UPCOMING EVENT
Friday, December 2, 2011
8:00 am - 3:30 pm

RENAL NUTRITION
One Day Conference

8:00 - 8:45 am: Registration and Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 am: Welcome

9:00 am-10:00 am: Influences on Appetite, Nutrition Intake and Appetite Regulation in CKD-5 Dialysis

Presented by Eileen Moore CNSD, RD, LD
Pentec Health Renal Program Director

10:00 - 11:00 am: L-Carnitine: Physiology and its role in Fatty Acid Metabolism

Presented by Joyce O’Dea RD, CSR
Adjunct Professor-University of Hartford Department of Physical Therapy; Renal Dietitian at Rocky Hill Dialysis Center

11:00 am - 12:00 noon: Sleep and Nutritional Status in the Dialysis Patient: Is there an association?

Presented by Jerrilynn D. Burrowes, Ph D, RD, CDN
Associate Professor-Long Island University, CW Post Campus School of Health Professionals and Nursing

12:00 noon - 1:00 pm: Lunch Break

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Renal Disease in African American Population: Shortening the Cultural Distance-Improving Outcomes

Presented by Constance Brown-Riggs MSEd, RD, CDE, CDN
Owner and President of CBR Nutrition Enterprises

2:00 - 3:00 pm: Novel Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets in the Pathogenesis of FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome

Presented by Kirk Campbell, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Nephrology-Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Department of Medicine and Nephrology-Mount Sinai Medical Center

To download a printable schedule, click here.

Admission:
$25 for non-members (this includes a 1-year membership to the GNY CRN);
Free for current, up-to-date members (Members can renew their membership with admission.)

• Members: Registration is required
• Non-members: Registration and payment are required

5 CEU credits have been applied for RDs and DTRs

Meals: Light snacks and coffee will be served during registration. Full lunch will also be served.

Location: Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
10 Union Square East
2nd floor - in the Auditorium
New York, NY 10003

Directions by car:
Take major artery to East River Drive, get off the 14th Street location and head west to Union Square and Park Avenue South. Parking: Parking on the street in the Union Square area is limited.

Directions by subway:
The nearest subway station is the Union Square Station directly across the street from Phillips. Take the L, N, Q, R, Q, 4, 5, or 6 to the 14th Street Station at Union Square.

Directions by bus:
Take the Park Avenue buses or any 14th Street bus (M14) to Union Square.

Parking Information:
Parking is available in the Zeckendorf Towers (entrance on 15th Street between Irving Place and Union Square) and 110 East 16th Street Associates (entrance on 16th Street between Irving Place and Union Square). Parking on the street in Union Square is limited.



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