10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome & Introductions – Diane Wish, President, Ohio Renal Association

10:15 – 11:15 | Ohio Department of Health-Dialysis Survey Hot Topics – Tambra Bisel – Ohio Department of Health Bureaus of Survey and Certification

11:15-12:15 | Transplant Evaluation Process & Benefits of Kidney Transplant |Dr. Himabindu Yerneni |Transplant Nephrologist, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

12:15-12:30 | BREAK

12:30-01:15 | Ohio Laws and Rules – Connie Daag – Firelands Hospital, Sandusky, OH

01:15-01:45 | Home Therapies – Curt Scovel – NxStage

01:45-02:30 | Renal Research – Dr. Andrew Lazar – Director of Clinical Trials University Hospital, Cleveland, OH

02:30-03:00 | Trailblazer Awards and Closing Remarks – Gary Robinson – Chairman, ORA Board of Trustees, President & CEO, Centers for Dialysis Care

Honor current professionals and clinicians in the field of dialysis care.  Trailblazer Nominations can be submitted at:

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