11/14+ Just Management Course

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The organization Outcome Engenuity (https://www.outcome-eng.com/) will present a three-day management-certification course for C-level executives on Just Culture: Creating a Foundation of Justice, in Las Vegas NV November 14-16, 2017.  HealthInsight is sponsoring the course, and providing a substantial discount for its partners.  Major session topics include:

  • Just Culture
  • Aligning Values and Expectations
  • Designing Better Systems
  • Making Better Behavioral Choices
  • Learning to Systematically Learn
  • Finding Justice
  • Just Culture Integration

For more information and instructions for discounted registration, see https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/JustCulture.pdf .

10/1+ NW16 Quality Conference

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We’ve published the agenda and brochure for the October 22, 2017 Network 16 Annual Quality Conference in Tukwila WA, near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.  The Conference will feature sessions on mental illness, fluid control, new CMS rules, AKI and residual function, and palliative care.  The registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, parking, airport shuttle, and five CE credits for nurses, social workers, technicians, and dietitians.  Register by October 1, 2017 to avoid a late fee.  Find full details at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/NW16QC.Agenda.pdf .

NKF PERC HCV Webinar

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The NKF Professional Education Resource Center has added an online webinar, free to members, on Management of Hepatitis C in Late-Stage CKD Patients: Who, How, and When to Treat?  Continuing education credits are available to most professions.  For details and registration, see http://education.kidney.org/content/management-hepatitis-c-late-stage-ckd-patients-who-how-and-when-treat# .

Seeking Patient Stories

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As part of a project to create free patient support educational material for CKD and dialysis patients, the organization Muse Story Telling is seeking patient stories.  You can connect with them at the August 20, 2017 NKF/PKG Wellness Fair in Portland, you can email them anytime at research@musestorytelling.org , or you can start with their short get-to-know-you survey at https://musestorytelling.typeform.com/to/OgVaYu .