Handouts included in the “Back to the Basics: Increasing the Use of AV Fistulas” packet:
Agenda
Back to the Basics: How to Achieve 90% AVF Rates Vo Nguyen, MD
· Letter to Referring Physicians (Vo Nguyen, MD)
· “2000 ASN Abstract: Successful Conversion of Dialysis Grafts into Secondary AV Fistula”
· Final Project Report - Appendix D - Appendix E
The Kindest Cut of All: Role of the Vascular Surgeon Chris Griffith, MD
· Duplex of Upper Extremity Vessels prior to AVF Surgery (Olympic Vascular Lab)
Tools of the Trade: Role of the Vascular Access Manager Carolyn Barclay, RN, CNN
·
Vascular
Access Manager/Dialysis Access Coordinator Role Description (NWRN)
Native AVF Cannulation: The Lost Art Steve Alford
§
“Constant-Site
Cannulation Technique for Native AV Fistulae” (Medisystems)
· Physical Examination of the Dialysis Vascular Access
Project
Summary and AVF Resources
- Graph of % of AVF Use in Hemodialysis Facilities in the Northwest Renal Network
- List of Facility Access Rates (Northwest Renal Network)
· References (CMS AVF template plus Vo Nguyen’s recommended references)
· List of Interventions available (CMS AVF template)
· NKF K/DOQI Vascular Access Clinical Practice Guidelines-2000 Update Summary (Intermountain ESRD Network, Inc.)
·
Algorithms (NWRN)
- Permanent vascular access
- Temporary access surveillance
Patient
Education Tools
§ “Understanding Your Hemodialysis Access Options” (AAKP)
§ “What’s Your ACCESS-ability?” (NWRN)
§ “¿Que Es Su Acceso-Abilidad?” (NWRN)
Staff
Education Tools
§ Copies of slides from powerpoint presentations by Leslie Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, FNP, CNN
-
“Best Access Procedures from the
Dialysis Units’ Viewpoint”
-
“Fistulas for Dialysis Access: The
Challenge of Preservation, Creation, Maturation and Cannulation”
§ Resources for Vascular Access Education (Patient and staff)