15th Annual Southwest Nephrology Symposium
Date: 2/25/23
In Person Location:
9577 Osuna Rd NE Ste M2
Albuquerque NM
Virtual Attendance: Select option on registration to attend virtually
$40 usd
All proceeds to benefit the New Mexico Kidney Foundation
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Until February 2023
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Your $40 registration fee will be used for the NM Kidney Foundation’s patient assistance program.
**All proceeds benefit the New Mexico Kidney Foundation**
7:15 Registration & Small Breakfast
7:30 am Exhibit & Silent Auction
7:40 Memorial Service
7:45 am
Why is Dental Care Important – renal conference
Christine Cogile, DNP, UNM School of Nursing and Dental Medicine
8:45 am
Ethical Issues In Nephrology
Dr. Dale Erickson & Dr. Dhondup Tashi
9:45 am
Break
9:55 am
Transplant-Who Qualifies and Workup Process
Dr. Shelly Wilson
10:55 am
Pig Kidney Transplant-The story of the transplant. What is next for the future?
Dr. Robert Montgomery MD, PhD
Non CE Lunch
11:55 am
12:35 pm
Non Accredited Program-Home Hemodialysis Patient Advocate Representing Nx Stage
1:05 pm
Non Accredited Program- Home Hemodialysis Patient Advocate Representing Nx Stage
2:05 pm
Anti-Inflammatory Diet & Livestyle
Chef Duane Sunwold
3: 05 / 3:15
Break
MRSA Bacteremia- Why is i such a Problem & How to Manage in Dialysis
Presentation: MRSA-SWsymposium2023
Dr. Kumar
4:15 pm
Phosphorous Jeopardy
Richard Herrera, CNP & Stephen Samoei, CNP
5:00 PM
Closing Comments
Evaluation, CE Credits Certificate will be mailed or emailed. For any questions regarding your certificate please contact: symposium@nmkidney.org
Highlights of our last Symposium
Disclosures for the 15th Annual Nephrology Symposium
The New Mexico Kidney Foundation acknowledges the support of the Chronic Disease Prevention Council: Prepared CE for SW, CHW; This activity has been submitted to the New Mexico Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The New Mexico Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. CE has also been submitted for Social Workers, Community Health Workers and Dietitians.
Attendees must register, sign in and attend the entire conference, and submit evaluation to be awarded continuing education credits. There will be no partially awarded CEs. The certificate will be available at the end of the symposium only after the evaluation is received.
The Learning Outcome: The learner is expected to relate or apply new ideas into their work setting to help solve a patient or work setting problem; by using knowledge gained from this symposium.
Organization Committee
- DNP Beth Evans ( Renal Medicine Associates)
- DNP Leslie Dork ( Renal Medicine Associates)
- NP Liza Lucero ( Renal Medicine Associates)
- CNP Ashleigh Candeleria
- DNP Lan Nguyen ( UNM nephrology section and Renal Medicine Associates)
- DNP Stephanie Mahooty ( Renal Medicine Associates)
- NP Nicole Pacheco ( Renal Medicine Associates)
- CNP Richard Herrer,
- CNP Stephen Samoei
- CNP Patty Crosby