2012 Archive

December 29, 2012

Kopp   Bidani

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 1)    New York, NY; May, 2012 Hypertension is Not a Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease Protagonist: Jeffrey B. Kopp, MD Hypertension is Not a Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease Antagonist: Anil K. Bidani, MD

Dember   Mokrzycki   Ash   Lee

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Parts 13,14)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 PART 13 Novel Endovascular and Surgical Concepts From the Animal Models to the Patient Stephen Ash, MD Novel Therapies for Vascular Access Dysfunction: Optiflow Device, Sirolimus Wrap and Gene Timmy Lee, MD PART 14 Research in Vascular Access DAC (Dialysis Access Consortium) Studies: A Good Start Laura M. Dember, MD NIH Studies on Vascular Access: What Do We Need to Know? Michele Mokrzycki, MD

Annual Dialysis Conference 2012 now in MP3

AUDIOFILE LIST (Annual Dialysis Conference 2012) (9 talks) Improving Peritoneal Dialysis Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, Thomas Golper, MD, and J. Kevin Tucker, MD Keynote Presentation: The Barbara Prowant Lectureship Karyn Buxman, MSN, RN Late Morning Session: Hot Topics 1 Isaac Teitelbaum, MD, Anatole Besarab, MD, Daniel Coyne, MD, Isa Ashoor, MD, and Fabio Paglialonga, MD

November 27, 2012

Singh

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 9, final)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Glomerulonephritis: Take Home Messages Ajay K. Singh, MD

Klemmer   Bargman

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 9, final)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 Use of mineralcorticoid receptor blockers in pre-dialysis CKD;results and concerns Philip J. Klemmer, MD PD as a first treatment is a preferred option for the US Joanne M. Bargman, MD

Abreo   Sachdeva   Dwyer   Schon

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Parts 11,12)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 PERITONEAL ACCESS PD: Where are We Going? Kenneth Abreo, MD What PD Technique Placement is Best? Bharat Sachdeva, MD CATHETER SESSION Bioactive Hemodialysis Catheter Coatings: Latest Data Amy Dwyer, MD Hemodialysis Catheter Reduction Principles and Management Donald Schon, MD

Annual Dialysis Conference 2012 now in MP3

AUDIOFILE LIST (Annual Dialysis Conference 2012) (7 talks) Is it Time for a Resurgence of Peritoneal Dialysis in the United States? Beth Piraino, MD, Fredric Finkelstein, MD, Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, and Thomas Golper, MD Annual Symposium on Pediatric Dialysis - Session 1 Thomas Parker III, MD, Poyyapakkam Srivaths, MD, and Shari Neul, PhD

October 24, 2012

Rennke

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 8)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Pathology Refresher -- Part B Helmut G. Rennke, MD

Kotanko   Weiner   Kuhlmann

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 8)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 Events before death in HD - A Global Perspective Peter Kotanko, MD Debate: Initiation of dialysis after the IDEAL Study: Clinical judgment is most important - YES Daniel E. Weiner, MD Debate: Initiation of dialysis after the IDEAL Study: Clinical judgment is most important - NO Martin Kuhlmann, MD

Spergel   Wu   Yevzlin   Falk   Shenoy   Urbanes

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Parts 8-10)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 DIN Recognition to Overall Contribution to Nephrology Awarded to: Lawrence Spergel, MD DHIS (Steal): New Interventions Steven Wu, MD Renal Artery Stenosis for the Interventional Nephrologist Alex Yevzlin, MD Use of Stents in Central Venous Stenosis: Is it the Right Procedure to Do? Abigail Falk, MD Surgical Management of Central Venous Stenosis: What Patients will Benefit from it? Surendra Shenoy, MD Cephalic Arch and Subclavian Vein Stenosis: Best Practices Aris Urbanes, MD

September 13, 2012

Rennke

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 7)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Pathology Refresher -- Part A Helmut G. Rennke, MD

