Annual Dialysis Conference
Preliminary Program
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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, peritoneal dialysis 
, or both 
. [###] indicates session number and should be used when filling out the registration form.
- 7am
Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
PD Fundamentals, Day 3
8am - Noon • {110}
(Presented in cooperation with the American Society of Nephrology and the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis)
- Infections
- 8:00
Non-Infectious Complications of PD - Joanne Bargman, MD - 8:25
Discussion - 8:30
Peritonitis - Beth Piraino, MD - 8:55
Discussion - 9:00
Non- Infectious Causes of Cloudy Dialysate
Isaac Teitelbaum, MD - 9:25
Discussion - 9:30
Unusual Peritonitis: Diagnosis and Management: TB, Fungal, Viral - William Salzer, MD - 9:55
Discussion - 10:00
Break - 10:45
Fellow Case Presentations - 12:00
Adjourn
- 8:00
Clinical Topics - Peter Blake, MB, Isaac Teitelbaum, MD, Presiding
8am - Noon • {111}
- 8:00
Adherence and Outcomes: What are the Data? - Peter Blake, MB - 8:20
Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Peritonitis - William Salzer, MD - 8:40
Lipid Management in ESRD: Does It Make a Difference?
Pranay Kathuria, MD - 9:00
Evidence-Based Indications for Plasmapheresis - Joanne Bargman, MD - 9:20
Vascular Calcification in Early Chronic Kidney Disease
Rajnish Mehrotra, MD - 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Break - 10:45
Should PTH Ratios Be the Standard of Care? - John Van Stone, MD - 11:05
How Dialysis Facilities Should Prepare for Disasters
Fred Husserl, MD - 11:25
Reverse Epidemiology in PD and HD - Kamyar Kalentar-Zadeh, MD - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
End of Life Care - Clay Anderson, MD, Georgia Nolph, MD, Presiding
8:00am - Noon • {112}
- 8:00
Pain Assessment and Management - Sara Davison, MD - 8:20
Advance Directives - Bruce Bartlow, MD - 8:40
No Code on Dialysis Form - George Ting, MD - 9:00
How to Prepare and Execute the Medical (Durable) Power of Attorney -
David Fleming, MD - 9:20
Discussion with Patient and Families on Withdrawal from Dialysis
Clay Anderson, MD - 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Adjourn - 10:45
Grief and Bereavement - Bruce Bartlow, MD - 11:05
Palliative Care - Sara Davison, MD - 11:25
Religious, Psychological, and Cultural Challenges to Rational Ethical
Decision-Making at the End of Life - David Fleming, MD - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
New Developments in Quotidian Hemodialysis
Christopher Chan, MD, Presiding
8am - Noon • {113}
- 8:00
Registry Update - Gihad Nesrallah, MD - 8:25
Modulating Endothelial Function with Quotidian HD (Bench to Bedside)
Christopher Chan, MD - 8:50
Cognitive Function in Daily Dialysis - Vanita Jassal, MD - 9:15
Clinical Experience with Quotidian Hemeral (Daytime) HD
Leslie Spry, MD - 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Break
Leslie Spry, MD, Presiding - 10:45
Improvement in Cardiovascular Risk Profile with Quotidian HD
Gihad Nesrallah, MD - 11:05
Nocturnal HD Improves Coronary Calcification - Christopher Chan, MD - 11:25
Nocturnal HD Improves Sleep Apnea - Andreas Pierratos, MD - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
Home Hemodialysis Topics
Judi Meyers, BSN, RN, Presiding
8am - Noon • {115}
- 8:00
Current Status of Home HD - Christopher Blagg, MD - 8:20
Economics of Home HD - Joseph Pulliam, MD - 8:50
Clinical Experience with Different Home HD Machines
John Moran, MD - 9:20
Choosing the Appropriate Home Dialysis Therapy - Nancy Meyer, RN - 9:45
Discussion - 10:00
Break - 10:45
Vascular Access Outcomes with Home Dialysis - Rosa Marticorena, RN - 11:15
Single Needle Access for Home HD - Sylvia Donato Moore, BSN, RN - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
Basic Nephrology Nursing II
8am - Noon • {116}
- 8:00
Renal Pharmacology and Medications - Donna Smolen, BSN, RN - 9:00
Interpreting Laboratory Results: Case Studies - Laura Troidle, PA-C - 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Break - 10:45
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: The Basics - Elizabeth Kelman, RN - 11:25
Nutrition for Dialysis Patients - Mandy Trolinger, MS, RD - 12:00
Adjourn
High Flux Peritoneal Membrane and Mortality: An Epiphenomnon?
