2015 Heartland Kidney Conference
Subject to Change Without Notice
PRE - CONFERENCE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
TIME/LOCATION
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ballroom B/C Foyer
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
SESSION
Registration & Box Lunch
12:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Ballroom A2
GENERAL SESSION: Transplant: What You as a Facility Need to Know
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New deceased donor kidney allocation policies: What nephrologists
(and patients) should know to get their patients transplanted
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Transplant referrals: What does the facility staff need to know?
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The True Cost of Transplant: What does it mean to my facilities bottom
line?
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Balancing Justice, Utility and Patient Autonomy While Maximizing
Kidney Transplantation: Ethical Dilemmas and Controversies
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Lost in Transplantation: A Living Donor’s Perspective
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER(S)
Welcome and Program Overview
Christie Thomas, MD
University of Iowa
Cliff Miles, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Christie Gooden, MD, MPH
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Eldonna Edwards, Altruistic Kidney Donor
Network Annual Business Meeting-Facility Representatives and Board Members ONLY.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015
TIME/LOCATION
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Ballroom B/C Foyer
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Ballroom B/C
SESSION
Registration & Continental Breakfast
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER(S)
Welcome and Program Overview
Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD
Board of Directors President
8:15 am – 9:30 am
Ballroom B/C
GENERAL SESSION
Transplant Update
Allocation Policy, Frequently Asked Questions, Donor Perspective
Panel Discussion:
Cliff Miles, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Martha Stipsits, RN, BSN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Eldonna Edwards
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Ballroom B/C
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Ballroom B/C Foyer
Patient Intimacy/Sexuality
Robin Siegal, LCSW
Break/Exhibits Open
Patient Sessions Registration
10:45am – 12:30 pm
Ballroom B/C
GENERAL SESSION
Facility Surveys and Inspection Readiness – Every Day, Every Way/CORE survey
Glenda Payne, MS, RN
Nephrology Clinical Solutions
Bonnie Greenspan, RN, BSN, MBA
10:45am – 12:30pm
Courtyard 1
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Patient/Care Partner Track
Home Care Team
NxStage care team
11:30 – 12:30 PM
Patient Intimacy/Sexuality
Robin Siegal, LCSW
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2015 Heartland Kidney Conference
Subject to Change Without Notice
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 (cont.)
12:30 pm-1:00 pm
Ballroom B/C
GRAB-N-GO LUNCHEON
Exhibits Open
12:45 pm – 1:30 PM
Courtyard 1
Patient Track
A Chef’s Perspective: Nutrition and Food Choices for Patients with ESRD
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Ballroom B/C
GENERAL SESSION
Preventing Readmission through Hotspotting
DISCIPLINE TRACKS
*PLEASE NOTE:
*You DO NOT have to remain within your discipline track; you may attend any
session that appeals to you.
2:00pm-3:00 pm
Ballroom B/C
Nurse Track
Bullying: What’s a Manager to Do?
Courtyard 1
Patient Track
Session TBD
Speaker TBD
Lower LevelCourtyard 2
Physician Track / Advanced Practitioner Track
Urgent Start PD
Steve Guest, MD
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Ballroom A2
Social Worker Track
Sculpture the Culture
Kathi Niccum, EdD
The Renal Network
Craig Fisher, PhD, LCSW, CADC
Ballroom A1
Dietitian Track
Dialysis and Transplant RD’s: Collaborating to address barriers to transplant
Linda Ulerich, RD, LD
Indiana University Health, Inc.
Lower LevelCourtyard 3
Technician Track
Certification – History, and Preparing to Take the Exam
Lyle Smith, RN, BSN, CPDN
BONENT
Nurse/Social Worker/Patient Track
Fred is Missing: Dealing with Death in the Unit
Mary Haras, PhD, MS MBA, APN, NP-C,
CNN
Saint Xavier University School of Nursing
Lower LevelCourtyard 2
Physician Track/Advanced Practitioner Track
C3 Glomerulopathy
Carla Nester, MD
University of Iowa
Ballroom A1
Dietitian Track
Fluids First: Improving Fluid Status in Hemodialysis Patients
Danita Minor, RD, LD
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Lower LevelCourtyard 3
Technician Track
Cannulation Training, and Tips for Treating Complicated Access Patients
Diane Anderson, RN and Christie Gooden,
MD
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
5:00 pm
Day 1 Adjourn
Ballroom B/C
Wrap Up your Day by Taking Care of You! Zumba starting at 5:00 pm
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Ballroom B/C
Tiwan Jones
Omkar Vaidya, MD
University of Missouri Kansas City
Saint Luke’s Health System
Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, CMSRN
RT Connections
ADDITIONAL NETWORKING EVENTS and/or ANCILLARY MEETINGS (OPTIONAL) Social Workers, Etc.
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2015 Heartland Kidney Conference
Subject to Change Without Notice
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014
TIME/LOCATION
7:00 am – 8:00 am
8:00 – 8:10 AM
Ballroom B/C
SESSION
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Welcome and Session Overview
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER(S)
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Is There an App for That? Renal Applications
Patrick Brophy, MD
University of Iowa
8:45 – 10:15 AM
Interdisciplinary Care Planning to Achieve Patient-Centered Goals and Outcomes
Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Witten and Associates, LLC
Amy Weissman-Hunt, LCSW
Fresenius Medical Care, NA
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Ballroom B/C
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Ballroom B/C
Announcement of the Poster Contest Winners
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
PROGRAM REVIEW & CLOSING COMMENTS
12:00 pm
Day 2 Evaluations/Adjourn
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Working it Out: Professionalism, Communication, Cultural Awareness,
Boundaries, and Relationships with Staff & Patients
Mark Meier, MSW
Face It Foundation
Ira Combs, RN, BS
North Omaha Area Health Free Clinic
Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD
Board of Directors President
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