Yevzlin   Pun   McCullough

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 7)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 The difficult vascular access case problem Alexander S. Yevzlin, MD Sudden death in dialysis patients: are there significant modifiable factors? Patrick H. Pun, MD Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in CKD Peter A. McCullough, MD

Spencer   Quesnelle   Payne

NANT Annual Meeting. Part 4.    Las Vegas, NV; March, 2012 National Opportunity to Improve Infection Control in ESRD Teri Spencer RN The Green Tech Room Rejean Quesnelle, Renal Technologist Your Role In Keeping Patients Safe Glenda Payne, MS, RN

Chan   Samaha   Agarwal

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 7)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 ARTERIOVENOUS GRAFT New and Old Materials: Is this Important for Graft Survival? Micah R. Chan, MD AV Graft Patency: Can We Improve Outcomes with Covered Stents? Antoine Samaha, MD Heparin-bonded e-PTFE Grafts: Do They Have a Place in Vascular Access? Anil Agarwal, MD

August 25, 2012

Yu	The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 6)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Electrolytes and Acid-Base Practice for the Boards, Part 2 Alan S.L. Yu, M.B.Chir, MD

Lang   Burkart

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 6)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 Keynote: Suicidal red blood cell death - Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects Florian Lang, MD Volume control—is it more difficult in PD than in HD? John Burkart, MD

Schroeder   Sweeny   Concepcion   Maltais   Baker

NANT Annual Meeting. Part 3.    Las Vegas, NV; March, 2012 Improving the Health Care Team - Communication and Education Connie Schroeder, MAOM, BSN, RN PART 3 Electronics 101 John Sweeny, BS Physics, CHT Electronics 201 John Sweeny, BS Physics, CHT V-tag Violations Danilo B. Concepcion, CCHT BioFilm: The Now and The Future Jo-Ann B. Maltais, PhD The Future of Water Treatment for Dialysis Jim Baker

Kumbar   Miller   Salman   Asif   Pflederer   Ross   Moist   Beathard

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Parts 4,5,6)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 ESRD Epidemiology Lalathalsha Kumbar, MD Access in the Elderly Gregg Miller, MD Guidelines for Access Selection Loay Salman, MD Venography vs. Ultrasound Venous Mapping: The Truth and Roles. Can It Reduce Early AVF Arif Asif, MD Upper Extremity AV Access: Forearm vs. Upper Arm - What's Best for the Patient? Timothy A. Pflederer, MD ESRD Epidemiology Jamie Ross, MD Access in the Elderly Louise Moist, MD Guidelines for Access Selection Gerald A. Beathard, MD

Schell   Berns   Goldman   Palevsky

Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting 2012 (Section 5)    Washington, DC; March, 2012 Expanding our Toolbox: Communication in Kidney Disease Jane O. Schell, MD Point of Service Care - Optimal Symptom Management Jeffrey S. Berns, MD Dealing with Extraordinary Dialysis Patients in a Quality Insurance Program Environment Jesse Goldman, MD Acute Kidney Injury: Classification and Care Paul M. Palevsky, MD

=July 21, 2012

Yu	The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 5)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Electrolytes and Acid-Base Practice for the Boards, Part 1 Alan S.L. Yu, M.B.Chir, MD

Fissell   Pusey   Gonwa

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 5)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 Update on smart HD membranes—anything new under the sun? William H. Fissell, MD Plasmapheresis in immunologic renal disease: why, when, and how Charles D. Pusey, Dsc FRCP The challenges of providing RRT in decompensated liver cirrhosis Thomas A. Gonwa, MD

Sweeny   Jones   Smith   Schatell   Morales   Miller

NANT Annual Meeting. Part 2    Las Vegas, NV; March, 2012 What the Dialysis Machine Doesn’t Tell You John Sweeny, BS Physics, CHT Future of Dialysis Larry Jones, CEO Future Development of Dialysis Paul Smith CCNT Benefits of Home Treatment for Patients and Centers Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director Improving the Health Care Team by Providing Continuing Education to Dialysis Technicians Michael Morales BS, CHT Improving the Health Care Team - Discussion Cindy Miller, RN, CPHQ

