Not Always Reliable Due to
  Lack of Randomization and Biases - Marcelo Tonelli, MD
• 2:50       
  There Is Not Enough Observational Evidence to Support Funding and Widespread Application of Daily HD - James Sloand, MD
• 3:15       
  The Waste of Life, Time, and Money Waiting for the
  Results of RCT in Daily HD - Carl Kjellstrand, MD
• 3:40       
  Discussion
• 4:00       
  Adjourn

 PD Nursing Workshop III
Learn From Your Colleagues: An Interactive Session
Renee Williams, BSN, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {603}
Panelists: Joanne Bargman, MD, Katherine Harvey, MS, RD, Maria Luongo, MSN, RN, BA, Judith Perry, MSW
Attendees of this session will have the opportunity to network with experienced PD practitioners and ask questions about PD issues ranging from program organization, catheter problems, peritonitis, trouble shooting and patient management issues.

 Membrane Health - Pranay Kathuria, MD,
Raymond Krediet, MD, Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {700}

• 4:45       
  Changes in the PD Membrane: What Are the Clinical Correlations? - Peter Blake, MB
• 5:05       
  Preservation of PD Membrane Function with Biocompatible Solutions - Ray Krediet, MD
• 5:25       
  Preservation of PD Membrane Function with Anti-Hypertensive Drugs - Richard Amerling, MD
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

  Survival in ESRD - Beth Piraino, MD,
James Sloand, MD, Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {701}

• 4:45       
  Relationship between Dialysis Modality and Outcomes - Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD
• 5:05       
  Sudden Death in HD and PD: Any Differences? - John Burkart, MD
• 5:25       
  Infections and Survival in HD and PD Patients - William Salzer, MD
• 5:45       
  Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral Bone Diseases - Cardiovascular Disease Link in ESRD - Bryan Kestenbaum, MD
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

  Results with Home Hemodialysis Machines
Robert Lockridge, MD Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {702}

• 4:45       
  AK95S (Gambro) - Mike Dooley, MA
• 5:00       
  NxStage Therapy System (NxStage) - Mary Kay Deck, BS, RN
• 5:15       
  Patient Presentation (Gambro)
• 5:25       
  Patient Presentation (NxStage) - Judy Clark
• 5:35       
  Summary and Discussion - Robert Lockridge, MD
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

  Nephrology Nursing Workshop  
Leanne Peace, MSW, Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {703}

• 4:45       
  Dealing with Difficult and Non-Adherent Patients - Aaron Herold, MSW, LICSW
• 5:30       
  Overcoming Compassion Fatigue - Robin Siegal, MSW, MA   
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Dialysis: Simple Solutions to Difficult Problems
Ramesh Khanna, MD, John Moran, MB, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {800}

• Improved Dialytic Therapy
  • 2:00       
    Kt/V: The Pro and the Con - John Moran, MB
  • 2:20       
    Time Is the Issue - Brigitte Schiller, MD
  • 2:40       
    PD: The 24/7 Kidney Replacement Therapy - John Burkart, MD
  • 3:00       
    Home HD: The Northwest Kidney Home Program
    Bessie Young, MD
  • 3:20       
    Home HD: Alternate Schedules to Fit the Patients Needs (nocturnal, EOD, short daily) - Robert Lindsey, MD
  • 3:40       
    Discussion
  • 4:00       
    Break
• Infection Control and Other Clinical Issues
  • 4:45      
    Infection: Catheter Related and Beyond - John Moran, MB
  • 5:05       
    Coordination of Care: How to Get There - Brigitte Schiller, MD
  • 5:25       
    Automated Anemia Management Computer Program:
    Facilitating Patient Care - John Moran, MB
  • 5:40       
    Discussion
  • 6:00       
    Adjourn

  Basic PD Nursing III - Liz White, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {801}

• 2:00       
  Peritoneal Equilibration Testing: How To Do It, How To Make Sense of It - Karen Kelley, BSN, RN
• 2:45       
  Automated PD: Is It Designed for Your Patient? - Valerie Price, RN
• 3:30       
  Indications for Modified Tidal PD - Jeanine Farina, MSN, RN
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Ultrafiltration Failure: Causes, Diagnosis and Management - Elizabeth Kelman, MEd, RN
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

  Improving Vascular Access Outcomes in Hemodialysis
Lynda Ball, MSN, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:05pm • {802}

• 2:00       
  Fistula First Update: What is Next? - Janet Holland, RN
• 2:30       
  The Role of the RN and PCT in AVF Creation and Catheter Reduction - Vo Nguyen, MD
• 3:30       
  AV Fistula Maturation - Lynda Ball, MSN, RN               
• 4:00       
  Break    
• 4:45       
  Buttonhole Cannulation Technique: What You Need
  To Know To Develop and Maintain a Successful Buttonhole - Lynda Ball, MSN, RN
• 5:45       
  The Use of SemiDull Needles in Buttonhole Cannulation - Tony Goovaerts, RN
• 6:05       
  Adjourn

  Clinical Nursing Nephrology V
Brenda Patrick, MSN, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {803}

• 2:00
  Update on Diabetic Patient Management - Linda Haas, MSN, RN
• 2:45
  Diabetic Foot Care - Linda Haas, MSN, RN  
• 3:10
  Optimizing Outcomes in Mineral and Bone Disease: Patient Self-Management - Patricia McCarley, MS, RN, NP                    
• 4:00
  Break
• 4:45
  Heart Failure in Chronic Dialysis Patients - Ann Diroll, RN
• 5:45
  Discussion
• 6:00
  Adjourn         

