8:00 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome/Introduction

9:15 am

General Session: Perspectives of Adherence

Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW

10:00 am

Break/Visit Exhibits

10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions I

A: Mental Illness and the Renal Patient
.... Ramiro Valdez, PhD

B: The Renal Diet on a Budget
.... Rebecca (Becky) Brosch, RD, LD

C: Adherence During Times of Crisis–Disaster Preparedness
.... Kathi Niccum, EdD

11:45 am

Lunch/Networking

12:45 pm

General Session: Engaging and Involving the Patients and
Families in Care and Decision-Making

Mark A. Meier, MSW, LICSW

1:45 pm

Break/Visit Exhibits

2:00 pm

Concurrent Session II

A: Communicating Using Plain Language
.... Jennifer St. Clair Russell, MSEd, CHES

B: Adapting the Kidney Diet for Different Cultures
.... Chhaya Patel, MA, RD

C: Behavior Contracting
.... Ramiro Valdez, PhD

3:30 pm

General Session: So What, Now What?

Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW

4:15 pm

Closing/Evaluation

Continuing Education

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

Nurses and Technicians: 5.75 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.

Physician Assistants: Conference organizers plan to request 5.5 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit from the Physician Assistant Review Panel. This program is not yet approved for CME credit.

Registration Information

Registration: (includes breaks, lunch, materials and CEUs):
$75 if received on or before September 26th;
$100 if received received after September 26th;
$125 if received at the door