Conference
PROGRAM 
March 3+4, 2022 (Pacific Time)

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Click to register for the event

Registration OPENS January 15

The lauburu or Basque cross is a traditional Basque hooked cross with four comma-shaped h

  • Registration Fee:

    • $150 both days​

    • $90 one day 

    • $50 dietetic intern (email us)

  • Handouts will be available in the Virtual Hub about one week prior

  • Recordings will be available for 30 days post-conference

PLEASE NOTE: 

  • Registration refunds are not available

  • For Canadian registrants, CAD$ exchange rate will be added to ticket price at checkout

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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CREDITS (CPEUs):

  • The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) approved this program for

    • 12 CPEUs for LIVE webinar presentations

    • 1 CPEU for LIVE Exhibits and

    • 1 CPEU for LIVE Posters

    • (or) 12 CPEUs for RECORDED webinar presentations

  • Note the EXPO Hall booths (exhibitor and poster sessions) are only approved for CPEUs during the LIVE event. 

  • We encourage all registrants to attend the LIVE event so they may interact with peers, engage with live speakers, and visit the EXPO Hall.

  • CPEU certificates will be awarded individually for each webinar presentation upon completion of the evaluation at the end of the conference.

  • Please note that Accelevents runs time-based analytics in the background and records attendee participation of each session (live and/or recorded). It is up to the attendee to log the appropriately earned CPEU certificates with the CDR.

  • In accordance with CDR's policies, NWRD will maintain the analytics for several years, in the event CDR requests audits of past attendees.

  • Message from the CDR:  All approved continuing professional education ethics related activities that address the Academy/CDR Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and Dietetics Profession must include the following statement prominently posted on its materials:  "The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) are not responsible for the provider’s interpretation of the Academy/CDR Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and Dietetics Profession or its enforcement as it relates to the scenarios and content presented in this activity." - For more information, visit eatrightpro.org >>

 

Please let us know if you have questions

Thank you,

2022 NWRD Planning Team

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THURSDAY, MARCH 3

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Opportunity and Choice: 

A History of the Basques in Idaho 

John Bieter PhD

Co-founder & Professor

Basque Studies Program, History Department

Boise State University

Boise, ID

 

Plant-Based Diets & Potassium in Kidney Disease

Shivam Joshi MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Nephrologist, and Plant-based Physician

Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine

NYC Health & Hospitals/Bellevue

New York, NY

 

Alleviating the Progression of CKD:

Proactive Nutrition Strategies

AnnaMarie Rodriguez RDN LD FAND

Nutrition Directions LLC

Dietitian/Nutrition Consultant

Expert in Plant-Based Nutrition & CKD Nutrition Intervention

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Cook-Along:  Learn to Cook Basque Cuisine,

the Kidney-Friendly Way

Chef Asier Garcia

Executive Chef     

Leku Ona Restaurant

Boise, ID

with Tom Fitzsimmons

Videographer

Fitzsimmons Media

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The National Kidney Diet – Newly Revised!

Rachael Majorowicz RDN CSR LD FNKF

Dialysis Dietitian, Mayo Clinic Dialysis Services
Assistant Professor of Nutrition

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Rochester, MN

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Management of Hyperphosphatemia:

The Past, Present and Future

Arnold L Silva MD PhD

Director of Clinical Research

Boise Kidney & Hypertension Institute

Meridian, ID

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

 

Value Based Care in Nephrology

Mary Dittrich MD FASN

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

U.S. Renal Care

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Medical Ethics in the COVID-19 Pandemic:

Experience of a Hospital and Lessons Learned

Kenneth Prager MD FACP

Professor of Medicine

Director of Medical Ethics

Chair of Medical Ethics Committee

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

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Dental Care in Elderly and CKD Population

Stephenie Dickie DDS MS

Geriatric Dentistry

Mobile Care Dentistry

Private Practice

Nampa, ID

 

Lifestyle as Medicine

Jennifer Shalz MD

Internal Medicine Physician & Medical Director

Department of Lifestyle Medicine

St. Luke’s Health System

Meridian and Nampa, ID

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Diversity Competency to Improve

Patient Engagement 

Felicia Speed PhD LMSW

Vice President, Social Work Services

Fresenius Kidney Care

Greenville, SC 

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Training on the 7-Point

Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)

Linda McCann RDN CSR

Nephrology Nutrition Consultant & Speaker

Eagle, ID

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The following CPEUs are approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR):

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  • Thursday’s Presentations = 6 CPEUs 

    • Live (or) Recorded​

  • Friday’s Presentations = 6 CPEUs

    • Live (or) Recorded

  • Exhibitors = 1 CPEU

    • Live only​

  • Posters = 1 CPEU

    • Live only​

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Need extra CPEUs in Ethics? Visit here >>

SPEAKER  PORTAL

 

Dear Speakers, e-Posters, e-Exhibitors:

 

Please upload your PPTs, slideshows,

videos, and handouts to us here!