Immunosuppressive medications are prescribed routinely for patients with CKD. Medication uses (and potential side effects) for patients on dialysis, patients who have had a transplant, or patients with other disease processes are covered in this informative session.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses state an increased confidence in their assessment and management skills in caring for ESRD patients utilizing dialysis or transplant who also receive immunosuppressants.
This session reviews manuscript deelopment and publication processes and help participants create a plan for writing a manuscript for publication.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses with a desire to publish will describe the steps from developing a manuscript idea to preparing an article for publication.
This session focuses on the differences between patient-centered care and patient and family engagement in care. Evidence for the importance of engaging both patients and families in care and tips for success are also shared.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe patient engagement strategies that will assist in achieving person-centered care and better outcomes.
This session outlines nutritional goals for patients with CKD and discusses the impact of various protein allowances in the progression of CKD.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses state an increased confidence in teaching ESRD patients about low-protein diets.
Experience practical infection control education and learning methodologies using a variety of teaching techniques and simulation to perform catheter care/connection/disconnection, AVF/AVG access, patient role/advocacy, and CDC audit tool use.
Offered in collaboration with the American Nurses Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses focus on infection control and become competent in prevention of infection.
Depression is common in patients with chronic disease. This session reviews evidence-based treatments for depression, benefits of collaborative care, and Medicare billing codes for collaborative care.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Speaker Disclosure:
• Rita Haverkamp – Clinical Advisor, Concert Health
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses discuss ways to collaborate with others to address depression experienced by patients with kidney disease.
This session addresses the challenge of dialysis unit staffing by examining how to engage nurses in the process and the benefits of interprofessional collaboration. The use of schedule pilots as a way to improve employee engagement and satisfaction are discussed.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe an ability to consider innovative methods to plan staffing for their units.
Have you wanted to speak at a conference, but felt overwhelmed about writing an abstract for submission or compiling your presentation? Get tips for preparing an abstract and a conference presentation from the experts.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe an increased ability to write an abstract and prepare a presentation.
Does a chronic illness in childhood change the recommended immunization schedule? Learn about immunization recommendations for pediatric patients with CKD, nephrotic syndrome, and renal transplant as well as the importance of continued follow up and evaluation for these children.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe an increased ability to share immunization information with parents of children with chronic kidney disease.
Use of High Dose Defroxamine and Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis to Reduce Secondary Hemochromatosis: A Case Study
Alice Luehr, BA, RN, CNN
Cause of Hemodialysis Blood Leak Alarm for Freshwater Near-Drowning Patient
Clarissa Garrett-Golden, RN
Hemodialysis with Radiation Therapy
Irene Castaneda, BSN, RN
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will discuss challenges in specific situations that are being noted in patients on hemodialysis.
CLABSI Reduction Process at Yale New Haven Hospital
Roseann Wright, MPH, BSN, RN, RS
Use and Efficacy of Complementary Therapies in the ESRD Patient on Dialysis
Wendy Lester, MSN, RN, CNN
Hemodialysis Handoff Communication Tool improves Patient Safety
Joanna Chin, BSN, RN, CNN
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will describe processes and innovations that hemodialysis units have used in efforts to improve care for their patients.
Variation in Hemodialysis Patient Body Composition as a Result of Recommended Dietary Sodium Intake Restriction
Maya Clark-Cutaia, PhD, ACNP-BC, RN
Sociodemographic Disparities in New Jersey Emergency Department Visits for Adults Receiving Maintenance Dialysis
Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins, PhD, RN
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses will describe research projects focused on guidelines and disparities noted in respective workplaces.
Medical marijuana continues to be a hot topic in the U.S. This session reviews regulatory issues for use of medical marijuana in the U.S., dosage forms and pharmacodynamic impact, potential therapeutic effects, potential drug interactions, and consumer safety issues.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Speaker Disclosure:
• Lora Borgelt – Honoraria, continuing education related to cannabis, PharmCon, Inc.
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses state an increased comfort in caring for patients with renal disease who also are using medical marijuana, particularly assessments and care planning.
Using dialysis facility reports and ESRD Quality Incentive Program data, this session explores factors that influence hospital readmissions for ESRD patients as well as quality measures to reduce readmissions, including care coordination interventions.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe the challenges and opportunities that present themselves when patients with chronic kidney disease are readmitted to the hospital.
What would you do if you were diagnosed with kidney disease? One patient shares his journey from diagnosis with kidney disease to treatment with home hemodialysis to kidney transplant.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses state an increased ability to understand the emotions patients experience after being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
This session focuses on teaching dialysis concepts to patients. Cannulation of a vascular access serves as an example to demonstrate instructional tools such as the ASSURE model and Gagne’s nine events of instruction.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses who teach other nurses how to cannulate vascular accesses will state an ability to use various methods to plan that educational experience.
Ideal for the advanced practice nurse, this session features case studies focusing on the pathophysiologic changes that occur in various renal diseases as well as the implications for patient assessment and plan of care.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses relate the assessments and care plans devised for patients to the pathophysiological changes occurring because of patients’ disease processes.
Current and projected statistics related to the number of people living with CKD set the stage for a discussion of the impact that transportation has on access to care, adequacy of treatment, and treatment delivery options for patients with CKD.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Speaker Disclosure:
• Tamara Kear – Scientific Advisory Board Member, Kibow Biotech, Inc.
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe the methods of transferring patients to in-center dialysis for treatment and training while avoiding errors.
This session addresses the pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment of liver-kidney disease, including hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy, peritoneovenous shunt, etc. Patient care in both ICU and non-ICU care settings are also covered.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses state an increased ability to discuss the connection of liver-kidney disease and the nursing care required by patients.
The demographics of children with CKD, special care considerations in pediatric patients with CKD, as well as the challenges of transitioning children to adult care settings are discussed.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe the differences between assessment findings and care planning in children versus adults.
The 2017 KDIGO CKD-Mineral and Bone Disorder Clinical Practice Guideline providez the foundation for this session which focuses on the updated recommendations for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of bone abnormalities in patients with CKD.
Contact hours available until 4/18/2020.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Marijo Johnson – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
Speaker Disclosure:
• Theresa Payne – Speakers Bureau, Amgen Pharmaceuticals
There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses Association – Provider is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses describe the new KDIGO guidelines related to bone metabolism and how knowledge of the guidelines will change their practice.