CRN News and Briefs

CRN CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE

The 1994 Annual Meeting was a special occasion, being our twentieth anniversary. Not only did we have an excellent scientific program, we had a wonderful time in our special anniversary lun- cheon Our booklet commemorat- ing our first 20 years is an excel- lent means to see how far we have come in these years. It is from the dedication of ail our committed CRN members that this has been possible. Congratu- late yourself and keep up the good work!

As your chairperson for 1995 I hope to see us continue our com- mitment to the field of renal dietet- ics. This past year, you were bom- barded with the salary and the membership surveys, and the re- sponse has been tremendous. Thank you for all the input. At the past Executive Committee meet- ing we received the preliminary results. We will review in detail the final results and devote time at our mid year meeting to develop- ing our goals for the next 5 years. Your input is valuable in helping the Executive Committee decide in which direction we should pro- ceed.

The salary survey has been ana- lyzed. Thanks to Karen Basinger, MS, RD, LN, who has worked diligently with the statistician to develop an excellent tool which obtained valuable information for us Look for this to be published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

The National Kidney Founda- tion (NKF) “Controversies of the Quality of Dialysis Care” has pointed out that collaborative clini- cal trials, which include nutrition, are needed to examine prospec- tively the determinants of optimal dialysis. Nutrition research needs

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to be incorporated into our prac- tice as renal dietitians. This is a new and exciting area for us as renal dietitians in which to be- come involved.

Also at the Annual Meeting, the Executive Committee looked at many goals and projects to take on for the coming year. We con- tinue to request your participation in these committees to produce quality work. The Quality Assur- ance Committee under the chair, Maria Karalis, RD, will complete the Quality Assurance/Continu- ous Quality Improvement Manual. The Public Education Committee will be looking into what nutn- tional needs exist as they relate to the initiatives of the NKF. The two major tasks forces that have nutri- tional components, are Early lnter- vention and Prevention Task Force and the Consensus Confer- ence on Morbidity and Mortality. The Professional Education Com- mittee will focus on developing practice guidelines for renal dieti- tians Ongoing projects include the patient educational materials to develop for brochures and the handouts for the journal, articles in the Family Focus, updating the National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearing House (NKUDIC), and working on membership problems Volun- teer now to continue the CRN tradition.

I would like to thank the follow- ing outgoing CRN Executive Com- mittee members for their dedi- cated work the past 2 years: Lesley McPhatter, MS, RD, Re- gion II Representative; Teresa Kelly, RD, Region IV Representa- tive; Susan Yesavage, MA, RD, Annual Meeting Chairperson.

I look forward to working with you this coming year. Please share any comments and sugges- tions you have on improving and strengthening CRN Lori Fedje, RD, LD, CRN Chairperson

SUMMARY OF ANNUAL MEETING

The 1994 CRN Executive Com- mittee Annual Meeting was held October 22 and 23 in Orlando, Florida before the Scientific Ses- sions To highlight, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has ap- proved a funded position for Spring Clinical Meeting Chair for a l-year trial period. We WIII then delay implementing our merger of the Quality Assurance and Pro- fessional Education Committees into the Professional Education and Standards Committee until after this l-year trial. The Chair appointed and the Executive Committee approved Maureen McCarthy, MPh, RD, LD, CS, as the 1996 Spring Clinical Chair. Maureen can be reached at (503) 494-8311, beeper 2238, OHSU- L339,3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97201.

With the resignation of the Re- gion V-Alternate Representative, the Council on Renal Nutrition (CRN) Executive voted on the replacement who will fulfil the last year of the two-year term Jean King, RD, CDE, will be the Region V-Alternate Representative. Jean can be reached at (303) 778- 6253, 984 S High St, Denver, CO 80209.

The End Stage Renal Drsease (ESRD) Facility Conditions of Cov- erage was distributed to the Ex- ecutive Committee for comments. Comments from the Executive Committee have been forwarded to Health Care Finance Adminis- tration (HCFA).

