DTX Program

12:30 - 1:00

Opening Session

1:00 - 2:00

Living with CKD

David Rush

2:00 - 2:30

Refreshment Break

2:30 - 3:00

Level 1 water quality escape room: Tech Repair

Vivonic

2:30 - 3:00

Level 1 water quality escape room: RO Room

Vivonic

2:30 - 3:00

Level 1 water quality escape room: Pretreatment Room

Vivonic

2:30 - 3:00

When and How to Clean Your Membranes: Key Indicators and Parameters

Rochelle Bethel

2:30 - 3:00

Multimeter 101: Understanding Functions, Features, and Proper Use

Jason Rian

2:30 - 3:00

What Patients Want You to Know: Beyond the Chair

David Rush

2:30 - 3:00

Dialysis Detectives: The Home Checklist Hunt

Clarica Douglas Ajayi

2:30 - 3:00

Musical Chairs: Infection Control Remix

Suet Wong & Lisa Pharis

2:30 - 3:00

Empowering Care at Home: Interactive Solutions for Dialysis Patients

Shelba Jones

2:30 - 3:00

Beyond Comfort: Why Chairs Count as Medical Devices

Jay Ballard

2:30 - 3:00

Two Truths and a Lie about Dialysis Water Testing

Kelly Ross

2:30 - 3:00

Instructions So Clear You Can Taste Them: PB&J Documentation Lab

Tia Sabin

2:30 - 3:00

From Catheter to Access: Practical Strategies to Guide Patient Transition

Nancy Austin

2:30 - 3:00

Empowering Dialysis Excellence Through Accurate Chlorine Measurement; Test Strip, Tips and Techniques

Adrian Bachelier

3:10 - 3:40

Level 1 water quality escape room: Tech Repair

Vivonic

3:10 - 3:40

Level 1 water quality escape room: RO Room

Vivonic

3:10 - 3:40

Level 1 water quality escape room: Pretreatment Room

Vivonic

3:10 - 3:40

When and How to Clean Your Membranes: Key Indicators and Parameters

Rochelle Bethel

3:10 - 3:40

Multimeter 101: Understanding Functions, Features, and Proper Use

Jason Rian

3:10 - 3:40

What Patients Want You to Know: Beyond the Chair

David Rush

3:10 - 3:40

Dialysis Detectives: The Home Checklist Hunt

Clarica Douglas Ajayi

3:10 - 3:40

Musical Chairs: Infection Control Remix

Suet Wong & Lisa Pharis

3:10 - 3:40

Empowering Care at Home: Interactive Solutions for Dialysis Patients

Shelba Jones

3:10 - 3:40

From Catheter to Access: Practical Strategies to Guide Patient Transition

Nancy Austin

3:10 - 3:40

Empowering Dialysis Excellence Through Accurate Chlorine Measurement; Test Strip, Tips and Techniques

Adrian Bachelier

3:10 - 3:40

Beyond Comfort: Why Chairs Count as Medical Devices

Jay Ballard

3:10 - 3:40

Two Truths and a Lie about Dialysis Water Testing

Kelly Ross

3:10 - 3:40

Instructions So Clear You Can Taste Them: PB&J Documentation Lab

Tia Sabin

3:50 - 4:20

Vivonic

3:50 - 4:20

Vivonic

3:50 - 4:20

Vivonic

3:50 - 4:20

Troubleshooting Your Water Softener: Common Issues and Fixes

Rochelle Bethel

3:50 - 4:20

Understanding the Impact of Overheat Cycling Portable RO Water Systems

Jason Rian

3:50 - 4:20

Shiny Lessons: Infection Control You’ll Never Forget

Ryan White

3:50 - 4:20

Lost in Translation: How the Telephone Game Creates Safety Risks

Lisa Pharis & Suet Wong

3:50 - 4:20

Bridging the Gap: What Access Docs & Techs Wish Each Other Knew

Prateek Sanghera, MD, Sabret Cafasso, RN, and Clarica Douglas Ajayi

3:50 - 4:20

Instructions So Clear You Can Taste Them: PB&J Documentation Lab

Tia Sabin

3:50 - 4:20

Jennifer Vavrinchik

3:50 - 4:20

MP Seating’s Patient Treatment Chair:  Achieving Survey Compliance and Expectations, while Cost-Effectively  Extending Your Chair’s Useful Life

