2014 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Awareness Symposium

This activity is jointly provided by Medical Education Resources, the Central Indiana Vascular Access Affinity Group and The Renal Network.

Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dialysis unit staff, and physicians in training involved in the care of patients with chronic kidney disease.

Program Objectives: The goal of the symposium is to further educate our participants on the best indicators for identification of CKD, the best time to refer, and why early referral to a Nephrologist is imperative

Program Agenda

7:30 am - REGISTRATION & VISIT EXHIBITOR AREA

8:00 am Welcome - Cindy Miller, RN, CPHQ, Quality Improvement Coordinator, The Renal Network

8:10 am Changing the Culture of Catheters, Michael Kraus, MD, Indiana University

8:30 am From Nephrology to PCP: We Are Not Stealing Your Patients. The Role of PCP in ESRD - Jay Wish, MD, Indiana University

8:50 am Survival Outcomes in CKD Patients for Early vs Late Referral to Nephrologist - Samir Baroudi, MD, Indiana Nephrology & Internal Medicine

9:15 am Question & Answer Panel (Kraus, Wish, Baroudi)

9:30 am Proteinuria - Jessica Haisley, PA, Indiana Nephrology & Internal Medicine

9:50 am Why Serum-Creatinine Levels are Not Enough to Determine CKD—The Usefulness of Calculating GFR - Christopher Wickman, MD, Indiana Nephrology & Internal Medicine

10:10 am Top 10 Reasons for the Hospitalist to Request Nephrology Consult - Jay Wish, MD, Indiana University

10:30 am Question & Answer Panel (Haisley, Wickman, Wish)

10:45 am Break & Visit Exhibitor Area

11:00 am CVC Placement Procedure/Risk of Infection - Brandon Martinez, MD, Corvasc MDs PC

11:20 am Economics of CVC Infection: Cost vs Risk - Alex Rosenblum, RN, BSN, Fresenius Medical Care

11:40 am Save the Veins - Dennis Jacob, MD, Community Heart & Vascular

12:00 pm Question and Answer Panel (Martinez, Rosenblum, Jacob)

12:15 pm Lunch & Visit Exhibitor Area (Box Lunches Provided)

1:00 pm Patient Panel -  Jeff Bish, Others TBD

1:30 pm The Benefits of Early Education - TOPS, KidneySmart, RCC Program

1:50 pm Patient Resources: The Renal Network and NKF - Kathi Niccum, Ed.D., The Renal Network & Tricia Behringer, National Kidney Foundation of Indiana

2:10 pm Break & Visit Exhibitor Area

2:25 pm Dietary Restrictions for CKD/ESRD Patients - Meg McCartney, RD, DaVita Dialysis

2:45 pm From Referral to Kidney Transplant. What to Expect - Tim Taber, MD, Indiana University

3:05 pm The Link Between CKD and HTN, Louis Seele, MD, Nephrology & Internal Medicine

3:25 pm Family History of CKD: How Important is It? (TBD)

3:45 pm Question & Answer Panel (McCartney, Taber, Seele)

4:00 pm Closing Comments

Faculty:

Cindy Miller, RN, CPHQ, Quality Improvement
Coordinator, The Renal Network

Michael Kraus, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Indiana University

Jay B. Wish, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Indiana
University

Samir Baroudi, MD, Nephrologist, Indiana Nephrology &
Internal Medicine

Jessica Haisley, PA, Certified Physician Assistant,
Indiana Nephrology & Internal Medicine

Christopher Wickman, MD, Nephrology, Indiana Nephrology
& Internal Medicine

Brandon Martinez, Vascular Surgeon, Corvasc MDs PC

Lisa Stiffler, RN, Renal Transplant Patient

Jeff Bish, Renal Dialysis Patient

Alex Rosenblum, RN, BSRN, CNN, Director of Clinical
Quality Improvement, Fresenius Medical Care

Dennis Jacob, MD, Surgeon, Community Heart & Vascular

Meg McCartney, RD, Renal Dietitian, DaVita Dialysis

Louis Seele, MD, Nephrologist, Nephrology & Internal Medicine

Tim Tabor, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Indiana
University

Tricia Behringer, Community Outreach, National Kidney Foundation
of Indiana

Kathi Niccum, Ed.D., Director of Patient Services, The
Renal Network 

Physician Credit: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Medical Education Resources (MER), the Central Indiana Vascular Access Affinity Group and The Renal Network. MER is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: Medical Education Resources designated this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the txtent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: It is the policy of Medical Education Resources to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the gernally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and anaylsis.

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