Dialysis Center Report to Hospital Infection Preventionist
Hospital Infection Preventionist Report to Dialysis Center
Use these tools to improve cannulation:
Cannulation of New Fistula Policy and Procedure
Staff Cannulation Competancy Tool
The following summaries represent workgroup activity from our 2017 meeting, Improving Transitions of Care for Kidney Patients. Workgroup members identified best practices and challenges, and proposed solutions or tools to address these challenges.
This is a tracking tool for early identification of signs of infection.
This tooklit contains core interventions, audit tools, posters, and links to help dialysis providers build and sustain a culture of safety and prevent dialysis infections.
Review the presentations of the Network 11 Annual Meeting held October 16, 2015 in Milawukee, WI.
Topics include:
The Clinical Care module of the ESRD Toolkit summarizes why proper clinical care is important in preventing vascular access infections, explains practices staff members can follow during site access to reduce infection risk, and describes ways to evaluate infection control practices at a facility.
The Using Checklists and Audit Tools module of the ESRD Toolkit explains the importance of using data in the quality assurance and performance improvement process, and explains how implementing checklists and audit tools aligns with the principles of safe design.
The Creating a Culture of Safety module of the ESRD Toolkit discusses the importance of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety and its impact on improving patient care and reducing harm in dialysis centers.