Kidney Week

Clinical Practice Session

Transforming Dialysis, Work Systems, and Culture

October 23, 2020 | 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Location: Simulive

Session Description

ASN is answering the call to action ignited by the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative to transform the ways in which dialysis care is provided. This session examines the innovation that is needed to disrupt the current care infrastructure for CKD, including the migration of the in-center hemodialysis patient population to home therapies, the human factors that contribute to efficient and effective system function, and techniques to maximize care team leadership.

ASN thanks the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety Project and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for assistance with this session.

Learning Objective(s)

• Identify the barriers to patient transition to dialyzing at home and the steps nephrologists can take to better ensure patient success in home therapy
• Examine the human factors related to outpatient dialysis to understand and reduce the gap between work as imagined and work as performed as it relates to infection prevention in outpatient dialysis
• Summarize the lessons learned by a project team that observed the human factors involved in infection prevention practices in 10 outpatient dialysis clinics around the United States
• Explore how effective clinical leadership partnerships that drive value and improvement can be cultivated
• Demonstrate the importance of the leadership role, effective dyad partnerships between the nurse manager and medical director, and the impact it makes on a successful and safe experience for patients in their care

Learning Pathway(s)

• Dialysis

Moderators

• Renee E. Garrick, MD, FASN
• Alan S. Kliger, MD

Presentations

• Transforming the Culture of Dialysis: Disruptive Innovation
  02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
  Fredric O. Finkelstein, MD
  

  Fredric O. Finkelstein, MD

Transforming the Culture of Dialysis: Disruptive Innovation

October 23, 2020 | 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

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• Home Dialysis: Keys to Successful Patient Transition
  03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  Derek L. Forfang 
  
  

  Derek L. Forfang

  Derek has been a Type 1 diabetic since age 10 and an ESRD patient since 1999 utilizing various treatment modalities including transplantation, peritoneal dialysis and in-center hemodialysis. Both his Mother and Grandfather were type 2 diabetic and experienced kidney failure as well. He Is the Chair of the National Forum of ESRD Networks, Kidney Patient Advisory Council, (KPAC), and Member on the Forum Board of Directors. He is the Chair of HSAG ESRD Network #17’s Patient Advisory Committee (PAC) and also chairs the Network #17 Board of Directors. He serves as Chair of the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Kidney Advocacy Committee (KAC) and Chairs the NKF Public Policy Committee. He also is a member of the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI) Patient and Family Partner Council. He is an active member on the Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition working with the CDC. He co-lead the Fluid Management Innovation project with the Kidney Health Initiative and also co-lead the Goal Directed Dialysis “My Dialysis Care Plan” Project with the University of North Carolina Kidney Center. Derek is the first recipient of the National Kidney Foundation’s Celeste Castillo Lee Patient Engagement Award and was presented with the CMS QIIG Results Coin in 2018.

Home Dialysis: Keys to Successful Patient Transition

October 23, 2020 | 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

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• Human Factors Assessments in Dialysis Facilities: Preliminary Findings
  03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
  Sarah Parker, PhD
  

  Sarah Parker, PhD

Human Factors Assessments in Dialysis Facilities: Preliminary Findings

October 23, 2020 | 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

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• Dyad Leadership in Dialysis: A Model for Success
  04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
  Leslie P. Wong, MD, FASN, MBA 
  
  

  Leslie P. Wong, MD, FASN, MBA

  Dr. Wong is the Chief Medical Officer of the Nephrology Care Alliance, a physician-provider partnership seeking to empower nephrologists to succeed in new value-based payment models and better manage chronic kidney disease. He is Chair of Quality Improvement and Education for Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS). He is currently the Associate Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Medicare Accountable Care Organization and previously served as Vice-Chairman and Director of End-Stage Renal Disease at the Cleveland Clinic Department of Nephrology and Hypertension.

Dyad Leadership in Dialysis: A Model for Success

October 23, 2020 | 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

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