The NKF “An Evolving Plan for the Continued Improvement of the Quality of Dialysis Care” was reviewed by the CRN Executive Committee. Comments will be taken back to NKF Health and Scientific Affairs (HSA) Commit- tee for consideration in the next draft of this paper. Mary McNee/y, MS, RD, CRN Secretary

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towards excellence and service, with many active members hav- ing recently worked with the NKF- CRN Executive Committee includ- ing Linda McCann, RD, and Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguchi, RD, CS. Mem- bers rncluding Sandy DeTar, RD; Kathy Hunt, RD; Marilyn Aaron, RD, CS; Carol Wolf, MS, RD, CS, CNSD, have been active on the Board of Directors of the local affiliate, and Medical Review Board of the Transpacific Network.

The OCRN was founded in 1977 and become affiliated with CRN- NKF in 1982 The many accom- plishments have been achieved through active participation of its 27 members. The OCRN holds 8 to IO meetings per year and in- cludes speakers, networking, and sharing sessions. In the past year, the group has produced a refer- ence for professionals entrtled A/- bumin Summary Sheet. The group has also completely revised and added additional sections to their specialty cookbook, Cooking the Renal Way.

The OCRN has been active in planning educational programs for patients and professional orga- nizations In addition, the council has supported an intern project for 3 years entitled “Adopt-An- Intern” in conjunction with Or- egon Health Sciences University/ Veterans Administration Medical Center Dietetic Internship Pro- gram. Many of their members have made presentations at local and national meetings. This coun- cil has also strived towards excel- lence and service with many of its members currently on the NKF- CRN Executive Committee includ- ing Jessie Pavlinac, MS, RD, LD, Lori Fedje, RD, LD; and Claudia Kreft, RD, LD. Maureen McCar- thy, MPH, RD, LD, CS, and Jessie Pavlinac, MS, RD, LD, are also involved in the local NKF Affiliate,

CRN was very proud to recog- nize and honor both councils with the RCA’s for 1994 Congratula- tion to each member of both groups whose dedication and ef- forts have made renal nutrition what it is today!

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KARlA GILES, RD

1994 RECOGNIZED RENAL DIETITIAN AWARD

CRN is proud to announce that Karla S. Giles, F?D, of St. Louis, MO was honored at the 1994 Annual Meeting as the recipient of the Recognized Renal Dretitian (RRD) Award for 1994. The RRD IS given to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional abili- ties in leadership, creativity, pub- lic involvement, and commitment to the field of renal nutrition at the local level, as well as national level. Karla Giles has earned this recognition.

Karla currently IS the Renal Dieti- tian at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO Karla has been in renal nutn- tion for 17 years. She has always worked toward one main goal- quality nutritional care of the renal disease patient The materials Karla has developed, the educa- tion she has provided to others, and the numerous committees that she has served on have al- ways had the patient in mind

Karla’s local CRN activities are many including being a charter member of the Missouri-Kansas CRN in 1977 She has held many offices and remains an active member. Her national activities with CRN began back in 1987, when she became \nvolved with the Education Committee, She went on to being the Region Ill Representative for 2 years, then on to chairperson-elect, chairper- son, and past chairperson of CRN. Karla was chairman of the

First Spring Clinical Meeting, and she set the precedent for pro- gram quality and organization. Along with her offices, she has chaired the Public Education & Relations Committee, Nominat- ing Committee as well as Annual Meeting. She has also been a reviewer for the Pocket Guide for the Adult Renal Patient, A Clinical Guide to Nutrition Care In End Stage Renat Disease, and Sug- gested GuidelInes for Nutritional Care of the Renal Patients. Her publications are numerous and includes coauthor of the National Renal Diet Professional Guide to accompany the National Renal Diet Karla has lectured on numer- ous topics on nutrition, and has worked on a number of patient educational materials

The recognition that Karla re- ceived this past year is truly a well-deserved honor for her in- volvement to enhance the profes- sion of renal nutrition.

