We’ve published a Patient Bulletin on Dialysis Scheduling, listing typical scheduling difficulty scenarios, and tips for patients and staff on making the process easier. Find it with our other Patient Bulletins at https://www.nwrn.org/patients-a-family/ptedres/mon.html .
We’ve added the July issue of Network 16 News to our website. This edition summarizes the recent Network 18 Quality Conference that featured sessions on palliative care and violence prevention, and announces that registration is open for the October 22, 2017 Network 16 Quality Conference in Tukwila WA (Southcenter), at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee1vuqhebf5c5af8&llr=hakkwkrab . The Network 16 Conference will feature sessions on mental health, fluid control, survey readiness, AKI, residual function, and palliative care.
The Network 16 News issue also links to the August 20, 2017 NKF Annual Community Picnic & Wellness Fair in Portland, the September 24, 2017 Strut Your Kidney run/walk in Portland, and the September 23-25, 2017 ANNA Nephrology Nursing Practices, Management & Leadership Conference in Miami FL. Find more information about these events by clicking on “Facility Calendar” at the top of this page.
You can find current and past Network 16 News issues at https://www.nwrn.org/providers-and-professional-staff/nw16n.html .
The HealthInsight ESRD Network 18 Quality Conference 2017 will be held in Los Angeles on July 18, 2017. Onsite parking, continental breakfast, and lunch are all included in the $25 registration fee. All Dialysis staff are invited – PCTs, RNs, SWs, dietitians, nephrologists, management, regional staff, support staff, and more will all benefit. Main Topics include palliative care and advance care planning, violence prevention and de-escalation techniques, Alzheimer’s and dementia, emergency planning and preparedness, infection control, self care, and community resources. Two CEs will be available to RNs and SWs. Find full details and register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=gfuz7mxab&oeidk=a07ee8xffqt1c2df4c8&oseq= .
The HealthInsight ESRD Network 18 Quality Conferene 2017 will be held in Los Angeles on July 18, 2017. Onsite parking, continental breakfast, and lunch are all included in the $25 registration fee. All Dialysis staff are invited – PCTs, RNs, SWs, dietitians, nephrologists, management, regional staff, support staff, and more will all benefit. Main Topics include palliative care and advance care planning, violence prevention and de-escalation techniques, Alzheimer’s and dementia, emergency planning and preparedness, infection control, self care, and community resources. Two CEs will be available to RNs and SWs. Find full details and register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=gfuz7mxab&oeidk=a07ee8xffqt1c2df4c8&oseq= .
CDC will present a free May 23, 2017 webinar on Conflict Management in Times of Competing Resources and Priorities. While this Effective Communication Webinar Series, co-sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology as part of the joint Outbreak Response Training Program (ORTP), is aimed at training hospital epidemiologists in interpersonal skills, it may be useful to some dialysis providers as well. Find more information and register at https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?meeting=rur792jtmyr2&campaign=fznigvbd3pbr . For more information on the ORTP, see http://ortp.shea-online.org/ .
Save the date for the July 18, 2017 HealthInsight ESRD Network 18 Quality Conference on Improving Patient Engagement and the Patient Experience of Care. The conference will span 8am-3pm PDT at California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. Topics will include palliative care, advanced care planning tools and skills, emergency preparedness, violence prevention, and more. Continuing Education credits will be provided to RN’s, PCT’s and Social Workers. Registration information and a complete agenda will be available soon.
