PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Check the website regularly as we will continue to update the program page as information becomes available.

Conference sessions take place March 15th, please join us on the evening of March 14th for a networking reception.

MARCH 14

Pre-Conference Events hosted by the Kidney Foundation
Kidney Patient Education Forum
Living Kidney Donor Information Panel
Pre-Conference Events
Alberta Kidney Days Opening Reception

MARCH 15

7:30 - 11:00 am - Plenary Sessions
Breakfast & Registration

Foyer

Welcome & Introductions
Patient Presentation - Patient Story

Kali Lehman, Patient Partner

Annual Baay Chair Lecture - Hang On, Those Data are Abut Me: Making the UK Renal Registry Work for Patients, Funders and Healthcare Professionals
Mar 15
Annual Baay Chair Lecture - Hang On, Those Data are Abut Me: Making the UK Renal Registry Work for Patients, Funders and Healthcare Professionals

Dr. Fergus Caskey, Bristol, UK

Networking Break & Exhibit Review

Foyer

Plenary Panel - The Financial Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease

Panelists:

Dr. Scott Klarenbach
Eleanor Hollenbeck
Joyce van Duerzen, Kidney Foundation of Canada
Neil Thompson
Samantha Cassie, Alberta Health Services

1:15 - 1:50 pm - Concurrent Sessions
Empathy
Mar 15
Empathy

Natalie Ilkiw & Hilary Short

PIKs - Patient Interest In Kidney Services

Nancy Verdin

MAID

Dr. Eric Wasylenko

Preparing For Home Therapies
Mar 15
Preparing For Home Therapies

Tracy Zeiler

Self-Needling

Janis Heal, Calgary Home Hemodialysis Program & Val O’Leary, AKC-N

3:00 - 4:30 pm - Plenary Sessions
Kidney Care Cafe
Keynote Presentation - Kidney Health And Disease In Canada And Globally: Opportunities And Challenges
Closing Remarks

2019 Alberta Kidney Days Conference