2008 CMS/ESRD Networks Annual Meeting Agenda

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - DAY ONE
8:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.:	Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.:	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.:	Welcome and Announcements Samantha Richardson, CMS
9:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.:	General Session #1: Opening Session Darlene Rodgers, 2008 Annual Meeting Program Chair Susan Caponi, 2008 Annual Meeting Program Co-chair, 2009 Annual Meeting Program Chair Kelly Mayo, 2009 Annual Meeting Program Co-chair
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.:	Break
10:45 a.m - 12:00 p.m.:	General Session #2: Keynote Speaker Beatrice Berry, PhD*
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.:	Lunch Session: NCC Update Susan Caponi, NW2 Executive Director Michele Spillane, NCC Project Manager
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.:	General Session #3: Conditions of Participation - Transplant Marcia newton and Karen Tritz, CMS Representatives
2:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.:	General Session #4: CROWNWeb Overview/Update Kelly Mayo, NW7; and Debbie Cooley, CSC
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.:	Break
4:30 p.m. - 5:00p.m.:	General Session # 5: Recognitions and Awards Terris King, CMS
5:00 p.m:	Closing Comments Michele Spillane, NCC Project Manager Adjourn
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - DAY TWO
7:30 a.m. - 5:15 a.m.:	Registration
7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.:	Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.:	General Session #6: CMS Keynote Speaker Barry Straube, MD, CMS Terris King, CMS
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.:	General Session #7: Proposed Conditions for Coverage-General Overview, Patient Assessment and Quality Assessment Performance Improvement Lynn Riley, CMS
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.:	Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.:	General Session #8: General Session - Complaints / Grieveances, Sanctions and Alternate Sanctions Facilitator: Demetra Denmon, CMS Panel: Glenda Payne, Mary King and Renee Dupee, CMS Representatives
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.:	Working Lunch - General Session #9: Proposed Changes for the National ESRD CPM Project Thomas Dudley, CMS
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Concurrent	FistulaFirst Breakthrough Initiative (FFBI) Summit Vickie Peters and Team Welcome and Opening Remarks FFBI Plenary Session: Forward to the Future - Dr's. Larry Spergel and Vo Nguyen Task Group Reports Community Education Clinical Practice Quality Measurement and Information Program Operations Marketing and Communications Network Presentations - Best Practices Strategies for the Future - Interactive group discussion
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.:	Breakout Session - Data Managers': CROWNWeb (technical) Matthew Leipold and Team, CMS Representatives
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.:	Break
5:00 p.m:	Closing Comments Michele Spillane, NCC Project Manager Adjourn
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - DAY THREE
7:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.:	Registration
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.:	Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.:	Breakout Sessions
Concurrent	Breakout Session #1: QI Training Session for NW QI Personnel Laura Adams
	Breakout Session #2: CROWN Environment - Contacts Jackie Abt and Team
	Breakout Session #3: Writing Business and Technical Proposals 101 TBA
	Breakout Session #4: CDK-QIO 9th Scope of Work and ESRD Network Collaboration Teresa Casey, Kathleen Egan, Brian Hebbel, CMS Representatives
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.:	Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.:	Breakout Sessions
Concurrent	Breakout Session #5: Automating Your Quality Improvement Processes Chris Brown, NW3 and Bev Hoek, NW3
	Breakout Session #6: CROWN Data Open Discussion Matthew Leipold and Team, CMS Representatives
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.:	Breakout Session #7: Creating Partnerships - Mental Health Resources Joseph Merighi, Phd and Megan R. Prescott, LCSW
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.:	Breakout Session #8: Data Managers Session - topic TBA
	Breakout Session #9: Emergency Preparedness for QI Personnel and Experience with the Sanctions Process Sarah Yelton, NW12; Jay Deane, NW11; and Lana Kacherova, NW18
	Breakout Session #10: Quarterly Report Template "Open House" for Questions and Answers Darlene Rodgers, NW15 and Demetra C. Denmon, CMS
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.:	Box Lunch provided (will be served for registrants not attending the KCER Summit)
12:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.:	Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Summit Kelly Mayo and Team, NW7 Welcome and Opening Remarks KCER Website & Working Lunch Response Team Updates Communications Coordination of Staff and Volunteers Facility Operations Federal Response Pandemic Preparedness Patient Assistance Patient/Provider Tracking Physician Placement and Assistance KCER Collaboration Adjourn
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.:	Break
5:00 p.m.:	Closing Comments Michele Spillane, NCC Project Manager Adjourn
Friday, February 22, 2008 - DAY FOUR
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.:	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.:	Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.:	General Session #10: CROWNWeb Q & A with CMS and CSC
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.:	Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.:	General Session #11 - VRE and MRSA and the Impact on the Dialysis Community Matt Arduino, MS, r.P.H.
12:00 p.m.:	Adjournment 2009 Chair/Co-Chair Introductions, Concluding Remarks Samantha Richardson, CMS Darlene Rodgers, 2008 Annual Meeting Program Chair Susan Caponi, 2009 Annual Meeting Program Chair Kelly Mayo, 2009 Annual Meeting Program Co-chair

Keynote Speaker Beatrice Berry, PhD*
Beatrice Berry earned her PhD in sociology from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, where she later taught sociology and statistics. An award-winning entertainer, lecturer and comedienne, she has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and 20/20. She has her own nationally syndicated talk show, the Beatrice Berry Show.