8/8+ More August and Beyond Events

• August 8, 2023: EQRS Town Hall on ESRD Data Submission Deadlines, QIP User Interface Training, and PY2024 QIP Preview Period Reports and Activities, and EQRS Newsletter, which also includes articles on the QIP User Interface, the PY2024 QIP Preview Period, the CY2024 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule, How to submit Questions, Data Submission Deadlines, Town Hall registration, and more, at https://mycrownweb.org/2023/07/august-2023-newsletter/.
• August 9, 2023: ESRD NCC Health Equity Webinar on Food Insecurity, online, for more information see flyer below, and register at https://hsagonline.webex.com/weblink/register/rc023e202c96ed821b1de7ef410815c13.
• August 15, 2023: EQRS New User Training, information and registration at https://mycrownweb.org/pcw_lems/august-2023-new-user-training/.
• August 27, 2023: Discounted Early Early Registration for ANNA Conference below, http://fall.annanurse.org/register.
• September 15, 2023: Housing Registration Deadline for ANNA Conference below, http://fall.annanurse.org/travel.
• September 23, 2023: Discounted Early Registration for ANNA Conference below, http://fall.annanurse.org/register.
• October 14 -16, 2023: ANNA Nephrology Nursing Practice, Management & Leadership Conference, Chicago IL, In person or online. See three previous lines for deadlines. Find Information at http://fall.annanurse.org/, register at http://fall.annanurse.org/register, and secure housing at http://fall.annanurse.org/travel.

Upcoming Events

• April 24-30, 2022: National Pediatric Transplant Week – Find more information at:
  • https://www.donatelife.net/pediatric-transplant-week/,
  • https://www.facebook.com/transplantfamilies/, and
  • https://www.facebook.com/DonateLifeNorthwest .
• April 25-May 2, 2022: Transplant Nurses Week – Details at:
  • https://www.itns.org/transplant-nurses-week and
  • https://www.facebook.com/DonateLifeNorthwest .
• April 28-30, 2022: Pediatric Transplant Conference – Details at:
  • https://www.transplantfamilies.org/ptc2022 and
  • https://www.facebook.com/transplantfamilies/ .
• April 29, 2022: AAKP Webinar Are You O-K+? The Importance of Potassium Management & Kidney Disease – See below, and https://aakp.org/center-for-patient-research-and-education/hyperkalemia/ . Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAKPAreYouOK .
• April 30, 2022: Donate Life Northwest Threads of Life Quilt Unveiling – Lake Oswego OR, https://www.donatelifenw.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=9688&id=9688 .
• May 1, 2022:
  • National High Potassium Awareness Day – Information at https://aakp.org/programs-and-events/national-high-potassium-awareness-day-2022-may/ .
  • NKF Big Ask, Big Give – In English and Spanish. Information at https://www.kidney.org/transplantation/livingdonors . Register at https://kidney.secure.force.com/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=7013a000003D58lAAC&form=00P3a00001fvaPdEAI&.
• May 5, 2022: AAKP HealthLine Webinar on Home Dialysis: Key Learnings from COVID and Beyond – https://aakp.org/programs-and-events/aakp-healthline/ . Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAKPHealthLine_HomeDialysis .
• June 25, 2022: Donate Life Northwest Mt. Tabor Dash – https://www.dash4dlnw.org/ .

March Announcements

• Home Dialysis: HDC has published a March 3, 2022 blog post on In Case You Missed It—The 2021 USRDS Annual Report Has a New Chapter on Home Dialysis. Find it at https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/476-in-case-you-missed-it-the-2021-usrds-annual-report-has-a-new-chapter-on-home-dialysis.
• Staff Safety: The National Academy of Medicine has published a web page on Resource Compendium for Health Care Worker Well-Being. Find it at https://nam.edu/compendium-of-key-resources-for-improving-clinician-well-being/.
• Recorded AAKP HealthLine webinar: Raising Awareness of CKD in Minority Communities, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAi1Y-WPQ4.
• March:
  • National Kidney Month. Find more information at https://www.dhs.gov/employee-resources/blog/2021/03/25/national-kidney-month.
  • EQRS Bulletin on CMS-2744 Annual ESRD Facility Survey Completion Process. Find details at https://mycrownweb.org/2022/03/cms-2744-annual-esrd-facility-survey-completion-process/.
• March 5-April 3, 2022: NWRD 2022 Annual Conference Recordings. Attendees, Enter Hub at https://www.nwrdonline.org/conference-overview. Non-attendees, buy tickets at https://www.accelevents.com/e/u/checkout/nwrd2022/tickets/order.
• March 10, 2022:
  • World Kidney Day with the theme Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care. Fine more information at https://www.worldkidneyday.org/2022-campaign/2022-wkd-theme/.
  • Global UCLA CORE Kidney Health Conference, online. Find details and register at https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zQv54skkSRasvs7ysv5oZw.
  • KDIGO webinar on Interpretation of Genetic Testing Results, Episode 7 of their Genetics in CKD Webinar Series. Find details and register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4530643636231313421.
  • CMS National Training Program Medicare Update & Education Webinar. Find details and register at https://cmsnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/moodle/login/index.php.
• March 13, 2022: Donate Life Quilt Workshop. Details at https://www.donatelifenw.org/content/submit-quilt-square; register at https://www.donatelifenw.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=9663&id=9663.
• March 15, 2022:
  • EQRS New User Training. Details and registration at https://mycrownweb.org/pcw_lems/mar-2022-new-user-training/.
  • NKF webinar on Innovations in Kidney Care. Information and registration at https://go.caredx.com/webinar/innovations-in-kidneycare/.
• March 17, 2022: AAKP Healthline webinar on Transplant Silent Rejection, details and registration at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAKPHealthLine_TGI.
• March 18, 2022: Comment deadline on KDIGO dm Guidelines, on 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management in CKD. See https://kdigo.org/guidelines/diabetes-ckd/ for details.
• March 22, 2022: Donate Life New Ambassador Orientation. Details and registration at https://www.donatelifenw.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=9654&id=9654.
• March 24, 2022:
  • EQRS Town Hall. Details and registration at https://mycrownweb.org/2022/03/march-2022-town-hall-2/.
  • AAKP HealthLine on Emerging Therapies, COVID Prevention & the Immunosuppressed. Find details and register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLWebinarEmergingCOVIDTherapies.
• March 27, 2022: NKF webinar on Transitioning through the phases of the pandemic, Community Education Program. Register at https://kidney.secure.force.com/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=7013a000003D3cqAAC&form=00P3a00001fHrkeEAC&.
• March 30, 2022: Donate Life Erase the Wait Reunion. Details on the Living Donation Mentorship Program at https://www.donatelifenw.org/content/erase-wait-living-kidney-mentorship-program. Register at https://www.donatelifenw.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=9659&id=9659.
• April is National Donate Life Month. Find information at https://www.donatelifenw.org/content/national-donate-life-month and https://www.donatelife.net/ndlm/.
• April 1, 2022: Donate Life Trivia Night Fundraiser. Details and registration at https://www.donatelifenw.org/content/trivia-night.
• April 3, 2022: NWRD 2022 Annual Conference Recordings – last day to view. See March 5-April 3 above.

