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Sunday, September 25, 2022
Holiday Inn Newark Airport
FORMERLY: Ramada Plaza at Newark Airport
160 Frontage Road, Newark NJ 07114
NEW Location!
Presentations
CLINICAL
Entity of CKD Malnutrition
Protein Energy Wasting (PEW) is a multi-factorial syndrome that significantly affects dialysis patients’clinical outcomes. Learn about PEW prevalence, causes, and impact on morbidity and mortality in ESRD patients. An evaluation of current approaches and obstacles in addressing PEW in this population is also discussed.
Deborah Degree BSN,RN
Clinical Renal Educator, IDPN and Home Hemodialysis
Pentec Health
Professionalism in Dialysis Care:
How to manage diversity in a changing world
Kay N. Gardner, RN, BS, CHN
BONENT Board of Directors
Surfacer to Super HeRO:
An option to move patients off of Tunneled Dialysis Catheters
What if you could reliably and repeatedly access the Right Internal Jugular Vein and avoid using other veins which compromise permanent AV access? AND…What if you could reduce femoral dialysis catheters and provide patients with a solution clinically proven to maintain long- term access for hemodialysis patients with central venous stenosis? Then this is the lecture for you!
Jacquie Logue, BS, RT-R(ARRT)
Sr Director Clinical Education-Peripheral Intervention
Merit Medical
Exploring Opportunities to Join Home Dialysis Programs
Learn more how being part of the movement to home therapies can add to your resume and value along with giving patients a better quality of life.
Dawn Edwards
Patient Advocate and Wellness Ambassador
Fresenius/NxStage, The Rogosin Institute
Cannulation of Endovascular AV Fistulas
Learn about appropriate cannulation techniques for endovascular (non-surgical) AV fistulas. We’ll also review guidance for endoAVF identification and assessment.
Adam Wilson RN, BSN
Hemodialysis Nurse
WavelinQ Dialysis Specialist
Emergency Management
This presentation includes a basic review of the Condition for Emergency Preparedness; responsibilities within In-Center Programs, Home Therapy, as well as Supply Chain/Logistics and staffing challenges presented by the global pandemic.
Joseph Sala
Senior Director
Mount Sinai Kidney Programs
BIOMED
Dialysis Machine Alarm Evolution and Management
Learn how to define alarm responsibility and identify the classifications of machine states. We will discuss regulatory updates and evolution of alarm programmatic design, alarm occurrences and mode, staff reaction to alarms and the potential impact to patient outcomes and consequences. Learn improved clinical/technical communication and examples of technology advances.
Joseph Sala
Senior Director
Mount Sinai Kidney Programs
The BioMedical Technician Role in Creating a
Culture of Safety & Survey Readiness
The biomedical technician plays a critical role in keeping both patients and employees safe in the dialysis unit. This “Culture of Safety” has evolved along with our technology and enables the BMT to routinely reduce treatment errors & injury. Learn strategies on how Biomed technicians review, analyze and act on data trends noted within the dialysis unit and empower teams to avoid errors and augment system designs.
Andrew Lleras MPH, CHT, CBNT
Renal Consultant