Register Today!
Let's Talk Transplant Webinar Featuring University of Missouri Transplant Team
|
Please join Qsource ESRD Networks 10 and 12 for a comprehensive webinar that will cover
:
- the referral process
- transplant evaluation
- waitlist management
- multi-listing
- selection criteria
- financial considerations
- living donation
- barriers to transplant
|
This webinar features the transplant team at the University of Missouri Transplant Center. At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be equipped with information and tools to pass along to your patients that may want to consider listing or multi-listing at this mid-Missouri center.
|
|
Date:
Tuesday, June 16
Time:
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
|
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
|
|
 |
5-Diamond Patient Safety Module on COVID-19
The module was developed in partnership with the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and covers guidance for dialysis providers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The module takes about 30 minutes to review the content and includes a brief five question pre/post-test.
|
|
|
|
Staying Up to Date
with COVID-19
|
|
|
|
The Network Patient Representative (NPR) Connection Call provides an opportunity for NPRs to connect with the Network and each other, share ideas and learn what they can do at their clinic to improve the patient experience.
The
2020 Patient Engagement Calendar
provides monthly guidance and resources for NPRs to work with their clinic staff to create a patient engagement activity educating patients on the topic.
|
|
Upcoming Dates:
July 9 and 10
Topic: My Life: Work and Play
August 13 and 14
My Life: Be Prepared
|
|
Call Time:
1:00 p.m. CT
For audio, you will need to also call-in using the following information:
Phone:
1-866-899-4679 or 1 -571- 317-3116
Access Code:
554-197-389#
Webinar ID:
554197389
|
|
|
Due to COVID-19, the End Stage Renal Disease National Coordinating Center (ESRD NCC) Quality Improvement Activity Learning and Action Network (QIA LAN) call schedule has been altered.
Please take some time to listen to the NCC Quickinars, short 30 minute webinars that are available for providers and patients.
For the most up-to-date recordings from previous calls, visit the
NCC Website
.
|
|
|
|
CMS Stakeholder Calls
CMS continues to host regular calls with a variety of clinicians, hospitals, other facilities, and states in an effort to keep stakeholders updated on their COVID-19 efforts. As we know not everyone is available to attend the calls live, we are happy to share that you can access recordings of the calls along with transcrips on the
CMS Website
.
|
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Webinar Offerings
A list of future and past events can be found by visiting the
ASN Website
.
|
|
|
|
Topic of the Month
My Life: Coping and Depression
|
The Network has compiled resources to assist facilities in providing information to patients to help them in dealing with depression and strategies for living well with dialysis and COVID-19 specific resources. This month, we encourage you to review the
“My Life: Coping and Depression”
topic of the month sheet
to identify resources to share with your patients about coping strategies, including dealing with COVID-19, to engage patients at your facility.
|
|
|
|
During our Network Patient Representative (NPR) call this month, NPRs on the call shared a few ideas on what they are doing to stay connected despite social distancing restrictions.
- Fred Barnhouse, NPR at Mercy Medical Center Dialysis-Mercy Plaza in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been interviewing other patients and sharing their stories in their clinic’s newsletter.
- Dawn Bates, NPR at Tri-State Dialysis in Dubuque, Iowa, set up a conference call for their monthly support group.
- Sherry McCormick, NPR at FMC- Sikeston in Sikeston, Missouri, shared a picture of what she is doing to stay active and encourage home dialysis.
|
|
Sherry McCormick is pictured with her grandson and biggest fan.
|
|
|
|
|
Decreasing Conflict and Creating Bridges
|
The Decreasing Dialysis Patient/Provider Conflict (DPC) toolkit is a wonderful tool to help staff manage conflict effectively, improve communication, and increase patient and staff satisfaction. Conflict is never easy, and the unique characteristics of the dialysis setting...
|
|
|
|
De-escalation Training Video Series
|
Over the last few years, and unfortunately in the last few months, the Network has seen an increase in the number of involuntary discharges due to an immediate severe threat. Although these events cannot always be prevented, we recognize the increased...
|
|
|
|
Quality Improvement Corner
|
|
Announcing a New Transplant Resource for Your Patients!
|
The Missouri Kidney Collaborative (MKC), a group of government-funded and non-profit organizations committed to improving the health of people with kidney disease, is pleased to announce the launch of the
My Transplant-Ready Workbook
.
This new resource will guide patients, and those who support them, through the transplant journey. Anyone who wants to get a kidney transplant will find the workbook easy to use and understand.
The workbook is a step-by-step guide that also provides a place to write down medical information, space for reflection, and recording of personal experiences and motivators.
|
|
|
|
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Resources
|
The National Employment Network Association (NENA) has created two resources to be used by dialysis facilities in our service area to continue to assist patients in working during COVID-19 and beyond, use these tools as a guide to locate employment network organizations for patients interested in returning to work.
|
|
|
|
|
Read the latest CROWNWeb eNews
for more information about the
ESRD Quality Reporting System (EQRS) modernization efforts in support of the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (ESRD QIP) Payment Year (PY) 2021 Preview Period.
|
|
|
|
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Reporting
|
2020 NHSN Data Deadlines
Q1 (Jan.-March): June 30
Q2 (April-June): Sept. 30
Q3 (Jul.-Sept.): Dec. 31
|
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...
|
|
|
|
Recalls and Safety Alerts
|
|
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. 20.Q-ESRD12.06.041
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
