CANNT 2024 Program Schedule

The Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists (CANNT) is thrilled to be hosting CANNT 2024 at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (OCEC) from October 24 to 26. This year, we are pleased to announce our collaboration with the Canadian Association of Nephrology Social Workers (CANSW). CANSW will host sessions on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25. Both CANNT delegates and CANSW delegates are invited to take part in each other’s programming, and we will come together throughout the conference and social events.

Wednesday, October 23

Thursday, October 24

Friday, October 25

Saturday, October 26

1800- 2000

Registration and Meet & Greet Checking in early? Grab your badge and come network! We’ll have a cash bar and some snacks so you can connect with attendees before we kick-off the Conference!

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0730-0845	Registration and Continental Breakfast
0845-0900	Opening Remarks with CANNT President and CANSW President – Welcome!
0900-1000	Opening Keynote Speaker: TBA, Kidney Foundation of Canada: Introducing the KFOC National CKD Framework: How we can work together to increase public awareness of kidney disease and influence policy
1000-1015	Refreshment Break
1015-1215	Workshop 1: Topic TBA – Sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical	Workshop 2: TBA	Workshop 3: W3: Abstract 101 with Journal Editors – Get your Research Published	Workshop 4: TBA	Workshop 5: Launching CANSW Community of Practice Groups: “A gathering of like-minded people coming together to create strategies for advocacy on a National level”: Transplant, Transportation, Resilience in Practice – Complementary Therapies, Substance Use, Homelessness/Housing, Mental Health (grief, anxiety depression)
1215-1300	Lunch
1300-1400	Plenary: Panel on MAID – Panelists TBA
1400-1445	1A: How CSA standards can support renal providers?	1B: Prioritizing the education and training needs of hemodialysis nurses’: A mixed method study	1C: Transplant – Infections Disease (TBA)	1D: Quality Improvements Framework – how to make change sustainable/successful	1E: (continued) Launching CANSW Community of Practice Groups: “A gathering of like-minded people coming together to create strategies for advocacy on a National level”: Transplant, Transportation, Resilience in Practice – Complementary Therapies, Substance Use, Homelessness/Housing, Mental Health (grief, anxiety depression)
1445-1500	Refreshment Break
1500-1545	2A: Quality Assurance of Microbial Contaminants and Endotoxin Levels in Hemodialysis Equipment and Monitoring Water Treatment Systems at The Ottawa Hospital	2B: Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses Collab Practice	2C: Breaking Down the Barriers of Home Hemo – Sodium Thiosulphate	2D: TBA	2E: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Nephrology Social Work: Perspectives of Social Workers
1545-1600	Transition Break
1600-1645	3A: Viatmin B12 in CKD, Is it a Safe thought	3B: A new model to support home dialysis patients with assisted peritoneal dialysis	3C: Technologist Certification with Shripal (TBA)	3D: Improving Access to Living Kidney Donation	3E: Introducing the long-awaited CANSW curriculum!
1645-1900	Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall!
1900	Free Night! CANNT will arrange shuttles for delegates to go downtown to the Byward Market for the evening. Learn more here!

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0630-0730	Morning Yoga with Shripal
0730-0830	Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
0830-0900	Sponsor Recognition and Awards
0900-1000	*Plenary: PAL SAIL – Palliative Support in Advanced Illness: Introducing early out-patient palliative care to patients with end stage renal disease* Dr Grace Warmels**
1000-1045	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall \| Poster Q & A
1045-1130	Plenary Panel: Cultural Perspectives on Palliative Care: An Inter-disciplinary panel, moderated by Dr Grace Warmels
1130-1230	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1230-1330	Specialty Networking	Specialty Networking	Specialty Networking	Specialty Networking	It’s about more than just the numbers”: a patient’s voice through an exit interview prior to choosing MAiD
1330-1400	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
1400-1445	4A: The initiation of the Home Dialysis Assistance Program (HDAP)	4B: The Importance of Nocturnal Hemodialysis – A Collaborative Approach Between the Patient and the Healthcare Organization	4C: Using high-fidelity simulation to teach management of intradialytic emergencies	4D: TBA	4E: How to introduce a true palliative approach to care in our programs: creating a safe place for patients to share what’s important to them
1445-1500	Refreshment Break
1500-1600	Plenary Panel: Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care
1600-1615	Transition Break
1615-1700	5A: Socks off! Implementing best practices for foot assessment of in-center dialysis patients	5B: Guiding best practice: advancing routine use of point of care ultrasound in haemodialysis	5C: Nurses’ influence and data mine to excavate gold: A Living Donor Transplant QI Initiative	5D: Breaking through the glass ceiling—Having that conversation: Exploring the experiences of nephrology nurses’ practice in kidney supportive care in Canada	5E: Practicing Goals of Care conversations: language to use, process vs outcome, sharing tools and resources
1700-1830	Free time to rest and recharge before the Banquet!
1830-2300	Banquet – Join us for a mix of good food, laughs, and dancing! We will be hosting a comedian and a DJ!

	Room Location TBA	Room Location TBA	Room Location TBA	Room Location TBA	Room Location TBA
0630-0730	Morning Yoga with Shripal
0730-0830	Hot Breakfast
0830-0900	CANNT AGM
0900-1000	Patient Empowerment Panel – Speakers TBA
1000-1015	Refreshment Break
1015-1100	6A: Managing patient behaviour and expectations in the Renal population; an uphill battle	6B: Implications and efficacy of Alteplase in managing malfunctioning catheters in Hemodialysis	6C: Mitigating Medication Errors Post-Transplant \| Sponsored by Paladin	6D: Plastic Cannula and the New Dialysis Access	6E: Nursing Knowledge in Hemodialysis and Depression Care: An Integrative Review
1100-1115	Transition Break
1115-1200	7A: Hemodialysis Non-Adherence as Patient Decision Making	7B: Diabetes Management for in patients that are ESRD	7C: TBA	7D: Unsuspected Causes of Arteriovenous graft Failure	7E: TBA
1200-1245	Lunch
1245-1430	Closing Keynote and Closing Ceremonies

Join CANNT and CANSW in Ottawa, October 24-26, 2024

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