2012 International Pediatric Nephrology Fellows Conference

Innisbrook Resort, Tarpon Springs

Conference Program: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
12:00 PM	General Nephrology Pearls: Rick Kaskel and John Mahan
1:00 PM	What can go wrong in the PICU: Stu Goldstein, MD
1:45 PM	Break
2:00 PM	Pediatric Dialysis Billing & Coding/CMS regulations: Joseph Flynn, MD
3:00 PM	Metacognition and teaching: Engaging adult learners Todd Zakrajsek, EdD
4::00 PM	Break
4:15 PM	Peritoneal Dialysis Pearls: Maria Ferris, MD, MPH, PhD and David Tauer, RN
5:15 PM	Genetic Conditions: Peter Kotanko, MD
6:00 PM	Break
6:15 PM	Clinico-pathology pearls. Tim Bunchman, MD and Pat Walker, MD
7:00 PM	F and F [Fellowship and Fun] Penny Harrington
Wednesday January 25, 2012
7:00 AM	Effective presentation of your work: Debbie Gipson, MD, MSPH
Thursday, January 26, 2012
4 to 6:PM	Board Review Questions: Val Panzarino. MD and Sharon Perlman. MD

2012 International Pediatric Nephrology Fellows Conference

Call for Abstracts and Program

Dear Nephrology Fellowship Program Directors,

It is our pleasure to announce the 2012 Annual Pediatric Nephrology Senior Fellows Conference to take place on January the 24^th, 2012 in association with the 14^th Annual Renal Research Institute International (RRI) Advances in CKD Conference (Jan. 25^th to 27^th, 2011), in Tarpon Springs, FL.

To be eligible for a travel scholarship, pediatric fellows are required to:

a) 1. Accept a 4-day commitment to attend both: the Pediatric Nephrology Program (Jan 24^th) and the RRI Conference meeting (Jan 25^th to the 27^th) plus travel time.

b) 2. Obtain a letter confirming fellowship status and endorsement for attendance to both programs by their fellowship program director.

c) 3. Submit an original first author abstract by September 15, 2011 that relates to issues seen in children, adolescents and /or emerging adults with CKD (Maximum 3000 characters including spaces, title, authors, and affiliations). This abstract could describe one of the following:

1) Original research

2) Illustrative case series

3) Case report with defined contribution to patient care or research directions

4) Continuous quality assurance project (design and/or outcome)

Please submit your abstract on our website www.renalresearch.com.

Program Committee: Maria Ferris, MD, MPH, PhD, Peter Kotanko, MD, PhD;

Mary Carter, PhD, MBA & John D Mahan, MD

Sponsors:

The Renal Research Institute

Nephropath

Fresenius Medical Care,

International Pediatric Nephrology Association

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

University of North Carolina Kidney Center

The Ohio State University

 

Program directors MUST e-mail a letter of recommendation to Ms. Ingrid Adelsberger at IAdelsberger@rriny.com. Mandatory attendance of all 4 days be able to qualify for a program scholarship.