Meetings

“AN EDUCATIONAL DAy &
TIME OUT FOR TECHNICIANS” Meeting

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.

Due to multiple requests for copies of the PowerPoint presentations that were used by the speakers at the Technician Meeting, we have provided them in PDF format for your use. Please click on the below links to view or print the 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

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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, which was a wonderful success! There were close to 600 attendees and the exhibitor area contained 34 vendors.

Due to multiple requests for copies of the PowerPoint presentations that were used by the speakers at the Annual Meeting, we have provided them in PDF format for your use. Please click on the below links to view or print the 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