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SUMMARY:Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Care...
DESCRIPTION:About this Webinar Training\n\nImproving Care for Chronic 
 Kidney Disease: Learning From Patients\, Doctors and Health 
 SystemsThis course will highlight recently-developed tools 
 and resources related to enhancing the quality of chronic 
 kidney disease (CKD) care including the Office of Minority 
 Health and NCQA’s CKD Disparities: Educational Guide for 
 Primary Care\, Bayer and NCQA’s Kidney Health Toolkit\, and 
 a new performance measure on kidney health evaluations for 
 people with diabetes. The course will also feature a panel 
 discussion with input from patient\, health plan\, and 
 provider perspectives on how to improve CKD care and 
 outcomes..\nClick here to access the Quality Innovation 
 Series registration page to register or review the full 
 course content.\n \nWhat You Will Learn\n\nLearn about 
 recently-developed tools and resources for improving the 
 care of patients with CKD.Understand the current state of 
 the quality of CKD care.Identify strategies to address gaps 
 and barriers\, and improve the quality of CKD 
 care. \nSPONSORSHIP SUPPORTNCQA thanks Bayer for their 
 generous support which helped make this course and the 
 Quality Innovation Series possible.\n\nFaculty\n\n\nShannon 
 Davis\, MSN\, APRN\, FNP-C\, RCEP\, CDCES\nSenior Manager 
 Quality Improvement\nGrowing up in a small town in Western 
 Oklahoma\, Shannon Davis had a big interest in healthcare. 
 Although she didn’t know exactly where she would land\, she 
 wanted to explore the healthcare industry. After attending 
 Oklahoma State University and earning a B.S. in Nutritional 
 Sciences\, she knew her journey to pursue an education in 
 healthcare was just beginning. She immediately went on to 
 earn an M.S. in Applied Exercise Science and after starting 
 her career as a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist 
 she went on to become a Registered Nurse and later completed 
 practical requirements to become a Certified Diabetes Care 
 and Education Specialist. Her journey didn’t stop there as 
 she went on to pursue her MSN and become a Family Nurse 
 Practitioner. She currently works in Quality Improvement at 
 Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC). During her time at 
 HCSC she has developed and implemented processes around 
 various quality measures that have led to year over year 
 performance improvement. Prior to her time at HCSC\, she 
 worked in various hospital settings with a predominant focus 
 on cardiopulmonary and diabetes health. As a professional 
 she has had a longstanding passion for improving healthcare 
 outcomes\, quality of care\, and quality of life for the 
 patients and members she has served.\n \n\nDawn P. 
 Edwards\nPatient Advocate\nSelf-described 27 Year Chronic 
 Kidney Disease Warrior\, Dawn P. Edwards has experienced 
 first-hand every renal replacement modality including a 
 kidney transplant and rejection. She is currently a 
 Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis patient. As a result\, she has a 
 plethora of insight into the needs of people with Chronic 
 Kidney Disease\, always keeping in mind that patients need 
 different things at different times in their lives. Dawn is 
 dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with 
 kidney disease\, and is also a resource to her community\, 
 sharing her story and educating people about the 
 relationship between hypertension\, diabetes and kidney 
 disease\, especially among underserved communities.\nDawn has 
 served the community for over 25 years through the IPRO ESRD 
 Network of New York as a communicator\, mentor and educator\, 
 she serves on many kidney disease related boards and has 
 reinvented herself by working as a Patient Advocate for 
 Fresenius/NxStage and a Wellness Ambassador for the Rogosin 
 Institute. Dawn is also the Co- Chairperson of the Forum of 
 ESRD Networks Patient Advisory Council (KPAC)\, is actively 
 involved with the National Kidney Foundation and American 
 Association of Kidney Patients\, serves as Patient Advisor 
 for Studies with the NIH/NIDDK\, serves on the NIH-NIDDK 
