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An annual continuing education program designed for patient care technicians, dietitians, social workers and nephrology nursing professionals
SAVE THE DATE 2012 Symposium November 1, 2012
2011 Allied Health Professionals Symposium Highlights Thursday, November 3 Madison
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EARLY BIRD BREAKOUTS
Infection CSI: Infection Control is Everyone’s Business Speaker: Mary Beth Graham, MD, FIDSA Associate Professor of Medicine, Infection Control Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Unrecognized Sleep Apnea in Dialysis Patients Speaker: Ahmed Malik MD, MPhil, MSc, FASN. Aurora St Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
Keynote: CREATING POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS Speaker: Paul Gasser, MS, MFT, Mile Bluff Medical Center, Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WI Presentation - PowerPoint file
BREAKOUTS I
What Do You See? Scenarios in the Dialysis Setting-Infection Control Part 2 Speaker: Susan Novak, CHT, CCHT, Dialysis Technician Supervisor, Wisconsin Dialysis, Inc., Madison, WI Speaker: Ann Rosemeyer, RN, MSN, Program Director Renal Dialysis Technician, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI Handout - PowerPoint slides (PDF) Handout - Infection Control Practices Word document Handout - Scenarios for Chain of Infection Word document
The Transition: Dialysis, Palliative Care and Hospice Speakers: Laura Galloy, BSN, Clinical Practice Coordinator, Ministry Home Care Doris Haines-Staddler, MSSW, Ministry Home Care Hospice Services Stevens Point, WI Presentation - PowerPoint file
The Best Loser: Weight Loss and the CKD Patient Speaker: Karen Kritsch, PhD, RD, UW Health Transplant Nutrition Specialist Handout - Presentation slides (PDF)
BREAKOUTS 2
The Psychopharmacology of Dialysis-Made Simple Speaker: Mark Conard, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Clinical Training, Franciscan St. James Health, Chicago Heights, IL Presentation - PowerPoint file
Better Communication is Better Care Speaker: Paul Gasser MS, MFT, Mile High Medical Center, Mauston; Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Presentation - PowerPoint File
Does Your Water Room Make The Grade? Are You Ready for the Next Audit? Speaker: Jeff Lee, BA, Regional Sales Manager, Total Water, Madison, WI Presentation - PowerPoint file Handout - Water Standards Brochure (PDF) Handout - Auditor Questions 2010 (PDF) Handout - Nephros Dual Stage Ultra-Filter Capsule (PDF)
LUNCH KEYNOTE: How to Build Your Personal Brand Using Social Media Tools Speaker: Wayne Breitbarth, Author of The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success: Kick Start Your Business Brand and Job Search, Owner/CFO M & M Office Interiors, Pewaukee, WI
BREAKOUTS 3
DIABETES: Lifting the Fog Speaker: Kay Czaplewski, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, BC-ADM, CDE, Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
"The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success: Special Edition for the Renal Professional" Speaker: Wayne Breitbarth
Ethical Issues of Paired Kidney Exchange Speaker: Rebecca Hays, MSW, APSW-C, Living Donor Social Worker, Independent Living Donor Advocate, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison Handout - PowerPoint file
BREAKOUTS 4
DIABETES: Lifting the Fog Speaker: Kay Czaplewski, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, BC-ADM, CDE, Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Presentation - PowerPoint file
Creative Strategies for Setting Boundaries and Conflict Resolution Speaker: Paul Gasser Presentation - PowerPoint File
Implications for Anemia Management Under The Bundle Speaker: Laura J. Maursetter, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin/UW-Health
CLOSING SESSION: Lighten Up with Laughter: Yes, There is Humor-Even in a Dialysis Facility! Speaker: Alex J. Rosenblum, RN, BSRN, CNN, Vice President Quality Improvement-Fresenius Medical Care-North America Handout - Word document
accreditation/continuing education Continuing Education credits will be provided to social workers, renal dietitians, nurses and patient care technicians.
7.0 CEUs for Nurses and Patient Care Technicians 6.75 CEUs for Social Workers, including 2.0 Ethics and Boundaries 6.0 CEUs for Renal Dietitians
Location:
Sheraton-Madison 706 John Nolen Drive Madison
PLANNING COMMITTEE
- Debra Ammel, BSN, MS,RN, RD
- Deborah Bowe, RN, CNN
- Jennifer Blasiola, RD, CSR, CD
- Dawn Foster, RN
- Melissa Fry, MSW, CAPSW, NSW-C
- Cindy Huber, BS
- Janet Prokop, MSW, LCSW
- Susan Novak, CHT, CCHT
- Anna Marie Rodriguez, RD, LD
- Anne Rosemeyer, RN, MSN
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