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PROGRAM COMMITTEEDaniel Weiner, MD, MS, FNKFProgram ChairTufts Medical CenterBoston, MADena Rifkin, MD, MS, FNKFProgram Co-ChairVA San DiegoLa Jolla, CASean Bagshaw, MD, MSc, FRCPCUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, CanadaLaurence Beck, Jr., MD, PhDBoston University School ofMedicineBoston, MADebbie Cohen, MDUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAKristine D’Angelo David, RDRenal and Clinical DietitianProgram ChairSigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Gaithersburg, MDDarlene Dobkowski, PA-C, RNAdvanced Practitioner ProgramCo-ChairAdvanced InterventionalRadiology ServicesWayne, NJElizabeth Evans, RN, MSN, DNPAdvanced PractitionerProgram ChairRenal Medicine AssociatesAlbuquerque, NMBina George-Figueroa, MS, CHCPSenior Director,Program AccreditationNational Kidney FoundationNew York, NYKimberly Gusse, MSW, LMSW,ACSWSocial Worker Program Co-ChairHelen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MIKathy Houle, NPNephrology Nurse and TechnicianProgram Co-ChairMarquette General/DukeLifepoint HospitalMarquette, MIJessica Joseph, MBAVice President, Scientific ActivitiesNational Kidney FoundationNew York, NYKamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH,PhD, FNKFUniversity of California Irvine,School of MedicineOrange, CAKrista Lentine, MD, PhDSaint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MODanielle NathanProfessional Education DirectorNational Kidney FoundationNew York, NYAmy Barton Pai, PharmD, BCPS,FASN, FCCPAlbany College of Pharmacy andHealth SciencesAlbany, NYJeffrey Perl, MD, SM, FRCP(C)St. Michael’s HospitalUniversity of TorontoToronto, ON, CanadaAmy Proctor, RNNephrology Nurse and TechnicianProgram ChairFresenius Medical CareHouston, TXRudolph Rodriguez, MD, FACPPuget Sound VA Medical CenterSeattle, WAJane Schell, MDUniversity of PittsburghSchool of MedicinePittsburgh, PABeth Shanaman, RDRenal and Clinical DietitianProgram Co-ChairNorthwest Kidney CentersSeattle, WAVernon Silva, LCSW, NSW-CSocial Worker Program ChairU.S. Renal Care – LomitaLomita, CATushar Vachharajani, MD,FASN, FACPW.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical CenterSalisbury, NCSuzanne Watnick, MDOregon Health Sciences UniversityPortland, ORLawrence Weisberg, MD, FNKFCooper Health SystemCamden, NJEx OfficioJeffrey Berns, MD, FNKFNKF PresidentHospital of the Universityof PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAJoseph Vassalotti, MD, FNKFChief Medical OfficerNational Kidney FoundationNew York, NYPRELI MI N ARY PRO GR A M7

Physician ProgramAccreditation StatementThe National Kidney Foundation is accreditedby the Accreditation Council for ContinuingMedical Education to provide continuingmedical education for physicians.Designation StatementThe National Kidney Foundation designates this live activityfor a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate withthe extent of their participation in the activity.Note: Acquiring 24 credits* requires continuousparticipation from Thursday morning through Sundaymorning. Many participants opt for periodic breaks, whichmake their credits somewhat less. Additional credits areprovided for courses requiring separate registration.*As of September 2015Pre-Conference CoursesWednesday, April 27REQUIRED: Separate registration fee of 200 for NKFMembers, 225 for Non-Members, 100 for Fellows andResidents; includes light breakfast, box lunch, and CMEcredits. Participation is limited, so register early.Kidney Transplant: Principles and PracticesCourse Director: Krista Lentine, MD, PhDWednesday, April 27, 7:30am – 5:30pmSession 220, 7.5 creditsTarget Audience: Designed for community nephrologists,transplant nephrologists, general and transplantnephrology fellows, transplant coordinators, and otherprofessionals involved in the care of the kidney transplantpatient.Course Description: The latest advances andchanges in transplant policies, tissue typing, transplantimmunosuppression, short- and long-term care of