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Atlanta Area—August 7, 2008

"Weighing the Outcomes: Ethical Issues in Kidney Disease"

This conference will increase renal professionals’ ability to respond to daily ethical dilemmas by presenting a decision-making framework as well as strategies that health care teams may employ to improve patient outcomes.

 Conference Agenda
Thursday, August 7, 2008—Atlanta, Georgia

8:30 am

Registration

9:30 am

Welcome/Introduction

9:45 am

General Session: The Foundation of Medical Ethics

 

 

Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW

10:45 am Break/Visit Exhibits
11:00 am General Session: Ethical Decision-Making
    Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW
12:00 pm Lunch/Networking
1:00 pm General Session: Ethics of Patient Care—The How & The Why
    Robert Saylor, MD, MA

2:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

 

 

A: Equal Care for All
.... Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW

 

 

B: The Promise of Patient-Centered Care
.... Ramiro Valdez, PhD

 

 

C: Advocating...Ethically
.... Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW

 

 

D: Respecting Wishes: End-of-Life Decision-Making
.... Robert Saylor, MD, MA

3:00 pm

Break/Visit Exhibits

3:15 pm

Concurrent Session

 

 

A: Equal Care for All
.... Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW

 

 

B: The Promise of Patient-Centered Care
.... Ramiro Valdez, PhD

    C: Advocating...Ethically
.... Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW

 

 

D: Respecting Wishes: End-of-Life Decision-Making
.... Robert Saylor, MD, MA

4:15 pm

General Session: So What, Now What?

 

 

Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW

4:45 pm

Closing/Evaluation


Continuing Education

Nurses and Technicians: 6 contact hours for continuing nursing education have been applied for through the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietetic Technicians/Diabetes Educators: 7.5 continuing professional education units have been applied for through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association.

Social Workers: 6 continuing education contact hours have been applied for through the National Association of Social Workers.


Registration Information

Registration Fees (includes breaks, lunch, materials and CEUs):
Early Bird Registration (received on or before July 21st): $85
Registration (received on or between July 22nd and August 3rd): $105
Late Registration (received after August 3rd): $125

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Conference Center Information
Cobb Galleria Centre
Two Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia
770.955.8000

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