1994 RECOGNIZED COUNCIL AWARDS

Two Recognized Council Awards were awarded this year, The large council award went to the Council on Renal Nutrition of Northern California/Northern Ne- vada (CRN of N CA/N NV). The small council award went to the Oregon Council on Renal Nutri- tion (OCRN).

The CRN of N CA/N NV was founded in 1976, and it now boasts a local membership of 78 with 90% of the members belong- ing to CRN! The council holds five meetrngs per year featuring a speaker and providing continuing education credits. The council has developed patient education bro- chures, and it has been instru- mental in defining the renal dieti- tian scope of practice and staff recommendations. Many of the members have made presenta- tions at national meetings includ- rng NKF, American Dietetics As- sociation (ADA) and the Canadian Association of Nephrology Dieti- tians. This councrl truly strives

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1994 OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

The Outstandrng Service Award for 1994 was awarded to Abbott Laboratories. Abbott was hon- ored for rts educational and finan- cial support of CRN. They were a major contributor to the 1993 NKF Annual Meetrng, as well as the Spring Clinical Meeting

In this past year, Abbott has developed an educational series for patient entitled “Your Kidneys, Your Bones and You.” This series includes videos and handbooks for patient education In addition, Abbott has developed a newslet- ter of clinical information about renal osteodystrophy called Os- tea Dynamics for the profes- sional. It IS published quarterly, and includes practical articles about how to identify and care for dialysis patient with bone dis- ease.

CRN was very proud to recog- nize and honor Abbott Laborato- nes with the Outstanding Service Award for 1994

Special Recognition Award At this past Annual Meeting,

CRN recognized Jean Stover, RD for her work as editor of the sec- ond edition of A Climcal Gwde to Nutrition Care in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). This revision took Jean about 4 years from the be- ginning to completion of the project. Because of Jean’s dili- gence and professionalism, we can now enjoy the fruits of her labor. Thanks Jean!

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

January: Renew your member- ship in National Kidney Founda- tion (NKF)/CRN.

January 31, 1995: Research applications due at NKF office.

March 1, 1995: Submissions for CRN News and Briefs due to Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguchi, RD, CS.

March 23-26, 1995: Spring Clinical Meeting, Washington, DC.

April 1, 1995: Nominations due to regron representatives.

May 15, 1995: CRN abstracts

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modialysrs Patient Utrlizing Five Different Techniques”; “Evalua- tion of Body Composition: Hemo- dialysis vs. Peritoneal”, and “Evaluation of Four Methods for Estimating Total Body Water (V) in Dialysis Patients.” Jerrilynn D. Burrowes, MS, RD, CS on “Mor- bidity and Mortality in Hemodialy- sis Patients”; “Impact of Nutri- tional Intervention in Malnourished Hemodialysis Patients on Nutn- tion Status, Morbidity, and Mortal- ity”, and “Protein Catabolic Rate (PCR) and Dialysis Adequacy rn the Elderly.” Rachel Hodelin, MS, RD on the ‘Calculations of Glu- cose Absorption in Acute Perito- neal Dialysis.”

Southern Ontario Association of Nephroiogy Dietitians (AND)/ CRN have been very actfve this past year They sponsored the National Association of Nephrol- ogy Dietitians Annual conference this fall in coordination with the Canadian Association of Nephrol- ogy Nurses and Technicians. Top- ics included: “Humor: The Healing Power of Laughter,” “The Shifting Sands-Changes in Health Care,” ‘Sexuality in Chronic Illness,” “Pa- tient Focused Care and the Renal Dietitian” ” Urea Kinetic Modeling: A User-Friendly Approach.”

Region 2 The Georgia CRN continues to

have Journal Club and finds it very worthwhile.

The Tennessee CRN members have been involved in various research projects. Presently, the renal dietitians at University of Tennessee, Memphis are partici- pating in a multicenter nutrition study of hemodialysis patients that will compare malnourished patients receiving one of three different nutrition intervention techniques with a group of well- nourished hemodialysis patients. The Knoxville members have de- veloped a diet booklet for use with predialysis patients that incor- porates regional foods Contact Joanne Scott, RD, or Pat Hand- ley, RD, at (615) 573-3944 for copies.