kidneytransplant recipients, and approaching potential donorsare among the focuses of this course. Case discussions, anaudience response system and round table discussion willbe used to promote participant — faculty interaction.Successful Dialysis: Who, What, Where,When, and HowCourse Directors: Klemens Myers, MD, andAdam Segal, MDWednesday, April 27, 7:30am – 4:30pmSession 221, 7.5 creditsTarget Audience: Designed for nephrologists, nephrologyfellows, advanced practitioners, and nephrology nurses.8Course Description: This course will deliver acomprehensive update on current dialysis management.The speakers are experts in varied aspects of dialysis careand will review current best practices, complications andcommon pitfalls in dialysis management. Attendees willbenefit from case-based reviews and discussions rangingfrom the optimal timing of dialysis initiation, choosing theappropriate dialysis prescription, access management,complications of peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis,dialysis management in hospitalized patients, continuoustherapies, symptom management, and end-of-life planning.Clinical Update in HypertensionHeld in conjunction with the American Society ofHypertensionCourse Directors: Raymond Townsend, MD, FAHA,FCHBPR, and Debbie Cohen, MDWednesday, April 27, 7:30am – 5:00pmSession 222, 8.5 creditsTarget Audience: Designed for physicians, fellows, andadvanced practitioners.Course Description: Nephrology practitioners arefrequently consulted to manage complicated hypertensivepatients. This course is jointly sponsored by the AmericanSociety of Hypertension and the National KidneyFoundation, and is intended to provide updates on theclinical evaluation and management of hypertensivepatients, emphasizing efficient use of existing measurementtechnologies, laboratory investigation, and imaging. Inaddition, current management of hypertension usingavailable interventions will be showcased by expert faculty.Glomerular Diseases: Updates on Pathogenesis andTreatmentCourse Directors: Gerald Appel, MD, and FernandoFervenza, MD, PhD, FNKFWednesday, April 27, 8:00am – 6:00pmSession 223, 8.5 creditsTarget Audience: Designed for nephrologists, nephrologyfellows, advanced practitioners, and nephrology nurses.Course Description: In the last few years, a number ofnew diagnostic and therapeutic tools have emerged.Practicing nephrologists will greatly benefit by havingan update regarding their utility in the diagnosis andmanagement of patients with glomerular diseases. Thecourse format includes lectures, question-and-answersessions, case-based discussions, and panel sessions toreview this evidence. Faculty are composed of outstandingteachers who are experts in their respective fields. Thecourse should be of special interest to nephrologists whodeal with patients with glomerular diseases or who arelooking for an update on the subject.

Pragmatic Drug Dosing Across the Continuumin Kidney DiseaseCourse Directors: Katie Cardone, PharmD, BCACP, FNKF,and Thomas Nolin, PharmD, PhDWednesday, April 27, 7:30am – 4:30pmSession 224, 7.5 creditsTarget Audience: Designed for clinicians who are involvedin the care and treatment of patients with chronic and acutekidney disease, and who wish to advance their knowledgein the area of pharmacokinetics in kidney disease.Course Description: This course is designed to offer theattendee a contemporary and pragmatic framework toguide drug dosing along the continuum of kidney diseaseand renal replacement therapies. Discussion of approachesto estimate kidney function, newer body size descriptors,and pharmacokinetic analysis techniques will be coveredin an interactive format to promote direct application topatient care.Critical Care in NephrologyCourse Director: Laurie Benton, PhD, MPAS, PA-C, RN,FNKFWednesday, April 27, 7:30am – 5:30pmSession 620, 8.5 credits/contact hoursSee page 16 for detailsVascular Access WorkshopWednesday, April 27, 7:30am – 12:00pmCourse Director: Elizabeth Evans, RN, MSN, DNPSession 621, 4.0 credits/contact hoursSee