American Nephrology Nurses Association – Long Island Chapter Spring Conference

Chateau Briand Caterers
440 Old Country Road
Carle Place, NY 11514

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:15am ET - 4:00pm ET
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Spring Conference

This event offers 6.5 CEU credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: Pending.

Going Green

Handouts, if available from the speakers, will be posted to our website 1 week prior to the conference.

Program Committee

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:15am ET - 4:00pm ET

All times listed in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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7:15am - 7:45am

Registration and Breakfast/Exhibits
7:45am - 8:00am

Welcome

Deborah Halinski, BSN, CNN, CPHQ President, ANNA LI Chapter
8:00am - 9:00am

Ethical Issues in Dialysis

James Drakakis, MD Winthrop University Hospital
9:00am - 10:00am

Patient Assessment

Mary Kay Carone, ANP-BC Winthrop University Hospital
10:00am - 10:30am

Break
10:30am - 11:30am

It Takes a Village to Save a kidney: The Art of Collaboration in Nephrology

Candice Halinski, MSN, NP-C North Shore University Hospital
11:30am - 12:30pm

A World of Possibilities: Pharmacological Treatment of Diabetes

Theresa Mc Kenna, PhD, RN, CDE St. Charles Hospital
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm

Introduction to Peritoneal Dialysis for Hospital and Dialysis Staff

Kathy Wechsler, RN, CNN Baxter Healthcare
2:30pm - 3:30pm

What’s Old and New in Transplant

Joan Kelly, RN, BS, CCTC Columbia University Medical Center
3:30pm - 4:30pm

Emergency Preparedness & Management for Dialysis Facility Staff

Evan Smith, LMSW IPRO ESRD Network of New York