  Staff Education and Professional Development
Nancy McAfee, MN, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {804}

• 2:00
  Coaching and Mentoring Nurses for Leadership - Renee Williams, BS, RN
• 3:00      
  Continuous Evaluation of Staff Competencies in a Dialysis Facility - Janet Peterie, RN
• 4:00       
  Break
  Glenda Payne, MS, RN, Presiding
• 4:45       
  Developing an Effective Presentation: Don’t Kill the Message - Lesley Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, FNP
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

 PD FUNDAMENTALS, DAY 2
2:00 - 6:00pm • {805}

• Outcomes in PD - Mark Faber, MD,
  Fredric Finkelstein, MD, Presiding
  • 2:00
    Adequacy in PD - John Burkart, MD
  • 2:20
    Management of Volume Overload in PD Patients - Mark Faber, MD
  • 2:40
    Update on Malnutrition Inflammation Atherosclerosis Syndrome and Outcomes in PD - Rajnish Mehrotra, MD
  • 3:00
    How Do Middle Molecules Impact on PD Outcomes? - Salim Mujais, MD
  • 3:20
    Membrane Types and Survival - Michael Flessner, MD
  • 3:40
    Discussion
  • 4:00
    Break
• Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (EPS)
  Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, Salim Mujais, MD, Presiding
  • 4:45
    EPS: Pathogenesis, Histopathology and Diagnosis - Michael Flessner, MD
  • 5:05
    Management of EPS including Tamoxifen and Surgery - Steven Guest, MD
  • 5:25
    Nutritional Management of Patients with EPS: An Overview in All Phases - Mark Faber, MD
  • 5:45               
    Discussion
  • 6:00               
    Adjourn

Twenty-First Annual Symposium on Pediatric Dialysis, Day 2, Continued 
2:00 - 6:00pm

• Steven Alexander, MD, Presiding
  2:00pm - 3:00pm • {610}
  • 2:00
    Complimentary and Alternative Therapies? - Barbara Bancroft, MSN, RN
  • 2:45
    Free Communications: Cognitive and Achievement Outcomes for Patients with Onset of End Stage Renal Disease during Infancy - Rebecca Johnson, PhD
  • 3:00
    Adjourn

Simultaneous Early Afternoon Sessions:

• Symposium: Transplanting the Highly Sensitized Dialysis Patient - Ruth McDonald, MD, Presiding
  3:00 - 4:00pm • {620}
  • 3:00               
    Desensitization: When and Why It Can Work - Stanley Jordan, MD
  • 3:40
    Current Pediatric Approaches to Desensitization
    Panelists: Stanley Jordan, MD, Ruth McDonald, MD, Alicia Neu, MD, Minnie Sarwal, MD
  • 4:00               
    Break
• Pediatric Dialysis Nursing Symposium:  Elevating Nursing Scholarships: How to Write the Best Abstract
  Michael Aldridge, MSN, RN
  3:00 - 4:00pm • {621}
• Pediatric Renal Nutrition Symposium III
  Vitamin A Metabolism in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease: Toxicity or Deficiency?
  Donna Secker, PhD, RD, Presiding
  Nancy Fassinger PhD, RD
  3:00 - 4:00pm • {622}

Simultaneous Late Afternoon Sessions:

• Registry Reports - Stuart Goldstein, MD,
  Joshua Zaritzky, MD, Presiding
  4:45 - 6:00pm • {704}
  • 4:45
    Free Communications: Factors Affecting Growth in Infants Undergoing Chronic PD: A Global Prospective Study of the International Pediatric PD Network - Dagmara Borzych, MD
  • 5:00
    International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network -
    Franz Schaefer, MD, Bradley Warady, MD
  • 5:20               
    North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies - Steven Alexander, MD
  • 5:40               
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Clinical Performance Measures Project - Alicia Neu, MD
  • 6:00               
    Adjourn
• Pediatric Dialysis Nursing Workshop
  Helen Takaki, BSN, RN, Presiding
  4:45 - 6:00pm • {705}
  • Tackling the Problems of Staffing: A Consensus Workshop - Michael Aldridge, MSN, RN, Helen Currier, BSN, RN
    (We welcome the submission of data and/or papers for discussion at this session, please forward to: Helen Currier at hxcurrie@texaschildrens.org
    Deadline for submission is December 18, 2009)
• Pediatric Renal Nutrition Symposium IV
  Donna Secker, PhD, RD, Presiding
  4:45 - 6:00pm • {706}
  • Patient Incentive Programs - Marisa Juarez, RD, MPH
  • Effective Approaches for Working with Teens and “Resistant” Parents - Shari Neul, PhD

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Contact

• Email
  Elaine Rogers at dialysis@health.missouri.edu
• Phone
  573-882-4105
• FAX
  573-882-5666

Chairs

• Conference Chair
  Karl D. Nolph, MD
• Hemodialysis Nursing Chair
  Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, BSHM, RN, CNN
• Peritoneal Dialysis Chair
  Ramesh Khanna, MD
  Dana Negoi, MD
• Hemodialysis Chairs
  Zbylut J. Twardowski, MD, PhD
  Madhukar Misra, MD, FRCP (UK)
• Pediatric Chair
  Steven R. Alexander, MD