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Professional Events

The Changing Climate of Care

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

Some handouts and presentations are available for download. To save a file, right-click and choose "Save As". To open the file, click on the link.

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

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