Tidewater CRN had a very suc-

for Annual Meeting due at NKF office.

June 1, 1995: Recognized Re- nal Dietitian and Recognized Council Award nominations due to region representatives.

June 1, 1995: Reaffiliation pa- pers will be sent to local councils.

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Pat Handley, RD was elected

“Outstanding Dietitian of the Year” for her district in Knoxville, TN

Elaine Kohlhepp, RD and Cindy Mervis, RD were elected to the Professional Advisory Board of the National Capital Area NKF.

Carol McCorry, RD was recog- nized Young Dietitian of the Year for MA.

San Antonio CRN was recog- nized by the NKF of Southern Texas Board of Directors for most Out- standing Professional Council.

Christie Shield, RD was elected to the Medical Review Board in Richmond, VA.

Susan 0. Smith, MS, RD was elected Recognized Young Dieti- tian of the year by the TN Dietetic Association.

COUNCIL ACTIVITIES

Region 1

CRN of New England was awarded a research grant from the NKF Affiliate of MA/RI to study the “Effects of Enteral Supple- ments During Hemodialysis on Nutritional Status.”

Laura Sabban, RD of the New Jersey CRN was awarded a NKF grant to study “The Reduction of Total Serum Cholesterol in the Post Transplant Patient Via Weight Loss.” The NJ CRN also sponsored a meeting this fall covering the topics of antioxidants and L-carnitine

CRN of Greater New York has many members busy doing re- search, They include: Nancy Ginsberg, MS, RD “The Relation- ships Between KT/V and Dietary Protein Intake On CAPD and Ad- equacy of Dialysis.” Sharon Stall, RD, MPH, CS and Nancy Gins- berg, MS, RD on: “Determination of Body Composition in the He-

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cessful Renal Update Sympo- sium this past fall Topics In- cluded disaster planning, ethical dilemmas, vascular access, and the renal patient’s perspective. They have also developed a book- let wjth general guideltnes to be used by patients until they can be seen by a renal dietitian. For more information on this booklet, con- tact Irene Patnck, RD at (804) 693-8897

Washington Metro CRN kinetic modeling symposium this past fall was very successful and well attended.

Region 3 The Cincinnati/Dayton CRN

has felt their Journal Club this past year was very successful and a very useful endeavor

The Illinois CRN held its Fall Seminar and topics included. pica, current trends in diabetes management, pediatric nutrition, and nutrition in the inflammatory response.

The Indiana CRN participated in the In NKF’s Fourth Annual Stuart A. Klert Symposium.

A biannual meeting of the Iowa CRN was held to bring together all the dietitians in the state to discuss topics on hemodialysis and chronrc ambulatory peritoneal dialy- SIS (CAPD) kinetic modeling, and appropriate nutritronal supplements for ESRD patients. They also partici- pated in the 25th Annual NKF of IA meeting this past fall.

The Nebraska CRN updated their brochures “Nutritional Guide- lines for Patient on Dialysis” and “For Patrents with Diabetes” that are used throughout the state.

Northern and Eastern Ohio CRN has developed a form letter to improve communication be- tween the renal dietitian and ex- tended care facilrty dietitians, For more information on this letter contact Laura Eusanto, RD, at (216) 229-l 100 extension 143

The CRN of Winnipeg, Canada continues to work with the Kidney Foundation, Manitoba Chapter on the “Renal Patient Educatjon Pro- gram ” Madge Ma, RD is working with the “Salt Study on CAPD

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1995. If you are interested in be- ing involved in this committee, contact Linda Moore, RD$ at (901) 448-4164.

The Awards Committee would like to encourage all councils who feel they have made outstanding contributions over the past 2 years to apply for the RCA. To recog- nize the size diversity of our local councils, an award can be given for a small and a large council

Marilyn Sregler, MS, RD, Legis- lative Chair, reports that the health care reform process has been put on hold until the 104th Con- gress meets The Administration is expected to keep the issue at the forefront of the national agenda.

