The Washington State dialysis facility Certificate of Need waiver has been extended to August 1, 2020 or the end of the declared COVID-19 State of Emergency, whichever comes first. Find details at https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/20-36.3%20-%20COVID-19%20HCF %20Ext%20%28tmp%29.pdf.
Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-36 has waived Washington State Certificate of Need requirements for new health care infrastructure until April 29, 2020. Dialysis facilities can without prior approval add stations where needed to help with isolation clinics, or to build out capacity at clinics that are not isolation clinics in order to move patients around to have the capacity needed at the isolation clinics. For details see https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/20-36%20-%20COVID-19%20-%20DOH%20Health%20Care%20Facilities-Hand%20Sanitizer%20%28tmp%29.pdf.
NKF will present their Annual Kidney Community Symposium in Portland on March 1, 2020, featuring sessions on The Future of Kidney Care, Home Dialysis, Living Donation, and the presentation of the Elizabeth Kemble Friends of the Kidney Community Award. For details and registration, see https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/PKG/PKG2020PtSymp.pdf.
November 1, 2019 is the registration deadline for the November 8 CNSW NW Chapter Fall 2019 Educational Conference in Issaquah WA. Ignore the earlier deadline on the Conference brochure (https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/CNSW/CNSW_Fall.2019.pdf), and use the registration form at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/CNSW/CNSW.REG.Fall.2019.pdf to RSVP. Conference topics include ethics, mental health, end of life, patient support, patient engagement, and patient collaboration, with 6.5 CEUs offered.
NKF and the Portland Kidney Group will host its Annual Holiday Party November 10, 2019 in Portland OR. Food and drinks will be provided, and family and friends are invited. The party will feature a dietitian talking about hearty but kidney-friendly holiday cooking. Volunteers are needed to help get everything ready. You’re asked to RSVP by November 4, 2019. Find more information on the Party, on volunteering, and on how to RSVP, at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/PKG/PKG1119.pdf.
The CNSW NW Chapter will host their Fall 2019 Educational Conference in Issaquah WA on November 8, 2019. Topics include ethics, mental health, end of life, patient support, patient engagement, and patient collaboration. 6.5 CEUs are offered. Find details at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/CNSW/CNSW_Fall.2019.pdf and register at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/CNSW/CNSW.REG.Fall.2019.docx. RSVP by November 1, 2019. Early registration expires October 11, 2019.
The CNSW OR-SW WA Chapter will host a half-day Fall Clinical Nephrology Social Work Meeting on November 6, 2019 in Portland OR. Speakers will present on disability rights, the Senior Loneliness Line, and the 2-1-1 Helpline. There will be no CEUs offered for this meeting, but lunch is included, the speakers are excellent, and the networking opportunity is priceless. Find details, agenda, and registration information at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/CNSW/CNSW1119.pdf.
Home Dialyzors United, Comagine Health ESRD Network 16, and other sponsors will present a free September 21, 2019 all-day patient educational meeting on home dialysis and transplant in Puyallup WA, called Going Home, Staying Home. The meeting will include sessions on patient priorities, home modalities, patient safety at home, how the Network can help, a panel on transplants, and a real-time support group. For details see these resources:
Home Dialyzors United, Comagine Health ESRD Network 16, and other sponsors will present a free September 21, 2019 all-day patient educational meeting on home dialysis and transplant in Puyallup WA, called Going Home, Staying Home. The meeting will include sessions on patient priorities, home modalities, patient safety at home, how the Network can help, a panel on transplants, and a real-time support group. For details see these resources:
Home Dialyzors United, Comagine Health ESRD Network 16, and other sponsors will present a September 21, 2019 all-day patient educational meeting on home dialysis in Puyallup WA, called Going Home, Staying Home. The meeting will include sessions on patient priorities, home modalities, patient safety at home, how the Network can help, a panel on transplants, and a real-time support group. For details see the poster at https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/nwrn.org/files/N/HDU/HDU.082119.pdf. Find HDU’s web page on it at https://www.homedialyzorsunited.org/patient-education, and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-day-patient-education-seminar-tickets-69449765117.
