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"Weighing the Outcomes: Ethical Issues in Kidney Disease"
This conference will increase renal professionals’ ability to respond to daily ethical dilemmas by presenting a decision-making framework as well as strategies that health care teams may employ to improve patient outcomes.
| Thursday, August 7, 2008—Atlanta, Georgia |
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8:30 am |
Registration |
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9:30 am |
Welcome/Introduction |
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9:45 am |
General Session: The Foundation of Medical Ethics |
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Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW |
| 10:45 am |
Break/Visit Exhibits |
| 11:00 am |
General Session: Ethical Decision-Making |
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Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch/Networking |
| 1:00 pm |
General Session: Ethics of Patient Care—The How & The Why |
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Robert Saylor, MD, MA |
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2:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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A: Equal Care for All
.... Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW |
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B: The Promise of Patient-Centered Care
.... Ramiro Valdez, PhD |
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C: Advocating...Ethically
.... Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW |
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D: Respecting Wishes: End-of-Life Decision-Making
.... Robert Saylor, MD, MA |
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3:00 pm |
Break/Visit Exhibits |
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3:15 pm |
Concurrent Session |
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A: Equal Care for All
.... Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW |
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B: The Promise of Patient-Centered Care
.... Ramiro Valdez, PhD |
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C: Advocating...Ethically
.... Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW |
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D: Respecting Wishes: End-of-Life Decision-Making
.... Robert Saylor, MD, MA |
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4:15 pm |
General Session: So What, Now What? |
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Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW |
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4:45 pm |
Closing/Evaluation |
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Continuing Education |
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Nurses and Technicians: 6 contact hours for continuing nursing education have been applied for through the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietetic Technicians/Diabetes Educators: 7.5 continuing professional education units have been applied for through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the American Dietetic Association.
Social Workers: 6 continuing education contact hours have been applied for through the National Association of Social Workers. |
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