Continue to write members of Congress and stress that medt- cal nutrition therapy must be in- cluded in the final health care reform bill because it is cost effec- tive, and it IS the medically neces- sary treatment for many diseases.

The Membership Committee chairperson, Teresa Kelly, RD would like to say thank you to her 1994 committee members. Jern- lynn Burrowes, MS, RD, CS Re- gion I; Elatne Kohlhepp, RD, Re- gion II; Marlys Burgett, MS, RD, Region Ill; Maria Rodriguez, MS, RD, Region IV; and Kerry Stone, MS, RD, Region V She woutd also like to thank the following NKF staff members who have worked so hard in improving the membership process’ Susan Bel- kin, Controller; Matthew McHugh, Membership; and Fran Kaskel, Professional Council Coordina- tor. Now it is time for Teresa to take her bow and say goodbye! She encourages you to support and extend the same courtesy to Maria Rodriguez, MS, RD, the incoming membership chair.

Remember to send in your membership renewal for CRN! If you are a new CRN member, you should receive a complimentary copy of the Rocker Guide. If not, please contact Maria Rodriguez, MS, RD, Membership Chair at (214) 358-5300.

The Nominating Committee opened nominations at Annual

Patients” and Diane Yu, RD is working on a new research protect entitled “Qualitative and Quantita- tive Analysis of Amino Acids Losses During High-Efficiency He- modialys~s ”

Region 4

Dallas/Fort Worth CRN has completed the revision on “Tak- ing the First Bite.” For more infor- mation contact Alice Rapple, RD, LD at (214) 827-7840.

El Paso CRN will be participat- ing in the Annual NKF of El Paso Educational Event in February 1995. They have finished thetr Tex- Mex cookbook so look for details in the near future of how to order.

Louisiana CRN continues to fo- cus on educating their members, They provide 10 Continuing Edu- cation Hours per year.

San Antonio CRN continues to be very active in providing educa- tion meetrngs as well as develop- ing educational materials for their specific population. They are working on a picture format in- structional booklet in English and Spanish.

South Plains CRN educational meetings for the past year have included topics on “Nutrition and Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis,” “Prevention Strategres in Renal & Urological Disease,” “Recent Ad- vancements in the Treatment of Diabetes,” and “Review of Kid- ney Anatomy and Physiology.”

Region 5

The Oregon CRN had an excel- lent turnout at the President’s Workshop this past fall. Topics focused on the management of the diabetic patient with renal fail- ure.

The CRN of the Rocky Moun- tain Region held a workshop on the legality of RD’s writing verbal orders in the charts.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

The 1995 Annual Meeting Committee WIII begin planning for the meeting to be held in San Diego, CA on November l-5,

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ADA-RPG CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE

The RPG is truly in a state of evolution and transformation. We put ourselves into thus growth phase by organizing and partici- pating in a Strategic Thinking lni- tiative Workshop this past sum- mer The workshop was held for all committee chairs, executive committee members and the area coordinators.

The purpose of the workshop training was to re-evaluate and identify new goals and missions for the group, and to plan for the future direction of the group. The first day, a vision and mission statement were developed, and the second day was dedicated toward identrfying action that both indivrduai members and the RPG as a whole could implement in order to accomplish our Strategic Initiatives within the framework of our stated mission and vision.

One of the activities, which CRN members might be Interested rn, is the decision to explore the current demand for a menu appli- cation of the National Renal Diet as well as a version of the National Renal Diet for illiterate patients.

As outgoing Chairperson, I would like to thank the CRN Ex- ecutive Committee and the CRN membership for all of their inter- est and support in our group. D. Jordi Goldstein, D.SC., RD (See review on p 31.)

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY BEING DEVELOPED

The NKF Public Education Committee is in the process of preparing a comprehensive edu- cational resource book. This will feature materials prepared by Af- filiates, Councils, Chapters or Committees of the NKF. It is a great opportunity to showcase any materials that your council may have developed. Please sub- mit a sample of your material to Sara Kosowsky at NKF, 30 E 33rd St, New York, NY 10016. if you have questions please call Sara at 800-622-9010.

