Information for Professionals
Continuing Education
Weighting The Outcomes: Ethical Issues in Kidney Disease
The goal of this course is to increase renal professionals' ability to respond to daily ethical dilemmas by presenting a decision-making framework as well as strategies that health care teams may employ to improve patient outcomes. Social workers, nurses and patient care technicians can earn up to three credit hours upon course completion as the course is accredited by the National Association of Social Workers and the American Nephrology Nurses' Association. (For nurse & technician CEs, you will be directed to the ANNA website.)
Network Learning Center
Anemia Management On-Line CE Program April
From the Princeton Institute for Continuing Medical Education (PICME)
Evidence-based strategies for improving patient function and quality of life. Faculty is Lesley C. Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, FNP, CNN. Registration, CE information, and program materials will be accessible between April 12, 2006 and October 12, 2006 for 1.2 Type I CEs.
Dialysis Care Modules
Dialysis Care Modules are Designed to be used by dialysis center staff responsible for conducting in-service training (i.e., nurse educators and trainers. Topics selected/designed for patient care staff, specifically dialysis technicians and LPNs who work on the floor, to help build communication skills that promote better customer service and client satisfaction.
Presented by the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition.
Patient Care Technitions (PCT) Certification
- PCT Certification Overview - updated 01/07/09
- State PCT Certification Programs - States with Provisions or Requirements that Meet CMS Approval
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Survey Guidance on Patient Care Dialysis Technicians (PCTs) Certification
- ESRD Conditions for Coverage: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Patient Care Technicians - April 2010
- Surveyor Worksheet (Optional) Verification of Dialysis Patient Care Technician Certification
Upcoming Network 14 Webinars
Transforming Knowledge Into Life: Never Underestimate the Power of a Conversation
Transplant Webinar - February 7, 2012 at 10:00 am CST
1-hour CEU offered for Social Workers who attend with a patient or Network Patient Representative
Acceptance Doesn't Mean Giving Up
EOL Webinar - February 28, 2012 at 9:00 am CST
1-hour CEU offered for Social Workers

Professionals