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Sunday, August 23, 2026
Presentations
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
Creating a Culture of Vascular Access Success
High-performing dialysis facilities share common characteristics: proactive access management, strong interdisciplinary communication, skilled cannulation practices, and rapid response to access dysfunction. This session reviews practical strategies to improve fistula and graft outcomes, reduce catheter utilization, improve patient confidence and satisfaction, and foster a more stable, engaged dialysis staff.
Sanjay Mohindra, MD
Medical Director, Indiana Vascular Surgery Center
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
On Stage: Off Balance
Navigating Boundaries and Bottlenecks on the Dialysis Floor
This interactive, role-play presentation live-enacts four critical clinic scenarios to expose how operational exceptions rapidly transform into dangerous patient expectations. Attendees will analyze real-world friction points—from transport delays to treatment refusals—to establish standardized protocols that safeguard clinical boundaries, reduce staff burnout, and protect patient safety.
Panel: Emily Michalak, RJ Picciano, Kazim Naqvi, Zelma Griffin