11/4 KDIGO Webinar on Psychological Issues in Dialysis

KDIGO will present a November 4, 2021 webinar on Optimizing Management of Psychological Symptoms in Dialysis, the third in their series on Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis, to consider the psychosocial experience of dialysis patients, focusing on identification, assessment, and treatment strategies for their most common psychological issues. Find more information and register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4606655071579436816. The webinar includes a live poll of attendees, at https://app.sli.do/event/9gpa15gp/live/polls, which you can use to add your own comments and questions in advance.

2/25 AAKP HealthLine on Gout

AAKP and the Alliance for Gout Awareness will present a February 25, 2021 AAKP HealthLine webinar on The Gout, Nutrition and Kidney Health Connection. Find out more about the HealthLine series at https://aakp.org/aakp-healthline/, and register for the current session at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2611087641103857165.

3/4+ NWRD Annual Conference

Northwest Renal Dietitians will hold their 2021 Annual Conference online March 4-5, 2021 on the theme Looking into the Future. Topics will include KDOQI Nutrition, Cannabis & CBD, Obesity, Soul Food, Malnutrition, Disparities, New Hyperkalemia Diet, Diabetes, Keto Diets, Bone Disease, the Future of Dialysis, and Attendee Tips for the Best Virtual Experience. Up to 14 CEUs will be available. The Deadline for submitting online posters and applications for online exhibitors or scholarships is December 31, 2020. Registration begins January 15, 2021. Find everything you need at https://www.nwrdonline.org/conference-overview.

KDIGO Diabetes Guidelines

KDIGO has announced the publication of the 2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in CKD. The Guideline, the first on Diabetes and CKD, is introduced at https://kdigo.org/guidelines/diabetes-ckd/ . This web page also includes links to downloads of the full Guideline, an Executive Summary, and a Speaker’s Guide, plus three video presentations:

• A Meet the Experts Session featuring the authors of the Guideline.
• An Introduction to the Guideline by Work Group Chair Dr. Ian de Boer.
• The Guideline webinar, Looking at the Latest Evidence and Beyond, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBmLFryQ19k , recorded last December and repeated below:

Update of Kidney School Nutrition/Fluids Module

MEI has updated the most popular module, Module 9: Nutrition and Fluids for People on Dialysis, in it’s award-winning Kidney School.  The new Module 9 has been completely updated with new information about the value of eating real food, phosphorus absorption from food additives vs. meat and plants, graphics and photos, and brand-new meal plans and recipes, and was reviewed by expert renal dietitians.  A Spanish translation will be available soon.

Kidney School offers free, tailored education for people with stages 4-5 CKD.  Sixteen interactive modules at the 6th grade reading level help patients and family members learn about kidney disease, treatment options, coping skills, lab tests, diet and nutrition, and much more.  Each online module creates a Personal Action Plan.  Audio files and PDFs in English and Spanish are also available.  Continuing education credits are available for professionals.

Find Kidney School at https://www.kidneyschool.org/, and the new Module 9: Nutrition and Fluids for People on Dialysis at https://www.kidneyschool.org/m09/.

7/16+ AAKP/GWU Virtual Summit on Innovation

AAKP and George Washington University will present their Second Annual Global Summit: Global Kidney Innovations – Expanding Patient Choices & Outcomes, online, on July 16-17, 2020.  The full schedule (8-12 sessions per day plus evening webinars) will emphasize COVID-19 and Innovation, but many other topics as well.  Find more information, including the detailed agenda, and register at https://aakp.org/programs-and-events/2nd-annual-global-summit-global-kidney-innovations-expanding-patient-choices-outcomes/.

3/5+ NWRD 2020 Vision Registration Open

Starting January 15, 2020, registration is open for the March 5-6, 2020 NWRD Conference, 2020 Vision.  You’ll pay more if you wait to register till after February 15, 2020.  The Conference will be held in Tacoma WA, and will feature 15 CPEUs, visionary speakers, Happy Hour Exhibits, the “Pillar of Excellence” awards presentation, and a special 40th Anniversary Networking Event at Tacoma’s internationally famous Museum of Glass.  Find everything you need to know at:

• https://www.nwrdonline.org/conference-overview
• https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/NWRD/2020NWRDprogram.pdf
• https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/NWRD/2020NWRDflyer.pdf