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PHYSICIAN  ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the  Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint  sponsorship of Medical Education Resources and the North American Society for Dialysis and Transplantation.Medical Education Resources is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for  physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
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NORTH AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM FOR DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION
28th ANNUAL MEETING
RITZ-CARLTON KAPALUA BAY HOTEL
MAUI, HAWAII

JULY 12-16, 2009

Program of Events

Sunday, July 12

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Registration & Meeting Packets

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception
Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Monday, July 13

Moderator: Dr. J. Harold Helderman (President, NASDAT)

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Kidney Paired Donation – One Way to Address The Organ Shortage
Dr. Steven Katznelson

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Discussion

9:15 - 9:45 a.m.

Kidney Transplantation:  Work-up of the Transplant Candidate
Dr. Suphamai Bunnapradist

9:45 - 10:00 a.m

Discussion

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

BREAK

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Solid Organ Transplantation Immunosuppression in 2009: What Does the Crystal Ball Foretell?
K. Troy Somerville, Pharm.D.

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

Discussion

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Contemporary Issues and Practices in Managing Anemia with IV Iron and ESA Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients
Dr. Daniel Coyne

11:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Discussion

11:45 - 1:00 p.m.

ABSTRACTS

1:00 p.m.

Adjourn

Tuesday, July 14

Moderator: Dr. Wadi N. Suki 

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Dialytic Management of Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit
Dr. William Clark

1:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Discussion

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Assessing Iron Status Beyond Serum Ferritin and TSAT
Dr. Daniel Coyne

2:15 - 2:30 p.m..

Discussion

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

BREAK

2:45 - 3:15 p.m.

CV Response to Hemodialysis
Dr. Brigitte Schiller

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Discussion

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Premptive Kidney Transplantation
Dr. Steven Katznelson

4:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Discussion

4:15 p.m.

Adjourn

Wednesday, July 15

Moderator: Dr. Robert Mendez

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Cultural and Ethnic Differences in Transplant Outcomes
Dr. Robert Mendez

1:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Discussion

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

New Insights into Vitamin D
Dr. David Spiegel

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Discussion

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

BREAK

2:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Immunosuppressant Therapy:  Reinventing the Wheel
Dr. Suphamai Bunnapradist

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Discussion

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Novel Targets for New Immunosuppressive Strategies
Dr. J. Harold Helderman

4:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Discussion

4:15 p.m.

Adjourn

Thursday, July 16

Moderator: Dr. J. Harold Helderman

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Advances in the Understanding of Vascular Calcification In CKD
Dr. David Spiegel

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Discussion

9:15 - 9:45 a.m.

Monitoring Cardiovascular Status in CKD – CV Markers In CKD
Dr. Brigitte Schiller

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Discussion

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

BREAK

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Phosphorus and Calcium – What a Pair!
Dr. Wadi N. Suki

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

Discussion

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Role of Acute Kidney Injury in the Development of End-Stage Renal Disease
Dr. William Clark

11:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Discussion

11:45 a.m.

Adjourn