Roy-Chaudhury   Lee   Vachharajani

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 3)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 PART 3 What You Need to Know about Neointimal Hyperplasia Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD Advances in Genetic Marker Evaluation Prior to Vascular Access Creation Timmy Lee, MD Vascular Access and Cardiac Dysfunction Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD

Ozar   Krishnan   Kaplan   Hymes   Schiller   Shapiro/B>   Hartle

Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting 2012 (Sections 2-4)    Washington, DC; March, 2012 Ethics Among Providers (Louis Diamond Lecture) David Ozar, PhD The Bundle Chapter 2: Same Game Different Rules Mahesh Krishnan, MD; Mark Kaplan, MD; Jeffrey Hymes, MD; Brigitte Schiller, MD The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Michael D. Shapiro, MD Integrated Care Models (John Dickmeyer Lecture) James E. Hartle, MD

June 17, 2012

Mount

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 4)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Sodium Disorders David B. Mount, MD

Goldstein   Flynn

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 4)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 Pediatric AKI in children — what are the long-term consequences? Stuart L. Goldstein, MD Hypertension in pediatric patients—Implications for the future of cardiovascular health Joseph T. Flynn, MD

Benner   Rickert   Fournier

NANT Annual Meeting: Water Treatment Precourse (Marcor)    Las Vegas, NV; March, 2012 Introduction to Water Purification for Dialysis Rich Benner CWS III Dialysis Water Purification Systems Rich Benner, CWS III CMS-AAMI-FDA and You John Rickert Future Trends in Dialysis Water Rich Benner CWS III Hot Water Disinfection for Dialysis Water Purification Systems Rich Benner CWS III Troubleshooting Dialysis Water Purification Systems Rich Benner CWS III Compact Carbon Filtration Christopher Fournier

Pflederer   Asif

ASDIN Annual Scientific Meeting (Parts 1 and 2)    New Orleans, LA; February, 2012 PARTS 1 and 2 Welcome and President’s Address ASDIN President Timothy A. Pflederer, MD Cardiac Rhythm Devices in Hemodialysis Patients: Predicaments and Potential Resolutions Arif Asif, MD

Velez   Blaser   Spector

Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting 2012 (Part 1)    Washington, DC; March, 2012 Part 1 RPA Year in Review Ruben Velez, MD RPA Advocacy Agenda Robert Blaser Current State of ICD-10 and What it Means for Physicians? Nancy Spector, BSN, MSC

May 22, 2012

Brunelli

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 3)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Nephrology Board Review Cases: Dialysis Steven M. Brunelli, MD

Appel   Rippe

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 11)    New York, NY; May, 2011 Cations and Blood Pressure Lawrence J. Appel, MD High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucrose, and Fructose: What Do We Really Know? James M. Rippe, M.D

Maddux   Franssen

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 3)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 What are the impacts so far of the bundle on patient care? Franklin W. Maddux, MD Critical evaluation of blood volume measurements during hemodialysis CFM Franssen, PhD

May 3, 2012

Lin	The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 3)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Nephrology Board Review Cases Julie Lin, MD, MPH

Navar

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 10)    New York, NY; May, 2011 Intrarenal Renin Angiotensin System L. Gabriel Navar, PhD

McIntyre   Koomans   Blagg

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 2)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 Endotoxinemia in progress of CKD: bystander or culprit? Chris McIntyre, MD Can physical and occupational rehabilitation make a difference to outcomes? S. Vanita Jassal, MD Renal replacement therapy in geriatric ESRD patients—a clinical approach Jeroen P. Kooman, MD, PhD What are the considerations for life decisions in ESRD? Christopher R. Blagg, MD, FRCP

