NTDS Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people with kidney failure by engaging nephrologists as team leaders in transformational change that continuously improves the safety of life sustaining dialysis.
NTDS Projects
NTDS Spotlight
Monkeypox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking an outbreak of monkeypox that has spread across several countries that don’t normally report monkeypox, including the United States. The CDC is urging healthcare providers to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox. For more information, including signs and symptoms, please refer to the links below.
Targeting Sepsis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shared updated resources for sepsis awareness and prevention.
Targeting Zero: Management of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Outpatient Hemodialysis Settings
This webinar provides an overview of the importance of identifying and tracking possible Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) in the outpatient dialysis setting, as well as suggestions for decreasing potential transmission of CDI within the dialysis facility.
Online Learning Modules
ASN has developed these online learning modules in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-paced online resources focus on key infection prevention techniques and patient safety concepts in a case-based format.
A New Approach to Empower Patients to Speak Up About Dialysis Safety and Prevent Infection
Managing Infections in an Outpatient Dialysis Facility
NTDS: A Curriculum to Achieve Zero Preventable Infections
NTDS Resource Library Highlights
Days Since the Last Bloodstream Infection Poster
Preventing infections is essential for patient safety. Facilities are encouraged to place this poster, tracking the days that have passed since the last bloodstream infection (BSI), in areas visible to patients, family members, and staff to raise awareness about infections. The poster can also be used to start discussions and provide education about the importance of preventing BSIs with patients and family members.
APIC implementation guide
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has released an update to The Infection Prevention and Control in Dialysis Settings (2022). This guideline includes the fundamentals for understanding kidney disease, standard and transmission-based precautions, and best practices for keeping hemodialysis patients safe from infection. The guide includes information on peritoneal dialysis, home dialysis, special population and emergency preparedness for dialysis settings.
