Please note: All event times are Eastern Time Zone.
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:15 am - 11:15 am
General Session
2020 The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife: What Has That Meant and Where Are We Going?
Franklin Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI
Dr. Shaffer will provide a background of activities and initiatives surrounding 2020 The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. He then will explore the implications to nephrology nursing practice and predictions for the future, particularly in light of the challenges confronting health care this year.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
General Session
LVAD / ECMO: Nuts and Bolts
Lisa Jennings, MSN, CCRN-CMC, ACNP-BC, CHFN, CVNP-BC, FHFSA
Treatment options for severe heart failure include left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). As nephrology nurses care for patients at risk for heart failure, it is important to understand the indications for the use of these devices and how they work. Learn more about the nursing care for patients with LVADs/ECMO and potential treatment complications.
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Exhibits
Participate in the virtual exhibit hall and chat with industry representatives about their products and services.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
General Session
Maximizing Utilization and Reimbursement for Nephrology Advanced Practice Nurses
Leah Foster Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNN-NP, FNKF
This session will explore opportunities for advanced practice nurses to maximize their impact in various nephrology settings, including office-based clinics, outpatient dialysis, and acute care, in order to maximize reimbursement opportunities.
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
General Session
Emerging Infections: What Else May Be in Our Future?
Aileen Ahiskali, PharmD, BCIDP
This session will focus on the impact and pattern of emerging infections – both bacterial and viral. Antibiotic resistance, implications for treatment and management, and vaccine development will be discussed.
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
General Session
Hot Topics in Pediatrics
Tyson Moore, APRN, FNP-C, CPN
This session will focus on current hot topics in pediatric nephrology care and issues surrounding the transition from pediatric to adult care for nephrology patients.
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibits
Participate in the virtual exhibit hall and chat with industry representatives about their products and services.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
General Session
Management of Acute Kidney Injury
Mitch Rosner, MD, MACP
This session will include a discussion of the etiology, incidence, prevalence, and risk factors for acute kidney injury. The RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage kidney disease) and Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) classifications, treatment options, and patient outcomes also will be reviewed.
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
General Session
Novel Access Devices
Peter Hathaway, MD
Access devices continue to evolve, and this session will focus on newer access devices such as the HeRO® graft and percutaneous fistula. Discussion will address access placement, opportunities for earlier use in patients compared to other options, postoperative care, and access maintenance.
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Corporate Presentation
The Role of Parsabiv® (etelcalcetide) in the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in Adult Patients on Hemodialysis
Michael Quadrini, MD
Sponsored by Amgen
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
Town Hall with the ANNA Board of Directors
Meet with members of the ANNA Board of Directors who will be available to answer questions, listen to suggestions and concerns, and discuss issues of importance to ANNA members.