Fistula First educational material
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Vascular Access Toolkits 11 Concepts: |
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11 CONCEPT: |
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| 1. Routine CQI review of vascular access (ZIP) | |||
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IMPLEMENTATION TRACKING TOOL
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REFERRAL / INTERVENTION TRACKING LOG
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COORDINATOR ROLE
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ROLE OF THE DIALYSIS ACCESS COORDINATOR
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| 2. TIMELY REFERRAL TO NEPHROLOGIST (ZIP) | |||
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DRAFT LETTER TO PCP FROM NEPHROLOGIST
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PRE-ESRD VASCULAR ACCESS / AVF PLAN
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FISTULA PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE
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FISTULA FOR DIALYSIS ACCESS (PPT)
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| 3. EARLY REFERRAL TO SURGEON FOR “AVF ONLY” EVALUATION AND TIMELY PLACEMENT (ZIP) | |||
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VASCULAR ACCESS DIAGRAM (TO BE COMPLETED BY SURGEON AND FAXED TO FACILITY)
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PATIENT CONSENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
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VASCULAR ACCESS DIAGRAM
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HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS REFERRAL: NEW ACCESS
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HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS REFERRAL: EXISTIING ACCESS
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Beathard AVF paper Final 12-3-2003 NEW
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Beathard Physical Exam Paper Final 12-3-03 NEW
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| 4. SURGEON SELECTION BASED ON BEST OUTCOMES, WILLINGNESS AND ABILIITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS SERVICES (ZIP) | |||
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SURGEON QUESTIONAIRE
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| 5. FULL RANGE OF APPROPRIATE SURGICAL APPROACHES TO AVF EVALUATION AND PLACEMENT | |||
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DUPLEX OF UPPER EXTREMITY VESSELS PRIOR TO SURGERY
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VENOUS TEMPLATE
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ARTERIAL TEMPLATE
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VENOUS MAP (EXAMPLE)
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ARTERIAL MAP (EXAMPLE)
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| 6. SECONDARY AVF PLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH AV GRAFTS (ZIP) | |||
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SLEEVES UP: PROTOCOL
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| 7. AVF PLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CATHETERS WHERE INDICATED | |||
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MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH CVC ALGORITHM
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REDUCING CVC INFECTIONS
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| 8. CANNULATION TRAINING FOR AV FISTULAS (ZIP) | |||
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CANNULATION OF NEW FISTULA POLICY AND PROCEDURE
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CLAMPING USAGE POLICY AND PROCEDURE
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CANNULATION CAMP BASIC NEEDLE CANNULATION TRAINING FOR DIALYSIS STAFF
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DR. TWARDOWSKI’S BUTTONHOLE METHOD (Info for ordering video)
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INTRODUCTION TO CANNULATION
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| 9. MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ACCESS FUNCTION (ZIP) | |||
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MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE FLOW CHART
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AUTOLOGOUS AVF ALGORITHM
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| 10.EDUCATION FOR CARE GIVERS AND PATIENTS (ZIP) | |||
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PATIENT RESOURCES
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STAFF RESOURCES
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NFK-K/DOQI GUIDELINE I CHAPTERS 1-9
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NFK-K/DOQI GUIDELINES II CHAPTERS 10-12
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NFK-K/DOQI GUIDELINES IV CHAPTERS 16-18
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BEST ACCESS PROCEDURES FOR DIALYSIS UNIT VIEWPOINT (PowerPoint Presentation done by Lesley Dinwiddie, RN, CNN)
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Related Articles for Fistula First Change Concepts NEW
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| 11. OUTCOMES FEEDBACK TO GUIDE PRACTICE (ZIP) | |||
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WHAT PROFESSIONALS CAN DO TO MAXIMIZE AVF’S
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