Annual Meeting
Rock the Boat ... Navigating into the Future
Nephrology Today & Tomorrow 2009
February 20-22, 2009
Great Wolf Lodge and Resort
Grapevine, Texas
ESRD Network of Texas, Inc. Annual Educational Collaborative for ESRD professionals.
Presentations from the 2009 Annual Meeting
General Session - Friday, February 20, 2009
- The State of ESRD in Texas - Glenda Harbert RN, Richard Gibney MD, and Robert Hootkins MD
- Home & Self Care Dialysis - Susan Bray MD
- Lessons At This Point: New CMS Regulations - Glenda Payne RN
- Dealing with Difficult People - Robert Mallon
- Forward to the Future: Achieving 90% AV Fistula Rates and Decreasing Catheters - Vo Nguyen MD
- Forward to the Future: Achieving 90% AV Fistula Rates and Decreasing Catheters - Lynda Ball RN
Medical/Nursing Breakout Sessions - Saturday, February 21, 2009
- End of Life Issues - Michael Germain MD
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment - Medical/Nursing - Glenda Payne RN
- Antimicrobial Resistance in the Maintenance Hemodialysis Unit - Matthew J. Arduino MS DrPH
Dietary Breakout Sessions - Saturday, February 21, 2009
- The Phosphorous Project - Bobbie Knotek RN and Gail DeWald RN - (for further information on this presentation please contact the speakers directly)
- The Dietitian Role in Transplant & Obesity - Kanae Ishihara MD
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment - Dietitian - Glenda Payne RN
Social Work Breakout Sessions - Saturday, February 21, 2009
- Train the Trainer: DPC - Mark Meier MSW
- Reconsidering Rehabilitation: the NW/DARS Pilot Project - Mary Beth Callahan LMSW, Crystal Torres MS DARS, and Margo Rye LMSW DARS
- Comprehensive Patient Assessment - Social Worker - Teri Browne MSW PhD
General Sessions - Saturday, February 21, 2009
- The Buttonhole Technique: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Lynda Ball RN
- Crown Web: Frequently Asked Questions and Organizational Tips - Nancy Carlson MPA, Donna Copenhaver BS, Bobbie Knoteck RN, Nathan Muzos BS, and Casey Contreras BA
- Practical Tips on Emergency Preparedness - Harvey SAnders BSN, Alex Rosenblum BSRN, and John Dahlin CHT
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Exhibitors
Special Corporate Partners
DaVita
Fresenius Med Care NA
Hemosphere, Inc.
Corporate Partners
Abbott Laboratories
Baxter
Dallas Nephrology Assoc
Liberty Dialysis, LLC
Medcor, Inc.
Vasc-alert
Corporate Friends
Alcavis HDC LLC
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
Champion Manufacturing
Children’s Med Ctr Dallas
DCRX Infusion
Diversified Speciality Instit
Genzyme
Health Informatics Internat
Nationwide Laboratory Svc
Pentec Health
Renal Buy
Satellite Laboratory Services
Shire
USRC
Watson Pharma