Program
NURSE & TECHNICIAN PROGRAM TRACK
Dialysis Unit Management
Tuesday, April 13 | 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Course Director: Thomas A Golper MD, FACP, FASN
Session 223, 7.5 credits
Course Director: Thomas A Golper MD, FACP, FASN
Session 223, 7.5 credits
Target Audience:
Designed for physician directors, nurse managers, patient care supervisors, administrators and quality managers.
Course Description:
The emphasis will be on updating the national issues as they relate to facility management and the impact of the 2008 conditions of coverage on patient care and facility operations. A second session will address bundling strategies.
Course Objectives:
- Review the national quality goals
- Describe the trade-offs in cost, quality, value
- Identify the ethical dilemmas created by quality contingent reimbursement
| Time | Topic | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
7:30am – 8:00am |
Welcome and Breakfast |
Thomas A. Golper, MD |
8:00am – 8:30am |
News issues and Media Updates as They Relate to Topic |
Mark Neumann |
8:30am – 9:00am |
Perspective of Topic from Network Side |
Jay B. Wish, MD |
9:00am – 9:30am |
Perspective of Topic from a Washington/Political Side |
Rob Blaser |
9:30am – 10:00am |
A Quality and Safety Officer’s Viewpoint |
Carol Roe, RN, JD |
10:00am – 10:15am |
Break |
— |
10:15am – 11:00am |
The Facility Administrator’s View Point |
Marshia Coe, RN, BSN |
11:00am – 11:30am |
The Nurse Practitioner’s View Point |
Andrea Easom, MNSc, APN, BC, CNN |
11:30am – 1:00pm |
Lunch Break |
— |
1:00pm – 1:30pm |
Physician’s View of Topic |
John Stivelman, MD |
1:30pm – 2:00 pm |
Physician’s View of Topic |
Stephen Fadem, MD |
2:00pm – 2:30pm |
From a Technical Standpoint |
Richard Ward, MD |
2:30pm – 2:45pm |
Break |
— |
2:45pm – 5:00 pm |
How Will the Bundling Initiatives Change What We Do? |
All Faculty (15 minutes each) |
5:00pm – 5:30pm |
Group Discussion on Bundling |
All faculty |
