Network #14 Webinar Slides

Nurses, technicians, and social workers can receive
1.25 CNE and CEUs for attending today’s webinar.
Dietitians can receive 1.0 CEU.
To obtain credit, you must attend 80% of the event and
complete the Webinar Evaluation and the
Credit/Attendance Record and return to the Network
by October 21.
Available on the Network website: Our Network 
Patient Centered Care and Patient Engagement
http://www.esrdnetwork.org/network/patient_centered_
care.asp
Describe patient engagement, why it works and
how it works in the context of ESRD.
Use examples from the field to illustrate the
importance of patient engagement.
Describe the ESRD Network of Texas’s efforts to
assist providers with the focus of patient
engagement.
In January 2013, the Network began a new
SOW with CMS
The Network is taking a two tiered
approach to promote beneficiary and
family engagement at the facility level.
Tier 1: Engagement at the dialysis facility
level to foster patient and family
involvement.
Actions individuals must take to obtain the
greatest benefit from the health care services
available to them.
“A New Definition of Patient Engagement” Center for Advancing Health, 2010, www.cfah.org
Engaged patients are actively involved in all
aspects of their care, and perhaps even in
designing what care should be
“Let Patients Help: A Patient Engagement Handbook.”
Sent three facility mail-outs – April, July, and September
March 22 – Network had a webinar featuring
Dori Schatell from the Medical Education
Institute or MEI
Today!
Webinars have offered free CEU and CNE credits
for nurses, technicians, social workers, and
dietitians
Started in January 2013 – patient and facility volunteers
Designed a Quality Improvement Activity to Improve
Patient-Provider Communication
Designed two patient campaigns – “Ways to Be Involved
in Your Care” and “SPEAK UP”
Currently – 65 facilities completing trainings to improve
communication and 104 facilities received patient
materials
More patient materials available – email
aramirez@nw14.esrd.net to receive
October 25 – 26, 2013
Omni Mandalay in Las Colinas, TX.
Patient Engagement session and PE LAN session on
Friday.
Free Saturday sessions for patients, family
members and care givers
Meeting offers 10 CEUs, CNEs, and CME credits
To register:
http://www.esrdnetwork.org/network/annual-meeting.asp
Nurses, technicians, and social workers can receive
1.25 CNE and CEUs for attending today’s webinar.
Dietitians can receive 1.0 CEU.
To obtain credit, you must attend 80% of the event and
complete the Webinar Evaluation and the
Credit/Attendance Record and return to the Network
by October 21, 2013.
Available on the Network website: Our Network 
Patient Centered Care and Patient Engagement
http://www.esrdnetwork.org/network/patient_centered_
care.asp
We would now like to ask you to complete a few
polling questions to assist the Network with
designing and improving their marketing of
patient engagement in 2014.
Your feedback is important to us!
Anna Ramirez, MPH, CPH
Outreach Coordinator
aramirez@nw14.esrd.net
469-916-3800
Dave deBronkart
http://epatientdave.com/about-dave/
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