	Renal Replacement Therapy Charles L. Edelstein, MD, PhD, FAHA Professor of Medicine Director, University Hospital Renal and Hypertension Clinic Division of Renal Diseases University of Colorado Denver Aurora, Colorado
	The Affordable Care Act and Its Impact on CKD (CKD) Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW Director of Advocacy and State Government Affairs Fresenius Medical Care Newton, Kansas
	Preemptive Kidney Transplantation: Financial and Clinical Benefits Raymond L. Heilman, MD Chair, Division of Nephrology Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona
	Outcomes of Early vs. Late Nephrology Referral in CKD Hassan N. Ibrahim, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, Minnesota
	Reducing Cardiovascular Risk for Patients With CKD Mira T. Keddis, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona
	A New Approach for Evaluating Renal Function and Predicting Risk William M. McClellan, MD Professor of Medicine Department of Epidemiology Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
	Palliative Care for Patients With End-Stage-Renal Disease R. Sean Morrison, MD, FAAHPM Director, National Palliative Care Research Center Director, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute Professor, Departments of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Internal Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York
	Epidemic of Childhood Obesity: Implications for Kidney Disease Erinn T. Rhodes, MD, MPH Director, Type 2 Diabetes Program Director, Inpatient Diabetes Program Director, Endocrinology Healthcare Research and Quality Division of Endocrinology Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusets
	CKD in Pediatrics: Management Strategies for Long-Term Complications and Transition to Adult Care Settings Rebecca Ruebner, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Nephrology Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Ethical and Cultural Considerations in CKD Robert P. Saylor, MD, MA Director of Ethics Program, Mercy Health Springfield Communities Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, Missouri
	Whatever Happened to Fistula First? Lawrence M. Spergel, MD, FACS Director, Dialysis Management Medical Group Clinical Advisor Fistula First/Catheter Last Initiative San Francisco, California
	Renal Transplantation: Expanding the Donor Pool Through Kidney Paired Donation Jeffrey L. Veale, MD Director, Kidney Transplant Exchange Program Assistant Professor, Department of Urology David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California
	CKD as a Public Health Crisis Jay B. Wish, MD Professor of Medicine, CWRU School of Medicine; Medical Director, Medical Quality Medical Director, Hemodialysis University Hospitals Case Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
	Management Strategies for CKD Patients Speaker Invited

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Sarah Chart-Hart, RN
Senior Director
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John Friedewald, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Divisions of Nephrology and Organ Transplantation
Director, Clinical Research, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education

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