Upcoming Meetings & Web Ex Presentations
2010
22nd Annual ESRD Network of New England Educational Meeting
On October 14, 2010 the Network of New England will host their 22nd Annual Meeting, "Turning the Tide: Challenges & Changes in the Care of the Dialysis Patient", in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
The Annual Network Meeting is open to all members of the ESRD community: administrators, dietitians, nurses, patient-consumers, pharmacists, physicians, social workers, surveyors, technicians, and other interested health care professionals. The meeting provides an opportunity for you and your colleagues to network and share ideas.
If you are interested in obtained information about attending this event, please click on the links below. For questions, call 203-387-9332 or email Cynthia Lambert.
Annual Meeting
Brochure
Registration Form
Annual Meeting Agenda
Poster Submission Information & Form
Directions
Past Meetings
2010
4th Annual Technician Meeting
April 15, 2010
Sheraton Hotel
250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH
April 22, 2010
Sturbridge Host Hotel
366 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA
For more information about attending the 2011 meetings or any questions, call 203-387-9332 or email Cynthia Lambert.
Safety In the Dialysis Unit
WebEx Presentation
On February 4, 2010 the Network of New England co-hosted
with 5 other Networks a WebEx presentation on safety in the dialysis unit.
The primary focus of the presentation was to understand common patient complaints
related to safety and steps that can be taken to ensure safe compassionate
care.
Safety
In the Dialysis Unit
John Gowan, LMSW - Patient Services Coordinator, ESRD Network of Texas
Note: The hyperlink first goes to ifmcevents.webex.com and the Media Player is installed or updated as needed. The Player will launch and begin playing the file.
After viewing the WebEx presentation, please complete the brief evaluation and return to:
Amber Maneca
ESRD Network of New England
30 Hazel Terrace
Woodbridge, CT 06525
OR email: amaneca@nw1.esrd.net
The Patient Whisperer: Compassionate
Care for Challenging Situations
WebEx Presentation
On January 29, 2010 the Network of New England co-hosted with 5 other Networks a WebEx presentation on effective communication techniques and professionalism. The presentation was designed to assist staff in developing skills to better interact and build rapport with patients.
The
Patient Whisperer: Compassionate Care for Challenging Situations
Kathi Niccum, Ed. D - Director of Patient Services, The Renal Network, Inc.
Note: The hyperlink first goes to ifmcevents.webex.com and the Media Player is installed or updated as needed. The Player will launch and begin playing the file.
After viewing the WebEx presentation, please complete the brief evaluation and return to:
Amber Maneca
ESRD Network of New England
30 Hazel Terrace
Woodbridge, CT 06525
OR email: amaneca@nw1.esrd.net
QAPI and CQI
WebEx Presentation
On January 26, 2010 the Network of New England hosted a WebEx presentation on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI).
Program Objectives:
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Discuss how a QAPI will help improve process & clinical care
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Expand your current knowledge base in improving QAPI programs
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Discuss practical approaches to establishing a QAPI program
QAPI
and CQI: What are They & Why Do We Need Them?
Karen Robbins, MS, RN, CNN - Educator Hartford Hospital Dialysis &
Transplant Programs
Note: The hyperlink first goes to ifmcevents.webex.com and the Media Player is installed or updated as needed. The Player will launch and begin playing the file.
2009
21st Annual ESRD Network of New England Educational Meeting
On October 15, 2009, the Network of New England hosted their 21st Annual Meeting in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
PowerPoint Presentations
What’s
“Best” for the ESRD Patient?
Candace Walworth, MD
Is Kt/V
Urea the Best Measure of Dialysis Adequacy?
Alan Kliger, MD
Diabetic
ESRD: Improving Outcomes – The Role of the Hemodialysis Unit
Mark E. Williams, MD
Fistula
First Initiative Update
Andrew Brem, MD
Medication
Reconciliation - How and Why?
Jay Ginsberg, MD
Enhancing
Dialysis Patient Self-Management through Interdisciplinary Team Support
Joseph Merighi, MA, MSW, PhD
Eliza Vanderstar, MSW, LCSW, JD
Vascular Access
WebEx Presentations
On July 7, 2009 and July 9, 2009, the Network of New England hosted two WebEx presentations on Vascular Access. To view the presentations, please click on the topics below.
