On Sunday, Aug. 25, the Network hosted the “Living Well with Kidney Disease” Patient Educational Event in Overland Park, Kansas. We had a great turnout and received some wonderful feedback. Thank you to all the local clinics that helped promote the program! The clinic that had the most patients attend was DaVita Lenexa! Congratulations! 
Network Board Nominations
Nominations are still open for positions on the Board of Directors and Medical Review Board of Qsource ESRD Network 12.
Network Highlights
Patient Engagement in Action!
FMC Sikeston Hosts a Lobby Day for Home Dialysis

Sherry McCormick, NPR and the team at FMC-Sikeston hosted a lobby day to inform all their patients about home dialysis. Sherry and her team had a great event, making sure everyone knows "Dreams Rea...

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Topic of the Month

As part of the Network’s efforts to support facility level patient engagement, each month we provide a “Topic of the Month” sheet for the upcoming monthly topic in the   2019 “Be Active in Your Care” Patient Engagement Calendar .
Upcoming Events
ESRD NCC QIA LAN Call Series
The End Stage Renal Disease National Coordinating Center Quality Improvement Activity Learning and Action Networks (ESRD NCC QIA LANs) hosts a series of calls based on topics of the CMS Quality Improvement Activities (QIAs).

These include:
  • Blood Stream Infection (BSI)
  • Home Modality
  • Transplant
  • Depression.
ALL ESRD facilities are invited to these meetings because improving the lives of dialysis patients in these areas is a global goal. Please also share these calls with your patients.

If you have questions, please call the Network office at 816-880-9990.
Sept. NPR Connection Calls

Topic:  Prevention Saves Lives
Date:   Sept. 12 or Sept. 13
Time:  1 p.m. CST

For audio, you will need to also call-in using the following information:

Phone:  888-537-7715
Access Code:  885 90 323#
Infection Prevention in the Hemodialysis Setting

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 17
Where : Omaha, NE
Time:   8:00 AM to 3:45 PM
This intense, fast-paced course is designed to provide current knowledge and skills necessary for infection prevention professionals to perform infection prevention activities effectively in the hemodialysis setting. Register Today!
NTDS Targeting Zero Infections Webinar Series

Human Factors Engineering and its Application to Dialysis

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 17
Time:   11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT
Human factors engineering is an incredibly large, yet unseen, part of our everyday lives. From the layout of our facilities to the design of the machines we use, human factors engineering plays a vital role in nearly every product and service that we use. 

In this complimentary webinar, learn more about human factors engineering and how it can be applied to your facility. Examine a real-life case study in which six out-patient hemodialysis clinics were observed to identify the barriers and facilitators associated with infection prevention. 
Empowered Kidney Care Webinar Now Available
September is Sepsis Prevention Month!

Take this CDC Quiz to test your Sepsis knowledge!
REMEMBER: NHSN Data Deadlines
NHSN is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure the progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
Facilities should:

Contact the NHSN Helpdesk ( nhsn@cdc.gov , subject line ‘Dialysis’) with any questions.
This resource was developed while under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contract #HHSM-500-2016-00012C. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 19.Q-ESRD12.09.158