The ESRD Network Coordinating Center (NCC) provides centralized coordination and support for the Medicare ESRD Network Program.
2008 CMS/ESRD Network Annual Meeting

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
- Opening Session: Video Montage (available soon)
- Darlene Rodgers, 2008 Annual Meeting Program Chair
- Susan Caponi, 2008 Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair, 2009 Annual Meeting Program Chair
- NCC Update
- Michele L. Spillane, NCC Project Manager
- Susan Caponi, NW2 Executive Director
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- Conditions of Participation - Transplant
- Marcia Newton, CMS Representative
- Diane Corning, CMS Representative
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- CROWNWeb Overview/Update
- Kelly Mayo, NW7
- Debbie Cooley, CSC
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
- CMS Keynote Speaker
- Dr. Barry Straube
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- Proposed Conditions for Coverage - General Overview, Patient Assessment and Quality Assessment Performance Improvement
- Lynn Riley, CMS
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- Complaints / Grievances, Sanctions and Alternative Sanctions
- Facilitator: Demetra Denmon, CMS
- Panel: Glenda Payne, Mary King and Renee Dupee, CMS Representatives
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- Sanctions (ppt)
- Proposed Changes for the National ESRD CPM Project
- Thomas Dudley, CMS
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- Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative (FFBI) Summit
- Vickie Peters and Team
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- ESRD NW4 - Lessons Learned (ppt)
- Practitioner Education & Training Task Force (ppt)
- NW16 Best Practices (doc)
- Marketing & Communications Task Force (ppt)
- NW14 Best Practices (pdf)
- NW14 successful Factors of AVF increase in Texas (ppt)
- Creation of secondary AV fistulas from failed hemodialysis grafts: the role of routine vein mapping (pdf)
- FFBI: Surging into the future (ppt)
- FFBI: Best Demonstrated Practices From Texas (NW #14) HD Facilities (pdf)
- Clinical Practice & Quality Measurement/ Information Task Force Report (ppt)
- FFBI Agenda (pdf)
- Successful AV Fistula Creation Does Not Lead to Higher Catheter Use: The Experience by the NorthWest Renal Network 16 Vascular Access Quality Improvement Program. Four Years Follow Up (doc)
- Enhancing Fistula Placement: Politics and Logistics (doc)
- CROWNWeb (Technical)
- Matthew Leipold and Team
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
- QI Training Session for NW QI Personnel
- Laura Adams
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- CROWN Environment - Contacts
- Jackie Abt and Team
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- Writing Business and Technical Proposals
- Margaret McCraw, Ph.D., MBA, LCSW-C, Leadership Dynamics Group
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- CKD-QIO 9th Scope of Work and ESRD Network Collaboration
- Teresa Casey, CMS Representative
- Kathleen Egan, CMS Representative
- Brian Hebbel, CMS Representative
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- Automating Your Quality Improvement Processes
- Chris Brown, NW3
- Bev Hoek, NW3
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- Creating Partnerships - Mental Health Resources
- Joseph R. Merighi, PhD
- Megan R. Prescott, LCSW
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- Data Managers Session
- William R. Rullo
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- Emergency Preparedness for QI Personnel and Experience with the Sanctions Process
- Sarah Yelton, NW12
- Jan Deane, NW11
- Lana Kacherova, NW18
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- Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Summit
- Kelly Mayo and Team
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Friday, February 22, 2008
- VRE and MRSA and the Impact on the Dialysis Community
- Mark Arduino, MS, Dr.P.H.
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