Details
DTX40 (2023) Recorded General Sessions
Up to 12.7 Contact Hours
Year: 2023
Note: Your governing body (BONENT and/or NNCC for example) will only accept credit for a session once. Additional viewings will not be valid toward your re-certification.
You must watch the videos and complete the questionnaires to earn your contact hours. You are purchasing access to the content. Contact Hours will only be awarded once you have completed the educational activities.
The Power of YOU
Brad Nieder MD, CSP
Dialysis technicians need some love! The true heroes of healthcare, you’re the ones who bear the brunt of the healthcare system’s problems. Your facility is understaffed, and you are overworked and stressed! No wonder technicians are suffering from low morale, compassion fatigue and burnout. And you have to work with doctors and nurses! Many of you report feeling disengaged, undervalued and unrecognized for the amazing work you do every single day!
With Dr. Brad’s humor and insights, he can help dialysis technicians rediscover happiness at work, even among the myriad frustrations. And a little more satisfaction at work goes a long way toward understanding the Power of YOU!
Chief Medical Officer Panel
Michael Kraus MD, FACP, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Kidney Care
Odama Unini MD, MPH, Vice President for Medical Affairs, DaVita Kidney Care
Gopa Green MD, Chief Medical Officer, Satellite Healthcare
Our conference opens with a panel discussion between the chief medical leaders of the three leading dialysis providers. This panel will focus on the current issues facing dialysis from their point of view.
Chief Nursing Officers: Addressing Current Issues Facing Dialysis Technicians
Kathleen Belmonte MS, RN-CS, MBA, FKC Chief Nursing Officer & SVP, Clinical Services, Fresenius Medical Care North America
Tracy Givens RN, CDN, VP Nursing, Satellite Healthcare
Tina Livaudais RN, BSN, MBA, Chief Nursing Officer, DaVita Kidney Care
Want to know how the chief nursing officer – also responsible for clinical technicians – are coping with the issues their technicians are facing as they try to provide the highest quality of care to their patients? This is the place to hear the three people responsible for overseeing 40,000+ clinical nephrology technicians.
Growth in Home Modalities
Graham Abra, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University and Chief Medical Officer, Home Therapies, Satellite Healthcare
Andrea Brown, MBA, CSSBB, Vice President, Home Therapies Operations and Systems, Fresenius Medical Care
Mihran Naljayan, MD, MHA, FASN, FNKF, Chief Medical Officer – Home Modalities, DaVita Kidney Care
With the increasing demand for home dialysis treatments, each of the three leading dialysis providers are focusing on effective and efficient ways to deliver necessary dialysis services at the patient's home. This panel will discuss the challenges that the current and future growth in home modalities that need solutions and how dialysis technicians can play a key role in meeting these challenges.
Quality of Treatment/Outcomes Case Studies
Kathleen Belmonte, BSN, MGHIHP, MBA, Chief Nursing Office and SVP, Clinical Services, Fresenius Kidney Care
Kristi Ricord, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Director of Clinical Services, DaVita
This interactive session will provide ways that nephrology clinical technicians and biomedical technologists can work to improve the quality of the treatment of their dialysis patients so that they can enjoy better outcomes. Be prepared to listen, talk, and learn.
Key Technical Leaders
Ricardo Barragan, Senior Director of Biomedical Operations, Satellite Healthcare
Mark Gray, Vice President of Technical Services, Fresenius Kidney Care
Ted Kasparek, Senior Director to Technical Operations, DaVita
What changes are on the horizon? What are the critical issues to be addressed to achieve improved patient outcomes? These key technical leaders will share their insights during this session.
Dealing with Civic Unrest
Troy Burlson, Owner, MiB *(Men in Black) Disaster Response Solutions. Inc.
What do you do when there is a civic demonstration that prevents your patients from safely entering your clinic for their dialysis treatment? How do you create a safe environment even when people are demonstrating in your parking lot because an unfortunate incident – unrelated to your clinic? This session will provide concrete ideas you can use to help your clinic weather these difficult situations to ensure your patients’ access to their necessary treatments.
Chasing My Way
Josh Copeland, Learning 2 Cope, LLC
Sam and Lacye Trevino, Urine Inspiration
You have chosen dialysis technology for your career – how do you make sure that you are considering yourself, your patient, and their caregiver in creating your way to proceed? Josh will focus on how you can be the best you can be. With their experiences of dialysis patient, transplant donor and recipient, and primary caregiver for each other, Sam and Lacye know how important dialysis technicians are – and want to help you find your way to being even better.
Technician’s Journey
Danilo Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF, Operations Manager, Renal Services, Providence St. Joseph Hospital
With 50 years of experience in dialysis technology, Dani will discuss his journey through dialysis with his high school diploma as his foundation. Dani is now a nationally recognized biomedical technician, with a significant voice on AAMI Water Standards Committees as well as NF educational program committees.
It's Time to Make Shift Happen
Felicia Speed, PhD, LMSW, Vice President, Social Work Services, Fresenius Medical Care North America
The purpose of this session is to discuss how to make a shift into the leader that lies within each of us. You will learn the practical implications to engage in crucial conversations and be empowered to own your professional growth.
