Conditions for Coverage
Conditions for Coverage - 2008 Back to School Tour
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN, & Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW

• Conditions for Coverage Resource List
• Conditions for Coverage: Dates, Deadlines, & "To-Do" Items (reprinted with permission from Renal Business Today)

Legal and Documentation Issues in the Conditions for Coverage - 2009 Council Meeting
Katrina Russell, RN, CNN

Applying QAPI to Psychosocial Issues - 2009 Council Meeting
Teri Browne, PhD, MSW

• Sample QAPI Report

Vascular Access: Assessment & Conditions for Coverage
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Data Submission
Data Forms Compliance: Going Digital - 2008 Back to School Tour
Jason Robins

• Data Training Handout
• CROWNWeb FAQs

Dialysis Access
AV Access in the Hemodialysis Patient
Robert D. H. Lee, MD

Dialysis Access "Catheters, Grafts, Fistulas...Oh My"
John O. Colonna, II, MD, FACS

Duc Vascular Access Monitoring

Y. FoliSekyema, MD

Vascular Access
Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition

Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
W. G. Schenk, III, MD

Why Catheters? (Adobe PDF)

Buttonhole Cannulation - 2009 Council Meeting
Kim Deaver, RN, BSN, CNN

Vascular Access: Assessment & Conditions for Coverage
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Hemodialysis Adequacy (Adobe PDF)
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

On Course with Cannulation: ABCs of Access Care
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

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Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Facility Staff
Babajide Salako, MD, MBA

Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Patients - Patients & Nurses
Dottie Adams, RN, CNN

Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Patients - Patients & Social Workers
Peggy Henderson, ACSW

End-of-Life Care
Access to Hospice for Patients with ESRD - 2008 Back to School Tour
Malene Davis, RN, CHPN, MBA, MSN

Incorporating Palliative Care Into Your Dialysis Unit
Alvin H. Moss, MD

Why the Nephrology Community Should Care about End-of-Life Care
Alvin H. Moss, MD

Patient-Centered Care
Basics of Patient - Centered Care
Jack Moore, MD; Robert Lee, MD; Chung W. Lee, MD, PC; Yao-Foli Sekyema, MD; Jim Seymour, Consumer; Val Riley, RN, BS

Best Practices for Dialysis Facility Teams: Developing a Patient Plan of Care - 2009 Council Meeting
Cathy Husser, RN, MEd, CNN

Patient Safety
Medication Reconciliation
Jan Wagner, BSN, CNN

Prevention of Fall-Related Injury in Dialysis Patients
Derrick Latos, MD, MACP

Water Safety
Randy Hooks, CHT and Mark Gray

Performance/Quality Improvement
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) - 2008 Back to School Tour
Janet Lynch, PhD, CPHQ

• PDSA Worksheet for Testing Change #1
• PDSA Worksheet for Testing Change #2
• PDSA Worksheet Example

Applying QAPI to Psychosocial Issues - 2009 Council Meeting
Teri Browne, PhD, MSW

• Sample QAPI Report

Professionalism
Polishing Up on Professionalism
Liz Anderson, MSW, LCSW

Professionalism in the Workplace
Denise Thornby RN, MS

Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services

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Back to School Tour

2009 Back to School Tour
The 2009 Back to School Tour was held in 3 cities across Network 5. Presentation topics included:

• QAPI for Managing Patient Satisfaction & Grievances (with notes)
• Infection Control
• Vascular Access: Assessment and Conditions for Coverage Requirements
• Improving Communication between Dialysis Facilities and Transplant Centers

QAPI for Managing Patient Satisfaction & Grievances (with notes)
Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW

Infection Control
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Vascular Access: Assessment and Conditions for Coverage Requirements
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Improving Communication between Dialysis Facilities and Transplant Centers
Presentation developed by MARC's Transplant Subcommittee

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2008 Back to School Tour
During the fall of 2008, the Back to School Tour traveled to five cities and educated nearly 300 individuals in the Network 5 region. Presentation topics included:

• New Conditions for Coverage
• Vascular Access
• 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program
• Data Forms Compliance
• Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Projects
• ESRD hospice benefit

Conditions for Coverage
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN, & Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW

