The June 28, 2018 CROWNWeb Town Hall, titled A Look into the Future, will include review of the CMS assessment of ESRD Quality Goals, and discussion of and screenshots of EQRS 2.0, which will combine CROWNWeb, the ESRD QIP, and REMIS. For full details and registration, see http://mycrownweb.org/pcw_community_events/crownweb-town-hall-event-a-look-into-the-future/.
CMS QualityNet has published an ESRD QIP Q&A web page, at https://cms-ocsq.custhelp.com/app/homeesrdqip/p/960.
You may also sign up on a “ListServ” or bulletin board to receive a variety of CMS bulletins and stakeholder discussions, including those on the ESRD QIP, HAI, and others, at https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?pagename=QnetPublic/ListServe/Register.
The American Kidney Fund will present a free June 22, 2018 webinar on Phosphorus in the Kidney Disease Diet. The webinar is open to everyone, including patients, family, friends, and professionals. For details and registration, see http://www.kidneyfund.org/training/webinars/phosphorus-in-the-kidney.html.
The Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition and the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety project will present a free June 19, 2018 Targeting Zero Infections CE webinar on recommendations and best practices for environmental disinfection in the dialysis unit. The webinar will cover:
Audio for the webinar will come through your computer speakers. Register at https://www.asn-online.org/store/webinar.aspx?evt_key=6b3914ee-4cf4-4945-84ab-115ebb8c8fcd&g2w_key=386530404480317697.
CDC has issued a Health Alert Network Advisory on Hepatitis A Virus infections, especially among drug users and homeless persons. The HAN includes recommendations for testing, vaccination, reporting, and other healthcare facility procedures. For details see https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00412.asp.
CDC’s Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) program will present on July 11, 2018 a free continuing-education webinar on Messages and Audiences that will provide guidance on how to understand your audience(s) in an emergency, adapt messaging to reach and promote action in different audience segments, and how to use facts to build credibility and trust. For more information, see https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/training/webinar_20180711.asp.
CMS will host a national webinar on emergency preparedness topics and questions related to the new CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, the 1135 waiver and lessons learned from the past year. Submit questions in advance to SCGEmergencyPrep@cms.hhs.gov, and register at https://events-cms.webex.com/mw3100/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=events-cms&service=6&rnd=0.8285319829141192&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fevents-cms.webex.com%2Fec3100%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b0000000244c881a0a6a61d6c14777c845c0a3dc8c38840c368ef620016a0e87c8252f63d%26siteurl%3Devents-cms%26confViewID%3D95986232972041796%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAAL_ci1ZUJdBXYPAskpP66HvkvD4Cg8AiiEnGLU9a3jh-w2%26.
