Program

ADVANCED PRACTITIONER PROGRAM

Nephrology 201 for Advanced Practitioners

Wedneday, May 9, 2012 ; 7:30am-5:30pm
Course Directors: Amma Sewaah-Bonsu, DNP, NP-c and Laurie Benton, PhD, PA-C
Session 620

Target Audience:
This course is designed for physician assistants and nurse practitioners in the field of nephrology.

Course Description:
Whether you are new to nephrology or a seasoned advanced practitioner (AP), Nephrology 201 has talks to meet the AP professional needs. The program will begin with talks that are fundamental to the practice of nephrology from the unique perspective of the AP and then later divide into two tracks which represent the most common sites of the nephrology AP practice: the acute care and chronic settings.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Evaluate the common causes of electrolyte disturbances in the chronic kidney disease patient population; discuss the role of glomerulonephropathies in multisystem disorders; recognize the hidden dangers in pharmacology as it relates to the CKD/ESRD patient; identify and discuss the treatment of primary care issues in the nephrology patient; describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of bone mineral disease in the CKD/ESRD patient and the role of biophosphonate therapy in this population; recognize the conditions and disorders under which fluid resuscitation is necessary and which fluid choice is best; describe what patient conditions require rapid response intervention and the AP role; describe common issues that arise in the dialysis unit and their interventions; Evaluate HD/PD treatment plans and under which circumstances adjustments are needed; and discuss the basic principles of kidney transplantation and transplant medications and complications.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Faculty
7:30am - 8:00am	Continental Breakfast
8:00am-8:15am	Welcome and Introductions	Amma Sewaah-Bonsu, DNP, NP-c and Kim Zuber, PA-C
8:15am-9:00am	Electrolyte disturbances: CKD- ESRD	Charles Foulks, MD
9:00am-9:45am	GN in multisystem disorders SLE, Wegner's, Amyloidosis	Hugh Carey, MD
9:45am - 10:00am	Break
10:00am-11:00am	Advanced Pharmacology Hidden Dangers	Emory
11:00am-12:00pm	Treating primary care issues in the nephrology patient	Trisha Howard, PA-C
12:00pm-1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm	MBD in the CKD-ESRD pt/ Using biophosphonates in the CKD-ESRD pt	Ted Bottlier PA-C
Track One- Acute Care
2:15pm-3:15pm	AKI	Miriam Michaels
3:15pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm	When, What, and Why: Fluid resuscitation in the acute setting	Luis Concepcion MD
4:30pm-5:30pm	Rapid Response	Victor Test
Track Two-Dialysis
2:15pm-3:15pm	Trouble shooting dialysis issues	Kim Zuber, PA-C
3:15pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm	HD/PD prescription: When to stay and when to change	Laura Troidle, PA-C
4:30pm-5:30pm	Transplant Essentials	Mohanaram Narayanan, MD
All Tracts
5:30pm- 5:45pm	Q&A/Evaluations

REQUIRED: Additional registration fee of $125 ($175 when registering for the course only); includes syllabus, breakfast, boxed lunch, and CE credits.