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Sunday, August 25, 2019
DoubleTree by Hilton Newark Airport
128 Frontage Road, Newark, NJ 07114
Click photos to see slide show from 2019 NE Seminar.
Presentations Overview
Clinical and Joint Sessions
Make No Bones Without It - Take Those Binders!
The presentation will help you understand the relationship of Vitamin D to calcium and parathyroid in order to prevent renal bone disease and subsequent complications associated with hyperphosphatemia.
Lynda K. Ball MSN, RN, CNN
Quality Improvement Director, ESRD Network 13
The Patient Experience: How Patient Satisfaction & Outcomes are dependent on Interdisciplinary Team Harmony
Learn how to improve team harmony, respect, and how that leads to improved patient outcomes.
Joe Sala BSc, Ed, CWS, CWR
Senior Director, Mount Sinai Kidney Center, Mount Sinai Health System
PD- The “Good Catheter”
Learn best practices for preparation, catheter selection and performance for Peritoneal Dialysis catheters.
Jacquie Logue, BS, RT-R(ARRT)
Sr Director Clinical Education-Peripheral Intervention, Merit Medical
The Role of the ESRD Network
Learn about the ESRD Network. Its relationship to CMS, 2019 Projects, Intro to the ESRD QIP and more!
Annabelle Perez, BSN, RN
Quality Improvement Director, Renal Network 3
Implicit Bias in Healthcare: What is It and How Can We Combat It?
We each make snap judgments when we look at others – and these help us differentiate between our own “tribe” and “outsiders.” But, these judgments can and often are harmful. Learn how we can help to redefine our tribe in ways that help us AND our patients.
Dori Schatell, MS
Executive Director, Medical Education Institute, Inc.
Emergency Preparedness and Management
Learn about CMS Goals for ESRD Networks, Emergency and Disaster Responsibilities of the ESRD Network, Emergency Preparedness Expectations of the Dialysis Facilities, Facility Emergency Event Reporting to the Network and Building Partnerships.
Yessi Cubillo
Patient Services Coordinator, Renal Network 3
The Benefits of Home Hemodialysis, The Patient Perspective
Hear my journey through Kidney Disease and how life drastically improved after choosing home therapy.
Dawn Pl Edwards
Patient Advocate, NxStage Medical
BioMedical Sessions
Ensuring Safe Water
Learn the importance of providing consistent safe water and the methods to ensure consistent delivery of safe water.
Rich Benner
Sr. Manager, Strategic Accounts, Life Sciences Division, CANTEL
The Biomedical Role in Emergency Preparedness
Learn the Biomedical and Technical elements of the Emergency Preparedness Regulation. Understand the CMS Condition Level Regulation, elements within, and the responsibility of Technical and Biomedical Departments. Focus will be on Chronic Incenter Hemodialysis as well as Home Therapy.
Joe Sala BSc, Ed, CWS, CWR
Senior Director, Mount Sinai Kidney Center, Mount Sinai Health System
BiBag V104/V108 Troubleshooting
Learn about causes and solutions to V104/V108 Stuck Closed alarms.
William LePard, BSEE, ASEE
Technical Trainer, Fresenius Medical Care