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Bloodstream Infections
Vascular Access Infections
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- Prevention of Bloodstream Infections in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
- CDC Approach to BSI Prevention in Dialysis Facilities (i.e., the Core Interventions)
- Catheter-related blood stream infections in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
- Dialysis BSI Prevention Collaborative
- NHSN Tracking Infections in Outpatient Dialysis Facilities
- CDC Dialysis Safety: Core Interventions
Blood Culture Collection
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Collaboration and Partnerships
NKF
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Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition
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Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
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State HAI Programs
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ESRD Networks
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CKD/ESKD Patient Associations
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Data and Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement
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Data
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Dialysis Access
Buttonhole Cannulation
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AV Fistula/ AV Graft
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Central Venous Catheter
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- Management of the Hemodialysis Patient with Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection
- Initiating Dialysis with a Catheter, Catheter Exit Site Care
- Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections, 2011
- CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR VASCULAR ACCESS, UPDATE 2006
- Hemodialysis Catheter Exit Site Care Checklist
- Catheter Exit Site Care Audit Tool
- Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheter Scrub-the-Hub Protocol
- Hemodialysis Catheter Connection Checklist
- Hemodialysis Catheter Disconnection Checklist
- Catheter Connection & Disconnection Audit Tool
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections Update
- Summary of Recommendations: Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
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Education
Healthcare Personnel
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Patients
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General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidance
CDC
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- Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings
- Dialysis Safety: Core Interventions
- Dialysis Safety Index
- Dialysis: Reducing Infections and Changing Culture (podcast)
- Discussion of Respiratory Protection Recommendations for Measles, Varicella, and Disseminated Zoster
- Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel
- Making Dialysis Safer for Patients: Tools to Prevent Infections in Hemodialysis (video)
- Transmission-Based Precautions
CMS
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Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
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National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
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Publications
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- Essential Components of an Infection Prevention Program for Outpatient Hemodialysis Centers
- 100% Use of Infection Control Procedures in Hemodialysis Facilities: Call to Action
- Evolving Role of the Medical Director of a Dialysis Facility
- Infection control guidelines in hemodialysis facilities
- Leading the Dialysis Unit: Role of the Medical Director
- Maintaining Safety in the Dialysis Facility
Safe Injection Practices
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Water Safety in Dialysis
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HICPAC: Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
What is HICPAC?
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Identification and Treatment of Bloodborne Pathogens
Antimicrobial Stewardship
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- Antimicrobial Use in Outpatient Hemodialysis Units, 2015
- Evaluating Infection Prevention Strategies in Out-Patient Dialysis Units Using Agent-Based Modeling, 2016
- What CDC is Doing: AR Solutions Initiative
- Key Investments to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
- American Hospital Association – Antimicrobial Stewardship
- National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Progress Report for Years 1 and 2
- National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, March 2015
- Presidential Message on Antibiotic Awareness Week, 2017
- Association Between Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Practices and Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection
- US emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events, 2013-2014
- Antibiotic prescribing for adults in ambulatory care in the USA, 2007-09.
- Dynamics of antibiotic prescribing for children.
- Office-Related Antibiotic Prescribing for Persons Aged ≤14 Years — United States, 1993–1994 to 2007–2008
- Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011.
- Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR)
- The Right Tool
- Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Doctor’s Offices – Community
- Redefining the Antibiotic Stewardship Team: Recommendations from the American Nurses Association/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workgroup on the Role of Registered Nurses in Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Practices
- Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative
- Proposed risk factors for infection with multidrug-resistant pathogens in hemodialysis patients hospitalized with pneumonia
- Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013
- A Guide to Antibiotic Stewardship: Information for Patients & Families
- Microbial approaches for targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, 2017
- Variation in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in the United States
- Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Programs Among Dialysis Centers, 2013
- Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities
- AHA Physician Leadership Forum: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Toolkit
- Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship in Human Medicine
- Practice Resources – Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Hepatitis B & C
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- Hepatitis C Testing and Monitoring Algorithm
- HCV Fact Sheet
- Hepatitis C: Information on Testing and Diagnosis
- A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report
- Recommended Testing Sequence for Identifying Current Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection
- Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologic Test Results
- The ABCs of Hepatitis
- Viral Hepatitis – Statistics
- Hepatitis Awareness Month and Testing Day — May 2017
- Hepatitis C FAQs for Health Professionals
- Combo Shows Promise for Hepatitis C Patients with Renal Disease
- New Therapies for Chronic Hepatitis B
- Viral-Associated GN: Hepatitis B and Other Viral Infections
- Testing for HCV Infection: An update of guidance for clinicians and laboratorians, 2013
- Viral Hepatitis – Hepatitis B Information
- Testing and Clinical Management of Health Care Personnel Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus — CDC Guidance, United States, 2020
- Draft update: Testing and Follow-up Information for Healthcare Personnel Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus
- Update to the Guideline for Infection Control in Heatlhcare Personnel, 1998 “Section 2”
MDROs
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Threats
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- Emerging Infections Programs
- CDC invests more than $200 million to help states respond to infectious disease threats
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Successful Delivery of RRT in Ebola Virus Disease
- Recommendations for Safely Performing Acute Hemodialysis in Patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in U.S. Hospitals
- Ebola Virus Disease and Blood Purification Techniques
- Ensuring healthcare workers’ safety in the management of Ebola virus disease: a novel competency assessment checklist for proper PPE use
- Preparing for renal replacement therapy in patients with the Ebola virus disease.
- Preparing for Serious Communicable Diseases in the United States: What the Ebola Virus Epidemic Has Taught Us
- For U.S. Healthcare Settings: Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Evaluating Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for Ebola Who Are Clinically Stable and Do Not Have Bleeding, Vomiting, or Diarrhea
- Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings, 2006
- Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of HIV infection- Recommendations, 2014
- Dialysis-Related Outbreaks
- Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in U.S. Hospitals
Leadership and Culture
Culture of Safety
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- Creating a Culture of Safety: ESRD Toolkit
- Demonstration Project on the Impact of Safety Culture on Infection Control Practices in Hemodialysis
- Patient and Facility Safety in Hemodialysis: Opportunities and Strategies to Develop a Culture of Safety
- Promoting a Safety Culture at Dialysis Centers
- Systematic Literature Review of Safety Culture in Hemodialysis Settings
Leadership and Dialysis
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- History of Leadership in Dialysis: Perspectives From Seasoned Leaders
- Infection Prevention and the Medical Director: Uncharted Territory
- Leading a Dialysis Organization: Role and Responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer (Nephrologist Leadership in a Dialysis Provider Organization)
- Situational Leadership Model
- Systems Thinking and Leadership-How Nephrologists Can Transform Dialysis Safety to Prevent Infections
- What Leaders Really Do
NTDS Annual Reports
2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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NTDS Events
Past Webinars
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- Saving Lives and Saving Money: AI for Improvement in AKI (recorded June 7, 2022)
- ASN COVID-19 Roundtable: Outpatient Therapeutics Webinar (recorded February 11, 2022)
- Management of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Outpatient Hemodialysis Settings (recorded Friday, September 24, 2021)
- Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate SARS-COV-2 in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Kidney Community Conversation (recorded March 11, 2021)
- New Approaches to Transform Outcomes for Kidney Disease and Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes (recorded Thursday, December 10, 2020)
- Goal-Directed Medical Therapies for Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease (recorded Tuesday, September 29, 2020)
- Management of Diabetes & Kidney Disease through COVID-19 (recorded Tuesday, August 18, 2020)
From ASN eLearning Center
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- NTDS Targeting Zero Infections Webinar Series: Human Factors Engineering and its Application to Dialysis (recorded Tuesday, September 17, 2019)
- Targeting Zero Infections: Hepatitis C Detection, Prevention, and Treatment (recorded Thursday, December 6, 2018)
- Targeting Zero Infections: Environmental Decontamination (recorded Tuesday, June 19, 2018)
- Targeting Zero Infections: Infectious Disease Reporting: State Requirements & Resources (recorded Thursday, March 29, 2018)
- Targeting Zero Infections: MDROs and Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Dialysis Facility (recorded Wednesday, September 27, 2017)
- Targeting Zero Infections: Where Do We Begin? (recorded Tuesday, May 23, 2017)
Promoting Vaccine Confidence in the Pediatric Kidney Community
Vaccines are Safe for Kids with Kidney Disease
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Regulations
Federal Regulations
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