111 - Phosphorous Pyramid

Contact hours available until 10/12/17.

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:
• Denise Murcek – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Elizabeth St. John – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Kyra Trappett – Employee, DaVita

Speaker Disclosure:
• Robin Russell – Advisory Board, Fresenius Renal Therapies Group; 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 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.

Objectives:
• Recall the importance of phosphorous restriction and identify strategies that may reduce dietary phosphorous intake.
• Identify optimal nutrition education methods for effective management of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients.
• Describe the Phosphorous Pyramid as a novel educational tool for dietary counseling.
• Review the importance of identifying and understanding health beliefs when addressing dietary adherence in order to effectively manage hyperphosphatemia.