Meeting for the following posi- tions: Chair-elect, Secretary/Trea- surer, Representatives and Alter- nates for Regions I, Ill, and V. Contact your Regional Represen- tative for more details. Nomina- tions are due to your Region Rep- resentative by April 1, 1995

The Patient and Public Educa- tion Committee is continually re- viewing education materials de- veloped by NKF/CRN for their accuracy and relevance to cur- rent practice. They also develop new teaching tools that are con- sistent with the Natronal Kidney Foundation’s areas of focus for public education. Two current ar- eas of emphasis are pre-ESRD and the translation of materials Into foreign languages, particu- larly Spanish. The committee of- ten has short deadlines so that materials reach our target popula- tions in a timely manner. A bro- chure on Dialysis Adequacy is in the final stages of development. Anyone interested in serving on this committee should contact Claudia Kreft, RD, I-D, Good Sa- maritan Dialysis Unit BlOO, 1015 NW 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 97210, or call (503) 229-7466.

The Professional Education Committee will continue to facili- tate the process of getting up- dated information from councils to the NKUDIC, peruse home study/self-assessment programs for advanced renal practice con- tinuing education hours and work on the position paper on the role of albumin in malnutrition. They will also pursue developing prac- tice guidelines for renal dietitians. If you are interested in any of these projects, please contact Merlinda Cortex Burgos, RD, at (804) 533-5650.

The Quality Assurance Com- mittee presented the first draft of the QA/CQl Manual at Annual Meeting. Volunteers are still needed to work on this important manual. If you are interested, please contact Maria Karalis, RD, at (708) 386-2511, extension 400, Box 356.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1994 ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting was excit- ing as the CRN celebrated its 20th Anniversary. It was a time to reflect on our accomplishments and set goals for the future

The program focused on as- sessing nutritionat status in renal patients and interventions to im- prove patient outcome. Speakers also addressed the most current trends in research, and the impli- cations that this will have on the practice for renal dietitians. Mem- bers exhibited their endeavors in renal nutrition as they presented the CRN Research Grant and Ab- stract lectures.

The Sharing Sessions as al- ways were very popular giving members a chance to learn from each other The Joint Council Edu- cation Display enabled members to share their educational projects and to network.

The 1994 Annual Meeting Pro- gram Committee did a fantastic job in planning this meeting and their efforts are well apprecrated. I would also like to thank Florida CRN for taking an active part in hosting and planning this meet- ing. They made everyone feel wel- come in their state and should be proud of their efforts. Susan Ye- savage, MA, RD, 1994 Annual Meeting Chairperson

INNOVATIVE TEACHING TOOLS

Renal Handbook of Nutrition for Dietitians. Available from the NKF of MA, 180 Rustcraft Road, Redham, MA 02026 for $18.00 plus $3.00 for postage and han- dling. Make check payable to CRN of New England.

The Nutrition Connection: Guidelines for Early Kidney Dis- ease video in English and Span- ish. Available from the NKF of Southeastern TX at (712) 622- 8375. Cost is $75.00 per tape.

Everyday Eating. A cookbook developed by Illinois CRN is avail- able from NKF of IL, 600 S Federal, Chicago, IL 60605. Cost is $6.50.

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FOR 1995 SPRING CLINICAL March 23-26, 1995 Washington, D.C.