• Conditions for Coverage Resource List
• Conditions for Coverage: Dates, Deadlines, & "To-Do" Items (reprinted with permission from Renal Business Today)

Vascular Access Review
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

• Vascular Access Resource List

Data Forms Compliance: Going Digital
Jason Robins

• Data Training Handout
• CROWNWeb FAQs

Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Janet Lynch, PhD, CPHQ

• PDSA Worksheet for Testing Change #1
• PDSA Worksheet for Testing Change #2
• PDSA Worksheet Example

Access to Hospice for Patients with ESRD
Malene Davis, RN, CHPN, MBA, MSN

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Council Meetings

2010 Spring Council Meeting
The 2010 MARC Spring Council Meeting was held at the Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA, on May 18, 2010. Topics included:

• Patient Literacy
• Ethics and End-of-Life Decision-Making
• Fistula First: Making it Work (panel discussion)
• Pediatric Nutrition and Kidney Disease
• Cannulation Techniques
• Referral to Transplant: Shared Responsibility between the Dialysis and Transplant Centers  

Shelia Dabney Memorial Award
MARC presented the third annual Shelia Dabney Memorial Award to Mary Cecelia Johnson at its 2010 Council Meeting. Each year, MARC requests nominations from the renal community and selects one individual who displays Shelia's legacy of determination, goodwill and optimism. Cele was recognized during the annual Council Meeting's awards ceremony.

Patient of the Year Award
The 2010 Patient of the Year Award was presented to an exemplary patient in Network 5 who serves as a role model for his/her peers. Dialysis facility staff members were asked to nominate patients who have been dialyzing for at least 10 years and who show an active engagement in their own health and safety. Congratulations to the 2010 recipient!*

* The name of the patient award winner has been withheld to protect his/her privacy.

Heath Literacy Video from ACP Health Foundation (Windows Media Format)

Ethics and End-of-Life Decision-Making
by Nathan Kottkamp, JD

Pediatric Nutrition and Kidney Disease
by Kristen Sgambat, MS, RD, CSR

List of Abbreviations

Cannulation Techniques
by Kim Deaver, RN, BSN, CNN, and Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Referral to Transplant: Shared Responsibility between the Dialysis and Transplant Centers
by Gigi Spicer, RN, Winsor Egolf, BSN, RN, and Kay Fajardo, RN

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2009 Council Meeting
The 2009 MARC Council Meeting was held at the Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, VA, on May 12, 2009. Topics included:

• Conditions for Coverage
  • Legal & Documentation Issues
  • Life Safety Code and the Physical Environment
  • Nutritional Assessment and Care Planning
• Advanced Care Planning and and End-of-Life Goals
• Buttonhole Cannulation
• Applying QAPI to Psychosocial Issues
• Developing Patient Plans of Care

• Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis STAFF and PATIENTS
• Preventing Falls
• Water Safety
• Disaster Diets
• Dealing with Psychiatric Patients

2008 Annual Council Meeting Handouts

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2007 Council Meeting
The 2007 MARC Council Meeting, Beyond Kt/V, was held at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD, on May 3, 2007. Topics included:

• Cultural Competence
• State Survey Preparedness
• Dialysis Options for Patients
• Motivational Interviewing
• Role of the Nephrology Team in End-of-Life Decision Making

2007 Spring Council Meeting Conference Materials

To contact Cultural Competence speaker Dr. Amri Johnson of Cook Ross Inc., call (404) 755-8900, email him at amri@cookross.com, or log onto www.cookross.com.

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Patient Care Technician Certification Review
On December 6, 2009 MARC held a Patient Care Technician Certification Review session at Inova Fairfax Hospital in northern Virginia. Topics included:

Introduction and History of Dialysis
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Principles of Dialysis
Andrew Howard, MD

Patient Assessment
Emma Persigehl, RN, CNN

Dialysis Delivery System
Emma Persigehl, RN, CNN

Complications of Dialysis
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Water Treatment
Emma Persigehl, RN, CNN

Infection Control
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Reuse
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

Professionalism (with notes)
Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW

Test Taking
Nancy Gregory, RN, CNN

FREE DOWNLOAD – Amgen's Core Curriculum for the Dialysis Technician

To view your state's certification provisions and programs, as well as a list PCT certification organizations, click here.