The National Program Committee for ANNA’s 45th National Symposium, the ANNA Research Committee, and the ANNA Specialty Practice Leaders have reviewed the abstracts submitted for the 2014 National Symposium in Anaheim. A list of the abstracts accepted for presentation appears below. Please note that abstracts appear in alphabetical order by presenter as they were submitted. Click on a title to access the full text of the abstract.

• Patient’s Perception of Noise Disturbance in the Kidney Center (F. Abdullah & K. Rettke)
• A Standardized Algorithm for Peritonitis Surveillance (M. Cassin, L. Njord, J. Clere, S. Motter, M. Guest, & J. Moran)
• Choice of Drain Systems and Associated Peritonitis Rates in Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Patients (M. Cassin, B. Steers, L. Njord, C. Pyke, C. Wood, M. Krishnan, & J. Moran)
• Infant Hemodialysis: A Performance Improvement Project (N.E. Cuellar & S.V. Louis)
• A Pilot Quality Improvement Program to Minimize Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in an Outpatient Hemodialysis Setting (N. Culkin,, D. Van Wyck, P. Provonost, C. Goeschel, M. Krishnan, L. Njord, & A. Nissenson)
• Knowledge, Self-Management, and Self-Efficacy in CKD Patients (D.E. Drenzyk, M. Gardner, & J.L. Welch)
• Evaluation of Kidney Disease Education on Clinical Outcomes and Knowledge of Self-Management Behaviors of CKD Patients (C.D. Enworom)
• “Dan, the Man”; Renal Simulation and Knowledge Transformation (A. Gooden & K. Fisher)
• Hemodialysis Session Length Has a Dose Relationship With Hazard Rates of Cause-Specific Hospitalization and Mortality (I. Goykhman, S.M. Brunelli, E. Anum, K. Ramakrishnan, D.E. Jensen, G. Marlowe, M. Krishnan, & A.R. Nissenson)
• Patient-Centered Contributors to Phosphorus Control in a Stand-Alone Hemodialysis Center (C. Joson, P. Parab, S. Kim, S. Tovar, A.C. Abcar, & J.J. Sim)
• Improving Outcomes in Surgical Placement of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters by Educating Nurses (V. Kanute & S. Patrick)
• Quality Improvement Initiative Assessing Real-Time Hematocrit Monitoring to Predict Dosage Adjustment of Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents in Pediatric Chronic Hemodialysis Patients (J. Kelley, J. Listman, K. Kolnacki, & S. Fallone)
• A Quality Improvement Project: The Development and Implementation of a Culturally Specific Chronic Kidney Disease Education Program in the Hispanic Population (T. Lopez-Campbell & S. Fruh)
• Establishing Skilled Communication as a Core Competency for Hemodialysis Nurses & Technicians (K. Mahoney & M. Perrecone)
• National Opportunity to Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) (J. Messana, MD, J. Deane, D. Carlson, K. Smith, & K. Ward)
• Effects of Individualized Educational Program on Medication Adherence and Physiological Parameters in Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral Metabolism Disturbance (CKD-MMD) Hemodialysis Patients (Y.R. Na, E.Y. Im, M.G. Kim, I.S. Kim, J.Y. Suk, K.J., & S.Y. Ha)
• Implementing a Clinical Advancement Program in Nephrology Nursing - The Pain and Gain (A. Palearas)
• Dialysis in the Hospital Setting: Comparison of Kt/V (ID) versus spKt/V (URR) (V. Paracuelles, M. Hodge, M. Wilson, K. Ingram, M. Craig, B. Don, & L. Soohoo)
• Husbands Living with Women on Dialysis: Embracing Their Transformed Life (M. Pelletier-Hibbert)
• Gastrointestinal Symptoms among African Americans with ESRD Undergoing Hemodialysis (J.R. Robinson, G. Daniels, C. Walker, & S. Anderson)
• Improving Patient Safety by Improving Water Quality: A CQI Project Aimed at Reducing Positive Dialysate and Endotoxin Culture Rates (E.J. Ryan)
• A Nephrology Nurse Designed Skin Surveillance Protocol to Identify Hospitalized Hemodialysis Patients at Increased Risk for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcer Formation (M.A. Sarantos, A. Hubbard, & D.C. Smith)
• The Progression of Kidney Disease in HIV Patients (J.A. Smith)
• Discovering M.A.R.S. Developing Competency for High Risk – Low Volume Procedures (A. Troke & W. Christenson)
• Electronic Medical Record Use and Satisfaction in the U.S. Dialysis Setting (J. Vavrinchik, A. Yang, & S. Burrows-Hudson)
• Evaluation of Dialysis Modality Education and Barriers in U.S. Dialysis Facilities (J. Vavrinchik, A. Yang, & S. Burrows-Hudson)