page 16 for detailsLunch WorkshopsREQUIRED: Separate registration fee of 50; includes abox lunch and CME credits. Participation is limited to 75each, so register early.THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 12:00pm – 2:00pmTreatment of BP in Special Populations, Session 230Chairs: Debbie Cohen, MD, and Raymond Townsend, MD,FAHA, FCHBPRPresenter(s): Vesna Garovic, MD, Raymond Townsend, MD,FAHA, FCHBPR, and Matthew Weir, MDWorkshop Description: This workshop will establish themost appropriate treatments and medication choicesin the pregnant patient with hypertension, hypertensionpatients with multiple medication intolerances, and in renaltransplant patients.Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base: A Case-BasedWorkshop, Session 231Chairs: Lawrence Weisberg, MD, FNKF, and Richard Sterns, MDPresenter(s): Lawrence Weisberg, MD, FNKF, and RichardSterns, MDWorkshop Description: This workshop will applyestablished and novel strategies to the analysis of readilyavailable clinical information to diagnose patients whopresent with disorders of electrolyte and acid-basehomeostasis. Attendees will learn how to evaluate andchoose among novel and established treatments for themanagement of patients with disorders of electrolyte andacid-base homeostasis, and manage patients with thesedisorders in order to maximize the probability of successfulclinical outcomes.Complement and the Kidney, Session 232Chairs: Fernando Fervenza, MD, PhD, FNKF, and RichardSmith, MDPresenter(s): Richard Smith, MD, Fernando Fervenza, MD,PhD, FNKF, and Jean Francis, MDWorkshop Description: This lunch workshop will highlightthe normal roles of the complement system in the kidney,and the ways in which its dysregulation can lead todisease. In the first part of the session, the participant willbe introduced to the complement system and specificfeatures of its regulation in the glomerulus and kidney.The next topic will focus on the clinical and pathologicalcharacteristics of C3 glomerulonephritis, a new and oftendifficult-to-recognize form of glomerular disease. The finaltopic will cover the evaluation of, and treatment optionsfor, a patient whose kidney disease may be due to atypicalhemolytic-uremic syndrome (aHUS), with a focus on theperi-transplantation period.Troubleshooting Peritoneal Dialysis: Avoiding theBlame Game, Session 233Chair: Ramesh Khanna, MD, and Jeffrey Perl, MD, SM, FRCPCPresenter(s): Amy Evenson, MD, Beth Piraino, MD, FNKF,Joanne Bargman, MD, FRCPC, and Jeffrey Perl, MD , SM,FRCPCWorkshop Description: Using an interactive, casebased format, this workshop will highlight commonclinical challenges in the management of patientson peritoneal dialysis, focusing on infectious andnon-infectious complications including PD cathetermalfunction, challenges in ultrafiltration, and will discussPRELI MI N ARY PRO GR A M9

key considerations among special patient populationson PD, including patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease,the obese patient, and patients initiating PD after kidneytransplant failure.#nephrology, Session 234Chair: Joel Topf, MDPresenter(s): Joel Topf, MD, Matthew Sparks, MD, andKenar Jhaveri, MDWorkshop Description: This interactive workshop willteach attendees how healthcare professionals and patientsare using social media. Attendees will learn how to getstarted on Twitter, and will be able to avoid pitfalls of socialmedia to ensure that it is used safely.SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 11:30am – 1:00pmTeach Each Other Well: Improving CommunicationBetween Providers and Patients, Session 235Chairs: Katharine Cheung, MD, and Vicki Jackson, MD, MPHPresenter(s): Robert Cohen, MD, and Jane Schell, MDWorkshop Description: This workshop will discusstechniques to improve communication between providersand patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings, andidentify concrete methods to discuss difficult topics ofconversation directly related to ESRD. Methods to engagefamilies and patients who must make difficult