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DTX21 Recorded Clinical Sessions
Up to 8.0 Contact Hours
Year: 2021
Note: Your governing body (BONENT and/or NNCC for example) will only accept credit for a session once. Additional viewings will not be valid toward your re-certification.
You must watch the videos and complete the questionnaires to earn your contact hours. You are purchasing access to the content. Contact Hours will only be awarded once you have completed the educational activities.
Onboarding Patients Best Practices
Amber Pace, LCSW, LAC, Director, Social Work & Behavioral Health, DaVita Clinical Enterprise
With the increasing number of dialysis patients, the onboarding of new dialysis patients is more important than ever. This session provides a blueprint for you to consider when you welcome a new patient.
Onboarding – Reality Check Roundtable
Anna Rutherford, LMSW, Senior Social Work Services Methods Sys Manger, Fresenius Medical Care NA
Etoya Horton, CHT, Nephrology Clinical Technician, Satellite Health Care
Onboarding procedures for new dialysis patients are great – but sometimes don’t work in real life. This interactive discussion with a social worker and nephrology clinical technician will address some of the obstacles to good patient onboarding.
Infection Control in Dialysis Centers
Jeremiah Cutright, Clinical Educator, B. Braun Medical Inc.
Following the impact from COVID-19, infection control is an even greater concern among dialysis clinics than ever before. Learn the importance of infection control and acquire some tips and tricks!
Impact of Pandemic and Legislation on Home Dialysis Modalities
Keith Lester, Satellite Healthcare
Even before the pandemic started, the Kidney Patient Care Act had the potential for increasing the number of CKD patients receiving their dialysis treatment at home. Let’s look at the impact of these two key reasons on the home dialysis movement.
Vascular Access - EndoAVF
Neghae Mawla, MD, Nephrologist, Dallas Nephrology Associates
EndoAVF is changing the ways that vascular access is managed. Come learn more about his new technique, including a video of the actual insertion process.
Vascular Access
Dr. Gregg Miller, MD, GVP Operations, Azure Care
The COVID pandemic and CMS dialysis regulations
Gail DeWald, BS RN CNN, Nephrology Nurse
In some ways, the COVID pandemic has had a positive impact on the CMS dialysis regulations, with decreased infections and more patients choosing home therapy. But, there is a significant impact on
the entire healthcare team. Learn about the top 10 deficiencies cited in 2019 that are in the scope of
practice of dialysis technicians and how you can address them.
Your turn be the Surveyor: Identifying problems – case studies
Gail DeWald, BS RN CNN, Nephrology Nurse
This interactive session will explore case studies of significant survey deficiencies – you will be asked to
identify the problem and propose solutions.
