222 - Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis

Contact hours available until 4/16/2016.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.

Speaker, Faculty, Planners and Authors Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Arshia Ghaffari – Consultant/Speaker’s Bureau, Baxter Healthcare, DaVita Healthcare Partner

Planning Committee:
• Annette Hood discloses that she is a member of the Amgen speakers’ bureau.
• Denise Murcek discloses other financial/material support as an employee of the VA Medical Center.
• Elizabeth St. John discloses other financial/material support as an employee of Fresenius Medical Care.
• Kyra Trappett discloses other financial/material support as an employee of DaVita.

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:
• Compare and contrast urgent start peritoneal dialysis (PD) and central venous catheter initiated in-center hemodialysis (ICHD) regarding cost and clinical out comes.
• Review institutional infrastructure requirements for a successful urgent start PD program.
• Integrate nursing roles and responsibilities with protocols and procedures requisite for a successful urgent start PD
program.