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

10:15 – 11:00 | IPRO Update – Julie Gesick Emergency Manager & Patient Services Specialist, IPRO

11:00-11:45 | Ohio Department of Health-Dialysis Survey Hot Topics – Tambra Bisel-Ohio Department of Health Bureaus of Survey and Certification, Columbus, Ohio

11:45-12:00 | BREAK

12:00-01:00 | Ohio Laws and Rules –Maria Grega, Centers for Dialysis Care

01:00-01:45 |CMS Innovation Center Renal Update–Tom Duvall, CMS Innovation Center

01:45-02:30 | Renal Research – Dr. Marina Blanco, Head of Clinical Research & Shalali Cassim, Executive Director, Frenova

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:

CEUs will be offered for RN, PCT, RD, MSW