Paul Romanetz

3:50 - 4:20

Mary  Liechty

4:30 - 5:00

Vivonic

4:30 - 5:00

Vivonic

4:30 - 5:00

Vivonic

4:30 - 5:00

Troubleshooting Your Water Softener: Common Issues and Fixes

Rochelle Bethel

4:30 - 5:00

Understanding the Impact of Overheat Cycling Portable RO Water Systems

Jason Rian

4:30 - 5:00

Shiny Lessons: Infection Control You’ll Never Forget

Ryan White

4:30 - 5:00

Lost in Translation: How the Telephone Game Creates Safety Risks

Lisa Pharis & Suet Wong

4:30 - 5:00

Jennifer Vavrinchik

4:30 - 5:00

Prateek Sanghera, MD, Sabret Cafasso, RN, and Clarica Douglas Ajayi

4:30 - 5:00

Paul Romanetz

4:30 - 5:00

Mary  Liechty

4:30 - 5:00

Instructions So Clear You Can Taste Them: PB&J Documentation Lab

Tia Sabin

7:00 – 8:00

Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30

Opening Session

8:30 - 9:20

AI in Dialysis

Kurt Musser

9:20 - 9:50

Refreshment break sponsored by NNCC

9:50 - 10:40

Dialysis Technicians: Frontline on the Lifeline

Theodore Saad

10:40 - 11:30

How I EMPOWERED my Dialysis Career

Betty Paret

11:30 - 12:50

Lunch on your own

12:50 - 1:40

Ever-Changing Water Quality

Rui Luceno

12:50 - 1:40

Patient Adherence in Action: Technician Leadership in Reducing Missed Treatments

Cecelia Moorman & Tammy Bonet

12:50 - 1:40

Courageous Conversations: Speaking Up & Navigating Difficult Topics

Ercelene Kinnebrew

1:45 - 2:35

Waste Water Treatment Impact on Source Water

Andy Proud

1:45 - 2:35

Active Listening and Patient Engagement

Ishrag Khababa, Katie Richardson & Sharon Austin

1:45 - 2:35

Think. Act. Protect. Practical Skills Technicians Use Every Day to Keep Patients Safe

Lori Floyd

2:35 - 3:05

Refreshment break sponsored by NNCC

3:05 - 3:55

Transformational Leadership in Dialysis

Mandy Tilton

3:05 - 3:55

Why Regulatory Matters?

Denise Wright & Angie Andring

3:05 - 3:55

Under the Hood: Exploring the 5008X Technology

Rui Lucena / Dan Riso

3:05 - 3:55

Water Quality issues we have been faced with

Panel of Technical experts from DaVia, Fresenius Medical Care, Innovative Renal, US Renal Care, DCI and Independent

3:05 - 3:55

Preventing Missed Treatments: From Conversation to Action

Rason Hunter

3:05 - 3:55

Resilience and Wellbeing Toolkit

Karin Richards

3:05 - 3:55

Level II Water Quality Escape Room

Vivonic Water Team

3:05 - 3:55

Preserving Your RO Water System for Shutdown Ahead of a Natural Disaster

Rochelle Bethel

4:00 - 4:55

Transformational Leadership in Dialysis

Mandy Tilton

4:00 - 4:55

Why Regulatory Matters?

