Dear Nephrology Nurse
Please join us for the 2013 Nephrology Nurse Knowledge Exchange being held at Piedmont Hospital.
Program Schedule
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Registration and Visit Exhibits
1:30 - 3:00 pm: Navigating the CMS Survey Process - Gail Wick MSHA, BSN, RN, CNN — Consultant
3:00 - 3:15 pm: Visit Vendors and Exhibits
3:15 - 4:30 pm: Dialysis Healthcare- Associated Infection Prevention & Surveillance Activities Anna Luster-Melville, MA, RD - Emergint Technologies/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4:30 - 5:30 pm: Disaster Preparedness — Is Your Unit Ready? Joan Wokpara BSN, RN — Davita, Douglasville Loretta Jackson Brown, PhD(c), RN, CNN — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013
7:00 - 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast, Registration and Visit Exhibits
8:00 - 9:15 am: Harnessing The Power of the Team-Based Multidisciplinary Approach to Achieve Dialysis Targets - Ajay Srivastava, MD — Mercer University School of Medicine
9:15 - 10:30 am: Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease: Diagnosis to Transplant Arietta Maney MSW, LMSW — Piedmont Transplant Institute
10:30 - 10:45 am: Visit Vendors and Exhibits
10:45 - 11:45 am: Be a Healthcare Super Hero - Ellen Hargett, RN, CPHQ — DeKalb Medical Center
11:45 - 12:15 pm: Lunch (Provided) and Visit Exhibits
12:15 - 1:30 pm: Hypertension in Individuals with Solid Organ Transplantation - Carlos F. Zayas MD, FASN, FACP — Piedmont Transplant Institute
1:30 - 2:30 pm: Chronic Kidney Disease and the Older Adult: The Impact on Nephrology Nursing - Rowena W. Elliott PhD, RN, CNN, BC - University of Southern Mississippi College of Nursing
2:30 - 2:45 pm: Stretch Break
2:45 - 3:45 pm: Evidence-Based Practice for Nephrology Nurses - Alicia Horkan MSN, RN, CNN — Colquitt Regional Medical Center
3:45 - 4:00 pm: Discussion and Evaluation
For more information please visit www.annadogwoodchapter224.com