2009 Nephrology Conference
Thank you for making the 2009 Nephrology Conference a huge success. Click on the links below to view presentations slides from each session.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - Nephrology Update
The Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) Preparing for 2011 [PDF,257KB ]
J. Michael Lazarus, MD, CMO, Fresenius Medical Care North America
Patient Safety: Medication Reconciliation, Falls & Errors [PDF, 1.3M]
Alan S. Kliger, MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
Infection Control & Vaccination Rates: Techniques, Monitoring, & Isolation [PDF, 630KB]
Priti Patel, MD, MPH, The Centers for Disease Control
Review of Frequent Dialysis [PDF, 1.5M]
Carolyn Cacho Bowman, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Patient Centered Care [PDF, 2.5M]
Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement - QAPI - Principles & Application
Cathy Columbo, RN, Resurrection Medical Center [PDF, 250KB]
Ben Pflederer, MD, Illinois Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center [PDF, 331KB]
Strategies for Adherence [PDF, 998KB]
Paul Crawford, MD, Associates in Nephrology, SC
Surviving the Medicare Survey [PDF, 234KB]
Orly Kohn, MD, University of Chicago & Deepa Chand, MD, Akron Children's Hospital Medical Center
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - Full-Day Breakout Sessions
Nephrologist & Medical Director Meeting
Governance: Organize to Maximize Effectiveness [PDF, 202KB]
George R. Aronoff, MD, President, The Renal Network, Inc., Director, Division of Nephrology, University of Louisville, Kidney Disease Program
Medical Director: Responsibilities, Authority & Tools for Physician Compliance [PDF, 254KB]
Peter B. DeOreo, MD, Centers for Dialysis Care, Cleveland, OH
Patient Assessment & Plan of Care: Physician Responsibilities [PDF, 9.5M]
Richard Amerling, MD, Beth Israel Medical Center
Quality Assurance Performance Improvement - QAPI - Best Practice Models [PDF, 2.6M]
Rudolph Valentini, MD, Children's Hospital of Michigan
Nephrology Workforce [PDF, 733KB]
Jay B. Wish, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Reuse & Water Quality - What Every Medical Director Needs to Know [PDF, 3.5M]
James Baker, AmeriWater, Inc. {Version of presentation offered during Medical Director seminar,
October 21, 2008}
"How I Survived a Medicare Survey Under the New CfC & How It Changed My Life" [PDF, 262]
Deepa Chand, MD, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Administrator/Nurse/Technician Meeting
Depression in CKD: The Time To Act Is Now [PDF, 706KB]
Mark A. Meier, MSW, LICSW, Equalicare, LLC Minneapolis, MN
Bridges out of Poverty
Terie Dreussi Smith M.A. Ed. OCPS II, Aha! Process, Inc., Greenville, SC
Enhancing Patient Safety in the Dialysis Unit [PDF, 37KB]
Carol Roe, JD, MSN, RN, Centers for Dialysis Care, Cleveland, OH
Phosphorus in Fast Foods [PDF, 5.1M]
Janeen Leon, MS, RD, LD, Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
(Also visit PhosFoods.org and read
abstract of Effect of Food Additives on Hyperphosphatemia Among Patients With End-stage Renal Disease, JAMA
Vol. 301 No. 6, February 11, 2009.)
The HeRO™ Vascular Access Device: A New Solution for the AV Access-Challenged Patient [PDF, 968KB]
Lesley Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, Cary, NC
Social Worker Meeting
Depression in CKD: The Time To Act Is Now [PDF, 706KB]
Mark A. Meier, MSW, LICSW, Equalicare, LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals & Communities
Terie Dreussi Smith, MA, Ed., OCPS II
Listening To Your Inner Voice
Alan Meisterman, MSW, MBA, LISW, Davita Columbus, Columbus, OH
Motivating Patients Make Healthy Choices [PDF, 4.1M]
Craig Fisher, PhD, MSW, Fox Valley Dialysis, Aurora, IL
Dietitian Meeting
Nutritional Health Disparities [PDF, 7.1M]
Janeen Leon, MS. RD, LD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Wound Care & the Nursing Home Dialysis Patient [PDF, 1.6M]
Mary Ellen Posthauer, RD
Exercise & the Renal Patient [PDF, 732KB]
Amanda Newberry, M.Ed., University of Virginia Renal Services
Spicing Up the Renal Diet with Chef O!
Chef Oliver Hale, Grand Rapids, MI
Dental Health in ESRD [PDF, 3.3M]
Darlene West, DDS, Indiana University School of Dentistry
MNT for Bariatric Surgery - With a Review of Renal Literature [PDF, 341KB]
Arianna Aoun, MS, RD, CSR, LD, Cleveland VA Hospital