Program

RENAL & CLINICAL DIETITIAN TRACK

Foundations of Nutrition Practice for Kidney Disease (Strategies I)

Wednesday, May 9, 2012; 7:30am – 5:00pm
Course Director: Louise Clement, MS, RD, CSR, LD
Session 520

Target Audience:
This course is designed for dietitians who are new to renal nutrition, as well as for dietitians who work in non-renal settings but wish to strengthen their overall knowledge in this dynamic area.

Course Description:
Strengthen fundamental knowledge of renal nutrition! Understand medical nutrition therapy in bone management, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, anemia, and treating malnutrition. Interact with experts in kinetic modeling, micronutrient requirements, and nutrition assessment. Participants will gain a solid foundation to practice as an entry-level nutrition specialist in the dialysis setting or in other practice settings with chronic kidney disease, and end-stage kidney disease in particular.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Faculty
7:50am – 8:00am	Welcome and Introductions	Louise Clement, MS, RD, CSR, LD
8:00am – 9:00am	Nutrition Guidelines for Hemodialysis	Janelle Gonyea, RD, LD
9:00am – 10:00am	Treating Malnutrition	Trisha Fuhrman, MS, RD, LD, FADA
10:00am – 10:15am	Break
10:15am – 11:15am	Overview of Bone and Mineral Disease	Linda McCann, RD
11:15am – 12:00	MNT in Peritoneal Dialysis	Karen Wiesen, MS, RD, LD
12:00pm – 12:45pm	Lunch
12:45pm - 1:15pm	Introduction to CKD Programs	Karen Wiesen, MS, RD, LD
1:15pm - 2:00pm	Kinetic Modeling	Lee Cauble, RN
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Anemia Management	Louise Clement, MS, RD, CSR, LD
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Vitamin Requirements in CKD 5	Louise Clement, MS, RD, CSR, LD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:15pm	Nutrition Assessment	Debbie Benner, MA, RD, CSR
4:15pm - 5:00pm	Case Studies	Louise Clement, MS, RD, CSR, LD
5:00pm – 5:15pm	Q&A/ Evaluations

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