Details
DTX40 (2023) Recorded Professional Development Sessions
Up to 7.7 Contact Hours
Year: 2023
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.
Work Experiences and Turnover Intention among U.S. Dialysis Technicians
Laura Plantinga, Emory University
This session will address the results of the survey of 400+ dialysis technicians distributed at DTX22 and through the NANT membership and social media,. More than half of dialysis PCTs reported burnout, driven by work exhaustion; only about one-third reported professional fulfillment. Even among this relatively engaged group of dialysis PCTs, only half intended to continue working as PCTs. Because of the critical, frontline role of dialysis PCTs in the care of patient receiving in-center hemodialysis, strategies to improve morale and reduce turnover are imperative.
Social Determinants of Health
Emily Watson, Satellite Healthcare
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. This session will discuss the five domains: economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context. Learn how to use this information to improve your patient’s health, well-being, and quality of life.
Recharging Yourself
Josh Copeland
Josh went from being a Division-1 athlete to someone who battled depression and alcoholism. He went from having $0.33 in his bank account and jobless to running a successful business helping former athletes find a life after sports. Now he is sharing his story and experiences to inspire and encourage dialysis technicians. This session will focus on ways to recharge yourself to improve your life – and so you can better serve your patients. After this session, Josh will be available in the Dialysis Solutions Center to talk individually with technicians to help them find personal ways to recharge.
Self Care / Mental Awareness
Colleen Grandis, DaVita
You hear this said in the safety announcement each time you fly: Should you need to use oxygen, affix your mask first before assisting others. This also applies to YOUR life. If you’re not taking proper care of yourself, how can you take proper care of others? Sounds easy, right? But, first, you have to be aware of what is happening with you to identify the best ways to care for yourself. This session will provide you with concrete ways you can be aware of the self care you need and how to get it.
How to Play a Bigger Role in the Patient Health Care Team: How to Get Invited / How to Have a Voice
Amanda Myers, DaVita
Amanda started in dialysis as a clinical technician – and she wanted to climb her dialysis career ladder. She now serves as a Facility Administrator. This session will provide the solutions to the challenges Amanda faced in her desire to play a bigger role in the patient health care team. Here’s a technician who has been invited to participate at a higher level and who has learned how to have an effective voice on the health care team – and she wants to share what she has learned with her fellow technicians.
Infection Control: Work as Imagined vs. Work as Done
Sarah Parker, Virginia Tech Carilion Strategic Partnership
Infection prevention is one of the most challenging issues in outpatient dialysis. Our team of human factors engineers with collaborators from ASN have been working to help understand how the design of work in outpatient dialysis might be impacting engagement in infection prevention. Sarah’s work has focused on understanding human performance in complex healthcare settings, and she and the team are now applying the science of human factors to outpatient dialysis to ultimately improve safety for patients and staff.
Being an Effective Member of the Health Care Team
Ryan White, Shelba Jones, FMCNA
Both Shelba Jones and Ryan White serve as PCTIII Fellows for Fresenius. Both have tried and true tips, tools, and techniques of how you, a technician, can become a more effective member of the CKD patient health care team.
Survey Prep from a Technician Point of View
Gail Dewald
As a Clinical or Biomedical Technician, you are a pivotal player in a successful regulatory survey. As a surveyor for National Dialysis Accreditation Commission, Gail will present her experience with the safety pitfalls found at dialysis facilities. Go back to your facility with "new eyes" and information to improve your practice.