April 3, 2012

Salant

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 2)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of RPGN David J. Salant, MD

Molitch   Garvin

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 9)    New York, NY; May, 2011 Management of Metabolic Co-Morbidities Mark E. Molitch, M.D. NO, O2- and renal Na handling Jeffrey L. Garvin, MD

March 11, 2012

Robinson

The Brigham Renal Board Review Course (Part 1)    Boston, MA; August, 2011 Must-Know Board Zebras Emily Robinson, MD

Bushinsky   Ruilope

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 8)    New York, NY; May, 2011 HYPERKALEMIA Management of Chronic Hyperkalemia David A. Bushinsky, MD Use of RAAS Inhibitors for Cardio-Renal Risk Reduction and Potassium Management Luis M. Ruilope, MD

Misra   Joerres   Schaefer

Advances in CKD 2012 (Part 1)    Palm Harbor, FL; January, 2012 How to personalize the dialysis prescription Madhukar Misra, MD Novel PD solutions—what are the clinical implications? Aechim Joerres, MD Long-term care of the kidney transplant recipient Heidi M. Schaefer, MD

February 20, 2012

Bisognano   Garcia-Donaire   Krum   Schmieder

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 7)    New York, NY; May, 2011 SURGICAL ABLATION FOR REFRACTORY HTN Baroreflex Activation Therapy in Patients with Resistant Hypertension John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD True Resistant Hypertension José A. García-Donaire, MD, PhD Renal Denervation: How to Evaluate & Choose the Appropriate Patient Henry Krum MBBS, PhD Renal Nerve Ablation Roland E. Schmieder

Annual Dialysis Conference 2011 now in MP3

AUDIOFILE LIST (Annual Dialysis Conference 2011) (4 talks) CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES IN PD AND HD PAIENTS Cardiovascular Death in PD vs. HD Patients James Sloand, MD Coronary Stenting vs. By-Pass Surgery in the Treatment of CAD in Dialysis Population Kul Aggarwal, MD Cardiac Stunning in Center and Home Dialysis Brigitte Schiller, MD Update on Cardio-Renal Syndrome Kevin Dellsperger, MD

January 29, 2012

Harris   Panza   Touyz   Webb

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 6)    New York, NY; May, 2011 OFF-TARGET CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF NON-CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Raymond C. Harris, MD PPAR Agents Julio A. Panza, MD Anti-VEGF and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD PDE5 Inhibitors and Organic Nitrates David J. Webb, MD

Lester   Quesnelle   Sureshbabu   Shelkov

National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT) (Part 3)    PART 3 Practical Approach to Infection Control Melinda Martin-Lester, RN, BA, CNN, CHC Green Dialysis for a Greener Tomorrow: Environmentally Conscious Hemodialysis Therapy Rejean Quesnelle, Renal Technologist Practical Infection Control Nisha Sureshbabu What's Wrong with This Picture? Diane Shelkov, CHT

Annual Dialysis Conference 2011 now in MP3

AUDIOFILE LIST (Annual Dialysis Conference 2011) (3 talks) RESIDUAL RENAL FUNCTION Should Volume Overloaded Dialysis Patients Be Aggressively Ultrafiltered to “Dry Weight” Even if Residual Renal Function Declines? Thomas Golper, MD Residual Kidney Function is a Vital Tool to Improve Outcomes Bernard Canaud, MD How Can We Preserve RRF on Dialysis? Isaac Teitelbaum, MD

January 4, 2012

Drawz   Inrig   Ruilope   Zand

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 5)    New York, NY; May, 2011 HYPERTENSION IN CKD Cardiovascular Risk Assessment – Addition of CKD and Race to the Framingham Equation Paul E. Drawz, MD The Mechanisms and Treatment of Intradialytic Hypertension (MATCH) Study Jula K Inrig, MD Hypertension in Advanced Kidney Disease Luis M. Ruilope, MD Hypertension in Renal Transplant Patients Martin S. Zand, MD

