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:
John Burkart – Consultant, Baxter; Advisory Board, NxStage

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:
• Review the pathophysiology of cardiac stunning in the ESRD patient.
• Compare and contrast in-center hemodialysis (ICHD) and home therapy patients regarding incidence and outcomes of cardiac stunning.
• Discuss key clinical strategies to prevent and/or mitigate cardiac stunning in the ESRD patient.
• Integrate appropriate nursing responsibilities into prevention strategies for cardiac stunning in the ESRD patient.

John Burkart MD

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