Olof Heimbürger, MD, Raymond Krediet, MD, Presiding
8 - 10am • {210}
- 8:00
High Transport Type and Outcomes: Examination of the Evidence
Bengt Lindholm, MD - 8:20
Is Volume Overload the Cause of Poor Outcomes?
Olof Heimbürger, MD - 8:40
Is Peritoneal Protein Loss a Cause of the Poor Outcomes?
Joel Kopple, MD - 9:00
Does this Reflect Systemic Inflammation? - Bengt Lindholm, MD - 9:20
Identification and Management of High Transporters at Risk for Poor
Outcomes - Raymond Krediet, MD - 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Adjourn
Anemia: What’s New, What’s Old and What’s On the Horizon?
Anatole Besarab, MD, Jay Wish, MD, Presiding
8 - 10am • {211}
- 8:00
New Frontiers in Iron Deficient Anemia - Daniel Coyne, MD - 8:20
Predictors of Response in EPO Resistant Patients
Warren Shapiro, MD - 8:40
EPO Therapy: What’s Old, What’s Coming? - Anatole Besarab, MD - 9:00
What Are the Implications to NKF/KDOQI Anemia Guidelines and
Clinical Practice Recommendations - Vaughn Folkert, MD - 9:20
Pharmacoeconomics: What Should Be Our Concern? - Jay Wish, MD - 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Adjourn
Subjective Assessment of Quotidian Hemodialysis (QDHD):
Personal Experiences of Patients on QDHD
Kunal Chaudhary, MD, Presiding
8 - 10am • {212}
- 8:00
Experience with the Aksys System - Shirley McCain - 8:20
Experience with the Fresenius System - Kirk Kelly - 8:40
Experience with the NxStage System - 9:00
Experience with the A.U.R.A.L. System - 9:20
Discussion - 10:00
Adjourn
Quality Management in Dialysis Facilities
Pam Hevermann, RN, Presiding
8 - 10am • {213}
- 8:00
CoachingContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI) for Nurse Leaders
Billie Axley, RN
- 8:50
Getting the Most out of Your CQI Data: Using and Interpreting Control Charts - Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, RN
- 9:40
Discussion - 10:00
Adjourn
PD Nursing Workshop
Practical Issues in PD: What Would You Do Differently? An Interactive Video Workshop - Marjorie St. Jouhn, RN, MBA, Presiding
Nasser Hebah, MB
8 - 10am • {214}
Machines, Membranes and Medications - Do We Know It All?
Joerg Vienken, PhD
8 - 9:15am • {215}
- 8:00
Dialysis Membranes and Drugs: Enemies or Partners? - 8:20
Heparin and Citrate Anticoagulation: Which Preferences Do We Have? - 8:40
The Dialysis Machine: Monitor or Therapy System? - 9:00
Discussion - 9:15
Adjourn
Self-Management Issues for Home Dialysis
Leanne Peace, MSW, LCSW, Presiding
8 - 10am • {219}
- 8:00
Patient Self-Management and Home Dialysis - Dorian Schatell, MS - 8:50
“Walking the Walk”: Ensuring Patient Safety in the Home Environment
Kay Deck, BS, RN - 9:30
Discussion - 10:00
Adjourn
Managing Advanced Renal Failure in the Elderly Over 80
Dimitrios Oreopoulos, MD, Presiding
10:45am - Noon • {310}
- 10:45
Conservative Management vs. Dialysis in Elderly Patients
Andrew Davenport, MD - 11:05
Elderly Patients Are Excellent Candidates for Dialysis
Dimitrios Oreopoulos, MD - 11:25
Dialysis in the Elderly: New Possibilities and New Problems
Michael Cassidy, MD - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
New Developments in HD Technology - Derrick Latos, MD, Presiding
10:45am - Noon • {311}
- 10:45
High Purity Sorbent Dialysis: A Historic Solution to Today’s Challenges
Derrick Latos, MD - 11:05
