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11:00am - 12:30pm EDT - September 23, 2018

Sunday
11:00am - 12:30pm EDT - September 23, 2018 | Room: Rhythms Ballroom II-III
Credits Available:
1.50 CH

What is ultrafiltration? What is the nurse’s role? What do nurses need to assess in patients? All these questions and more are addressed during this session.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information

Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 working in hemodialysis will determine ways to meet patient outcomes for fluid removal of less than or equal to 13 ml/kgm/hour, and will help patients reach their established dry weights without putting them at cardiovascular risk for organ stunning.


Sunday

This session provides an overview of home hemodialysis modalities, including treatment benefits, potential safety concerns, and considerations when receiving assistance from a care partner versus self-treatment.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information


Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 state an increased comfort with talking to patients about home hemodialysis and working with patients in their homes to increase treatment safety and efficacy.


Sunday
11:00am - 12:30pm EDT - September 23, 2018 | Room: Rhythms Ballroom I
Credits Available:
1.50 CH | 1.50 Rx

This session assists clinicians in managing cardiac complications in patients with kidney disease. Heart failure, cardiorenal failure, secondary hypertension, and interpretation of echocardiograms are covered.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information

Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 state an increased ability to plan care for patients with cardiac and kidney disease.


Sunday

Learn more about available resources for patient education and how to select the appropriate education resource to meet the needs of each patient.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information


Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney Care

Speaker Disclosure: Marijo Johnson (Session 214) – 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 list educational resources useful when providing patient education on the unit.


10:15am - 11:45am EDT - September 24, 2018

Monday
10:15am - 11:45am EDT - September 24, 2018 | Room: Napoleon Ballroom A1-B3
Credits Available:
1.50 CH | 1.50 Rx

This session focuses on common dermatologic conditions in patients with kidney disease, methods to assess cutaneous manifestations, and treatment options.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information


Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 an increased ability to assess skin manifestations in patients with CKD and discuss available treatment options.


Monday
10:15am - 11:45am EDT - September 24, 2018 | Room: Rhythms Ballroom II-III
Credits Available:
1.50 CH

Learn about potential barriers for patients during the transplant process, strategies to improve a recipient’s readiness for transplant, and methods to reduce disparities in transplant.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information


Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 an increased ability to talk with individuals awaiting a transplant about what they need to do to be physically ready for an event that is in the unknown future.


Monday
10:15am - 11:45am EDT - September 24, 2018 | Room: Waterbury Ballroom
Credits Available:
1.50 CH

This session reviews patient conditions that necessitate renal replacement therapy and apheresis. Clinical considerations and complications associated with dual therapies are discussed.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information


Contact hours available until 9/24/2020.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 the assessments, nursing and medical treatment, and evaluations to be made for patients with CKD.


Monday
10:15am - 11:45am EDT - September 24, 2018 | Room: Rhythms Ballroom I
Credits Available:
1.50 CH | 1.50 Rx

This session addresses the effect of dialysis on various medications and provide strategies to manage medications that may be removed during dialysis.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information


Contact hours available until 4/17/2021.


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: Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Kidney 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 state an increased understanding of dialyzability of drugs being given to patients with CKD.