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“Reducing Infection in the Outpatient Dialysis Facility—Results of the SCOPE Collaborative”

As part of its “Tune in to Safe Healthcare” webinar series, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents…

“Reducing Infection in the Outpatient Dialysis Facility—Results of the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) Collaborative”

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ANNA and other kidney and dialysis organizations recently teamed up to reduce the number of bloodstream infections in dialysis patients through an initiative known as the Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition. The Coalition aims to expand the use of CDC recommendations and tools to improve dialysis patient safety nationwide. As part of this effort, the CDC will host this webinar that will share results of the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) Collaborative.

Presenters:

Alicia Neu, M.D. – Professor of Pediatrics and Division Director for Pediatric Nephrology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director of Pediatric Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation; founding member and core faculty for the SCOPE Collaborative

Bradley A. Warady, M.D. – Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Director, Division of Nephrology; Director, Dialysis and Transplantation at Children’s Mercy Hospital; faculty member for the SCOPE Collaborative