decisionsregarding direction of care will also be covered.Calciphylaxis, Session 236Chair: Sagar Nigwekar, MDPresenter(s): Sagar Nigwekar, MD, MMSc, Rajeev Malhotra,MD, Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH, Rosalynn Nazarian, MD,Jeremy Goverman, MD, and Mihir Kamdar, MDWorkshop Description: This interactive workshop willreview risk factors for calciphylaxis, explore strategiesfor diagnosis of calciphylaxis, and discuss calciphylaxismanagement using an interdisciplinary approach.Kidney Stones, Session 237Chair: Rudolph Rodriguez, MD, FACPPresenter(s): Gary Curhan, MD, ScD, Mathew Sorensen,MD, MS, and David Goldfarb, MD, FACP, FASNWorkshop Description: This workshop will provide apractical and evidence-based review of current topicsin kidney stones. Leading experts in the field will discussclinically relevant topics in the medical and urologicmanagement of kidney stones. The American UrologicalAssociation published guidelines on the medicalmanagement of kidney stones in 2014 which will becritically reviewed during the workshop. In addition,optimal co-management strategies between urologists andnephrologists will be discussed, along with an overview ofthe common urologic interventions, utilizing short videoillustrations. Difficult cases and dilemmas regarding kidneystones will be reviewed, and ample time will be providedfor discussion.10Case-Based Anemia Pharmacotherapy, Session 238Chair: Amy Barton Pai, PharmD, BCPS, FASN, FCCPPresenter(s): Katie Cardone, PharmD, BCACP, FNKF, AmyBarton Pai, PharmD, BCPS, FASN, FCCP, and RebeccaMaxson, PharmD, BCPSWorkshop Description: This workshop will utilize acase-based approach to addressing evidence-basedmanagement and controversies in anemia managementin the CKD population. Topics include: management ofESA hyporesponse, judicious use of IV iron, and anemiamanagement in hospital and outpatient settings.Renal Pathology: A Case-Based Approach to KidneyDisease, Session 239Chair: Lawrence Beck, Jr., MD, PhDPresenter(s): Sus Waikar, MD, and Helmut Rennke, MDWorkshop Description: This workshop will be aninteractive session in which participants will be led byexperts work through cases from both the clinical andpathological standpoints. Challenging cases of glomerular,tubulointerstitial, and vascular diseases will allowparticipants to gain a basic approach to interpreting renalpathology, and to enable them to identify key lesions thatcan differentiate selected glomerular, tubular and vasculardiseases with implications for treatment decisions.Onco-Nephrology, Cancer, Chemotherapy,and the Kidney, Session 240Chair: Kenar Jhaveri, MDPresenter(s): Jonathan Hogan, MD, Jeffrey Berns, MD,FNKF, and Kenar Jhaveri, MDWorkshop Description: Onco-nephrology is the studyof kidney disease in patients with cancer who are beingtreated with chemotherapy. Both the cancer and treatmentof the cancer can have effects on the kidney. Experts willdiscuss novel, targeted therapies, and how they can causetubular, interstitial, and glomerular damage. In addition,speakers shall also discuss the concept of monoclonalgammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) and whenMGUS affects the kidney. This workshop will also discussmanagement of anemia in patients with CKD and ESRDwho also are suffering from cancer.

Physician ProgramWednesday, April 27TIMESESSION #7:30am – 5:30pmSESSION220Kidney Transplant: Principles and Practices7:30am – 4:30pm221Successful Dialysis: Who, What, Where, When, and How7:30am – 5:00pm222Clinical Update in HypertensionHeld in conjunction with the American Society of Hypertension8:00am – 6:00pm223Glomerular Diseases: Updates on Pathogenesis and Treatment7:30am – 4:30pm224Pragmatic Drug Dosing Across the Continuum in Kidney Disease7:30am – 5:30pm620Critical Care Nephrology7:30am – 12:00pm621Vascular Access Workshop6:00pm – 8:00pm100Career Choices in Nephrology – Fellows ReceptionHeld in conjunction with Women in NephrologyNOTES Thursday, April 28TIMESESSION #SESSION8:00am – 11:30am225Professional Development SeminarHeld