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Annual Dialysis Conference
Program

Sunday, March 7, 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.

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

Clinical Issues and Concerns, Part 2
Kevin Dellsperger, MD,
Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {100}

• 2:00       
  Cardiovascular Problems in PD Patients: What is the Impact on Survival? - Kevin Dellsperger, MD
• 2:20       
  Lipids and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the PD Population - Kathy Tuttle, MD
• 2:40       
  The Role of Residual Renal Function in PD Patients - More than Fluid Removal? - Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD
• 3:00       
  Dry Weight: How Should It Be Measured? - James Sloand, MD
• 3:20       
  Is There a Decline in the Incidence of Calciphylaxis in PD Patients? - Kunal Chaudhary, MD
• 3:40       
  Discussion
• 4:00       
  Adjourn

The Hypertensive Patient on Hemodialysis: An Update
Richard Amerling, MD, Martin Schreiber, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {101}

• 2:00
  Scope and Mechanism of Intradialytic Hypertension
  Mark Sarnak, MD
• 2:20       
  Management Approaches for Intradialytic Hypertension - John Daugirdas, MD
• 2:40       
  Does Intradialytic Hypertension Impact Outcome on HD? - Julia Inrig, MD
• 3:00       
  Controlling Blood Pressure on Dialysis: Lessons from Tassin - Charles Chazot, MD
• 3:20       
  The Blood Pressure and Outcome on HD: Is the
  Relationship Any Clearer in 2010? - Suhail Ahmad, MD
• 3:40       
  Discussion
• 4:00       
  Adjourn

Controversies in Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Michael Rocco, MD, Ajay Singh, MBBS, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {102}

• 2:00
  Abandoning Measuring the Serum Ferritin: Why We Must - Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD
• 2:25       
  Iron Treatment in the Inflamed Dialysis Patients: When and How? - Karl-Georg Fischer, MD
• 2:50       
  Epo Bio-Similars: Has Their Time Come? - Ajay Singh, MBBS
• 3:15       
  The New Epos - Allen Nissenson, MD
• 3:40       
  Discussion
• 4:00       
  Adjourn

Technique Survival - Peter Blake, MB, Wai Kei Lo, Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {200}

• 4:45       
  PD Technique Failure Rates and Factors that Contribute to High Drop Out from PD - Salim Mujais, MD
• 5:05       
  Ultrafiltration Failure and Its Role in PD Drop Out - Joanne Bargman, MD
• 5:25       
  Strategies to Improve PD Technique Survival - Peter Blake, MB
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

DOPPS Update - Rajiv Saran, MD,
Francesca Tentori, MD, Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {201}

• 4:45       
  Introduction - Francesca Tentori, MD, Rajiv Saran, MD
• 4:50       
  Key Interventions to Reduce First-Year Mortality in HD
  Rajiv Saran, MD
• 5:10       
  Lessons from Practices Related to Mineral Metabolism
  Francesca Tentori, MD
• 5:30       
  Optimal Blood Pressure for HD Patients: Controversial Data
  David Goodkin, MD
• 5:50       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Matters of the Heart: The Heart Kidney Interaction
Nathan Levin, MD, Katherine Tuttle, MD, Presiding
4:45 - 6:00pm • {202}

• 4:45       
  The Cardiorenal Syndrome: What Do We Know?
  Madhukar Misra, MD
• 5:05       
  Coronary Interventions in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: What Have We Learned? - Kevin Dellsperger, MD
• 5:25       
  High Ultrafiltration Rates on HD: Do They Impact Cardiovascular Outcome? - Charles Chazot, MD
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Joint Adult and Pediatric Session: Demonstration of Procedures and Educational Tools
4:45 - 6:00pm • {203}

