Program

NEPHROLOGY NURSE & TECHNICIAN TRACK

Nephrology Update 2013 for the Advanced Practitioner

Tuesday, April 2, 2013; 7:30 am - 5:00pm
Course Directors: Amma Sewaah-Bonsu, DNP, NP-c,
Laurie Benton, PhD, MPAS, BS, PA-C, RN
Session 620, 7.25 credit hours

Target Audience:
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners in the field of nephrology.

Course Description:
This course will focus on topics and case studies to enhance of patient-centered care, using evidence-based practice in the areas of pharmacology, correlating lab findings with disease states and metabolic derangements, anemia, and bone-mineral disease. An afternoon break-out session will consist of two tracks: acute and dialysis. The acute track will focus on the management of acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney disease. The dialysis track will highlight the latest advances in dialysis and transplantation, and the AP’s role in patient management.

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Course Agenda
Time	Topic	Faculty
7:30am – 8:00am	Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 8:15am	Welcome and Introductions	Amma Sewaah-Bonsu, DNP, NP-c Barbara Weis- Malone, FNP, RN, CFNP
8:15am – 9:00am	AKI / ATN	Luis Concepcion MD:
9:00am – 9:45am	Kidney preservation/CKD Management of the late CKD patient: applying guidelines into practice	Catherine Wells NP
9:45am – 10:00am	Break
10:00am – 11:00am	Practical Guidelines for Drug Dosing in Patients with Renal Disease / Geriatrics	TBD
11:00am – 12:00pm	Protienuria / Hematuria	Robert Toto, MD
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Lunch
Track One
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Managing the Metabolic Bone Disease	Peter Juergensen, PA-C
2:00pm – 3:00 pm	Dialysis Update: Dry Weight and Fluid Control	Bridgette Schiller, MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:00pm	Transplant	Bobby Nihbunpudy, MD
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Primary Care Update	Barbara Weis-Malone NP
Track Two
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Hyponatremia /Hypernatremia (With cases)	Trisha Howard PA-C Dana Kumjian MD
2:00pm – 3:00 pm	Acid / Base made easy	Carl Boethel MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:00pm	The Use of Diuretics in clinical Practice	Harvey Feldman MD
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Managing your patient for Cardiac Risks	John McGinnity

Required: Separate Registration Fee of $150 ($200 if registration for the course only). Includes breakfast, boxed lunch, and CME/CE credits.

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