in conjunction with Women in Nephrology8:00am – 9:30am260Kidney Transplantation: Optimizing Access and Outcomes in 20168:00am – 9:30am261Is the Future Already Here? Integrated Care Models in Dialysis9:30am – 10:00amNOTES Break10:00am – 11:30am262Unsafe at Any Speed? Patient Safety in the Hemodialysis Environment10:00am – 11:30am263Updates in PKD10:00am – 11:30am264Kidney Donation: What Every Nephrologist Needs to Know12:00pm – 2:00pm230Lunch Workshop: Treatment of BP in Special Populations12:00pm – 2:00pm231Lunch Workshop: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base: A Case-Based Workshop12:00pm – 2:00pm232Lunch Workshop: Complement and the Kidney12:00pm – 2:00pm233Lunch Workshop: Troubleshooting Peritoneal Dialysis: Avoiding the Blame Game12:00pm – 2:00pm234Lunch Workshop: #nephrology Break2:00pm – 2:30pm Break2:30pm – 4:00pm2654:00pm – 4:15pmKey Note Address by Atul Gawande, MD: Advanced Kidney Disease: Individualized Care,End-of-Life Transitions and Patient Safety/Shaul Massry Distinguished LectureBreak4:15pm – 5:45pm266Update on KDOQI Guidelines and Controversies4:15pm – 5:45pm267Back with a Vengeance: The Risk of Recurrent GN in the Allograft4:15pm – 5:45pm268Applying Palliative Care Skills to Nephrology Care6:00pm – 7:30pmOpening Ceremonies and Reception in the Exhibit Hall – Visit Posters/ExhibitsFriday, April 29TIMESESSION #7:00am – 8:00amSESSIONNOTESContinental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall – Visit Posters/Exhibits8:30am – 10:00am269Emerging Topics in AV Access – Vascular and Cardiovascular Effects8:30am – 10:00am270Medication Safety in CKD: Room For Improvement10:00am – 10:30amBreak10:30am – 12:00pm271Resistant Hypertension10:30am – 12:00pm272Outpatient Dialysis for AKI: Help Needed! Separate Registration and/or Fee Required. Joint with Councils.PRELI MI N ARY PRO GR A M11

Friday, April 29 (Continued)TIMESESSION #12:00pm – 2:00pmSESSION2:00pm – 3:30pm273Diabetic Kidney Disease: Maintaining Kidney Health2:00pm – 3:30pm274Shibboleths of Water2:00pm – 3:30pm289Advances and Innovations in Nephrology Education3:30pm – 4:00pm4:00pm – 5:30pmNOTESBreak in the Exhibit Hall (Lunch Served 12:15pm – 1:15pm) – Visit Posters/ExhibitsBreak275Improving Care in Acute Kidney Injury4:00pm – 5:30pm276Hot Topics in CKD: Genes, Geography, and Disadvantages5:30pm – 6:30pm290Resident’s Tour of Posters5:30pm – 7:00pmNetworking Reception in the Exhibit Hall – Visit Posters/ExhibitsSaturday, April 30TIMESESSION #7:30am – 10:30amSESSIONNOTESBreak in the Exhibit Hall (Breakfast Served 7:30am – 9:00am) – Visit Posters/Exhibits9:30am – 11:00am277Caring for the Older Patient with Kidney Disease9:30am – 11:00am278BP Measurements, Devices, and Timing of Medication9:30am – 11:00am279The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) – New Findings, Challenges,and Opportunities11:00am – 11:30amBreak11:30am – 1:00pm235Lunch Workshop: Teach Each Other Well: Improving CommunicationBetween Providers and Patients 11:30am – 1:00pm236Lunch Workshop: Calciphylaxis11:30am – 1:00pm237Lunch Workshop: Kidney Stones11:30am – 1:00pm238Lunch Workshop: Case-Based Anemia Pharmacotherapy11:30am – 1:00pm239Lunch Workshop: Renal Pathology: A Case-Based Approach to Kidney Disease11:30am – 1:00pm240Lunch Workshop: Onco-Nephrology, Cancer, Chemotherapy, and the Kidney 1:00pm – 1:30pmBreak1:30pm – 3:00pm280A New Era for HCV and the Kidney1:30pm – 3:00pm281Current Measures of Dialysis Adequacy: Inadequate for Home Dialysis Patients?1:30pm – 3:00pm287The “Known Unknowns” Between AKI and CKD3:00pm – 3:30pmBreak3:30pm – 5:00pm282Update on Nutritional Management and Protein Energy Wasting in CKD3:30pm – 5:00pm283The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY Jeffrey Perl, MD, SM, FRCP(C) University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Amy Proctor, RN Nephrology Nurse and Technician Program Chair Fresenius Medical Care Houston, TX Rudolph Rodriguez, MD, FACP Puget Sound VA Medical Center Seattle, WA Jane Schell, MD University of Pittsburgh School .