• Buttonhole Cannulation Technique - Lynda Ball, MSN, RN
• My Favorite Catheters - Mary Brandt, MD
• The Dialynate Set - Linda Jones, MA, BSN
• Modern Machines - Nancy Majkowski, BSN
• Best Practices in Vascular Access Cannulation: Touch Cushion and Tandem Techniques - Stuart Mott, LPN
• Vascular Access Physical Assessment - Vo Nguyen, MD
• Tools for Retraining PD Patients - Roberta Satalowich, BS, RN and Liz White, RN
• Going Green: Using Color Codes to Monitor Dialysis Treatment Status - Lynn Allison, RN

Dialysis Administration
John Van Stone, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {300}

• 2:00       
  CMS Expectations from Dialysis Administration - John Van Stone, MD
• 2:30       
  Incorporating Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement to Dialysis Facility Operation - Deuzimar Kulawik, MS, RN
• 3:15       
  Electronic Medical Records and Why Physicians Should Embrace It - Anthony Gabriel, MD
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Bundled Payment: Potential Effects on Dialysis Facilities - Tom Golper, MD
• 5:15       
  Physician Autonomy and Health Care Reform - Richard Amerling, MD       
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Basic PD Nursing II
Sherry Chinnock, RN, BSN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {301}

• 2:00       
  Understanding Fluid and Electrolytes: Maintaining Fluid Balance in Patients on PD - Elizabeth Kelman, MEd, RN
• 2:45       
  Evaluating PD Adequacy: It’s Not Just About Kt/V - Anne Marie Duffy, BS, RN
• 3:30       
  Understanding Nutrition in PD Patients - Kathleen Hunt, RD, LD
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Exit Site Classification Workshop - Ramesh Khanna, MD, Roberta Satalowich, BS, RN 
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

PD Nurisng Workshop II
Maria Luongo, MSN, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {302}

• 2:00       
  Developing the Infrastructure for a Successful PD Program - Candace Regua, BSN, RN
• 2:45       
  Staff to Patient Ratio in PD - Judith Bernardini, BSN, RN
• 3:15       
  Enhancing the Growth of Your PD Program - Donna St. Pierre, BSN, RN
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Improving PD Outcomes by CQI - Nasser Hebah, MB
• 5:15       
  Health-Related Quality of Life: The Missing Link to Improving Outcomes - Beth Witten, MSW
• 5:45       
  Discussion
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Nephrology Nursing II: Infections and Infection Control Practices
Deborah Brouwer, RN, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {303}

• 2:00       
  The Detection and Control of Microbial Biofilms in Dialysis Systems - William Costerton, PhD
• 3:00
  Infection Control: New Challenges Under the New Conditions - Priti Patel, MD
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Center for Disease Control Case Studies
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Education II
Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {304}

• 2:00       
  Autonomy Support: An Essential Ingredient for
  Successful Patient Education - Dorian Schatell, MS
• 2:30       
  Optimizing Dialysis Modality Choices - Mary Dooley, MSW
• 3:00       
  Tools To Meet Conditions for Coverage Education
  Requirements - Dorian Schatell, MS
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Educating in a Digital World: Optimizing Technology-
  Mediated Tools - Kim Schroeder, BSN, RN
• 5:30       
  Teaching Patient Care Technicians to Be Effective Patient-Centered Caregivers - Janet Holland, RN
• 6:00       
  Adjourn

Clinical HD Nursing Workshop II: Home Hemodialysis  
Lisa Koester, MSN, RN, Robert Pauly, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 6:00pm • {305}

• 2:00       
  Home Hemodialysis:  An Excellent Therapy for More Patients
  Robert Pauly, MD               
• 2:30       
  Elements for Success: Development of Patient Screening and Selection - Lisa Koester, MSN, RN
• 2:50       
  Thinking Outside the Box: Identifying Patients for Home Therapies - Patricia McCarley, MS, RN, NP       
• 3:10       
  Developing and Maintaining a Successful Home Hemodialysis Program - Stacy Cigliana, RN
• 3:40       
  Successful Home HD Program: The UK Model - Sandip Mitra, MD 
• 4:00       
  Break
• 4:45       
  Arranging Your Life When Dialysis Comes Home: "The Underwear Factor" - Linda Gromko, MD, Jane McClure
• This presentation will address space planning, storage, and aesthetics - as well as discuss the recognition and prevention of caregiver burnout.
• 6:00       
  Adjourn 

