MIA. No, it’s not missing in action! Learn more about this process where malnutrition and inflammatory changes can actually worsen atherosclerosis and lead to increased morbidity.
Contact hours available until 10/10/18.
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:
Conferences Committee Disclosures:There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses utilize strategies that produce positive outcomes for patients with malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis.
Dr. Haag will provide an update on new changes to medications used in chronic kidney disease and the impact of these newer therapies. Is everything that is newer always better? Dr. Haag knows – and so will you after participating in this session!
Contact hours available until 10/10/18.
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:
Conferences Committee Disclosures:There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses are knowledgeable about current and new pharmacologic agents impacting patients with CKD.
Are texting, Facebook, and Twitter bad? No, they are useful when they can be used to communicate and support patients, serve as an outlet for emotions, and provide group interaction for individuals facing a new chapter in their lives, one that they may not have been ready to read.
Contact hours available until 10/10/18.
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:
Conferences Committee Disclosures:There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses can discuss the support systems available on social media for patients on hemodialysis.
Even though many of our patients are on dialysis therapies, we may not have spoken to them about their wishes at the end of life. Although inevitable, it is an area many nurses and other team members are not comfortable discussing. This session will focus on how to broach the subject and tools to guide the process.
Contact hours available until 10/10/18.
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:
Conferences Committee Disclosures:There are no other disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.
Learning Outcome:
Nephrology nurses develop skills that enable them to initiate difficult conversations with patients and families regarding therapy goals and beyond.