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creating healthy bodies and healthy lives
The Illinois Council on Renal Nutrition Clinical Meeting is day-long summit designed for dietitians and renal nutritionists. This spirited, engaging gathering places its focus squarely on the role nutrition plays in treating kidney disease, and affords attendees the opportunity to hear news in treatment practices, meet exhibitors, and connect with experts in the field.
The event kicks off with a series of educational presentations. Afterwards, participants will plot the future of the council in an administrative session before concluding the day with a series of panel discussions. Previous ICRN topics have included:
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Updates on nutritional guidelines and your practice
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Coordinating nutritional care between dialysis and a transplant
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Medical nutrition therapy
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Treatment options
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Nutrition based research
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Medical ethics in relation to nutrition
This conference has been approved for 6 CEUs from the Commission on Dietetic Registration
For More Information
Please contact the NKFI's Director of Programs, Rachel DePauw
email: rdepauw@nkfi.org | phone: (312) 321 - 1500 x 258
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ticket information
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Early-Bird Tickets: $50
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available through April 30
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Last-Call Tickets: $60
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May 1 - day of; as available
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AGENDA:
7:15am - Exhibitor Preview
7:45am - Program Welcome
Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop, FACHE
7:50am - Election Results & Meeting Announcements
8:00am - Diabetes 101
Kim Kramer, B.S., R.D.N, L.D.N., CDCES
9:00am - Nutrition as the Main Intervention to Delay
Dialysis
Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, CSG
10:00am - Exhibitor Break
10:30am - Questions and Answers
Kim Kramer, RD and Melanie Betz, RD
11:00am - Putting It Into Practice: Incorporating the
SOP/SOPP for Dietitians in Nephrology
Nutrition
Lois Hill, RD
AGENDA:
12:00pm - Rethinking the Approach to the Treatment of
Hyperkalemia: A Modular Presentation
Biff F. Palmer, MD, FACP, FASN
Speaker provided by AstraZeneca
1:00pm - Exhibitor/Lunch Break
1:30pm - Questions and Answers
Lois Hill, RD and Biff F. Palmer, MD
2:00pm - So You Want to Start a Podcast
Monica Fox, NKFI Director of Outreach & Government Relations
Charlie Meyerson | Rivet360
3:00pm - ICRN Announcements, Housekeeping &
Program Wrap Up
*please note: agenda is subject to change
CLINICAL MEETING
This series of meetings and seminars will be held virtually. Participate in the sessions from the comfort and safety of your home or office.
PROGRAM
May 6, 2021
7:00am - 3:00pm
LOCATION
Virtual - links provided after registration
PRESENTATION MATERIALS, 2021:
Nutrition as the Main Intervention to Delay Dialysis
Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, CSG
Kim Kramer, BS, RDN, LDN, CDCES
Incorporating the SOP/SOPP for Dietitians in Nephrology Nutrition
Lois Hill, RD
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