Safety First: Building a Safe and Sound Dialysis System, Including the Celeste Castillo Lee Memorial Lectureship
October 25, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Clinical Practice Session
Safety First: Building a Safe and Sound Dialysis System, Including the Celeste Castillo Lee Memorial Lectureship
October 25, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Simulive
Session Description
Dialysis is lifesaving, but it can be difficult and dangerous to deliver. Safe systems and continuous safety improvement are vital pursuits. This session explores some of the key tools for building and maintaining safe systems.
Learning Objective(s)
- Define the risk and safety issues associated with dialysis facilities
- Describe the medical director's role in building and maintaining safe and sound systems
- Explain how to design, implement, and manage a system for quality assurance and performance improvement
- Specify how to use protocols to improve patient care without hindering individualized care
Learning Pathway(s)
Moderators
- Nithin Karakala, MD, FASN
- Catherine C. Wells, CNN-NP, DNP
Presentations
- Are Dialysis Facilities Safe? Using Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement to Assess and Enhance Patient Safety
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Michael Heung, MD, MS, FASN
Michael Heung, MD, MS, FASN
Dr. Michael Heung is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan where he serves as the Associate Chief in the Division of Nephrology. He has a longstanding interest in quality improvement and patient safety, and currently oversees QI efforts within nephrology.
Are Dialysis Facilities Safe? Using Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement to Assess and Enhance Patient Safety
October 25, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
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- Developing Actionable Patient Safety Outcome Metrics for Dialysis: The Celeste Castillo Lee Memorial Lectureship
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Allison Tong, PhD, MPH
Developing Actionable Patient Safety Outcome Metrics for Dialysis: The Celeste Castillo Lee Memorial Lectureship
October 25, 2020 | 11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
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- Using Protocols Wisely to Improve Safety Without Limiting Individualized Care
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Jennifer E. Flythe, MD, MPH, FASN
Jennifer E. Flythe, MD, MPH, FASN
Dr. Flythe is a nephrologist and clinical investigator at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Kidney Center and Director of Dialysis Services at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. She completed medical school at the UNC School of Medicine and Nephrology fellowship training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital- Massachusetts General Hospital Combined Program. She earned her Master's in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Flythe conducts patient-oriented qualitative, epidemiologic and prospective research aimed at improving outcomes and experiences of individuals living with kidney disease.
Using Protocols Wisely to Improve Safety Without Limiting Individualized Care
October 25, 2020 | 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
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