Sweeny   Go

National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT) (Part 2)    PART 2 Home Dialysis - Coming to a Home Near You! John Sweeny, BS, CHT Fluid Management - Looking Beyond "You're Gaining Too Much Fluid" Elaine Go, NP, MSN, CNN Patients and Machines John Sweeny, BS, CHT

Annual Dialysis Conference 2011 now in MP3

AUDIOFILE LIST (Annual Dialysis Conference 2011) (5 talks) IMPROVING OUTCOMES BY TARGETING VOLUME STATUS IN PD Is Measuring the Bioimpedance the New Way of Improving Outcomes in PD? John Van Stone, MD Low Sodium Dialysis Solution in PD Simon Davies, MD Low Sodium Intake Should Not Be Advised in PD Patients Martin Schreiber, MD Low Sodium Intake Should Be Advised in Most PD Patients Simon Davies, MD Update on Aquaporins Raymond Krediet, MD

December 1, 2011

Colussi   Lowenstein   Luther   Mori

American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting (Part 4)    New York, NY; May, 2011 ALDOSTERONE Plasma Aldosterone Levels Affect Calcium Metabolism in Patients with Essential Hypertension Gian Luca Colussi, Cristiana Catena, Leonardo A. Sechi, L Marzano Interactions Between Aldosterone and Nitric Oxide Charles J. Lowenstein, MD Non-Renal Effects of Aldosterone James M. Luther, MD Inappropriately Intense Salt Restriction Augmenting Myocardial Fibrosis in an Animal Model Tatsuhiko Mori, Kenichi Hasegawa, Matsuda Hirohisa, Yasuo Matsumura, Nobukazu Ishizaka

Scher   Sharma   Daugirdas

National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT) (Part 1)    PART 1 ESRD Modalities Gary Scher Treatment Modalities Armit Sharma, MD Hemodialysis Adequacy John Daugirdas, MD

Annual Dialysis Conference 2011 now in MP3

AUDIOFILE LIST (Annual Dialysis Conference 2011) (13 talks) IMPROVING CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES ON DIALYSIS: WHAT IS KEY? Achieving Sodium Balance: Does Type of Dialysis Impact Outcome? Alan Kliger, MD HD Induced Cardiac Injury: What Do We Know? Georges Saab, MD Sudden Death on Dialysis: Can Fatal Arrhythmias Be Prevented? Martin Alpert, MD Impact of Cardioprotective Drugs (beta blockers and ACEI) on Cardiovascular Outcomes Christopher Chan, MD NURSING PLENARY SESSION: NAVIGATING NURSING QUALITY IN NEPHROLOGY Nursing Plenary Session: Navigating Nursing Quality in Nephrology Isis Montalvo, MBA, MS, RN PEDiATRIC NURSING KEYNOTE: LEADERSHIP OF THE SPIRIT Pediatric Nursing Keynote: Leadership of the Spirit Leah Curtin PhD, RN UPDATE ON HOME DIALYSIS Global Perspective on Home Dialysis Therapies Steven Guest, MD 8 Years Experience of a Home Dialysis Provider - Achievements and Opportunities Brigitte Schiller, MD Cost Comparison of In-Center HD and Home Dialysis Therapies in the USA. Is Bundling Going to Affect the Growth of Home Dialysis Fredric Finkelstein, MD Will Home HD Steal Patients from PD? Joanne Bargman, MD MANAGING INTRADIALYTIC HYPOTENSION (IDH): WHAT WORKS? The Role of Frequency and Time in Prevention of IDH John Daugirdas, MD How does Diastolic Dysfunction Impact IDH? Roberto Pecoits-Filho, MD Has HD Technology Helped To Reduce the Incidence of IDH? Andrew Davenport, MD

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