The 2018 ADVICE Collaborative took place on Thursday, June 21 at the Black Canyon Conference Center in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury delivered the opening keynote address on the topic of "Patient Centered Innovation in Kidney Disease: Challenges and Opportunities." A variety of speakers elaborated on the collaborative's theme of patient engagement:
Patient Centered Innovation in Kidney Disease: Challenges and Opportunities
Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD
Objectives:
- to understand the importance of patient centered innovation
- to describe the path forward for patient centered innovation
- to discuss potential future advances in this area
Emergency Preparedness: Hurricanes Irma and Maria – Experiences and Lessons Learned
Chris Brown, Executive Director, Quality Insights Renal Network 3 & Renal Network 4
Objectives:
- Increase understanding of emergency preparation activities and how they can make a difference
- Learn about impacts of storms to dialysis patients and providers
- Improve understanding of response efforts, and how to apply lessons learned
Making Dialysis Safer for Patients: Infection Control
Stephanie Booth, BSHCA, CDC
Objectives:
- Describe the importance of infection prevention in dialysis including the impact of infections on the hemodialysis patient population
- Improve knowledge of general infection prevention measures and core recommended practices
- Utilize CDC tools to identify infection prevention practice gaps and needs that support improvement opportunities
- Increase knowledge of strategies to involve the patient in infection control
Get Engaged! Get Motivated!
Felicia Speed, MSW
- Gain understanding of the basic principles of motivational interviewing
- Increase competence to align motivational interviewing with the needs of the dialysis population
- Enhance ability to utilize motivational interviewing with patients through the engagement process
The Division of Nephrology displayed posters and featured an information booth.