 Advisory Council\, and is the CEO of her own Advocacy and 
 Education Organization\, the New York State CKD Champions\, 
 whose motto is to Educate\, Encourage and Empower. She 
 believes that Faith Family and Education are the keys to her 
 longevity\, and every day is an opportunity to thrive\, not 
 just survive.\nDawn recently co-authored an article in the 
 January 2021 issue of Clinical Journal of the American 
 Society of Nephrology (CJASN) titled\, Personal Experiences 
 of Patients in the Interaction of Culture and Kidney 
 Disease.\n \n\nAlyssa Hart\, MPH\nSenior Healthcare 
 Analyst\nAlyssa M. Hart\, MPH\, is a Manager in the Quality 
 Solutions Group at NCQA. Ms. Hart provides both analytical 
 and technical assistance for federal contracts focusing on 
 quality measurement and improvement. She currently works on 
 the development and maintenance of the quality measurement 
 methodology\, measure specifications and benchmarks for the 
 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) Model and ESRD 
 Treatment Choices (ETC) Model\, both quality improvement 
 programs aimed at improving ESRD patient outcomes and 
 provider performance. She also works with CMS’ Office of 
 Minority Health to identify and address the causes of 
 disparities in chronic kidney disease and ESRD. Ms. Hart 
 also provides technical assistance and data analytics for 
 the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) measures 
 included in the Adult\, Child\, and Health Home Core 
 Sets.\nPrior to joining NCQA\, Ms. Hart was a research 
 assistant and graduate teaching assistant at the George 
 Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public 
 Health where she conducted research on the implementation of 
 the International Health Regulations\, performance 
 measurement within the hospice sector\, and veteran health 
 policy. Ms. Hart has a Master’s degree in in Public Health 
 Policy from the George Washington University.\n \n\nEmily 
 Hubbard\nHealth Care Analyst\nEmily Hubbard is a Health Care 
 Analyst in the Performance Measurement Department at the 
 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).\nEmily 
 leads the development and maintenance of performance 
 measures focused on diabetes and kidney care. She also 
 manages multi-stakeholder groups\, including the Diabetes 
 Measurement Advisory Panel and the Care Coordination Work 
 Group.\nEmily holds a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology 
 and a Bachelor of Science in Public & Nonprofit 
 Administration\, with a specialty in Community Health\, from 
 Grand Valley State University.\n \n\nKaren Onstad\, MPH\, 
 MPP\nDirector\, Quality Solutions Group\nKaren Onstad\, MPH is 
 the Director of Quality Solutions Group at NCQA. Ms. Onsted 
 has over 20 years of experience leading quality measurement 
 initiatives\, both nationally and regionally. NCQA 
 initiatives implemented under Karen’s leadership include: 
 CMMI Comprehensive End Stage Renal Disease Care Model\, CMS 
 Medicaid Core Set Measures\, CMS Health Equity Innovation 
 Incubator\, and the Delaware State Innovation Model. Karen 
 holds of Master of Public Health from the University of 
 California\, Berkeley.\n \n\nDelphine S. Tuot\, MDCM\, 
 MAS\nAssociate Professor of Medicine\nDelphine S. Tuot\, 
 MDCM\, MAS\, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in UCSF’s 
 Division of Nephrology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General 
 Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). She also serves as the 
 Associate Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Specialty 
 Care and Diagnostics at ZSFG and Director of the UCSF Center 
 for Innovation in Access and Quality. Her current work 
 focuses on the development\, implementation and evaluation of 
 interventions that increase patient engagement in health\, 
 translate evidence into practice for patients with kidney 
 disease\, and enhance access to specialty care for 
 underserved populations.\n \n \nContinuing 
 Education\n\nThis live course grants 1.0 Continuing 
 Education Unit (CEU) points for PCMH Certified Content 
 Experts.  \n* Please note – You must attend the entire 
 program to be eligible for total number of contact hours.\n
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