Health Policy Workshop: The Texas Freeze: Case Study on Emergency Preparedness, Wrap up and Next Steps

• Donna J. Bednarski, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CNN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Harper University Hospital
• James Twaddell, ANNA Health Policy Consultant, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable LLP
• Freddy Warner, JD, Chief Government Relations Officer, Memorial Hermann Health System
• Tanya D. Scott, MSN, RN, NN, Director of Patient Services - Dialysis and Apheresis, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
• Stan Langhofer, RN, CNN, Regional Vice President, American Renal Management
• Glenda M. Payne, MS, RN, CNN, Principal, Chief Compliance Officer, National Dialysis Accreditation Commission
• Keely Lenoir, BS, Program Manager, Kidney Community Emergency Response

Health Policy Workshop: COVID-19 and Nephrology Nursing, Home Dialysis Issues

• Donna J. Bednarski, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CNN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Harper University Hospital
• James Twaddell, ANNA Health Policy Consultant, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable LLP
• Molly L. Cahill, MSN, NP-C, APRN, BC, CNN, FNKF, Nurse Practitioner, KC Kidney Consultants
• Tamara M. Kear, PhD, RN, CNN, FAAN, Executive Director, American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)
• Donna R. Painter, MS, RN, CNN, Surveyor, National Dialysis Accreditation Commission

Health Policy Workshop: ESRD Payment, AAKHI, and Other Regulatory Issues, QIP and Quality Measures

• Donna J. Bednarski, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CNN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Harper University Hospital
• James Twaddell, ANNA Health Policy Consultant, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable LLP
• Kathy Lester, JD, MPH, Attorney, Patton Boggs
• Lisa McGonigal, MD, MPH, Director of Healthcare Quality, Kidney Care Partners

Health Policy Workshop: Welcome, Update Nursing Legislation & Funding Issues, Kidney Community Legislative Issues

• Donna J. Bednarski, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CNN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Harper University Hospital
• James Twaddell, ANNA Health Policy Consultant, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable LLP
• David F. Walz, MBA, BSN, RN, CNN, FACHE, Senior Director, CentraCare Health
• Rachel Stevenson, MA, Director of Government Affairs, American Association of College of Nursing (AACN)
• Troy Zimmerman, Special Projects Director, National Kidney Foundation

Welcome Remarks /// Health Policy Updates

• Donna J. Bednarski, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CNN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Harper University Hospital
• James Twaddell, ANNA Health Policy Consultant, Senior Policy Advisor, Venable LLP

Health Policy - Nurses at the Forefront of Advocacy

• Denise Eilers, BSN
• B. S. Miholics, RN, CNNe
• Lucy Todd, MSN, ACNP, CNN, Senior Principal Medical Liaison, Baxter Healthcare

Health Policy ~ Advocacy: Why and How?

• Rebecca Patton, MSN, CNOR, FAAN

Health Policy, Insurance, and Patients with Kidney Disease

• Kathleen Smith, BSN, RN, CNN, Vice President, Government Affairs, Fresenius Medical Care NA

Health Policy ~ Health Policy Trifecta: Political Proclivities, Targeted Action, and Persistent Advocacy

• Lucy Todd, MSN, ACNP, CNN, Senior Principal Medical Liaison, Baxter Healthcare

Initiation into a Dialysis-Dependent Life: An Examination of Rites of Passage

• Kristine Martin-McDonald, PhD, MEd, RN
• David Biernoff, PhD, BA