Dialysis Conference

• General Information
• 2012 Program
• Abstract Submission

Barbara Prowant Lectureship and Mentorship Program

Other Pages of Interest

• Conference Endorsement
• BONENT- Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
• NNCC- Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission
  

Conference Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Review appropriate dialysis therapies to meet the medical and psychosocial needs of CKD patients and their families.
2. Describe current trends and established strategies in the management of the full range of services required by adult and pediatric dialysis patients.
3. Compare and contrast research findings related to improving the quality of care for dialysis patients.
4. Evaluate the latest evidence concerning the prevention and management of complications of CKD and dialysis.
5. Discuss major controversies and new developments in PD, HD, and pediatric dialysis.
6. Review fundamental knowledge of dialysis..

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Contact

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

Chairs

• Conference Chair
  Karl D. Nolph, MD, University of Missouri Board of Curators’ Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

• Hemodialysis Co-Chairs
  Zbylut J. Twardowski, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri
  Madhukar Misra,MD, FRCP (UK), Professor, Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

• Nursing Chair
  Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, BSHM, RN, CNN, Education Coordinator, Dialysis Clinic, Inc.; Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

• Pediatric Co-Chairs
  Steven R. Alexander, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
  Helen Currier, BSN, RN, CNN, CENP Director, Renal Services, Pheresis, and Vascular Access team, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
  Brad Warady, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri

• Peritoneal Dialysis Chair
  Ramesh Khanna, MD, Karl D. Nolph, MD, Chair in Nephrology, Director, Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

• Planning Committee
• External Advisory Group