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Scott & White Kidney Cruisers

August 24-31, 2008 

 

 Educational Credits for:

Physicians

Advanced Practice Nurses

Physician Assistants

Nurses

Dietitians

  

Cruise your way to 24 CME credits or 24 Nursing Contact Hours!

 Cabins are going FAST. Reserve your room with a $250 per person down payment, TODAY!!!

 Conference Itinerary

Tuesday, August 26
Lecture
Speaker
Welcome
Laurie Benton, RN, PA-C, BS, MPAS
Troubleshooting the Abnormal Lab Panel
Nidhi Munshi, MD
The Elevated Creatinine Consult
Annalisa Perez, MD, MPH
Nephrology Camp Clinicians
Kimberly Zuber, PA-C, MPAS, AAPA
DKA
David Paul Ciceri, MD
Vascular Access, Physical Exam and Assessment
Ted Botiller, PA-C
Break Out Sessions
 
Setting Up a Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic
Laurie Benton, RN, PA-C, BS, NPAS
Side Effects of Anti-Rejection Medications (Adv. Pharm.)
Mohanram Narayanan, M.D. FACP, FASN
 Sleep Apnea and Chronic Kidney Disease (Adv. Pharm.)
Kimberly English, MSN, RN, FNP
Transplant Candidates
Barbara Weis, RN, CFNP
Obtaining Dietary Compliance
Laurie Benton, RN, PA-C, BS, NPAS
Congenital Pediatric Nephrology
Patrick E. Killeen, MS, PA-C
Friday, August 29
Lecture
Speaker
Troubleshooting Problems on Dialysis
Kimberly Zuber, PA-C, MPAS, AAPA
Water Balance Disorders
David Paul Ciceri, MD
Uremia: When to Start Dialysis
Annalisa Perez, MD, MPH
Anemia: New Guidelines and Management
Barbara Weis, RN, CFNP
Break Out Sessions
 
PTH, Ca, Phos, Case Troubleshooting (Adv. Pharm.)
Ted Botiller, PA-C
Home Hemodialysis
Nidhi Muhshi, MD
Troubleshooting in Peritoneal Dialysis
Peggy Wright, BSN, RN,CPDN
Understanding the Urinalysis
Mohanram Narayanan, M.D. FACP, FASN
Morbid Obesity and Transplant
Barbara Weis, RN, CFNP
Managing Patients With Proteinuria
Annalisa Perez, MD, MPH
Saturday, August 30
Lecture
Speaker
Restless Leg Syndrome in the Nephrology Patient
Kimberly English, MSN, RN, FNP
Billing in a Nephrology Practice
Garrett Smith PA-C
Connective Tissue Disorders
Nidhi Munshi, MD
Renovascular Hypertension
Mohanram Narayanan, MD, FACP, FASN
Hyperparathyroidism: Treatment Guidelines
Garrett Smith PA-C
Dermatology Dilemmas in Nephrology Patients
Kimberly Zuber, PA-C, MPAS, AAPA
Electrolyte Emergencies
David Paul Ciceri, MD
Dealing With the Difficult Dialysis Patient
Elizabeth Henry, RN
Evaluation
 

    

 

  Rate Information

Nephrology Course: $199.00
(Nephrology Course Pricing is not included in Cruise pricing)

Please see registration tab for all cabin pricing.  All rates are per person based on double occupancy. Single occupancy cabins will be a different rate.

3rd and 4th guest pricing available.
 
Rates include: 
Cruise fare in cabin type selected, port charges, all government fees and taxes, onboard meals (including room service), certain beverages (coffee, tea, lemonade, fruit juice, water, etc.), prepaid gratuities for the length of the cruise. Also included is a $50 per cabin onboard credit.  (Due to the national increase in fuel charges, the price of this cruise has been increased $5 per person per day for a total of $35 per person.)
 
Rates Do Not Include:
Airfare, transfers between the airport and the cruise port, alcoholic beverages, soda, spa services, tours at the various ports of call, and items of a personal nature. 
 
Airfare:
Group airfare can be arranged through CruisePlanners.


 

 Cruise Itinerary

  • Day One - Miami, Florida
  • Day Two - Nassau, Bahamas
  • Day Three - Educational Day at Sea
  • Day Four - St. Thomas, USVI
  • Day Five - St. Maarten, NA
  • Day Six - Educational Day at Sea
  • Day Seven - Educational Day at Sea
  • Day Eight - Miami, Florida

 

REGISTRATION

For Cruise Information click here or above or to Register for the cruise click here 

To register for the CME/CEU portion, please click here:

http://www.sw.org/web/SW/researchAndEducation/templatedata/standard/events/data/cme/cme_kidneycruise_20080831

 Welcome to the Scott & White/AANPA Kidney Cruise!

We are so happy that you have decided to join us on our inaugral kidney cruise.  This cruise is dedicated to the many professionals who have dedicated their time to taking care of patients with kidney failure.   

We have developed a curriculum  that is diverse and will meet the needs of the attendees.  We are pleased to offer both continuing medical education and continuing education units. 

Scott and White is the largest multi-speciality practice in Texas, with more than 500 physicians who care for patients at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple and at our 15 regional clinics throughout Central Texas. In addition, we deliver care to members of the Scott & White Health Plan, one of the highest rated plans in the nation.

 

The American Academy of Nephrology Physician Assistants is a non-profit organization founded in 1997.