Vickie Peters, RN, MSN, MAEd, CPHQ
Executive Director ESRD NW18

Larry Spergel MD, FF Clinical Chair

• FFBI: Surging Into The Future (ppt)

Vo Nguyen, MD, Nephrologist

• Enhancing Fistula Placement: Politics and Logistics (doc)
   
•  Successful AV Fistula Creation Does Not Lead to Higher Catheter Use: The Experience by the NorthWest Renal Network 16 Vascular Access Quality (doc)
   
• Creation of Secondary AV Fistulas from Failed Hemodialysis Grafts: The Role of Routine Vein Mapping (pdf)

• Community Education
  • Community Education Task Force 2008 (ppt)
              Sheila Weiner, MSW, LCSW
              Dori Schatell, MS
     
• Practitioner Education and Training
  • Practitioner Education and Training Task Force (ppt)
              Genevieve Coorey, MA(Ed), BSN, RN
     
• Marketing / Communications and Program Operations
  • Marketing & Communications Task Force (ppt)
              Vickie Peters, RN, MSN, MAEd, CPHQ
              Lynne Smith, MS, RN, CNN
     
• Clinical Practice and Quality Measurement/Information
  • Clinical Practice & Quality Measurement / Information Task Force Report (ppt)
              Vickie Peters, RN, MSN, MAEd, CPHQ
              Lynne Smith, MS, RN, CNN

• Network 4
  • ESRD NW4 - Lessons Learned (ppt)
              Suzanne Kirschbaum, RN, CNN
     
• Network 14
  • FFBI: Best Demonstrated Practices From Texas (NW #14) HD Facilities (pdf)
              Glenda Harbert, RN, CNN, CPHQ
     
  • NW14 Successful Factors of AVF Increase in Texas (ppt)
              Glenda Harbert, RN, CNN, CPHQ
     
• Network 16
  • NW16 Best Practices (doc)
              Lynda Ball, BSN, RN, CNN

• Barriers
• Leveraging resources
• CKD: examples (QIO/HMO); how to address