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2008 CMS/ESRD Network Annual Meeting

PRESENTATIONS:

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
• Download presentation (ppt)

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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
• Download presentation materials:
  
• Sanctions (ppt)
• Timetable for Complaints and Grievances (doc)
• Complaints and Grievances (ppt)
• Sample Non-Compliance Letter to Facility (doc)
  
  
• 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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• Writing Business and Technical Proposals (pdf)
• Business Plan Format (pdf)
  
  
• 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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• Automating Your Quality Improvement Processes (ppt)
• Automating Your Quality Improvement Process Worksheet (xls)
  
  
• 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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MEETING EVALUATION

If you have not already done so, please submit a Meeting Evaluation Form to let us know what you think. Thank you.

• Download Meeting Evaluation Form (doc)

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• View Full Conference Agenda
  
• Attendee Roster (pdf)
• CMS Organization Chart (pdf)
  

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