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2007 Presentations

The theme for BC Nephrology Days 2007 was Expand Our Horizons, Engage Our Patients, Connect with Our Family Physicians.

BCND 2007 Final Program (PDF)

Presentations are listed below.

Thursday, October 11th


Plenary Sessions

Disaster Planning
Management of Crush-Related Injuries After a Disaster
Dr. Mehmet Sukru Sever

Reseach Showcase
Can We Predict Severity of Renal Dysplasia Antenatally?
Dr. Peter Trnka
INTERACTeDD: INTEgrated Studies in Vascular Reactivity and Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Pateints
Dr. Catherine Weber

Crash Testing: The Impact of a Dedicated Nurse Educator on Parachuting Hemodialysis Patients
Leigh White

BC Provincial Renal Agency Update
10th Anniversary Video 
Dr. Adeera Levin

Concurrent Sessions

  1. Disaster Planning: When Disaster Strikes Will We Be Ready?
    Dr. Mehmet Sukru Sever
  2. Pediatric Transitioning: Lost in Transition; Adolescence 2 Adulthood - Dr. Miriam Kaufman 
  3. Improving Access for Rural and Remote Patients:
    • "Beam Me Up Scotty" - TeleRenal Goes Live in BC - Loretta Zilm
    • Northern Exposure: DIGMAs - A New Way of Delivering Group Health Care -
      Dr. John Pawlovich
  4. Models of Care Delivery: Stepping  Out of the Box to Do More With Less



Friday, October 12th


AM Plenary Sessions

Alternative Therapies in CDM: Herbal Medications in Chronic Kidney Disease; Panacea or Poison?
Anar Dossa
Depression and Chronic Illness: Don't Let Depression Get Your Patients Down
Dr. Ellen Anderson
Mineral Metabolism: Exciting Science and Changing Priorities
Dr. Marc Goldstein

PM Plenary Sessions

Metabolic Syndrome Overview; Easy Living, Bitter Harvest
Dr. Sabrina Gill
Motivating Behavioral Change: You Can Lead the Horse to Water...The Challenges of Getting Clients to Adopt Healthful Behaviours
Patrick McGowan

AM Concurrent Sessions

  1. Depression and Chronic Illness: Stories from the Front Line 
    Linda Church
  2. HD Interest Group:
  3. Changing a Paradigm: Why Isn't PD the First Choice for Your Patients?
    Dr. Peter Blake
  4. Mineral Metabolism: Mineral Management When Usual Care Fails; The Role Of Newer Drugs and Surgery
    Dr. Marc Goldstein

PM Concurrent Sessions 

  1. Focus on Patient Self Management: Communication, Education, Motivation
    • "Change is Good - You Go First"
    • Brief Motivational Interview Patrick McGowan
  2. Sexuality and Chronic Illness: Sexual Functioning and Renal Disease; The How, the Why and the Why Not -  Dr. Stacy Elliott
  3. Metabolic Syndrome Interfaces with Renal Care: What Do We Know and What Can We Do to Reverse the Scary Trend?
    • Treating Metabolic Syndrome: Interventions for Sussess
      Susanne Burns
    • Meal Planning Made Easy for Diabetes and Renal Disease
      Treena Hansen
  4. CKD Interest Group: Win, Win, Win! 
    Dr. Susan Cooper & Dr. Gerry Karr