Program Objectives:
• Discuss clinical issues related to the care of the ESRD patient
vascular access
• Expand your current knowledge base in improving access assessment
skills
• Discuss practical approaches to establishing a Button Hole cannulation
site
Vascular
Access Assessment Skills
Debbie Brouwer, RN
The
Button-Hole Technique
Kay Bregel, RN
Note: The hyperlink first goes to ifmcevents.webex.com and the Media Player is installed or updated as needed. The Player will launch and begin playing the file.
An Educational Day & Time Out for Technicians
On April 16, 2009, the Network of New England hosted their 3rd Technicians Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and on April 21, 2009 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
The program, designed for Dialysis Patient Care Technicians, presented topics on clinical issues related to the care of the ESRD patient, methods for improving quality of care for ESRD patients, and practical approaches to help renal patients achieve the best quality of life.
PowerPoint Presentations
End
Stage Renal Disease & Dialysis Treatment in the United States:
Scope of the Problem, Goals of Treatment, and the Role of the ESRD Networks
Douglas Shemin, MD - Network of New England Board of Directors Chairman
T.N.T.
Tech Nutrition Tips - Straight Talk for PCTs about Renal Nutrition
Jean Recop, RD, LD, CDE - Clinical Dietitian, St. Mary’s Regional
Medical Hospital, Lewiston, ME
Cannulation
Camp: Assessment and Cannulation of the Native AVF
Patt Ryder, RN, CNN - Fresenius Medical Care NA, Waltham, MA
ESRD:
A View from Both Sides of the Chair
Andrew Brem, MD - Network Medical Review Board Chairman
Rev. Charles Paige, Sr. - Network Medical Review Board
Identification
and Implication of Professional Boundaries
Doris Briggs, RN, BSN - Clinical Coordinator, Dialysis Unit Rhode
Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Conquering
the Technician Certification Process & Demystifying the
Water System
Gregory Scott, CCHT - Primary Preceptor for the Eastern Maine Medical
Center, Bangor, ME
Additional Resources
Professional Boundaries and Expectations for Nurse-Client Relationships
2008
New Conditions For Coverage: Are You Prepared?
On November 13, 2008 the Network of New England hosted a technical assistance meeting on the new Conditions for Coverage at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge,MA.
The new ESRD Conditions for Coverage (CFC) places major responsibilities for what occurs directly or indirectly on the Medical Director and the dialysis leadership team. Most of these new requirements became effective October 14, 2008.
• Do you know your new responsibilities?
• Do you know all the elements that your new Quality Assessment
and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program must contain?
• Do you know the new procedures for involuntary discharges?
• Do you understand all the new technical requirements?
• Are you prepared to assume the new governance functions?
The learning curve may be steep for understanding these requirements as well as the interpretive guidelines that state surveyors will be using. It is imperative to be prepared and to have the tools and/or resources needed to fulfill all the provisions stated in the CFC. We all need to help each other during this transition phase.
PowerPoint Presentations
Have You
Got Your CONDITIONS Covered?
Jenny Kitsen - Network of New England, Executive Director
Jaya Bhargava, PhD - Network of New England, Information Systems Manager
Conditions for Coverage
2008 Interpretive Guidelines - Requirements of the Medical Director
Alan Kliger, MD - President Renal Physicians Association
Quality Assessment
and Performance Improvement
Peggy J. Lynch, RN - Network of New England, Medical Quality Manager
New Conditions
for Coverage - Patient Rights and Involuntary Discharge
Roberta Bachelder MA - Network of New England, Patient Services Manager
Conditions for Coverage
and the Patient Care Technician
Peggy J. Lynch, RN - Network of New England, Medical Quality Manager
Conditions for Coverage
for End Stage Renal Disease Facilities - Physical Environment
Marlene Demers, RN - Nurse Consultant ESRD Lead CMS Region 1
20th Annual ESRD Network of New England Educational Meeting
On October 16, 2008, the Network of New England hosted their 20th Annual Meeting in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, which was a wonderful success! There were over 600 attendees and 32 vendors in the exhibitor area.
