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Leading Change in Kidney Disease 2006
Clinical Update: New Dialysis Guidelines and PD Management Challenges
Click
here to view registration and viewing instructions for this
live CME/CNE certified webinar on freeCME.com.
Co-sponsored
by Thomson Professional Postgraduate Services®, Secaucus,
NJ and AHC Media LLC, this
web-delivered update provides healthcare professionals with
the most up-to-date education via cutting-edge technology. "Leading
Change in Kidney Disease 2006" has been developed to assist
nephrology specialists in their understanding of peritoneal
dialysis (PD), from practice guidelines to catheter implementation
and maintenance.
Featuring
topic discussions on the N-KDOQI guidelines, reducing catheter
dysfunction, and optimizing ultrafiltration in PD, this program
offers a comprehensive overview of where the practice of PD
is heading in the future. "Leading Change in Kidney Disease
2006" empowers nephrology physicians and nurses to make
informed decisions about their dialysis patients that improve
quality-of-life as well as overall renal outcomes.
Click
here to view registration and viewing instructions for this
live CME/CNE certified webinar on freeCME.com.
Monday,
October 16, 2006, 7:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern Time from
Winston-Salem, NC
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Eastern
7:00 pm
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Central
6:00 pm |
Mountain
5:00 pm
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Pacific
4:00 pm |
Co-Presenters*:
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Joanne Bargman,
MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
Director, Peritoneal Dialysis Program
Co-director, Renal-Rheumatology
Lupus Clinic
University Health Network
Toronto, Canada
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John M.
Burkart, MD
Professor, Internal Medicine-Nephrology
Corporate Director, Dialysis Program
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Agenda
6:00
- 7:00 PM
7:00 - 7:15
7:15 - 7:30
7:30 - 7:45
7:45 - 8:00 PM |
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On-Line
Registration Period
Catheter Placement: Reducing Mechanical Dysfunction
Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy: Review of the New NKF-K/DOQI
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Optimizing Ultrafiltration Management in Peritoneal Dialysis
Q & A Session |
Objectives:
As a result
of this course, program participants will be able to:
- Cite
the latest advances in peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion
and exit-site care practices
- Discuss
the merits of advanced laparoscopic techniques for the insertion
of PD catheters
- Review
the evolution of NKF-K/DOQI guidelines for peritoneal dialysis
adequacy
- Discuss
the landmark trials (CANUSA and ADEMEX) that have influenced
the development of the new guidelines
- Outline
the new adequacy guidelines and their implications for clinical
practice
- Describe
the physiology of peritoneal ultrafiltration
- Identify
patients at risk for inadequate ultrafiltration
- Design
a strategy for optimal ultrafiltration based on physiologic
principles
Steering Committee:
Ali K. Abu-Alfa, MD, FASN
Webinar Series Chairman
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Trials
Director, Peritoneal Dialysis Program
Associate Medical Director for Outpatient Dialysis
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Nancy L.
Dawson, MSN, APRN-BC, CNN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Vice President of
Organizational Development and Training
Fresenius Medical
Phoenix, Arizona
Steven
S. Guest, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Director of Peritoneal Dialysis
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Rajnish
Mehrotra, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at
UCLA
Director, Peritoneal Dialysis Program
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Candace
Regua, BSN, RN
Homes Services and Clinical Care Specialist
Renal Care Group
Phoenix, Arizona
Martin J.
Schreiber, Jr, MD
Chairman
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Medical Director, Home Dialysis
Ohio Renal Care Group
Cleveland, Ohio
Leonard
Stern, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Professor of
Clinical Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Department of Nephrology
Medical Director
Columbia University Dialysis Center
Director of Peritoneal Dialysis
New York Presbyterian Hospital –
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
*Co-Presenters
Joanne Bargman,
MD, FRCPC and John M. Burkart, MD are also on the Steering Committee.
Course
viewing requirements and Instructions for Course Participation
Registration
Enrollment
for this course is complimentary.
Accreditation
Thomson
Professional Postgraduate Services® is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
AHC Media
LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing
nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation.
Credit
Designation
Thomson
Professional Postgraduate Services® designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 1 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
This activity
is approved for 1 nursing contact hour using a
50-minute contact hour.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #
14749, for 1 Contact Hour.
Educational
Support
Supported
by an unrestricted educational grant from Baxter Healthcare.
Instructions
for Completion
To earn
credits you must attend the entire session and submit an evaluation
form. Credit letters will be e-mailed to you automatically after
submitting the evaluation form.
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