NN&I - April 2010
20 Nephrology News & Issues April 2010www.nephronline.comNutrition Update This year's scientific program offered by the Council for Renal Nutrition will present the latest research related to the nutritional needs of individuals with chronic kidney disease. If you have been providing medical nutritional therapy for Stage 5 CKD patients and would like to provide counseling for those in earlier stages of CKD, it is helpful to learn about nutritional needs for these early stage patients, as well as how to receive reimbursement for services. If you are hoping to find better ways to educate patients, there will be sessions during the CRN program to explore new teaching methods. Meetings include updates on nutri-tional support using intradialytic parental nutrition, intra-peritoneal nutrition, and appetite stimulants in inflamma-tion and wasting syndrome. Hear the latest information concerning bariatric and gastrointestinal issues experienced by overweight CKD patients. You might also enjoy a humorous and lively cook-ing demonstration by author Joan Hogan and Chef Duane Sunwold, who reversed his kidney disease through diet. They will be presenting a session titled, "Top chef veg-etarian CKD challenge." Other sessions of interest include, "Transplantation in special populations," "Phosphorus and cardiovascular disease in non-ESRD patients," and "Ethical issues affecting the RD." Linda McCann will present, "Regulations and oversight: Protecting nephrology RD practice," while Robert Heaney, MD, will present the talk, "The autocrine role of Vitamin D-The iceberg nutrient." Joel Kopple, MD, will help partici-pants answer the question, "Are we doing enough to detect and treat vitamin deficiencies in the renal population?"There will also be sessions on kidney disease in pregnan-cy, the pediatric patient, and helping the adolescent renal patient overcome nonadherence. The Clinical Meetings will also provide networking opportunities with fellow dieti- tians and other health care providers. CRN program will focus on research highlightsBy Marianne Hutton, RD, CSR, CDE and Aimee Jaremowicz, RD, LDN Ms. Hutton is the program chair and Ms. Jaremowicz is the program co-chair for the Council for Renal Nutrition's scientific program this year. The ConferenceNational Kidney Foundation 19th annual Clinical Meetings Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotels Orlando, Fla. April 13-17 For more information and to register, visit www.kidney.org/news/meetings/clinicalPhoto of downtown Orlando courtesy of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. NKF launches new CKD education program"Your Treatment, Your Choice" is "com-prehensive yet upbeat and hopeful, stressing that patients can live mean-ingful lives even while undergoing treatment," said Jane S. Davis, CRNP, chair of NKF's Council of Advanced Practitioners. The patient education program consists of six, one-hour classes. Topics include: Chronic kidney disease: What you \037 need to know and what you can do Modality choices: transplantation, \037 dialysis, no-treatment option Living well with your choices \037 The program includes an imple-mentation guide, detailed lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and speaker notes, outcomes assessment and measurement tools, and other resources. For the patients and fam-ily members, the program offers take- home exercises, resource lists, and "check yourself!" knowledge assess-ments that come in the form of word games, puzzles, and quizzes. The NKF has created a Web-based directory of "qualified persons" who are using "Your Treatment, Your Choice" to help clinics coordinate patient access. Once a qualified per-son registers for the program (www. kidney.org/ytyc) they will receive a free copy of the program and will be invited to sign up for the directory. Registration also ensures that present-ers will receive updates, be able to offer important feedback to NKF, and get questions answered. Nutrition Update_NNI0410_6.indd 20 3/18/10 3:51:45 PM
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