Videos, Presentations, Articles, & Reports

Videos and Presentations

• Surgeon Training 2013/2014: Hemodialysis Access Planning, Creation and Maintenance Coordination 
   

• Surgeon Training; December 2012 - Webex Video

• AVF Physical Examination Made Easy
  (Videos)

• Let’s Talk About Fistulas -3 minute video 
   
• Vascular Access Atlas /PDF -(When viewing the video, please select ‘Full Screen’ mode to view)
    
• AVF Cannulation Training Videos
   
• Provider Educational Videos
   
•  Surgical Training Videos
   

Articles and Reports
 

•  Targeting Catheter Last in Fistula First
   
• 2010 FFBI Annual Report/FFBI Strategic Plan
   
•  Vascular Access Codes 
   
• Patient Educational Flyer/Spanish Version 
   
• The Gold Standard – June 2011, Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative newsletter
   
• 2010 Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative Annual Report, February 23, 2010.
   
• 2010 Fistula First Comprehensive Fistula Construction and Management Program for Surgeons: How To Make Fistulas That Work
   
• Fistula First Update, May 19, 2010 (courtesy of Jay Wish, MD)
   
• 2009 Annual Report, February 26, 2010
   
• FFBI Strategic Plan, August 31, 2009
   
• FFBI Root Cause Analysis Report, August 31, 2009
   
• FFBI Technical Expert Panel Recommendations Report, September 15, 2009
   
• Nephrologist As Leader: The Young Nephrologist’s Perspective: Presentation to CKD QIOs and ESRD Networks, QualityNet, December 1, 2009 (courtesy of Nathan Helman, MD, PhD)
   
• Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative Technical Expert Panel Report: Presentation to CKD QIOs and ESRD Networks, September 3, 2009 (courtesy of Jan Dean, RN, CNN, and Laura Gamba, BA, CBA)
   
• Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative: Presentation to CMS/ESRD Networks Annual Meeting, April 6, 2009 (courtesy of Nancy Armistead, MPA) 
   
• The AV Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative: Presentation to CMS/ESRD Networks Annual Meeting, April 6, 2009 (courtesy of Lawrence Spergel, MD, FACS) 
   
• Fistula First: Implications for Nephrology Social Work Practice (courtesy of B. Campbell) 
   
• Enhancing (AV) Fistula Placement: Politics and Logistics (courtesy of V. Nguyen, MD) 
   
• CMS & Fistula First: Moving Forward (courtesy of B. Straube, MD)