2012: "Pursuing Excellence in Care Transitions: Enhancing Safety in Kidney Patient Care"
This conference is a collaboration among numerous stakeholders from the renal community including the Forum of ESRD Networks, the Renal Physicians Association, Fresenius, DaVita and Dialysis Clinic, Inc. The topic of this year’s conference is “Pursuing Excellence in Care Transitions; Enhancing Safety in Kidney Patient Care” and will include sessions presented by nationally known quality and patient safety experts with the goal of improving kidney patient safety and care. The keynote presentation was given by Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
This conference was convened at the BWI Airport Marriott Hotel, Baltimore, MD on September 11-12, 2012.
Agenda: 2012 Quality Conference
2012 Quality Conference Summary Report
Conference Presentations:
Hospital Re-Admissions: C. Koppelman
Panel - Patient Safety & Transitions: D. VanValkenburgh
Panel - Patient Safety & Transitions: Dr. Lazarus
Panel - Patient Safety & Transitions: Dr. Garrick
Panel - Patient Safety & Transitions: L. Spencer
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Patrick Conway
Legal Considerations to Safe Transitions: J. Riley
Panel - Barriers to Safe Transitions: M. Lazarus
Panel - Barriers to Safe Transitions: D. Rodgers
Panel - Barriers to Safe Transitions: K. Olson
Preventing Re-admissions Through Improved Transitions of Care: Dr. Hartle
Getting Practical - Essential Form Components & Designing a Safe Handover: P. McCarley
Poster Abstracts:
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