PD FUNDAMENTALS, DAY 1, Continued
2:00 - 6:00pm • {306}
PD Catheters - Jean Holley, MD,
Leslie Wong, MD, Presiding

• 2:00               
  PD Catheter Designs and Materials - Pranay Kathuria, MD
• 2:20               
  Experiences and Outcomes of PD Access Placement by Nephrologists - Fredric Finkelstein, MD
• 2:40               
  Experiences and Outcomes of PD Access Placement by Surgeons - W. Kirt Nichols, MD
• 3:00               
  Experience with the Extended Peritoneal Catheter - John Crabtree, MD
• 3:20               
  Update on Experiences with Embedded Peritoneal Catheters
  Jack Moncrief, MD
• 3:40               
  Discussion
• 4:00               
  Break

PD Physiology - Michael Flessner, MD,
Pranay Kathuria, MD, Presiding

• 4:45               
  Understanding How the PD Membrane Works
  Isaac Teitelbaum, MD
• 5:05               
  Assessment of Peritoneal Membrane Function
  Rajnish Mehrotra, MD
• 5:25               
  Writing PD Prescriptions: APD and CAPD - Case Studies - Martin Schreiber, MD
• 5:45               
  Discussion
• 6:00               
  Adjourn

Twenty-First Annual Symposium on Pediatric Dialysis, Day 1, Continued
Symposium on Cardiovascular Disease in Pediatric Dialysis Patients - Linda Jones, BSN, RN, Alicia Neu, MD, Presiding
2:00 - 4:00pm • {103}

• 2:00
  The Scope of Cardiovascular Disease in Pediatric
  Dialysis Patients: What Is the Evidence?- Joseph Flynn, MD
• 2:35               
  Intra-Dialytic Techniques to Reduce Cardiovascular Injury: A Case-Based Discussion - Anne Diroll, RN
• 3:10               
  Myocardial Stunning: The Cardiac Toxicity of HD - Daljit Holthi, MD
• 3:45               
  Free Communications: Role of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children on Dialysis - Abanti Chaudhuri, MD
• 4:00               
  Break

Simultaneous Late Afternoon Sessions

• Joint Adult and Pediatric Session: Demonstration of Procedures and Educational Tools
  4:45 - 6:00pm • {203}
  
  • Buttonhole Cannulation Technique - Lynda Ball, MSN, RN
  • My Favorite Catheters - Mary Brandt, MD
  • The Dialynate Set - Linda Jones, MA, BSN
  • Modern Machines - Nancy Majkowski, BSN
  • Best Practices in Vascular Access Cannulation: Touch Cushion and Tandem Techniques - Stuart Mott, LPN
  • Vascular Access Physical Assessment - Vo Nguyen, MD
  • Tools for Retraining PD Patients - Roberta Satalowich, BS, RN and Liz White, RN
  • Going Green: Using Color Codes to Monitor Dialysis Treatment Status - Lynn Allison, RN
• Pediatric Renal Nutrition Symposium I: How to Deal with Eating Problems? - Donna Secker, PhD, RD, Presiding
  Marisa Juarez, RD, LD, MPH, Shari Neul, PhD
  4:45 - 6:00 pm • {204}

KDOQI Special EVENING Lecture
"Clinical Decision Making in CKD-MBD: Navigating Important Issues" - Bryan Kestenbaum, MD, University of Washington, Presiding
6:15 - 7:30pm • {770}

• 6:15
  Light Refreshment
• 6:30
  Case Presentations - Stuart Sprague, DO, Northwestern University
• 7:10
  Discussion
• 7:30
  Adjourn

CME/CE credits for this session will be provided by the National Kidney Foundation. More details will be announced in the coming month.

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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