This episode highlights the 2022 ANNA National Symposium, held in May 2022, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN, is Sr. Manager for Medical Education for CVS Kidney Care. A member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association since 1990, Ms. Pryor has served in roles that include president-elect, ANNA director, ANNA Awards and Scholarships Committee chairperson, ANNA representative to the Kidney Health Initiative Patient Preference Task Force, and an author and peer reviewer for the Nephrology Nursing Journal. Ms. Pryor served as the 2020-2021 President of the American Nephrology ..read more

This episode provides a preview of ANNA’s 2022 National Symposium, being held May 22-25, 2022, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel & Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a hybrid event: Attend either in person or livestream from anywhere. Presentations at this year's ANNA National Symposium include topics on healthy work environments, professionalism, transplantation, chronic kidney disease, genetics, nutrition, infection control, best practices for acute care, and much more! For more information about the 2022 ANNA National Symposium and to register, visit https://www.ann ..read more

In this episode, Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN, the 2020-2021 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, talks with Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, MACP, a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. In her conversation with Ms. Pryor, Dr. Crews discusses how nephrology nurses can advance equity in kidney disease outcomes by focusing on social drivers of health inequities. Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, MACP, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins University School ..read more

In this episode, Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN, the 2020-2021 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, talks with Mr. Richard Knight, President of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), about his life with chronic kidney disease, how he was first introduced to chronic kidney disease, and how nursing has impacted his experience. He also gives us some perspectives on how, from his point of view, nursing can make a difference in the CKD world. Richard A. Knight is a health care professional and a former patient who received hemodialysis and received a kidney transplant ..read more

In this episode, Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN, the 2020-2021 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, talks with Virginia Henry, BSN, RN, about her initial involvement with nephrology nursing and ANNA, her experience as ANNA’s first Emerging Professional Fellow, and how the experience has influenced her both personally and professionally. Virginia Henry, BS, RN, is a Canadian/American nephrology nurse who is currently serving as ANNA’s first New Emerging Nephrology Nurse Fellowship. She is an acute hemodialysis nurse at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona. Her passion for serving on ..read more

In this episode, Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN, the 2020-2021 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, talks with Loretta Jackson Brown, PhD, RN, CNN, the Senior Health Communication Specialist and Team Lead, Education, Campaigns, and Implementation, for the National Center of Injury Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a leader within the American Nephrology Nurses Association. Dr. Brown discusses her career journey, some of her experiences leading up to her nursing career, how she was introduced to nephrology nursing, her involvement with the Americ ..read more

In October 2021 and under the direction of the American Nephrology Nurses Association’s Leadership Committee chaired by Gail Dewald, BS, RN, CNN, ANNA presented its second episode of the Way Into Nephrology Nursing Webinar Series. This series is designed for the student or new-to-practice nurse who is interested in learning more about nephrology nursing. Facilitated by Leadership Committee members Dr. Jami Brown and Dr. Amber Paulus, this episode provides the conversations from the inaugural episode of the series. You’ll meet some nephrology nurses and hear about the benefits available to you ..read more

In September 2021 and under the direction of the American Nephrology Nurses Association’s Leadership Committee chaired by Gail Dewald, BS, RN, CNN, ANNA presented its second episode of the Way Into Nephrology Nursing Webinar Series. This series is designed for the student or new-to-practice nurse who is interested in learning more about nephrology nursing. Facilitated by Leadership Committee members Dr. Jami Brown and Dr. Amber Paulus, this episode provides the conversations from the inaugural episode of the series. You’ll meet some nephrology nurses and hear about the benefits available to yo ..read more

What does advocacy mean to you? In this episode, Teresa R. Villaran, MS, MSN, CNN, CCRN (Alumnus), discusses with Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN, why it is important for nurses to become advocates for their profession and patients. She encourages nurses to use their collective voice to influence and advocate for policy and health care legislation at the local, state, and federal levels. She advises nurses to “Develop your story, and make sure legislators know your name and that you are a nurse.” Teresa R. Villaran, MS, MSN, CNN, CNE, CCRN (Alumnus), is a staff nurse with Fresenius Kidney Ca ..read more

In April 2021 and under the direction of the American Nephrology Nurses Association’s Leadership Committee chaired by Nancy Pierce, BSN, RN, CNN, the association launched the Way Into Nephrology Nursing Webinar Series. This series is designed for the student or new-to-practice nurse who is interested in learning more about nephrology nursing. Facilitated by Leadership Committee members Dr. Jami Brown and Dr. Amber Paulus, this episode provides the conversations from the inaugural episode of the series. You’ll meet some nephrology nurses and hear about the benefits available to you from a profe ..read more