Denise Wright & Angie Andring

4:00 - 4:55

Under the Hood: Exploring the 5008X Technology

Rui Lucena | Dan Riso

4:00 - 4:55

Water Quality issues we have been faced with

Panel of Technical experts from DaVia, Fresenius Medical Care, Innovative Renal, US Renal Care, DCI and Independent

4:00 - 4:55

Preventing Missed Treatments: From Conversation to Action

Rason Hunter

4:00 - 4:55

Resilience and Wellbeing Toolkit

Karin Richards

4:00 - 4:55

Level II Water Quality Escape Room

Vivonic Water Team

4:00 - 4:55

Preserving Your RO Water System for Shutdown Ahead of a Natural Disaster

Rochelle Bethel

5:00 - 7:00

Opening Reception

7:00 - 8:00

Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15

Opening Session

8:15 - 9:05

What Role do YOU play for patient safety?

Mandy Tilton

9:05 - 9:55

Hemodiafiltration (HDF) 101

Bill Harrington & Rui Luceno 

9:55 - 10:45

Refreshments

10:45 - 11:35

Empower the Care of Your Patients

Dr. Felicia Speed

11:35 - 1:00

Lunch/ Exhibits

1:00 - 1:50

Calm in the Chaos - Preparing for Unexpected Events

Tom Woodworth

1:00 - 1:50

Building Your Career Through Better Time & Goal Management

Michelle Carver, Jennifer Gilbo, & Dave Richardson

1:00 - 1:50

Referring a Patient to an Access Center

William Bradley

1:55 - 2:45

Logistics/Human Resources: What do you need and where do you get it from in the dialysis community?

Doc Berryhill & Lisa Hauf

1:55 - 2:45

Closing the Gap/Building the Bridge between Clinical and Biomedical technicians

Heather Paradis

1:55 - 2:45

Access Center Interventions

Prateek Sanghera & Lynda Teator

2:45 - 3:20

Refreshments

3:20 - 4:10

Disaster Preparedness / Creative Ways to Plan to Reopen after the Unexpected

Mark Gray & Lisa Hauf

3:20 - 4:10

Getting Comfortable with the 5008X: Clinical Use Advantages 

Rui Luceno & Dan Riso

3:20 - 4:10

Six Sigma

Mandy Tilton

3:20 - 4:10

From Assessment to Action: Preventing Vascular Access Complications

Prateek Sanghera & Lynda Teator

3:20 - 4:10

Disaster Preparedness - Working with Patients

Tianna Gibson & Lacey Brown

3:20 - 4:10

Cross Function Communication/Teamwork in Action

Megan Nestel

3:20 - 4:10

 Level III Water Quality Escape Room

Vivonic Water Team

3:20 - 4:10

Restarting and Testing Your Water System After a Long-Term Shutdown

Jason Rian

4:15 - 5:05

Disaster Preparedness / Creative Ways to Plan to Reopen after the Unexpected

Mark Gray & Lisa Hauf

4:15 - 5:05

Getting Comfortable with the 5008X: Clinical Use Advantages

Rui Luceno & Dan Riso

4:15 - 5:05

Six Sigma

Mandy Tilton

From Assessment to Action: Preventing Vascular Access Complications

Prateek Sanghera & Lynda Teator

4:15 - 5:05

Disaster Preparedness - Working with Patients

Tianna Gibson & Lacey Brown

4:15 - 5:05

Cross Function Communication/Teamwork in Action

Megan Nestel

4:15 - 5:05

Vivonic - Level III Water Quality Escape Room

Vivonic Water Team

4:15 - 5:05

Restarting and Testing Your Water System After a Long-Term Shutdown

Jason Rian

5:05 - 6:05

Closing Reception

8:30 - 10:30

ConneXions

7:30 - 8:30

Networking Breakfast

8:30 - 9:50

Lifting Others Up in YOUR Community

9:50 - 10:20

Refreshment Break

10:20 - 11:10

What is YOUR WHY – Why are YOU investing in your Dialysis

11:10 - 12:00

You are empowered to impact the excellence in your dialysis community

Betty Paret

12:00 - 12:00

Conference Concludes