The theme for BC Nephrology Days 2005 was Focus on the Patient, Focus on Solutions.  Presentations are listed below.

BCND 2005 Final Program (PDF)

Thursday, October 20th

Chronic Kidney Disease Management

• Renal Disease Management: A View from the Valley  Dr. Mohamud Karim
• Integrated Health Clinic: Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions  Jill Martens and Jill Shelley-Ummenhofer 
• Learning in the Context of Illness  Karen Mahoney and Kerry Mahlman
• Are We Just Rearranging the Deckchairs or Solving the Problem?  Dr. Nancy Craven
• How a Chef Went Beyond the Chronic Kidney Disease Diet  Duane Sunwold

BC Provincial Renal Agency 2005 Update
Dr. Adeera Levin

Nurses Beakout Session

• Incorporating K/DOQI Using a Novel Approach: Regina Qu'Appelle's Experience  Michael Chan
• Anemia Algorithms Handout

Friday, October 21st

British Columbia’s Innovative Approach to the Management of Home Dialysis (IAMHD) Program: Where We Started and What We Have Achieved
Dr. Michael Copland

Pain Management in Dialysis Patients

• Pain Assessment and Management in the Renal Patient  Dr. Doris Barwich and Bruce Kennedy
• Handout: Pain Management Myths and Misconceptions
• Opioid Dialysis Drug Data
• Handout of Opioid Principles

Creating a Proactive Provincial Approach to Vascular Access Services

• Creating a Proactive Provincial Approach to Vascular Access Service  Joanne Cozac
• PVAST  Rick Luscombe
• Provincial Guidelines for Vascular Access for patients with HD as primary modality
• Guidelines for Hemodialysis Triage: Indications and Urgency Criteria: Radiology (Provincial)
• Urgency of Surgical Waitlist

Clinical Workshops

• The "Downside" of Hemodialysis Hemodynamic Changes  Dr. Beverly Jung
• Management of Chronic Allograft Nephropathy: Bridging the Gap - A Nursing Perspective  Katy Burke