New and Non-Renal Dietitians

Thursday, March 23

Review of Current Educational Materials Developed from MDRD Study Results-Arlene Caggiula, PhD, RD, Bonnie Gillis, MS, RD, N. Carole Milas, MS, RD

Exercise for the Renal Patient-Patricia Painter, PhD

COMPUTER INTERACTIVE-Basic Laboratory Values lnterpretatlon and Dietary Intervention-Judith Beto, PhD, RD

Friday, March 24

JOINT SESSIONS WITH NEPHROLOGY, CNNT

Acute Renal Failure-the Problem and Outcome-Juan Bosch, MD

The Dialysis Method of Choice-Andre Kaplan, MD

Vitamins and Mineral Supplementation in Renal Patients-Donna Esserwein, RD, LD, RPh

Application of the National Renal Diet-Kathy Brouns Shire, MS, RD

COMPUTER INTERACTIVE-Joint Session With Nephrology The Importance of Nutritional Status and Outcomes From ARF-

Brad Maroni, MD, Raimund Hirshberg, MD, Linda Moore, RD

Managing the Hypertensive with Progressive Renal Disease-Marc Pohl, MD

The Abusive Patient-Ethical, Legal, and Moral Responsibilities of the Practitioner Panel Discussion: John Bower, MD and others

Saturday, March 25

Nutritional Care of the Renal Patient in the Long-Term Care Facility-Nancy Cooper, RD

Gastrointestinal Changes in Renal Failure-Thomas McCune, MD

Pediatric Nutrition-Cynthia Milner, RD

Nutritional Management in Peritoneal Dialysis-Linda McCann, RD

JOINT SESSION WITH CNSW Compliance-the Impact of Chemical Dependancy, Organic Brain Disease, Depression and

Personality Disorders on Adherence to Diet, TX, and Drug Therapy. Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion

HIV, Nutrition and Renal Disease-Alan Wilson, MD

Sunday March 26

Drug/Nutrient Interactions in Renal Disease-Rich Dowling, RPh

Vitamin D Therapy and the Risk of Adynamic Bone Disease in PTH Suppression-Kathryn Norwood, MS, RD

Health Care Changes and Renal Practice in the Future-Allen Nissenson, MD, Tom Golper, MD, Marilyn Seigler MS, RD

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FOR 1995 SPRING CLINICAL March 23-26, 1995 Washington, D.C.

Advanced Renal Dietitians

Thursday, March 23

Review of Current Educational Materials Developed from MDRD Study Results-Arlene Caggiula, PhD, RD, Bonnie Gillis, MS, RD, N. Carole Milas, MS, RD

Exercise for the Renal Patient-Patricia Painter, PhD

Effects of Omega 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Lupus-Garbiel Fernades, PhD

Friday, March 24

JOINT SESSIONS WITH NEPHROLOGY, CNNT

Acute Renal Failure-the Problem and Outcome-Jaun Bosch, MD

The Dialysis Method of Choice-Andre Kaplan, MD

Pediatric ICU and Renal Disease-Special Patient Management-Julie lngelfinger, MD

COMPUTER INTERACTIVE-Joint Session With Nephrology The Importance of Nutritional Status and Outcomes From ARF-Brad Maroni, MD, Raimund Hirshberg, MD, Linda Moore, RD

Managing the Hypertensive with Progressive Renal Disease-Marc Pohl, MD

The Abusive Patient-Ethical, Legal, and Moral Responsibilities of the Practitioner Panel Discussion: John Bower, MD and others

Saturday, March 25

Update on Treatment of Renal Stone Disease-Marcia Davis, RD

Gastrointestinal Changes in Renal Failure-Thomas McCune, MD

COMPUTER INTERACTIVE: Nutrition-Clinical-Pathological Session: Case Illustrations in lnterpre- tation of Lab Values in Renal Disease-Judith Beto, PhD, RD

JOINT SESSION WITH CNSW Compliance-the Impact of Chemical Dependency, Organic Brain Disease, Depression and

Personality Disorders on Adherence to Diet, TX, and Drug Therapy. Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion

HIV, Nutrition and Renal Disease-Alan Wilson, MD

Sunday, March 26

8:30-9:30 Drug/Nutrient Interactions in Renal Disease-Rich Dowling, RPh

Vitamin D Therapy and the Risk of Adynamic Bone Disease in PTH Suppression-Kathryn Norwood, MS, RD

Healthcare Changes and Renal Practice in the Future-Allen Nissenson, MD, Tom Golper, MD, Marilyn Siegler, MS, RD