CANNT Journal back issues from January 2008:
2008: A special year
Jan 01, 2008; ... Letter from the Editor: Gillian Brunier At last year's CANNT conference in Winnipeg, CANNT honoured me with a special award for 10 years of distinguished service with the CANNT Journal. I was extremely appreciative of this special award that I received from Lori Harwood, then CANNT ...
Message from the President
Jan 01, 2008; ... It is with great pride that I present this, my inaugural message as your new CANNT president for 2007-2008. As I write this message, we are embarking upon the new year-a time when we often look back over the year gone before and take time to reflect. My past year, along with my learning curve as ...
NOTICE BOARD
Jan 01, 2008; ... * Ottawa Supper Clubs-Contact Janet Graham, Nephrology Unit, Ottawa Hospital, jgraham@ottawahospital.on.ca * March 13, 2008. World Kidney Day. Website: www.worldkidneyday.org * March 15, 2008. Kidney Foundation of Canada. Deadline for Allied Health Fellowships and Scholarships ....
Regional reports/Rapports régionaux
Jan 01, 2008; ... Western Regional (Rick Luscombe) Greetings from western Canada. I trust everyone had an enjoyable holiday season. Very exciting news from the west-we now have a new liaison from the Northwest Territories. I would like to extend a welcome to Angel McKay. Angel works at Stanton ...
Your board in action
Jan 01, 2008; ... The fall board meeting was held October 23 to 25 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The purpose of this article is to keep you informed of the activities of your organization. The highlights from the meeting are as follows: Membership * The membership package has been revised with a new ...
Nephrology certification update
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) certification program is important to nurses, the nursing profession, employers and the general public. By achieving CNA certification, nurses commit to a national standard of professional competence that demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of their ...
Post-dialysis "pre-dialysis" care: The cart before the horse-Advanced practice nurse intervention and impact on modality selection
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Most institutions with dialysis programs have developed pre-dialysis clinics, which provide education and medical management leading up to the need for dialysis or transplantation. Another large group of individuals start dialysis acutely, for a variety of reasons, and are often ...
Chronic kidney disease: The diagnosis of a "unique" chronic disease
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is more than a chronic disease. CKD is a "unique" chronic disease. To sustain life on hemodialysis, an individual must become an expert self-manager while coping with the numerous stressors related to both the treatment regimen and to the chronic ...
Conversion from epoetin alfa to darbepoetin alfa within the Manitoba Renal Program: Evaluation of dose ratios
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract We sought to describe dose conversion ratios between epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa for patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large provincial renal program. Hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD) and pre-dialysis patients with CKD were included ....
Buttonhole technique
Jan 01, 2008; ... Buttonhole technique Verhallen, A., Kooistra, M., & van Jaarsveld, B. (2007). Cannulating in haemodialysis: Rope-ladder or buttonhole technique? Nephrololgy Dialysis Transplantation, 22, 2601-2604. Introduction Adequate vascular access is essential to providing ...
Bedside Matters... Talking stick
Jan 01, 2008; ... There is a First Nations' tradition of the talking circle. Communication is maximized by virtue of one person speaking at a time. This is ritualized with the speaker being the one who holds the talking stick. Respect is a key component. There is no interruption. There is quiet. There is ...
PD or not PD: A joint collaboration to enhance PD exposure
Jan 01, 2008; ... At the end of 2004 in Canada, there were 30,924 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving renal replacement therapy, with peritoneal dialysis (PD) accounting for only 11.5% (Canadian Organ Replacement Registry, 2006). Although the number of persons with ESRD is increasing each year, ...
Lanthanum carbonate
Jan 01, 2008; ... Overview Lanthanum is a rare-earth trace metal that naturally occurs in monazite sand and coal (Drueke, 2007). Commercially, lanthanum is a byproduct of the nuclear industry and can be used as a semiconductor in florescent lights and rechargeable batteries (Drueke, 2007). Lanthanum has ...
Meet the 2007 CANNT bursary, award and research grant winners
Jan 01, 2008; ... Janet Love, recipient of the CANNT 2007 Award of Excellence in Clinical Practice By Janet Love, Clinical Nurse Leader/Link Nurse in the Kidney Function Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia This year, I celebrate 30 years in nursing, a fact I find quite ...