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

BCND 2007 Final Program (PDF)  

Thursday, October 11th

Plenary Sessions

Disaster Planning

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

Research 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 Patients  
  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

Disaster Planning: When Disaster Strikes Will We Be Ready? 
Dr. Mehmet Sukru Sever

Pediatric Transitioning: Lost in Transition; Adolescence 2 Adulthood
Dr. Miriam Kaufman

Are Your Teens Good 2 Go?
Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini

Improving Access for Rural and Remote Patients

"Beam Me Up Scotty" - TeleRenal Goes Live in BC  
Loretta Zilm

Group Medical Appointments: The Fraser Lake Experience  
Dr. John Pawlovich

Models of Care Delivery: Stepping Out of the Box to Do More With Less

Step Up: Sylvia Zuidema & Julie Nhan
Step Down: Dr. Nancy Craven
Step Aside: Lee Clark

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

Depression and Chronic Illness: Stories from the Front Line - Linda Church

HD Interest Group:

• What's Hot and What's Not in Today's World of Vascular Access - Janet Williams
• There's No Place Like Home - Dr. Mike Copland

Changing a Paradigm: Why Isn't PD the First Choice for Your Patients? - Dr. Peter Blake

Mineral Metabolism: Mineral Management When Usual Care Fails; The Role Of Newer Drugs and Surgery - Dr. Marc Goldstein

PM Concurrent Sessions

Focus on Patient Self Management: Communication, Education, Motivation

• "Change is Good - You Go First"
• Brief Motivational Interview - Patrick McGowan

Sexuality and Chronic Illness: Sexual Functioning and Renal Disease; The How, the Why and the Why Not - Dr. Stacy Elliott

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 Success
  Susanne Burns
• Meal Planning Made Easy for Diabetes and Renal Disease
  Treena Hansen

CKD Interest Group: Win, Win, Win!  
Dr. Susan Cooper & Dr. Gerry Karr