Questions
are the Answers (Video)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
PowerPoint Presentations
ESRD in New England:
Where We Have Been and New Challenges in the Care of ESRD Patients
Douglas Shemin, MD - Network Chairman; Program Moderator
The Model
for Improvement: Simple Methods, Powerful Results
Laura Adams, MSN, President & CEO - Rhode Island Quality Institute
Early
Development Of Arterio Venous Fistula/Needle Technique
James Cimino, MD - Calvary Hospital- Bronx, New York
AV Fistulas
- Looking to the Future
Patt Ryder, RN, CNN - Fresenius Medical Care NA - Waltham, MA
Fistula
First Initiative Update
Andrew Brem, MD - Chairman, Network Medical Review Board
There
and Back Again: Relearning Infection Control
Matthew J. Arduino, MS, DrPH - CDC - Atlanta, Georgia
Depression
in CKD Patients: Learning from the Past & Moving Forward
Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW - Creative Workplace Solutions-Minneapolis,
MN
Preparing for a Pandemic Event: Developing a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for your Facility/Agency
On September 25, 2008, Network of New England and other Connecticut healthcare agencies, along with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, hosted a one-day conference on Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) to help address serious concerns about the impact of a pandemic influenza. The purpose of the important seminar was to provide vital information and practical suggestions to prepare and coordinate plans for a pandemic event in Connecticut. It was designed for administrators and other representatives of nursing homes, home health agencies and ESRD facilities who are responsible for the oversight and implementation of COOP. There were over 300 in attendance, of which 25 were from CT dialysis providers. The program included a general session on State and Federal initiatives, modifications of Standards of Care and provider-specific group discussions, including a separate ESRD breakout session. The Network invited guest speaker Wendy Fung-Schrag, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, FMC North America, to lead the dialysis group discussion and explain KCER services and resources with regards to pandemic preparedness and response.
PowerPoint Presentations
Pandemic
Influenza Overview and Current Planning Considerations
Albert L. Geetter, MD - Section Chief, Office
of Public Health Preparedness
Continuity
of Operations Planning - Part 1
Leonard H. Guercia, Jr. EMT-P - Operations Branch Chief, CT Department
of Public Health
Continuity
of Operations Planning - Part 2
Jill Kentfield - COOP Coordinator, CT Department of Public Health
Standards
of Care During A Prolonged Public Health Emergency
Donna Buntaine Brewer, Esq. - Co-Chair Standards of Care Workgroup,
CT Department of Public Health
Preparing
for a Pandemic Event: Developing a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
Scott Aronson, MS - Principal, Russell Phillips & Associates,
LLC
Pandemic
Preparedness: It’s Not If…. But When
Wendy Fung-Schrag - Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs,
FMC North America
An Educational Day & Time Out for Technicians
On April 24, 2008, the Network of New England hosted their 2nd Technicians Meeting in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. There was a terrific turnout of more than 230 attendees!
The program, designed for Dialysis Patient Care Technicians, presented topics on clinical issues related to the care of the ESRD patient, methods for improving quality of care for ESRD patients, and practical approaches to help renal patients achieve the best quality of life.
PowerPoint Presentations
An
Educational Day & Time Out For Technicians
Douglas Shemin, MD – Network Chairman
Is Your
Dialysis Unit Safe? Are there Opportunities to Improve Safety?
Alan Kliger, MD
Big
Bad Bugs in the Dialysis Unit: Staph, MRSA, VRE – Prevention
& Treatment
Douglas Shemin, MD – Network Chairman
Be
Your Patients’ Cannulation Idol
Janet Holland, RN, CNN
2007
19th Annual ESRD Network of New England Educational Meeting
On October 11, 2007, the Network of New England hosted their 19th Annual Meeting in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. There were close to 600 attendees and the exhibitor area contained 34 vendors.
PowerPoint Presentations
Network
Highlights
Douglas Shemin, MD – Network Chairman; Program Moderator
Current
Issues in Access to Transplantation
James F. Whiting, MD
“Fistula
First” Update: Achieving the 66% Goal
Paul Nussbaum, MD – Chairman, Network Medical Review Board
AV
Fistulae: Creation through Decades-long Performance
Janet E. Holland, RN, CNN
“Eye
of the Storm”: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Andrew J. Cohen, MD
Pandemic
Preparedness Planning
Larry Park, MSPH
Equity
in Preparedness: Planning, Managing, and Responding to Emergencies for
ESRD Patients – A Community with Special Needs
Special Police Officer, Kimberly McLeod
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If you are looking for a presentation from a meeting that is not listed here, please call 203-389-9332 or email Danielle Daley with your request.