May 2-5, 2021
Virtual Conference

• Meeting Highlights/News
• Nephrology Nurse Recognition Event & 2021-2022 ANNA President's Address
• Award Recipients
• Scholarship Recipients
• Grant Recipients
• Leaderboard Winners
• Abstracts Accepted for Presentation
• Symposium History

Leaderboard Winners

The symposium featured a Leaderboard Challenge to promote engagement and encourage attendees to make the most of their networking and learning experience. Congratulations to the following registrants on winning prizes for their participation!

Grand Prize ~ including copy of Core Curriculum for Nephrology Nursing, complimentary registration for 2022 ANNA National Symposium, and 1-year ANNA membership (or renewal)

• Mazzie Middleton

AirPods

• Betsy Ara-Smith

1-year ANNA Membership (or renewal)

• Danette Borg
• Kayla Markus
• Barbara McKie
• Cristina Perez

$50 Amazon Gift Card

• Maria Maniscalco
• Amy Simms

$10 Amazon Gift Card

• Elizabeth Hudson-Weires
• Nicole Ingram
• Lisa Kluver

$5 Starbucks Gift Card

• Danielle Gleason
• Karen Mangaliman
• Kristy McCaslin
• Ashely Schmidt
• Ann Sherly Varghese

Meeting Highlights/News

• Nephrology Nurse Recognition Event & 2021-2022 ANNA President's Address
• ILLUMINATE-B Study Results: Lumasiran in Young Children with PH1 (Nephrology Times, 7/13/21)
• Achieving Blood Pressure Targets in Patients with CKD (Nephrology Times, 6/30/21)
• Chart Review of Patients Opting for Conservative Care for CKD (Nephrology Times, 6/17/21)
• Mobile Health App to Track Self-Care Post-Transplant (Nephrology Times, 6/11/21)
• Limited Research, Education Slow Detection of Mental Illness among Patients with CKD (Healio, 5/10/21)
• Educational Intervention May Help Patients with Food Insecurity, CKD Reduce Sodium Intake (Healio, 5/7/21)
• Incremental Dialysis Seen as a Viable Option for Patients with ESKD (Healio, 5/5/21)
• CMS Requires Kidney Care Providers to Promote Patient Activation, Self-Management (Healio, 5/4/21)
• Work Needed to Support Patients Who Initiate Dialysis after Choosing Conservative Care (Healio, 5/4/21)
• Nursing Needs ‘Perspectives without Judgement’ to Help Manage Challenges in Health Care (Healio, 5/3/21)
• CDC Expert: Nephrology Nurses Must Build Trust with Patients to Reduce Opioid-Related Harm (Healio, 5/3/21)