BONENT 2026 Northeast Regional Seminar

Your Happiness Matters: Skills for Resilience in Dialysis Care

Why “well-being” is not “extra,” but essential for sustainable, compassionate care. Learn why it matters: Burnout directly affects patient experience, safety, and team morale. This session reframes happiness as a professional competency, not a luxury.

Anupama Mohanram, MD, MPH, FASN

Physician, Major Hospital, Shelbyville Indiana

Professionalism - the Impact of a Dialysis Technician/Nurse on Patients

This presentation explores the impact and effect Dialysis Staff have on patients, looking at overall professionalism and the importance of establishing boundaries.

Joseph Sala, FNKF

Chief Operating Officer, Comprehensive Renal Consultants

Advanced Care Planning for Dialysis Patients

What does this conversation look like? What is in the scope of team discussion - typically led by social worker, nurse, nephrologist, palliative care?
It’s important to be aware of the scope as a technician, and when to hand off to other team members.

Anupama Mohanram, MD, MPH, FASN

Physician, Major Hospital, Shelbyville Indiana

The DOH is Here in the Clinic

Enhance your survey readiness in dialysis and maintain continuous compliance by keeping documentation organized, ensuring leaders and staff understand and follow protocols, actively monitoring clinical outcomes, and fostering a patient-centered culture for quality improvement.

Gemma Pamplona, RN, BSN

NY State Department of Health

Applying the Right Leadership in Your Dialysis Facility

This presentation explores practical leadership strategies that dialysis nurses and patient care technicians can apply in their daily practice to improve both clinical outcomes and team collaboration. Leadership in healthcare is not limited to managers or supervisors; it exists at every level of the care team. Every member of the dialysis staff contributes to the culture of safety, accountability, and patient-centered care.

Jean Max Jose, MA

Administrator, Dialysis Department at One Brooklyn Health, NY

Water Treatment 101

This presentation reviews the fundamentals of water treatment and the roles clinical staff have in keeping patients safe.

Joseph Sala, FNKF

Chief Operating Officer, Comprehensive Renal Consultants

Helping Patients Set—and Reach—Meaningful Goals

Learn how to partner with patients to identify goals that matter to them and build realistic pathways to success. Patients don’t fail goals—systems and strategies fail patients. This approach improves adherence, confidence, and trust.

Anupama Mohanram, MD, MPH, FASN

Physician, Major Hospital, Shelbyville Indiana