Pulsar™ Blood Pump Optimized Configuration for Enhanced Performance - James Antaki, PhD - 11:25
Latest Clinical Data on New Sorbent Cartridges - Rita McGill, MD - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
Treating Secondary Hyperporathyroidism, Bone and Mineral Metabolism in PD Patients - Richard Sherman MD, Presiding
10:45am - Noon • {312}
- 10:45
Epidemiology /Pathophysiology - Sharon Moe, MD - 11:05
Calcium and Phosphorus Balance - Richard Sherman, MD - 11:25
Therapy of SHPT - Edward Ross, MD - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
Optimal vs. Adequate Dialysis - Carl Kjellstrand, MD, Presiding
10:45am - Noon • {313}
- 10:45
What Is the Difference between Adequate and Optimal Dialysis? Carl Kjellstrand, MD - 11:15
Kt/V Is a Measure of Adequate but Not Optimal Dialysis - Rod Kenley - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
Clinical Nursing Update - Karen Wiseman, MSN, RN, Presiding
10:45am - Noon • {314}
- 10:45
Quality of Life: An Overview of Assessment and Findings
Mark Unruh, MD - 11:15
CKD-MBD (Mineral Bone Disorder) - Sharon Moe, MD - 12:00
Adjourn
Nursing Management Topics
Michelle Hofmann, BSN, RN, Presiding
10:45 - Noon • {317}
- 10:45
PD/HD Dealing with the Patient Who Says “I Don’t Need Dialysis”
Valerie Price, RN - 11:15
Failure to Rescue and Dialysis Nursing Vigilance
Sue Busch, MSN, RN - 12:00
Adjourn
Eighteenth Annual Symposium on Pediatric Dialysis, Day 3
8am - Noon
- Simultaneous Early Morning Pediatrics Sessions
Advances in the Understanding of Peritoneal Transport
Franz Schaefer, MD, Presiding
8 - 9am • {216}- 8:00
Aquaporins: The Waterholes of PD - Olivier Devuyst, MD - 8:20
The Mesothelial Cell Layer: Merely Modulating?
Christoph Aufricht, MD - 8:40
Peritoneal Surface Area: Does Size Matter?
Michel Fischbach, MD - 9:00
The Year in Pediatric Dialysis: Review of the Literature
Bradley Warady, MD, Presiding,
John Mahan, MD - 10:00
Break
- 8:00
- Pediatric Dialysis Nursing Symposium II
Helen Currier, BSN, RN, Presiding
8 - 10am • {217}- 8:00
Chronic Illness - David Schwartz, PhD - 9:00
Dealing with Chronically Ill Children: Strategies for Success
David Schwartz, PhD - 10:00
Break
- 8:00
- Pediatric Renal Nutrition Symposium II
Strategies for Controlling Phosphorus Intake and Improving Bone Mineral Management in the Pediatric CKD Patient
Donna Secker, PhD, RN, Presiding
Lisa Murphy-Gutekunst, MSEd, RD, CSR, CDN
8 - 10am • {218} - Simultaneous Late Morning Pediatrics Sessions
Pediatric Dialysis Nursing Symposium III
Helen Currier, BSN, RN, Sandra Watkins, MD, Presiding
10:45am - Noon • {315}- 10:45
Introduction and Overview - Helen Currier, BSN, RN - 10:55
Regulations: What Are the Rules? Are You Ready for a Survey?
Speaker to be announced - 11:45
Discussion - 12:00
Adjourn
- 10:45
- Pediatric Renal Nutrition Symposium III
Improving Wellbeing of Children on Dialysis
10:45am - Noon • {316}- 10:45
Eating during Dialysis? - Bradley Warady, MD - 11:10
How to Use nPCR to Evaluate Protein Intake, Dialysis
Adequacy, and Changes in Weight
Marisa Juarez-Congelosi, RD, LD - 11:35
Anemia Management Program: How to Start, Implement and Run
a Program from the Dietitian’s Perspective
Desiree Hall, CNSD, RD, LD - 12:00
Adjourn
- 10:45
Speakers and topics are subject to change without notice.